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 AMD Shifts Course from Intel Rivalry After years of going up against Intel and not fairing so well, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is no longer going to focus on its long-standing rival. Share:   |  Amazon Cancels Asus Transformer Prime Pre-Orders Due to Low Supply Apparently the Asus Transformer Prime is in such high demand that Amazon won't be able to meet advance orders for the tablet, which hits shelves December 19. Share: | YouTube's Big Redesign is a Letdown I expected more from the YouTube redesign--namely, real Channels, the ability to view passively, and longer videos. Share: | PlayBook Sales Drop Hits RIM's Wallet RIM's tablet is selling for about half its original price, forcing the vendor to take a $485 million charge on its third-quarter books. Share: | Apple Defends Siri's Naiveté Apple answers criticism from human rights organizations about Siri's failure to understand queries about birth control and abortion. Share: | Lawmaker Asks FTC to Investigate Carrier IQ The outcry over Carrier IQ's mobile-phone tracking software continued Friday, with a U.S. congressmember urging an FTC investigation. Share: | SAP Buying SuccessFactors for $3.4 Billion SAP America is paying US$3.4 billion for SuccessFactors, a provider of cloud-based human capital management. Lars Dalgaard, founder and CEO of SuccessFactors... Share: | Comcast to Phase out Clearwire Service At least one of the cable operators that struck a wireless spectrum deal with Verizon on Friday now plans to stop reselling WiMax mobile service from Clearwire. Share: | U.S. Tech Employment Nears All-Time High The U.S. government's report today that the unemployment rate is down and hiring is up showed some good news for tech workers as well. Share: | Skeptics Find Flaws in Carrier IQ Application Analysis Only now are some skeptical voices being raised that the case against Carrier IQ may be a rush to judgment without a real, or at least an adequate, basis in fact. Share: | EA Bets You'll Pay for Tetris on iPhone Analysis: The game company's plan to sell iPhone Tetris subscriptions is probably genius (and profitable). Share: | Amazon Kindle Fire Said to be Moving into Second Place in Tablet War IHS estimates the company at a 13.8% share of tablet shipments in the fourth quarter, beating out the 4.8% held by Samsung. Share: | Tips For Mobile Device Users Worried About Latest Security Flaws Here's a rundown of the latest concerns and tips to keep the hackers and thieves at bay. Share: | Students with Smartphones Study More If you're a parent on the fence about whether your child should have a smartphone, new research indicating that students with smartphones spend more time studying may sway you in favor of the device. Share: | Want to Tweak GNOME 3? There's a Site for That A variety of security-reviewed extensions for the new desktop environment are now available for download in one central place. Share: | Xenoblade Chronicles Gets Localized, Headed To The Wii In The Spring The hit RPG Xenoblade Chronicles is finally coming to the U.S. as a Gamestop exclusive. Share: | Intel Says Android 4.0 for Smartphones, Tablets Ready Intel on Friday said it has readied Android 4.0 for smartphones and tablets based on its upcoming Atom processor code-named Medfield, raising the possibility of... Share: | Scientists Discover Strange New 'Species' of Galaxy Unlike Any Ever Seen This newly discovered type of galaxy is like nothing astronomers have ever seen--mainly because you can't see them with the naked eye. Share: | YaCy: It's About Freedom, Not Beating Google This new peer-to-peer search engine doesn't aim to 'out-Google' the big guys, its supporters say. 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