From X-bit Labs: Microsoft Corp. said it believes that Xbox 360 games will not be needed in the next ten years and those, who still love bestsellers like Gears of War or Halo may keep their existing Xbox 360 consoles. At the same time, Microsoft said it would make a big announcement...

From CNET News.com: Just a day after Sprint upped its bid to acquire Clearwire, the latter's board has said that it's the right deal for the company.

In a statement released on Wednesday, Clearwire's board announced that it has approved the new deal with Sprint. The board has also...

From DailyTech: Sources indicate that Sony Corporation is currently considering a proposal from one of its top shareholders, Third Point LLC, to spin off its movie and music businesses. Reuters reports that hedge fund manager Daniel Loeb’s hedge fund, which owns 6% of Sony’s stock...

From DailyTech: Rosewill announced that it is adding three new members to its line of powerline networking adapters.

The three new members are the RPLC-201KIT, RPLC-201PKIT and RPLC-200PKIT AV+ Premium. The line is being expanded thanks to the success of the RPLC-200KIT and RPLC...

From X-bit Labs: Imec, GlobalFoundries and Qualcomm announced on Tuesday that they have expanded joint development efforts to advance STT-MRAM [spin-transfer torque magnetoresistive random access memory] technology. The collaboration seems to be important as it not only demonstrates...

From X-bit Labs: Even though neither Microsoft Corp. nor Sony Corp. officially revealed launch dates for their next-generation video game systems in different parts of the world, the launch date of Battlefield 4 game by EA/DICE, one of the most anticipated title of this Fall...

From CNET News.com: Google plans to shut down Google Checkout, its service for online payment processing, in six months, the company announced in a blog post Monday.

Even though Checkout was replaced by Wallet in 2011, it still has been an option for those merchants who are adamant...

From DailyTech: When it comes to processors for smartphones and tablet computers, companies like Qualcomm and Samsung have come a long way over the last several years. Processors from both manufacturers have turned up in a wide range of devices, with Samsung powering its own...

From DailyTech: The fall of LightSquared and hedge fund manager Phillip Falcone was well documented. For a time it looked like the service provider would become a key partner to Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) with its ambitious satellite LTE scheme.

Then came the news that the satellite...

From X-bit Labs: Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest supplier of NAND flash memory, on Monday announced that it is now supplying its solid state drive (SSD), the SM843T, for use in high-performance servers and storage in next-generation data centers, including Big Data systems...