Disney to Buy Lucasfilm For $4.05 Billion

The Walt Disney Company has agreed to acquire filmmaker George Lucas's Lucasfilm Ltd for $4.05 billion in cash and stock.

Google Takes On Siri With Voice Search for iPhone

Google's updated Voice Search tool is now available for the iPhone and the iPad.

Acer Puts Windows RT Tablets Launch On Hold

Acer keeps a wait-and-see attitude and will not launch its new tablets using Microsoft's new Windows RT operating system anytime soon, at least before the company see how Microsoft's own Surface tablet fares.

Cadence Announces Tapeout of 14 nm Test-Chip

Cadence announced today the tapeout of a 14-nanometer test-chip featuring an ARM Cortex-M0 processor implemented using IBM's FinFET process technology.

New Windows Phone 8 Developer Platform Available For Download

The Windows Phone 8 Developer Platform has been made available today. It includes a new SDK and a refreshed Dev Center, open for Windows Phone 8 app submissions.

ARM Unveils 64-bit Energy-efficient Processors For Smartphones, Servers

British chip designer ARM on Tuesday launched its first 64-bit processors to power the next generation of smartphones and tablets and offer low-energy solutions for servers.

DRAM Makers Hit By Oversupply, Low Demand

The persistent oversupply situation in the global DRAM market along with the negative shipment growth for PCs push DRAM manufacturers to either cut DRAM production or shift their focus towards non-DRAM products.

Apple Makes Changes, Software, Retail Chiefs Out

Apple CEO Tim Cook on Monday pushed out the head of the company's mobile software products group, in a management shake-up that would "encourage even more collaboration between the company's hardware, software and services teams," according to Apple.