New HP CEO Meg Whitman says she'll decide whether HP will really get out of the PC business this month.

AT&T's free Mobile Accessibility Lite enables blind or visually impaired Android users to place calls, send and read messages, and surf the Web via text-to-speech technology.

Just as Amazon rolls out its Android-based Kindle Fire tablet, fresh reports are circulating that Amazon might buy HP's webOS. Would that make any sense?

Internet Explorer's slow decline in browser share continues apace: unless Microsoft keeps marking it as malware, Chrome will hit 20 percent early next year.

Sony's Vaio S-series notebooks have been refreshed with second-generation Intel Core processors, a new 15.5-inch Vaio SE variant...and they're on sale now.

RIM says its committed to tablets, but can it save the PlayBook? Promised improvements still haven't appeared, and the Kindle Fire is driving the PlayBook to retailers' bargain bin

Italy's Messagenet is challenging Microsoft's $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype in a move to prevent Redmond from bundling Skype with Windows.

As Nokia preps its first WIndows Phone devices, it's laying off another 3,500 employees and closing facilities in Romania - and that's just the start.

Yes, it's yet another major release of Firefox, but it promises to use significant less memory and crowd-source performance data for future tweaks.

Gibson's latest Firebird X robot guitar features self-tuning, a piezo pickup, Bluetooth, built-in effects, and, yes, even downloadable apps.

With LTE 4G service now growing reality, what could the future hold for struggling WiMax operator Clearwire?

Disney is launching Cars-themed Appmates "appcessory" toys that enable kids to play games right on the iPad's touch-sensitive display.

Three senators have come out against OnStar's new policy it will track users even after they cancel service. What are the implications for consumers?

Samsung is trumpeting that sales - not shipments - of its Galaxy S II smartphones have totaled over 10 million. And they've yet to really launch in North America.

Apple presses Australia to ban sales of Samsung Galaxy tablets, Verizon Wireless weighs in, and industry watchers question Samsung's patent claims

Google is accused of favoring its own services over competitors' in search results, but Google says it's just giving users what they want. Can that really violate federal law? And what happens if it does?

Adobe promises amazing graphics performance and 3D gaming in Flash 11, but how bright is Flash's future on the Web, particularly without Apple's iOS and Windows 8 Metro?

Samsung and Apple are trading legal potshots in courtrooms all over the globe. What's at the heart of the fight? Why do the companies have it in for each other?

Netflix is betting its future on streaming by spinning off physical DVD rentals into Qwikster, a separate company with an extraordinarily bad name. Can consumers win in Reed Hastings' new world?

University of Michigan researchers have come up with a new "subconscious" mode that sips power while keeping Wi-Fi active - while other research shows that computing doubles in power efficiency every 18 months.

Now that the Justice Department is suing to block AT&T's proposed merger with T-Mobile, AT&T claims the combination will increase competition and benefit consumers. Is that true?

Acer's Iconia Tab A501 sports a 10-inch display, Android 3.1 Honeycomb, front- and rear-facing camera, and 4G HSPA+ service from AT&T.

Apple and Samsung top J.D. Powers' 2011 mobile phone satisfaction rankings: Apple leads smartphones, and Samsung (barely) leads feature phones.

Alibaba is preparing to launch an English language version of its cloud-reliant Aliyun mobile OS this month.

A German court has ruled Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 is too much like Apple's iPad 2...and has granted a permanent injunction on sales in Germany.

Pioneer's new Music Tap speaker systems support Apple AirPlay, as well as DLNA, and can be controlled from iOS devices with a free remote control app.

Symantec's Norton Cybercrime Report for 2011 finds 431 million adults were victims on online crime last year, to the tune of $114 billion.

HP's Pavilion dm1 ultraportable notebook sports an 11.6-inch display, AMD or Intel processors, Beats Audio, and up to 11.5 hours of battery life.

Research firm Ovum says smartphone app downloads will be up 144 percent this year...and Android downloads will overtake iOS app downloads for the first time.

Image used with permission by copyright holder Acer and ViewSonic are the latest companies to execute patent licensing agreements with Microsoft to protect their Android smartphones and tablet devices from litigation in the event Microsoft ever decides to take Google to court for patent infringement. Terms of the agreements were not disclosed, but ViewSonic will […]

Apple wants to block sales of Samsung Galaxy Smartphones and the Galaxy Tab 7 in Japan, saying they violate Apple patents and copy its devices.

Seagate's GoFlex Desk external hard drive offers the largest capacity in the industry: 4 terabytes.

HP's seven new all-in-one PCs aim at both businesses and media-hungry consumers, marking the company's "largest investment" in the form factor.

Antitrust regulators have entered Google's South Korean offices following complaints Google is locking other companies out of mobile search.