Mountain Lion, a.k.a. OS X 10.8, marries the Apple desktop operating system to iOS features that previously were found only on the iPhone and iPad. Among them: Messages, Notifications, Reminders, a Game Center, and better integration with iCloud. It's not a revolutionary upgrade to the desktop OS, but it should please Mac enterprise users. Read More >>

Microsoft dropped a lot of clues at its Wednesday Windows Phone 8 announcement that it's getting close to buying Nokia. Here's what has BYTE contributor Todd Ogasawara convinced that an acquisition is in the works. Read More >>

Windows and Intel might finally have their iPad killer: Acer's Iconia W510. The dockable tablet promises to be the first of a new breed of powerful Windows tablets that run on Intel's Atom Z2760 dual-core System-on-Chip. It will have full Windows notebook capabilities as well, and excellent battery life. Read More >>

appBlaster turns your iPhone or iPod Touch into a real-world first-person-shooter gaming device. The plastic gun is one of a series of similar smartphone toys being offered by Apptoyz. Coming soon: a helicopter, fishing rod, and driving console. Read More >>

Quasar, an iPad app created by a Brazilian high school student, allows iPad users to multitask. Read More >>

If you root the Kindle Fire and put a real Android operating system and real Android apps on it, can you turn this neutered e-reader from Amazon into an Android tablet you can be proud of? The answer is yes, sort of. Read More >>

iPhone rumors du jour: a new iPhone with 1GB of RAM and an iPad-like graphics processor, and a new iPod Touch probably on the way. Read More >>

A very nerdy NASA astronaut shows how gravity, or the lack thereof, would affect angry birds slingshotting at pigs in space. Read More >>

It's a mundane product category, but car chargers can be important and some are better than others. Read More >>

[Update:] Symantec identifies more than a dozen apps in the Android Market that are infected with malware--sort of. Read More >>

If you use Google services you're already trusting it to manage your personal information responsibly. Nothing has changed. Read More >>

Guitar-like device clamps iPad and you play on virtual strings. Lighted frets show you where to put the other hand. Read More >>

The Gametel gaming controller grasps on to iPhones and Android phones, turning them into a single handheld game device. Read More >>

A new family of multitouch monitors from 3M are fast, big and support large numbers of simultaneous touches. Read More >>

Avoid the shame of PUI (posting under the influence) by testing yourself and your drinking buddies. Read More >>