Sony in Talks to Sell Off PC Business to Investment Firm

From DailyTech: Sales of traditional PCs are definitely slowing, and there are a number of reasons cited for the downturn. Some place the blame on Microsoft for its poorly received Windows 8.x operating system. Others, however, point to the rise of tablets and our reliance of smartphones for the...

Nintendo May Consider New Hardware Platforms for Emerging Markets

From X-bit Labs: Sales of Nintendo’s latest video game consoles have been pretty slow amid growing competition from mobile gaming platforms as well as the firm’s inability to popularize Wii U. In a bid to revitalize sales of its games in the long-term, Nintendo is now considering to develop special...

Dell cuts 'small percentage' of workforce

From InfoWorld: Dell Monday confirmed it has cut its global workforce by what it called a "small percentage," which could mean a reduction of thousands of employees. Dell won't say exactly how many jobs have been cut.

Dell employed 113,000 workers worldwide at the end of its 2013 fiscal year, which...

Dell Forms Research Division

From EETimes: Dell named a veteran IBM storage and systems technologist to head a research division dedicated to security, data analytics, mobility, and infrastructure. The company did not disclose the budget or headcount for what amounts to the first independent group dedicated to research at the...

Toshiba announces new network storage device for consumers

From PC World: The cloud, it would seem, is passé. All the cool kids are now backing up their devices to—and streaming media from—personal storage devices that are connected to the cloud, but physically located securely at home. Toshiba joined that crowd today, announcing its new Canvio Home Backup...

Samsung Slashes $125 Off International Galaxy Gear Prices

From DailyTech: Launched last year, Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd.'s (KRX:005935) (KRX:005930) Galaxy Gear saw a high price ($299 USD) and mixed reviews. Sales were okay, but not great, and many questioned whether smartwatches were truly "the next big thing" as some had suggested.

Samsung, which...

China Bets on Homegrown OS

From EETimes: A recently announced operating system in China could have disruptive influences felt worldwide. Developed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Shanghai-based Liantong Network Communications Technology, the China Operating System (COS) is designed for use in smartphones, tablets, TV...

Windows 8.1 Update 1 leak: More changes for Start screen, desktop

From PC World: Following weeks of speculation and rumors, a purported early build of Update 1 for Windows 8.1 has leaked online and available on a number of file sharing sites. The download reveals a lot of the features we’ve been hearing about since Update 1 screenshots started appearing. The...

U.S. Treasury Goes Easy on the Bitcoin

From DailyTech: Bitcoins are a popular decentralized digital "cryptocurrency", an encryption-based form of virtual currency. Based on proof-of-work on the SHA-256d hash, the digital payment form pioneered the field for later cryptocurrency, when it was launched by a programmer or group of...

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