With the usual regularity, Google has released the Chrome 23 browser version, bringing improvements to the interface and optimizing hardware acceleration on graphic processors.

If the performance is virtually identical to the previous version, Chrome 23 promises an autonomy improvement in self-portable Windows systems using hardware decoding by about 25 percent compared to conventional CPU decoding.
Also the Omnibox address bar received a small update, the Site Information icon received a …

Verizon has announced that it will close its own app store called Verizon Apps for Android and BlackBerry this coming January.
Verizon calls the closing of Verizon Apps as a move to “evolve” their strategy and to “simplify today’s experience and meet the needs of tomorrow” amid the changed landscape in the tech industry.
The carrier moves quick to point out that most apps available on the Verizon Apps marketplace are already available in other online stores such as Google Play and the …

Microsoft will replace Windows Live Messenger with Skype, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Sources close to The Verge exposed Microsoft’s plans to integrate two of its products: the Windows Live Messenger client and VoIP, chatting service Skype. The move will see Windows Live Messenger retire as a freestanding service in the coming months.
If the rumors are true, the software giant will deliver an official announcement anytime from now.
Last month, Microsoft released Skype …

Android tablet makers continued to grow in terms of market share in the third quarter of the year at the expense of Apple and its iPad lineup, International Data Corporation (IDC) says in its latest report.
Furthermore, the research firm ventures that the relatively high price of the iPad Mini, which starts at $329 for the most basic model, will be a problem for Apple during the ongoing holiday quarter.
“After a very strong second quarter, Apple saw growth slow as both consumer and commercial …

Drawn up by the Kaspersky security company, the IT Threat Evolution report is a ranked list which shows 10 of the most insecure software products. The 2012 Edition comes with a big surprise for Microsoft critics: the company’s products are no longer on the list.
This performance was achieved despite the fact that Microsoft products are used by a huge number of users, which makes any vulnerability to be hunted and exploited mercilessly for spreading malware. This ideal could be achieved …

Intel has started shipping its first solid-state drive (SSD) using its industry-leading 20-nanometer (nm) NAND flash memory process.
The new Intel SSD 335 Series uses the smallest, most effective, multilevel cell NAND flash on the market, allowing the company to raise its 300 Series client/consumer SSDs to higher technologies.
Boosts in productivity applications, Web surfing, movie watching, video chatting, content creation, and other computing activities are just a few benefits from replacing …

Microsoft Internet Explorer continues to grow more popular and seems to edge out other web browsers.
According to Net Applications’ latest Desktop Browser Market Share report, data from 160 million unique, monthly visitors show how Microsoft’s web browser is slowly gaining ground against its rivals.
The firm’s figures for October saw Internet Explorer as it continuously surpassed its rivals in user adoption to grab more than half of the web browser market at 54.13 percent – 0.5 percent …

AT&T has launched a new photo and video sharing service for its customers.
The U.S. telecoms carrier says that users of the service, dubbed as AT&T Locker, will receive 5 GB of free storage – enough room for 5,000 average-sized images.
AT&T Locker allows users to upload photos and videos on a secure digital library and easily share content through social networks such as Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter or via e-mail.  The service helps users create personalized albums for photos …

Researchers from a number of major universities are using math in a technology they call coded TCP to deliver data a lot more efficiently using wireless networks.
Coded TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) aims to interweave LTE and Wi-Fi data streams and solve data packet loss which could ultimately result in a tenfold boost in bandwidth.
According to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Technology Review, researchers have succeeded in boosting “wireless bandwidth by an order …

Touchscreen display manufacturers will likely face a shortage in materials for thin-film type touchscreen materials for the remainder of the year, a new rumor says.
According to DigiTimes, unnamed industry sources tell them that manufacturers are scrambling for allotment for thin-film type touchscreen materials.
The Taiwanese publication says that the shortage is due to an onslaught of new products from Apple, Microsoft and Samsung.
Apple unveiled the iPhone 5, iPad Mini, a new iMac range, the …