From DailyTech: There are a lot of situations where a map comes in handy, and not simply when you're trying to get from one place to another. Many businesses use maps to give customers information on services provided in specific areas and even retail locations. You can also use maps...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...