Internet Explorer 9 Beta Launching September 15

Are you ready for the next iteration of Internet Explorer?
Microsoft yesterday began sending out invitations for a special event to selected members of the press, VIPs and developers. Microsoft says the event will serve as a chance to "Celebrate the Beauty of the Web" and perhaps more importantly, as a launch pad for Internet Explorter 9 Beta.
Microsoft's James Pratt wrote about the invitation in a blog post and detailed that IE9 has been well received so far, with 2.5 millions downloads of the platform previews since MIX, in March of this year.

He also included a screen shot of the invitation, because space constraints meant they had to keep the attendee list small.

Nintendo Wii Becomes Fastest Selling Console

Nintendo has sold 30 million Wiis in the U.S. alone, making it the fastest selling console ever.

Nintendo has announced that over the four years since the Wii launched, it has sold 30 million units in the U.S., making it the fastest selling console ever, ahead of Sony's PlayStation 2 by 15 months. Worldwide, Nintendo has sold 71 million units. Cammie Dunaway, Nintendo America's executive VP of sales and marketing this week spoke of the Wii's effect on the video game industry as a whole.

Windows 8 Leaks – Microsoft’s Eye on Apple [Report]

So time now to share some interesting gossip about Microsoft’s upcoming operating system, “Windows 8″ that just got leaked on the Internet! The leaked documents reveal some of the sensitive and critical information which talk about Microsoft’s planning to lead the future of Operating System in the world.
And surprisingly, the leaked documents also show that Microsoft has been paying a closer attention to Apple Inc. As showed in the secret documents, Microsoft’s Officials have also discussed in a private meeting in April with the leading computer makers of the world, looking forward to offer a “Windows Store”, in the same way as Apple distributes it’s applications and softwares. A slide from the leaked document also reveals that Microsoft is also looking forward to give Windows 8 a more iPad-like innovation!

Apple Replacing Overheating iPods in Japan

Japanese owners of first generation iPod nanos are finding that the device can run hot. Really hot. In fact, they can sometimes run hot enough to catch fire and burn the user.

Earlier this month, Apple was ordered to post a disclaimer on its Japanese website about the early version of the iPod nano, explaining to customers how they could go about getting replacement batteries for their nano or even just advice about the issue. The public statement came at the behest of Japan’s Consumer Affairs Agency and trade ministry, after a two-year investigation of the problem.

AMD Makes Fun of Nvidia Fermi's Hotness

Just a simple misunderstanding.

Nvidia's faced its share of challenges this year but it has finally a DirectX 11 product on the shelves and now its Fermi offering is maturing well. In fact, the GeForce GTX 460 is one of our favorite GPUs in the segment.
AMD, however, as the fierce competitor that it is, isn't shy about poking fun at Nvidia for its Fermi woes – especially when it comes to power draw and heat production.