From Daily Tech

"Character Amnesia" result of computer-culture surge.

A recent survey indicates that the tech-savvy young people of China and Japan are experiencing a crisis of sorts. Thanks to their constant use of computers and mobile phones, many are becoming dependent on alphabet-based input systems and are starting to forget characters used in their ancient writing forms.

From C/Net News

It's been two years since the first public version of Chrome appeared, but in some ways, Google's browser remains a novelty.
On Thursday, Google released the sixth stable version of Chrome, though only the second for Mac OS and Linux users.
In others' hands, it would be called Chrome 6, but Google sees things differently.

From TechSpot:

Since the arrival of Intel's P55 chipset and the LGA1156 platform almost a year ago, over a dozen different motherboards based on that product line have passed through our testing lab. Some of the best offerings we've come across include the well equipped MSI P55-GD65, Asrock's value priced P55 Extreme, and the Asus P7P55D Deluxe which received high honors for its amazing overclocking abilities and excellent board design.

From TechRadar:

Like Panasonic, Sony's message of IFA 2010 is also about the maturity of 3D – Sir Howard Stringer, CEO of Sony hailed Sony as the "strongest engine in this 3D express." Sony's entire press conference was presented completely in 3D.

From Daily Tech

A well-known climate change skeptic has changed his mind regarding the importance of global warming, and in his new book, he is urging the spending of over $100 billion annually to help fight warming.

From Computer World

But it might take more than the recent acquisitions of McAfee and Infineon's wireless chip unit -- it might take a phone that can compete with the iPhone
Intel wants to be a force in the mobile computing world -- a fact that was made clear by the company's recently announced plans to acquire chip maker Infineon Technology's wireless division and security software provider McAfee.

From X-bit Labs:

Advanced Micro Devices, the world's second largest supplier of central processing units (CPUs) and the currently the largest vendor of discrete graphics chips, plans to phase out the "ATI" logotype from the markings of graphics processors, which are developed by engineers of ATI Technologies, which AMD acquired back in 2006.

From Dark Reading

Botnet's spam traffic cut by 80 percent

The researchers who successfully shut down much of the Pushdo botnet's infrastructure last week didn't go in planning to take down a large chunk of the botnet -- that was a secondary but major byproduct of some related botnet research they were conducting.

From Information Week

Spanish security researcher Ruben Santamarta has discovered a way to exploit Apple QuickTime on Microsoft Windows systems and bypass advanced security defenses to take complete control of targeted systems.

From Ars Technica

The Nintendo Wii has enjoyed amazing success this generation, bridging the gap between hardcore and casual gamers. The low-cost console's innovative motion controls expanded the audience for games, and it looked as if Sony and Microsoft would never catch up in the United States. Both Microsoft and Sony ultimately decided that there's something to the whole motion control thing, however, and have announced products that will soon see them following in the Wii's footsteps.