According to a report by Korea’s ETNews, Samsung is set to release its first Google Android-enabled phone for North America by the second quarter of 2009. The company is currently in the development process for the phone. To meet its goals, Samsung has added 30 experts in Linux and Java to the task force team of its information and communications division, bringing the team to a total of 80 developers. The article quotes an official from Samsung as saying that the company is accelerating development for the

Corsair today announced the launch of the Corsair TX850W power supply unit (PSU), the latest addition to the award-winning TX-series of high-quality PSUs. The Corsair TX850W boasts a dedicated +12V rail capable of delivering 70A (840W), which equates to 98.8% of the PSUs total power output.

Corsairs TX650W and TX750W PSUs have led the market in terms of offering superior quality at affordable prices, said Jim Carlton, VP of Marketing at Corsair. The TX850W raises the bar even further by offering even more power while retaining the unmatched standards of quality that has led to Corsair recently being voted Best PSU Manufacturer for the second consecutive year.

Following Hynix Semiconductor's 20% cut in DRAM output and the governments in several countries offer their commitment to rescuing the DRAM industry, DRAM prices have finally been pulled up, according to Taiwan DRAM makers.

DRAM related distributors have been clearing inventories for several months meaning they are now short on supplies, said DRAM makers. With the backing of the government assured, DRAM makers have started to fight back by strictly selecting customers and orders to drive up prices. On December 18, effective tested (eTT) 1Gb DDR2 pricing jumped 18%, and branded 1Gb DDR2 prices also saw a 13% increase, according to industry players.

Corsair launches 850 watt power supply for gamers and PC enthusiasts Corsair TX850W offers dedicated 70A +12V rail and SLI/CrossFire support, setting a new standard for high-quality, affordable power supplies Fremont, CA, December 18th, 2008 – Corsair®, a worldwide leader in high-performance computer and flash memory products, today announced the launch of the Corsair TX850W power supply unit (PSU), the latest addition to the award-winning TX-series of high-quality PSUs. The TX850W has been designed by

OCZ Technology Unveils 2000MHz Triple Channel Memory Kits for Intel® Core™ i7 processors, with the Introduction of the Extreme-Performance Blade Series Sunnyvale, Calif.—December 18, 2008—OCZ Technology Group, Inc., a worldwide leader in innovative, ultra-high performance and high reliability memory, today introduced the Blade Series Triple Channel Memory kit, the latest maximum-performance RAM designed specifically for the Intel® Core™ i7 processor / Intel® X58 Express Chipset. At

Toshiba has announced plans to unveil the industry's first 512GB NAND-flash-based solid state drive. The 2.5-inch 512GB SSD expands Toshiba's family of fast read/write SSDs based on their 43-nanometer NAND. The new drives will be shown at this years International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

In addition to the 2.5-inch, 512GB drive, the 43nm NAND SSD family also includes capacities of 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB, offered in 1.8-inch or 2.5-inch drive enclosures or as SSD Flash Modules. Samples of the new drives will be available in the first quarter (January to March) of 2009, with mass production in the second (April to June) quarter.

Here is your chance to have your very own Space Shuttle…kind of. NASA in addressing what to do with the space shuttles once they retire in 2010 are soliciting proposals as to where these shuttles should call their final home. Most likely, those who are associated with institutions such as museums and higher learning will have a better chance than others.

Sponsored by NASA's Office of Infrastructure, the RFI seeks input from appropriate officials and decision makers from museums, science centers, institutions, and other organizations dedicated to education or educational outreach with experience in public display of space hardware and nationally-recognized historical artifacts,” NASA said in a release. NASA will use information gained from this RFI to develop strategies for eventual placement of two space shuttle orbiters and a minimum of six unassembled space shuttle main engine display “kits.”

As the holidays quickly approach, there has been a surge in malicious activity on the net. Both Microsoft and Mozilla want you to make sure you have the latest official patches to fix your Internet Explorer and Firefox browsers.

Microsoft's Internet Explorer security patch is now available, as is a security update for Mozilla's Firefox browser. Here's a breakdown of what you need and where you can get it.

Microsoft's IE patch, coded KB960714 and part of Security Bulletin MS08-078, is considered a critical update for all Internet Explorer users. It fixes the much-publicized Internet Explorer flaw found last week that can let remote attackers gain access to your passwords and personal information. The fix is recommended for users of IE5, IE6, IE7, and IE8 beta 2.

Users with notebooks equipped with NVIDIA graphics processing units (GPUs) now have the added flexibility of downloading upgradeable graphics drivers directly from NVIDIA.com so they can immediately take advantage of new features, improved application compatibility, and performance optimizations. The first graphics driver release from NVIDIA will extend the NVIDIA CUDA architecture to notebook GPUs, enabling the growing number of consumers moving to a notebook-only lifestyle to immediately experience the wide range of CUDA-based applicationsfrom heart-stopping GPU-accelerated game physics to GPU-accelerated video conversion.

NVIDIA is committed to giving the rapidly growing number of customers using notebook GPUs the same performance optimizations and innovative graphics features that desktop customers have grown accustomed to, said Dwight Diercks, vice president of software engineering at NVIDIA. To accomplish this, we have worked diligently over the past year to modularize our driver architecture and develop a unified driver install package that will not only work with notebooks from all manufacturers but also maintain all of their specific model customizations such as hotkeys and suspend and resume functionality.

It appears the $99 iPhone from Wal-Mart we told you about was in fact too good to be true. However, the big-box retailer does appear to have plans to offer the iPhone 3G at a discounted price. Don’t go getting too excited, though: The discount isn’t much. In fact, it’s a mere $2 under what you would get from AT&T. According to Apple Insider, a few Wal-Malt stores have jumped the gun and are starting to advertise Apple’s iPhone 3G before it’s officially rolled out later this month. Various readers have reported