COMPUTERS

Research In Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry smartphones, said it will terminate 2,000 jobs, or almost 11% of its workforce, amid losing market share to Apple Inc.'s iPhone and smartphones running on Google's Android operating system.

SanDisk Corp. has introduced SanDisk Ultra, a new line of solid-state drives for old laptops and desktop computers. SanDisk is marketing the new SSD's -- which it says is more cost effective than purchasing a new computer -- directly to retail consumers instead of PC makers.

After thoroughly capturing the smartphone and tablet markets, Apple may be setting its sights on television next. According to a report from Smarthouse, Apple is planning to launch a 55-inch OLED TV sometime in 2012.

Sony has announced the launch of its new Cyber-shot cameras. The Cyber-shot WX30 can shoot DSLR-style still photos and full HD video as well as 3D images

Reports on the Apple store that isn't has prompted Chinese officials to launch an investigation in the city of Kunming on the electronics store.

In a matter of just one day, over one million users have bought and downloaded Mac OS X Lion, the eighth major release of the world’s most advanced operating system.

Dr. Charlie Miller, Accuvant LABS principal research consultant, will demonstrate at the Black Hat USA 2011 security conference next week that the batteries of Apple's Macbooks, Macbook Pros and Macbook Airs are vulnerable to hacking attacks. Yes, the batteries!

Microsoft Corp.'s Windows continues to be the world's most popular operating system for personal computers. The problem is that laptop and desktop sales have been slowing down while the demand of tablets has skyrocketed.

Technology giant Apple has reported it sold 20.34 million iPhones in the quarter, representing 142 percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter. The Cupertino company today announced financial results for its fiscal 2011 third quarter ended June 25, 2011.

Nokia has confirmed that it will indeed release a Windows Phone in 2011.

An American in Kunming, southern Yunnan province in China said in her BirdAbroad blog at Wordpress that she found three shops masquerading as bona fide Apple stores in the city.

With the release of the new MacBook Air the decision on which Apple laptop to get is narrowed down to two choices especially since Apple has eliminated the white plastic MacBook from its laptop line-up. If you have money to spare and want a piece of Apple's business but can't decide between the new MacBook Air or the relatively new MacBook Pro here's a little guide on the two laptops.

The MacBook Air features the latest generation Intel Core i5 and Core i7 dual-core processors. With a processor of speeds up to 1.8GHz and faster memory, the new MacBook Air gains 2.5x faster processing performance over the previous generation. It also has the Intel HD Graphics 3000 processor, which includes an on-chip engine for video encoding and decoding.

The market for cheap knock-offs are a thriving community. Illegal pirates have copied everything from Louis Vuitton bags to movie DVDs but it seems like China is taking the forgery to a whole other level with an entire fake Apple store.

Apple released its new OS X Lion and a new set of MacBook Airs as expected today, what wasn't so expected was the absence of the white MacBook in Apple's online store.

Apple has finally unleashed its Mac OS X Lion, the eighth major release of one of the world’s most advanced operating system with more than 250 new features. The system is finally available as a download from the Mac App Store for $29.99.

Now with Activision ready for another record-breaking installment of the CoD franchise, the game publisher has filed a complaint with the National Arbitration Forum last week to stop Scottsdale, Arizona-based Domains by Proxy, Inc., the current operator of the ModernWarfare3.com, from further using the site.

Aside from looking for markets outside China, Lenovo now has three new tablets in a market that is dominated by Apple Inc.'s iPad. Lenovo has unveiled the IdeaPad Tablet K1 for consumers, the ThinkPad Tablet for business customers, and the IdeaPad Tablet P1 for home and office use.

Standing at just 5 inches, the Samsung Galaxy Q seems to be happily standing in the middle ground between the bigger 10-inch tablets and the smaller smartphone.

Lenovo has stormed the tablet market with a triple threat, launching the IdeaPad Tablet K1 for consumers, the ThinkPad Tablet for business customers, and the IdeaPad Tablet P1 for home and office use.

Apple has announced that the Mac OS X Lion will be released tomorrow, Thursday July 21 Australian time.

Hewlett Packard will be launching its new TouchPad tablet in Sydney next Tuesday, July 26.

Nokia's first Windows phone, code-named Sea Ray, which Nokia CEO Stephen Elop showcased to employees last month, has now appeared in a short video preview on a Windows operating systems forum in Asia.

It is now looking more like th eApple iPhone 5 will be released in September as subcontractors of the leading American phone manufacturer have confirmed to be gearing up for the said date of release, reports said.

It's a good question to ask now that ChangeWave claims that 46 percent of 4,163 consumers surveyed plan to buy iPhone within 90 days. Apple is expected to release iPhone 5 within that time period.

Whenever Apple releases a new device, everyone wants it that very day. After all ,wouldn't you want to be the first one with today's status symbol? But unless you have the money to be an early adopter, you would want to look for the best deal for an Apple product. A report at dealnews.com that has analyzed three years of Apple products and pricing offers this one important piece of advice: Don't buy an Apple product on the day of its launch.

When Sony provided a select group of journalists and bloggers a sneak peek at the two new tablets planned to launch later this year, it also offered a glimpse into its strategy for separating itself from the growing pack of iPad rivals.

A laptop that shows 3D without the glasses, an Intel-conceived notebook that works like a tablet, some laptops that boots and opens the Chrome browser in seven seconds, a notebook combined with a tablet, and laptops that roars on the Mac Lion are among the offerings lined up by top tier personal computer makers for the second half of the year.

Worldwide desktop and laptop shipments had a modest 2.3% to 2.6% in the second quarter of 2011, based on preliminary results by research firms, with only Chinese PC maker Lenovo getting a double digit hike in volume sales.