New Xbox more than a game console for Microsoft
Microsoft wants its sleek new toy to finally cross the bridge to the mainstream and become the family's entertainment center.
Canon defends digital camera lead with new mirrorless camera
While late into the game as rivals such as Nikon and Olympus had already made headways into this product category, Canon said it seeks to differentiate the EOS M in the number of legacy lenses that can be used with it.
Newspapers face challenges in digital age — media experts
Citing declining revenue in advertising for print newspaper and getting paid for digital information as the big challenges, experts suggest newspapers shift focus from facts to analysis.
Nokia imaging chief to quit
Nokia’s long-time imaging chief Damian Dinning has decided to leave the loss-making cellphone maker at the end of this month, the company said in a statement.
Microsoft to build experimental biogas-fueled data center
The data center will be powered by a 300kw fuel cell that uses biogas from a waste water treatment plant and will be “the first zero carbon data center.”
JPE: I’m taking crash course in email, blogs, and ‘googling’ to be enlightened on Cybercrime law
Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile on Friday evening admitted he doesn’t know how to email or even “google”, but assured that he was taking a “crash course” on Internet technology to displace his “ignorance.”
Sony at greater risk than Panasonic in electronics downturn
Credit rating agency Fitch said, Panasonic Corp has a better chance than rival Sony Corp of surviving Japan’s consumer electronics slump.
Microsoft plays catch-up on apps, banks on HTML5
The software giant is banking on HTML5 to encourage developers to program apps and other software for its newly released Windows 8 operating system for mobile phones, tablets and desktops.
ANALYSIS | Intel Inside – Looking inward for CEO may be best bet
WANTED: Visionary CEO to help world-class chipmaker expand beyond struggling personal computer market into tablets and smartphones
US judge orders Apple to tell Samsung details of HTC deal
The Korean electronics giant had earlier filed a motion to compel its U.S. rival to reveal details of the settlement that was reached on November 10 with HTC but which have been kept under wraps.
Google throws support behind groups assailing UN move to control Internet
The December treaty conference in Dubai, called by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), seeks to amend the Internet Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) document, which dictates how telecom networks around the world operate.
Facebook to share data with Instagram, loosen email rules
Facebook Inc is proposing to combine user data with that of recently acquired photo-sharing service Instagram, and will loosen restrictions on emails between members of the social network.
Smartphones crushing point-and-shoot camera market
A sharp drop in sales of digital compact cameras marks them as the latest casualty of smartphones as videogame consoles and portable music players also struggle against the all-in-one features offered by the likes of Apple’s iPhone and the Samsung Galaxy.
Vietnam court upholds dissident blogger jail term
A Vietnamese court on Wednesday upheld a dissident blogger’s six-year jail term, the latest in a string of tough sentences for anti-government activists in the authoritarian nation.
US jury convicts NY man accused of AT&T-iPad hacking
A federal jury convicted a New York man on Tuesday of hacking into AT&T Inc servers and stealing the email addresses and other personal data of about 120,000 Apple Inc iPad users.
Microsoft vs Google trial over patents finishes up
The week-long trial in a Seattle federal court examined how much of a royalty Microsoft Corp should pay Google Inc for a license to some of Motorola’s patents.
HTC ‘happy’ with Apple settlement, slams media estimates
HTC and Apple announced a global patent settlement and a 10-year licensing agreement this month after a bruising patent war between the two smartphone makers.
Top 5 Philippine-branded mobile devices of Q1 2013
We sifted through what seems to be a huge pile of those launched — but not necessarily available — in the first quarter of this year and came up with five that have tickled our fancy.
