Google is gearing itself to ship about 600,000 7-inch tablets by July, says a report on DigiTimes.

Two researchers have submitted a draft proposal to the Internet Engineering Task Force to strengthen the ubiquitous SSL system against fraudulent certificates such as those created after Dutch certificate authority DigiNotar experienced a security breach last year.

The Powerbag Business Class Pack is a bag tailored specially for the device-toting crowd.

This could be seen as an indication of the huge potential market for display makers or the lack of interest in additional monitors in spite of the well-established benefits of multimonitor deployments.

The Logitech Tablet Speaker is a slim portable speaker that clips onto a tablet using a rubberized clip.

Microsoft will be discarding the Aero user interface in Windows 8. In a new blog post over the weekend, director of program management for Windows 8's user experience team, Jensen Harris, described the Aero style of simulating faux-realistic materials such as glass or aluminum on the screen as "dated and cheesy."

Windows 8 will incorporate a number of new features to improve its handling of multiple monitors, addressing a number of existing issues and adding new touches for Metro apps.

Targeted squarely at the defense industry or organizations that place a premium on protecting their data, the InVincible SSD is an internal SATA device available in 1.8-inch and 2.5-inch formats.

Researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology have developed a new transmission system that works in the 300 gigahertz and 3 terahertz range, according to a report from the BBC.