Windows Phone Outselling iPhone in Seven Countries

From DailyTech: Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) was quick to seize on good news from market analytics firm International Data Corp.'s (IDC) survey of international phone sales. While the report unsurprisingly showed Android to be the king of virtually every region, the report showed that in...

Oracle Unveils 16-Core SPARC-T5 Processors, New Servers

From X-bit Labs: Oracle on Wednesday introduced SPARC T5 central processing unit, what it calls the world’s fastest microprocessor to date. The new chip features up to two times more cores than its predecessor, runs at faster clock-speeds and features a number of integrated special...

Sony PlayStation 4 to Feature Massively Boosted Storage Sub-System

From X-bit Labs: Sony revealed additional details about its PlayStation 4 game console at the Game Developers Conference. One of the major improvements of the PS4 will be its storage sub-system, which will include faster Blu-ray disc drive as well as very hard capacity hard disk...

Preliminary HTC Desire P, Desire Q details emerge

From CNET News.com: The first specifications for an HTC Desire P and HTC Desire Q have emerged courtesy of Unwired View, indicating that HTC has a pair of mid-range smartphones on the horizon.

A handful of hardware details for the two smartphones landed online, accompanied by what...

iPhone 5 to Hit T-Mobile April 12 for $99 Plus $20/Month Charge

From DailyTech: Every major (and many minor) carrier in the United States jumped on the iPhone bandwagon as soon as AT&T lost its exclusive chokehold on the device. One of the only holdouts in the mobile industry in the United States was T-Mobile. T-Mobile has allowed consumers that...

Samsung Countersues LG for $45 Million in Advertising Row

From DailyTech: Samsung and LG have recently been embroiled in a patent lawsuit in South Korea. LG filed a suit against Samsung seeking 10 billion won over alleged false advertising. Samsung has now filed a countersuit against LG seeking 50 billion won or about $45 million.

The...

AMD Quietly Reveals Radeon Sky Graphics Cards for Cloud Gaming

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices late on Tuesday rather quietly announced its new Radeon Sky series graphics cards aimed at cloud datacenters that power video games played remotely on various devices, such as low-end PCs or TVs. The company did not reveal when it plans to...

Nvidia Refreshes Product Line with GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost

From X-bit Labs: Nvidia Corp. on Tuesday introduced a graphics card that will compete directly against recently launched Radeon HD 7790 from Advanced Micro Devices. Unlike its major rival, the novelty is not based on a brand-new graphics chip, but utilizes an already well-known...

Sharp, Foxconn to continue talks as deadline sails by

From CNET News.com: The deadline has passed for Sharp and Foxconn to agree on investment terms, but the companies apparently are still trying to resolve their differences.

A one-year deadline was set to give both companies time to reach an agreement on a potential investment that...

Windows 8 Core Apps Get Refreshed, Starting Today

From DailyTech: Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is preparing for the launch of Windows Blue later this year, but in the meantime it's freshening Windows 8 with a series of updates to its core apps. Mail, People, and Calendar hubs all receive minor makeovers today. And while the changes are...

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