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• Gartner Raises Global Chip Forecast on Strong PC Sales Gartner raised its global chip forecast to a drop of just 11.4 percent this year, up from down 17.1 percent, citing strong sales of PCs and other devices.
• Two Rival Supercomputers Duke It out for Top Spot The top two systems on June's list of the Top 500 supercomputers swapped places on the latest list, released Monday.
• Don't Let Your Printer Suck Your Wallet Dry Some printers charge exorbitant prices for their replacement ink or toner. Here are seven printers worth avoiding--and four much cheaper alternatives.
• 10 Fascinating Facts about Black Friday As the holiday shopping season nears, here's what to watch for -- and how to get a jump on the action.
• Apple Deals Another Blow to Psystar Timeline of the longstanding battle between the clone-maker and the Mac-maker.
• Kaspersky Unveils Antivirus for Mac It is wrong to think that a Mac operating system is safe from malware.
• Firefox Claims a Quarter of Browsers Used Mozilla announced it has achieved a goal, luring one in four Internet users to its browser, despite Microsoft's dominance.
• Xbox Live Players Set Record: 2 Million at Once More than 2 million players hit a milestone by logging onto Xbox Live simultaneously, Microsoft reported.
• Windows XP Users Are Slow to Move -- Survey While Windows Vista users are switching to Windows 7 in droves, XP users remain holdouts.
• Apple Wins Hollow Victory In Psystar Ruling Apple won the court ruling against Mac clone-maker Psystar, but does the outcome really benefit anyone?
• Apple Approves Political Caricature App: A Closer Look Apple's App Store approval process is often maligned, but maybe it's not so bad.
• Google, Amazon, Microsoft Fluff Up Their Clouds Price cuts and data center expansions are in the works as three of the cloud industry’s heavy hitters step up the competition.
• Improve Health and Weight With CalorieKing Nutrition and Exercise Manager Easy-to-use diet diary CalorieKing Nutrition and Exercise Manager is comprehensive, and it has a large food and exercise database.
• Apple Wins Court Victory Over Mac Clone Maker Psystar Mac clone maker Psystar was dealt a crushing blow by a federal judge that ruled the Florida company violated Apple's copyright as well as the DMCA.
• Berners-Lee's Foundation Wants the Web to Improve Life Tim Berners-Lee's World Wide Web Foundation will open its doors officially on Sunday.
• Kodak Zi8 Pocket Camcorder Shows Impressive HD Video Quality The full-featured Zi8 captures the best HD pocket-camcorder footage we've seen, but its interface and digital zoom often get in the way.
• Judge Rules in Apple's Favor in Psystar Case Apple won a key legal victory in its legal battle with Psystar, as a federal judge has ruled that the clone-maker violated Apple's copyright when it sold PCs...
• Top 5 Social Engineering Exploit Techniques Learn to pwn humans for fun and profit -- or simply learn these techniques so you can avoid being scammed.
• Windows 7 Adoption Nudging Out Vista, Not XP Tracking shows that Windows 7 uptake is surging, and Vista switchers account for the lion's share.
• iPhone vs. BlackBerry vs. Droid vs. Pre: Smackdown! Despite the Droid, the iPhone and BlackBerry remain on top; use the ratings calculator to determine the best smartphone for you.
• Behind the Scenes: The Great 10/27 Twitter Spike What caused "The Great Twitter Spike of Oct. 27, 2009"? Pingdom survey shows heaviest tweeting occurred then … but why?
• Google's Swiss Street View Battle Highlights Privacy Challenge Google is being sued in Switzerland over privacy concerns related to Street View. This issue illustrates the larger problem Google faces balancing information and privacy.
• Augmented Reality: Coming to a Device Near You We've all seen augmented reality in the movies: A character puts on a pair of glasses and suddenly data about their surroundings appears within their field of vision. Now this technology is available on a device near you.
• Dell's Android Phone for China and Brazil: How Bad Can it be? Dell's Android phone is headed for China and Brazil - not U.S. Does this suggest the dell smartphone is less than impressive?
• Classy Dell Latitude Z600 Laptop Charges Wirelessly The Latitude Z600 ultraslim laptop opens a window on the future of notebook computing.