From DailyTech: In an attempt to broaden its Xbox business, Microsoft has acquired a Silicon Valley startup that will bring new digital patents to the table.

Microsoft got its hands on id8 Group R2 Studios Inc., better known as R2 Studios, which launched in 2011 by entrepreneur...

From DailyTech: With over 20 million active users worldwide, Ubuntu -- published by Canonical Ltd. -- is widely claimed to be the "fastest growing" PC version of Linux. A 2012 poll by LifeHacker saw 51 percent of respondents calling Ubuntu their favor Linux distro, well ahead of the...

From X-bit Labs: It is not a secret that Advanced Micro Devices intends to showcase the first accelerated processing units (APUs) based on its new low-power Jaguar x86 general-purpose cores behind closed-doors at the Consumer Electronics Show later this month. Apparently, AMD also...

From X-bit Labs: Hewlett-Packard, one of the world’s largest IT and technology companies, added a clause into its filing with the U.S. securities and exchange commission (SEC) saying that the company may spin-off or sell business divisions that do not meet financial targets. The...

From CNET News.com: Research In Motion and InterDigital have extended an existing patent licensing agreement to cover 4G LTE technology.

Under the deal announced today, RIM will be able to use InterDigital's patents in its upcoming line of BlackBerry 10 products, which are set to...

From DailyTech: Embroiled in an international patent dispute, Apple, Inc. (AAPL) is looking to drop the "friend" bit from its "frienemy" relationship with Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd. (KSC:005930). The world's top two smartphone makers, the American and South Korean electronics...

From DailyTech: The super-phone is a term that began to be bandied about last year. While somewhat impractical -- few apps can truly fully leverage the processing power these devices pack -- the notion of having the power of a desktop of a few years back in a device you hold in your...

From X-bit Labs: Samsung Electronics on Tuesday unveiled two new additions to its lineup of premium monitors, putting professional-grade picture quality within reach for professional and consumer audiences alike. The innovative series 7 monitors can in many ways be compared to...

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. will introduce its own-brand set-top-box as well as Internet TV service at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, next week. Intel’s TV service will be different from competing offerings that require to completely transit to streaming TV from...