Man tried to sell grandson on Facebook

Indian authorities have arrested a 47-year-old man who tried to sell his newborn grandson to a local businessman.

Mele showcases quad-core Android set-top box

Mele recently showcased its very first set-top box powered by an Allwinner A31 quad-core SoC.

Why Intel is returning to the memory market

Graphics is a focal point of the upcoming Haswell platform, necessitating a high bandwidth memory solution. To deliver high performance Intel is returning to the DRAM market, which it unceremoniously exited in 1985.

BeagleBone Linux PC has a $45 price tag, 1GHz ARM Cortex-A8 SoC

The BeagleBone Black boasts a $45 price tag along with a 1GHz Sitara AM335x ARM Cortex-A8 processor.

WD enters hybrid hard drive market

Western Digital is entering the hybrid hard drive market in style, with an ultraslim 2.5-inch SSHD designed for Ultrabooks and other anorexic devices. 

Chinese government behind cyber espionage

According to a Verizon RISK report, hackers affiliated with the Chinese government accounted for some of the most brazen and successful cyber espionage plots last year.
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Hedge fund boosts Microsoft's stock price

ValueAct Capital Management said that it had invested $2 billion in software giant Microsoft and that boosted its share price by 3.6 percent yesterday.

Salesforce boosts social networking

Salesforce has brought out Social.com which it reckons will transform advertising - being what it claims as the first social advertising application which integrates social ads with CRM.

Parallel database is the bee's whiskers

MIT researcher Todd Mostak has invented a new parallel database that allows for crunching complex spatial and GIS data in milliseconds.
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Let your brain control your cellphone

Samsung is reportedly spending R&D money on developings ways to control a phone by the human brain.

Facebook gets its knickers in a twist

Facebook is in hot water after it refused to take down a fake page which claimed to be the Aussie ambassador to the EU.
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Samsung feels environmental teeth

Samsung has been bitten on the rump by environmental watchdogs after it was caught using tin from Indonesia's Bangka Island in its products.
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AMD puts its SoCs on

AMD has introduced a series of embedded chips based on the new Jaguar core and Radeon 8000 graphics.

Universal Arduino Serial Adapter interfaces with Android devices

XDA senior member Kemonine96 is showcasing what he calls the Universal Arduino Serial Adapter. Essentially, the device is an Arduino board designed to connect to a serial interface on a target device.

California DMV to regulate driverless cars

Fully autonomous vehicles are hitting the streets around the United States. In fact, several major automotive and technology firms are testing self-driving cars already.

Wall Street tries to kybosh social networking privacy

Financial securities regulators are leading the charge against initiatives to prevent companies keeping tabs on employees' social media accounts, stressing that the potential for abuse takes urgency over worker privacy.

Lenovo tipped to buy IBM X86 business

Just as Lenovo started climbing the ladder to become a top PC seller when it picked up IBM's PC business, it is now rumoured to be in early discussion about buying Big Blue's x86 server business.

Big Data name of enterprise software game

A report from IDC said the market for enterprise software worldwide showed conservative growth during 2012.
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Social media prompted cops to release bombers' pictures

Last week, thousands of people took to social media in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings, hoping to help identify the perpetrators. 
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Intel in All-in-One PC push

Intel is reportedly pushing a new all-in-one PC concept in an effort to boost sales and finally make AIOs mainstream.