Microsoft unveils Xbox One with Spielberg, Activision tie-up
Microsoft hopes its third-generation console will attract video game fans who are increasingly sampling games on mobile devices, while also becoming a hub for living room entertainment.
US investigating Google unit over patent licensing
U.S. antitrust regulators are investigating whether Google unit Motorola Mobility is living up to licensing commitments made when its patents were adopted as industry standards, two people familiar with the probe said on Friday.
Scientists develop spray-on battery
Scientists in the United States have developed a paint that can store and deliver electrical power just like a battery.
Stratfor to settle class action suit over hack
The global security analysis company Strategic Forecasting Inc will settle a class action lawsuit brought by one of its customers over a crippling attack by hackers who stole data of clients including Henry Kissinger, court documents show.
Not all of Wall Street ‘friending’ Facebook
Banks behind Facebook’s initial public offering kicked off formal coverage of the social network on Wednesday by warning about its uncertain business model, margin pressures and a difficult transition to mobile technology.
Microsoft loses EU battle, penalized for defying antitrust ruling
Microsoft Corp lost its appeal against an EU decision penalizing it for defying an antitrust ruling, bringing nearer to an end a decade-long battle with the European Commission over the U.S. software group’s business practices.
EU court cuts Microsoft antitrust fine slightly
Europe’s second-highest court on Wednesday backed an EU antitrust regulator’s decision to fine Microsoft four years ago, but reduced the fine to 860 million euros ($1.07 billion) from 899 million.
Americans moving to mobile Internet: survey
A growing number of Americans use their mobile phones to access the Internet, and some use that as their only device to get online, a survey showed Tuesday.
US charges 24 people in massive hacking sting
U.S. law enforcement officials on Tuesday said 24 suspected hackers had been arrested in a sting operation spanning four continents that targeted online financial fraud of stolen credit card and bank information.
For Samsung, Galaxy halo effect comes with supply crunch
Samsung Electronics’ struggle to keep pace with rampant demand for its new Galaxy S III smartphone may have cost the South Korean firm some 2 million units of sales in just a month.
US trade panel to revisit initial ruling vs Apple
A U.S. trade panel said on Monday it would revisit an initial ruling that Apple Inc infringed one of four patents asserted by Motorola Mobility, now a Google Inc unit.
Dell bids $2.32 billion for Quest Software: source
Quest Software Inc has received an improved bid from Dell Inc to buy the maker of enterprise management software for about $2.32 billion, a source close to the matter said on Monday.
Lenovo shares hit over 4-month low on concern over PC outlook
Shares of Lenovo Group Ltd, the world’s No.2 PC maker, fell by more than 6 percent to a more than four-month intraday low on market concern over the outlook for the PC market amid the global economic slowdown.
Samsung expects Galaxy S III sales to top 10 million in July
Samsung Electronics Co, the world’s biggest smartphone maker, expects cumulative sales of its latest smartphone Galaxy S III to top 10 million units during July, JK Shin, head of its telecommunications business, said on Monday.
Taiwan chip designer Mediatek offers to buy rival Mstar
Taiwanese chip designer Mediatek offered to buy rival Mstar Semiconductor to boost their competitiveness in the fast-growing market for chips that power mobile devices and new gadgets like smart TVs.
HP may cut up to 1,000 jobs in Germany: magazine
Hewlett Packard, the world’s largest personal computer maker, may cut as many as 1,000 jobs in Germany as part of planned European-wide redundancies, WirtschaftsWoche reported, citing an unnamed staff representative.
Search for rare earth substitutes gathers pace
The hunt for substitutes for rare earth minerals is gaining momentum as auto makers, lighting companies and clean tech developers seek to reduce their reliance on thin and unreliable supplies of the raw material.
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.
