Samsung has unveiled its much anticipated Galaxy Tablet at the IFA tradeshow in Berlin, Germany.

A new study shows that cellphone penetration has reached 82% among the U.S. adult population, with higher education groups reaching up to 90%.

Do we ever get tired of new iPods? Apple has announced a plethora of new products earlier today, ranging from a new iPod Shuffle, iPod Nano and iPod Touch, to a new Apple TV, a new iTunes with a new logo, a social network, and two new iOS versions. There was no shortage of news, but, for the first time in years, we wonder whether Apple may have announced the wrong products at the wrong time. In fact, we believe that Apple has exposed itself, and missed to upgrade its products effectively, which gives its rivals a chance to take a shot and challenge Apple’s leadership in key markets.

Apple’s iOS operating system that is currently running on iPhones, iPads and the iPad Touch has surpassed Linux in market share. However, data also suggests that Blackberry OS has surpassed iOS market share in the U.S. last month.

Microsoft just received confirmation of a patent that hands the company the intellectual property of shutting an operating system down.

Microsoft will be introducing an updated Xbox 360 controller on November 9. The new wireless unit features a new color scheme as well as a flexible D-pad.

Analysis – Intel announced it is acquiring Infineon’s wireless business unit for $1.4 billion. We believe this is a good acquisition for Intel as it will enable them to better compete in the fast growing smartphone, Internet device and embedded markets. Having this technology in-house is critical to Atom’s long term success.

Apple’s iAds may be showing an overall better performance than the general mobile ad and they may be showing higher click rates, but they are apparently not performing well enough to sell applications.

We tend to measure the ability of web browser to display web pages in JavaScript performance. However, JavaScript is only one, albeit significant, part of the equation. Microsoft took the time to figure out how much share JavaScript takes of the entire time that a browser takes to access, load and display a web page.

Gartner has downgraded its PC shipment forecast by almost 2 points to 15.3% for the second half 2010. The market research firm is predicting a notable slowdown especially in that period and says that it will be challenging for businesses to delay new PC purchases any further.