Written by lito paramo | 27 October 2009

NewsFactor - Lenovo has taken the wraps off its latest IdeaPad laptop and IdeaCentre desktop offerings, which are built around Intel's ultra-low-power Core processor family and ship with Windows 7 aboard. All the new products are slated to go on sale at U.S. retail outlets and online resellers between now and December.

Written by lito paramo | 27 October 2009

Macworld.com - The iPhone is on track to become the most popular smartphone in the U.S. market, according to a new survey by ChangeWave Research. iPhone market share now stands at 30 percent, versus 40 percent for the current reigning champion, Research In Motion’s BlackBerry. Bringing up third is Palm’s webOS platform with 7 percent, which counts as a win for the company if only because its precipitous market share is no longer falling off a cliff.

Written by lito paramo | 27 October 2009

AP - Stocks mostly fell Tuesday as mixed reports on home prices and consumer confidence gave investors little incentive to step into the market. Rising energy stocks and a decision by IBM Corp. to double its stock-repurchase plan propped up the Dow Jones industrials but the Nasdaq composite index slid after Chinese Internet search company Baidu Inc. warned its revenue could take a hit as it switches its advertising system.