From DailyTech: Samsung has been showing off some of the new products that will be on display at CES 2013 early next month. The new products include new Smart TVs and a new version of the ChatOn app. ChatOn is a cross-platform messaging application that has been turned into a social...

From DailyTech: According to reports, Acer is set to launch a $99 tablet next year. Source claims to have direct knowledge of the project and offered up some specifications on the rumored tablet.

The Iconia B1 tablet will reportedly have a seven-inch display with a resolution of...

From X-bit Labs: As reported, Advanced Micro Devices plans to unveil its first power-efficient eight-core AMD FX-8300 central processing unit on December 29, 2012. The eight-core offering with 95W thermal design power will likely become a chip of choice for those, who prefer quiet...

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp.’s next-generation code-named Haswell microprocessors will not only improve performance and feature some tricks to lower power consumption, but will also feature a secret weapon: integrated voltage regulator module (VRM). The latter will allow to improve...

From CNET News.com: Apple was awarded a patent that covers how SIM cards can easily be replaced or removed in a device.

The patent covers multiple methods of inserting a SIM card, including the "plunger system," in which a user pushes on a plunger rod to eject the SIM card. The...

From DailyTech: Samsung Electronics has announced that it has filed a complaint against Ericsson in the United States with the International Trade Commission. Samsung is seeking a ban on the U.S. import and sale of several products Ericsson makes due to patent violations.

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From DailyTech: While there's still a hearty helping of gloom and doom surrounding embattled Canadian smartphone-maker Research in Motion, Ltd. (TSE:RIM), there's also been recent signs that could raise the hope that the company could survive the rocky and delay-filled BlackBerry 10...

From X-bit Labs: If one have thought that the 5.5” display of Samsung Galaxy Note II is too large for a smartphone, but is too small for a tablet, think again, as Huawei is preparing to release a new “phablet” device next year, which will feature gigantic 6.1” screen with 1920*1080...

From X-bit Labs: The acquisition of Gaikai may give Sony Corp. a lot more than just an additional revenue stream from a service, but will eventually enable backwards compatibility of new game consoles with older titles as well as will create numerous new opportunities for the company...

From CNET News.com: Nokia plans to launch its Windows RT-powered tablet early next year, according to the Verge, which has a few details on the rumored device.

The tablet will be paired up with a special keyboard cover that will have its own battery, allowing it to run as an...