Mark Hurd, the former CEO of HP who recently resigned over sexual harassment allegations, has secured a job at software giant Oracle. Mark Hurd – HewlettPackard – Sexual harassment – Oracle – Larry Ellison

Hate all those gaudy stickers that come stuck on your PC? AMD wants to be friendlier to sticker peelers starting next year. Advanced Micro Devices – Stickers – Shopping – David Pogue – Intel Corporation

Google has said it will update its privacy policy to make it easier to understand. Google – Privacy – privacy policy – Security – Search

We bolstered our latest high-end build with a six-core CPU from AMD and two super-fast video cards from Nvidia. Is it possible to fit uncompromising performance within a $2000 budget? Remember, you can even enter to win this potent behemoth; just read on! Video card – Nvidia – Advanced Micro Devices – Hardware – Personal computer

This time, we’re looking at steel computer cases instead of the Iron Curtain. A few of the case mods are really hot (in the truest sense of the word). Others are much more inventive-looking. Either way, it’s good to know modding is international. Case modding – Steel – Modding – Business – Hardware

iFixit is turning its gadget-dismantling tools on some of our favorite retro consoles. IFixit – Video Games – Games – Nintendo – Console Platforms

Toshiba has recalled 41,000 laptops sold between August 2009 and August 2010 because the units in question represent a burn hazard to users. Toshiba – Laptop – Hardware – AC adapter – Recall

This is the eight-core version of Bulldozer. Bulldozer – Advanced Micro Devices – Central processing unit – Bobcat – Intel Corporation

AMD technology behind Grindhouse style movies. Advanced Micro Devices – Opteron – Hardware – Processors – X86

Upgrade your family of computers. Windows 7 – Recreation – Windows XP – Operating system – Windows Vista

Nvidia Optimus now in all new mobile GPU parts. Graphics processing unit – Nvidia – GPU – GeForce – CUDA

2K Games may reveal the long, long, long, long-awaited shooter at PAX 2010. Duke Nukem Forever – 2K Games – Gearbox – Duke Nukem – 3D Realms

What does it mean? Microsoft – Microsoft Windows – Operating Systems – Windows Live – DoubleRainbow

How are Intel, AMD, and Nvidia shaping up for Q4′10 and 2011? Fourteen R&D insiders talk to us about future of discrete graphics. If you’re curious about the business side of things, we have their thoughts on Sandy Bridge, Llano, and the upcoming Fermis. Nvidia – Advanced Micro Devices – Intel Corporation – Intel Sandy Bridge – Graphics processing unit

Microsoft has successfully patented a procedure for shutting down Windows. Microsoft – Operating system – Microsoft Windows – Microsoft Corporation – Companies