Steam for Linux Beta Open to Public

From DailyTech: Valve Corporation has announced that the Steam for Linux beta program is now open to the public.

Up until this point, the Steam for Linux beta program was closed to the public, but making it available itsn't the only Steam-related news. Steam for Linux beta client...

Nokia and RIM Settle Patent Disputes Between the Companies

From X-bit Labs: Nokia Corp. has entered into a new patent license agreement with Research In Motion. The agreement will result in settlement of all existing patent litigation between the companies and withdrawal of pending actions in the U.S., UK and Canada related to a recent...

Video Game Publisher THQ Fills for Bankruptcy

From X-bit Labs: THQ, a leading developer and publisher of video games, this week announced that it entered into an asset purchase agreement with affiliates of Clearlake Capital Group, to acquire substantially all of the assets of THQ’s operating business, including THQ’s four owned...

Verizon responds to AT&T, adds 29 LTE markets

From CNET News.com: Verizon has added 29 new LTE markets to its service.

The company announced today that Selma, Al. and Port Angeles, Wa. are among the many markets getting access to its LTE service today. With those cities added, Verizon now offers its LTE service in 470 markets...

Arris Agrees to Buy Motorola Home Business Division for $2.3B

From DailyTech: Rumors started surfacing early this month that Google was looking to shed the Motorola Home business division after its purchase of Motorola Mobility. Google's goal was to help focus its Motorola Mobility holdings on smartphones and tablets. Motorola announced this...

Samsung to Show off Flexible Smartphone Screen at CES 2013

From DailyTech: Flexible screens are interesting for a number of reasons including the ability to have curved designs or possibly even folding smartphones and still have a large screen. The biggest benefit of the flexible smartphone screen is likely to be the ability to resist damage...

Pricing of DRAM Grew Slightly In the First Half of December

From X-bit Labs: Due to tight regulation of supply as well as increasing prices on the spot market, the contract price of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) also increased in the first half of December, 2012, according to DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce. Still...

Nintendo Set to Launch TVii Service on Thursday

From X-bit Labs: On Thursday Nintendo will introduce Nintendo TVii, a free, integrated service for the recently launched Wii U console that combines what you watch and how you watch into one seamless, second-screen experience on the Wii U GamePad controller.

The rapid increase in...

Kodak sells its imaging patents for $525M

From CNET News.com: Eastman Kodak has a buyer -- or better said, buyers -- for its coveted treasure trove of digital imaging patents.

Under the agreements announced today, Kodak is selling the bundle for approximately $525 million, part of which will be paid by 12 intellectual...

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