HTC's Edge may be the world's first ever quad-core smartphone, setting a new standard in the smartphone market. read »
Zypr will bring the ability to receive and process voice commands to a wide range of services and devices, capitalizing on the growing popularity of voice-controlled technology. read »
Facebook is acquiring video and image app developer Digital Staircase, hinting at the social media giant's plans to integrate photo and video editing with its mobile apps. read »
HP has taken the lead over Dell and Nokia for sustainable operations in Greenpeace’s updated version of its Guide to Greener Electronics, released today. Apple comes in at number four. The guide rates 15 top manufacturers of mobile phones, personal computers, smart devices, and televisions on the sustainability of their products and operations. read »
Adobe Systems confirmed in a blog post this morning that it will stop developing its Flash Player software for mobile Web browsers. In short, the company is acknowledging the growing role of HTML5 on mobile devices, and it is shifting its sights in that direction. The company will continue to develop new versions of Flash, in particular for PCs where the company sees strengths in gaming and video applications. read »
The impact of the severe flooding in Thailand is spreading. read »
JMP Securities analyst Alex Gauna this morning cut his rating on Nvidia shares to Market Perform from Market Outperform, with a new price target of $18, down from $20. The company is due to report FY Q3 results on Thursday. read »
Dolby Labs shares are trading lower Wednesday after Piper Jaffray analyst Michael Olson cut his rating on the sound technology company to Neutral from Overweight, with a new target of $32, down from $43. The stock closed Tuesday at $31.56. read »
Shares of red-hot memory systems company Fusion-io are trading sharply lower Wednesday morning after the company filed with the SEC for an offering of up to $350 million of common stock, with $100 million of stock to be sold by the company, and any additional shares, including over-allotments, to be offered by selling holders. read »
Suntech Power shares are trading lower this morning after the company announced an "accelerated" cost cutting plan intended to reduce operating expenses by at least 20% in 2012. The plan will included an unspecified number of job reductions. read »