Gadget Blog

Reuters – Intel Corp will pay $7.7 billion for security software maker McAfee Inc , making its largest-ever acquisition to bolster the appeal of its chips as it tries to expand from PCs into the burgeoning market for Web-connected gadgets.

PC World – Photos of a near-final version of an alleged HTC Windows Phone 7 device have leaked online. The photos show a handset with a 3.7-inch Super LCD screen, with a purported 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, 8-megapixel camera, and three touch-sensitive buttons at the bottom of the device. HTC is rumored to be in talks with Verizon and possibly Sprint about the unnamed device, according to Engadget.

NewsFactor – Overseas electronic gadget enthusiasts will finally be able to get their first hands-on experience with Apple’s iPad beginning Friday, when the company opens the shipment floodgates in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. Major European wireless carriers have already announced plans for the new device, including Orange, T-Mobile, Telefonica and Vodafone.

AP – Authorities seized computers, digital cameras, a cell phone and other items from a technology blog editor who posted pictures and details of a lost iPhone prototype.

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