From X-bit Labs: Based on officially released technical specs, Sony Corp.’s PlayStation 4 is considerably more powerful than Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox One. In theory, this will result into better games for the former. Better games mean higher sales of hardware for platform holders. According to market...
From EETimes: Hewlett-Packard on Tuesday announced that it would cut 5,000 additional jobs after already having layed off 29,000 workers earlier this year.
According to a report from Reuters, the latest round of layoffs, announced on New Year’s Eve, will bring the total percentage of the company’s...
From PC World: Chromebooks are gaining popularity at the expense of Windows machines, and Acer is cashing in with a touchscreen laptop based on Google’s Chrome OS.
Acer’s new Chromebook C720P-2600, which has an 11.6-inch touchscreen and runs on Intel’s dual-core Celeron 2955U chip based on the...
From DailyTech: Samsung introduced its Android-powered Galaxy Camera 2 today, which bears many of the same qualities as its predecessor, but reportedly takes a better picture overall.
According to a Samsung press release, Galaxy Camera 2 got a bit of a makeover style-wise (compared to the original...
From X-bit Labs: At present Sony Corp. only uses Google Android operating system for its smartphones. But this may soon change, a new market rumour suggests. In a bid to further diversify its family of handsets, Sony may adopt Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Phone operating system (OS) for its smartphones...
From EETimes: Private equity firm KKR & Co. LLP has amassed a 6.8 percent stake in Marvell Technology Group, according to a regulatory filing.
While KKR’s investment in Marvell was first reported by Bloomberg News early November, the transaction only became public after market close on Monday...
From PC World: Lenovo announced its first LTE smartphone and other handsets priced between US$219 to $549, but none will be immediately available in the U.S., one of the largest mobile device markets.
Headlining the new lineup is the sleek Vibe Z, which has a 5.5-inch screen and is the company’s...
From DailyTech: Snapchat got a huge security wake-up call to the tune of 4.6 million accounts being posted and made available for download.
According to TechCrunch, a site called SnapchatDB.info stored usernames and phone numbers for 4.6 million Snapchat accounts. Some believed this was just a hoax...
From X-bit Labs: LG Electronics will showcase its new Pocket Photo 2.0 (PD239) smart mobile printer at the 2014 international Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada.
LG’s latest Pocket Photo device provides wireless connectivity with NFC and Bluetooth, enabling users to print custom 5...
Happy New Year! Lately, it seems security has been a big issue for our American counterparts. In the earlier part of 2013, Edward Snowden left the country, and met with journalists to discuss his findings. Unless you have been living under a rock, the gist of it is he revealed several mass surveillance mining programs such as PRISM to search through data obtained by quite a few internet companies. Large corporations like Google, Apple, Facebook...
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