Get ready for the first smartphone running on an Intel chip. That phone will likely be from Lava, according to a source. Originally posted at Nanotech – The Circuits Blog View full post on CNET News – Business Tech

The first Intel Ivy Bridge chips launch next week, with quad-core due first and more power-efficient ultrabook chips coming later. Originally posted at Nanotech – The Circuits Blog View full post on CNET News – Business Tech

More bad news for the big-box electronics retailer, which is facing stronger competition from online stores and other physical retailers. View full post on CNET News – Business Tech

Hewlett-Packard is the top PC maker globally, but Lenovo is surging. In the U.S. standings, HP, Dell and Apple hold the top three spots, according to new Gartner data. View full post on CNET News – Business Tech

Chip giant will launch a special Atom chip for servers to take on its nemesis ARM. Originally posted at Nanotech – The Circuits Blog View full post on CNET News – Business Tech

The consumer electronics heavyweight says it expects to report an operating profit of about $5.1 billion. Give credit in the Galaxy Note and other smartphones. Originally posted at News – Mobile View full post on CNET News – Business Tech

Mozilla’s three months into an ambitious plan to bolt a long list of features into its browser. Competitors left it no choice. Originally posted at The Download Blog View full post on CNET News – Business Tech

According to a new report, Lenovo will get out ahead of Dell and Hewlett-Packard and deliver the first Windows 8 tablet. And it might just happen in October. Originally posted at The Digital Home View full post on CNET News – Business Tech

In its IPO on the Nasdaq, the local-reviews site starts the day at $15 a share, but quickly jumps much higher. Originally posted at The Digital Home View full post on CNET News – Business Tech

BY MADISON MACK Nevada is now the first state to legalize — autonomous cars. That’s right — the bill requires the Department of Transportation to draw up regulations for driverless cars including safety standards, testing sites and insurance requirements. According to The New York Times, Google has been quietly lobbying for the passage of the law. The company says the technology could cut road accidents in half and has already logged more than 140000 miles of autonomous driving in California....