Samsung to pour $3.6B into OLED display tech

From CNET: Samsung is planning to invest $3.6 billion in the manufacturing of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) panels.

The South Korean electronics giant will make mainly medium and small OLED displays, a Samsung spokesman told Reuters on Tuesday.

The $3.6 billion investment in the new product...

Microsoft's Hipsters Hawk Colorful Low-End Lumia 435 and 532

From DailyTech: Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is rolling out its latest Windows smartphone devices, the Lumia 435 and Lumia 532. The new models are expected to fill in the low-end as ostensibly the cheapest Windows-powered smartphones (barring special deals). Both are powered by the same low-end chip...

China fines Qualcomm $975 million for monopolistic business practices

From InfoWorld: China has fined Qualcomm about US$975 million for engaging in monopolistic business practices, and the chipmaker has agreed to modify some of its business practices in the country as part of the settlement.

Qualcomm said it is disappointed by the results of the investigation, but...

Motorola's upgraded Moto E gets LTE and more storage, but little else

From PC World: The upgraded $99 Motorola Moto E will get LTE and twice the onboard storage as the previous version, but users will also have to make do with a low-resolution screen and front camera, at least if Best Buy is to be believed.

The retailer has posted a product page for the smartphone...

Bitcoin trader MyCoin shutters, taking $387M in investor funds

From CNET: As Bitcoin experiences global growth and more widespread adoption in peer-to-peer payment circles, one Asian Bitcoin trading company has swiftly closed its doors, leaving investors facing massive losses.

South China Morning Post reported the closure of Hong Kong-based MyCoin, which is...

Windows 365, Cloud-Hosted Smartphone OS, Leaked in Microsoft Filing

From DailyTech: Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) on Jan. 29 submitted a pretty intriguing trademark finding to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). In the filing it applies for a trademark on the term "Windows 365." The filing was first spotted by a reader of Neowin.

What at first looks like a ho...

Twitter reports huge increase in government data requests

From InfoWorld: Governments are becoming hungrier for Twitter data, increasing the number of requests for user information by 40 percent between the first half and the second half of 2014.

"Providing this level of transparency is not without its complications and sometimes means we get tough...

OnePlus One now for sale every Tuesday, no invite needed

From PC World: Not only is Tuesday for honoring the Roman god Mars, it’s now the one day you can buy the OnePlus One without an invite.

Beginning at midnight Pacific every Tuesday you can order the 16GB Silk White or 64GB Sandstone Black models directly from OnePlus, no silly invitations needed...

LG to give away new 'VR for G3' headsets

From CNET: LG is teaming up with Google to try bringing virtual reality to the masses.

The South Korean electronics company said Monday it's soon starting a new promotion that offers a VR headset -- the VR for G3 -- for free for new buyers of its G3 smartphone. The headset, which is based on Google...

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