Yahoo tells Facebook of 16 more patents it could lump into suit

From CNET News.com: Yahoo and Facebook are officially on the outs. But things could get worse before they get better, according to a document Facebook filed yesterday with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Facebook filed an amended S-1 registration statement with the SEC...

Apple, Samsung Snag 99% of Mobile Phone Profits

From DailyTech: It's no secret that Samsung and Apple are dominating the smartphone market. According to IDC's figures for Q1 2012, Samsung had a 29.1 percent share of the worldwide smartphone market while Apple was not far behind with 24.2 percent.

With Samsung and Apple together...

New Nokia Chairman Vows to Keep the Course

From DailyTech: The new chairman of Nokia Corp. will not adjust the company's strategic goals or attempt to shift strategy, he said on Thursday at the meeting of the board of directors. Risto Sillasmaa believes that Nokia is on the right track and has the right execution team to...

SK Hynix Withdraws from Elpida Memory Auction

From X-bit Labs: SK Hynix has reportedly decided to pull out from the incoming auction for insolvent Elpida Memory, leaving only two potential buyers for the troubled maker of dynamic random access memory: Micron Technology and a group of private equity funds.

The acquisition of...

For Windows 8 tablets, a weak forecast

From CNET News.com: Expect to see a lot of tablets milling about next year. Just don't expect to find Windows 8 on a lot of them.

Market researcher NPD DisplaySearch has upped its tablet forecast for 2013 to more than 180 million units, in a report released Thursday. That forecast...

Facebook to Go Public May 18

From DailyTech: Facebook announced that its initial public offering (IPO) will take place May 18, 2012.

Social networking giant Facebook revealed that it was planning a 2012 IPO back in November 2011. The company was talking about raising $10 billion for the initial public offering...

Sony Jumps Into Ultrabook Market with VAIO T11/T13

From DailyTech: Sony has announced that it stepping into the ultrabook market with two new computers. The new machines include the Vaio T series T11 and T13. The difference in the two machines is in the screen size, indicated by the numerical value in the model name. Both machines...

Nokia Readies Range of Tablets and Hybrid Mobile Devices

From X-bit Labs: The outgoing chairman of Nokia Corp., Jorma Ollila, admits that Nokia was just too slow with its smartphones development from 2008 and onwards despite identifying early than advanced mobile phones with Internet connectivity and smart software were meant to be the...

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