Intel has signed an agreement with RealNetworks to buy a significant number of its patents and its next generation video codec software. RealNetworks is the creator of innovative applications and services that make it easy for people to connect with and enjoy digital media, and is selling its huge list of patents to Intel for a ...

SoundCloud, the Berlin-based web audio startup that recently raised $50 million in the new round of funding, has just reached the 10 million user milestone, and launched a new point of integration for Instagram users.  You can now turn Instagram pics into narrated, retro-looking slideshows.  There’s a similar feature for Storywheel.cc as well.  Storywheel.cc allows Instagram users ...

Though the disastrous floods of Thailand are over, the aftermath still persists, severely affecting the technology sector.  Throughout Thailand, the streets are littered with detritus, the phones don’t work, and rusted machinery has been dumped outside warehouses.  This is particularly detrimental the technology sector, as companies like Panasonic, JVC and Hitachi produced electronics and computer ...

Sony Ericsson, the world’s ninth-biggest handset maker, reported a pretax loss of $316.57 million for Q4 in 2011, blaming the demand slowdown and tough competition prevailing in the smartphone market.  The company’s sales for Q4 were around $1.7 billion, approximately 16 percent less than last year, with total shipments reduced by 20 percent. With Apple ...

It seems that this year is going to be fun for gaming lovers as we are seeing some new gaming stuff coming up. Dell, the renowned manufacturer of computers and related devices, has just launched a new desktop, totally dedicated to game lovers. It’s the latest Dell Alienware™ X51 Desktop, a part of the Alienware ...

Apple has once again jumped into the lawsuit game. This time the iPhone manufacturer has filed another case against Samsung, targeting over 10 smartphone models.  Apple has filed this lawsuit in the Dusseldorf Regional Court, and is seeking to ban sales of several Samsung Electronics smartphone models, including the Galaxy S Plus and the S ...

This year at IBM’s own event Lotusphere 2012, we will witness the IBM partners pitching up in the social business. The event kicked off on January 15 with JumpStart sessions, and will last till Jan 19. Interestingly, this social, collaboration and community event will show attendees how IBM’s and its partners’ products and services run ...

With the evolution of mobile devices, tablets and smartphones, the demand for personal computers has been shrinking the past few years. But it seems that last year heart breaking, as 2011 is considered the second worst year in the history of PC industry for US sales.  Last year, US customers bought 71.3 million personal computers, which ...

Hewlett-Packard is planning the launch of a new pair of desktop computers, designed for families. Named the HP Omni, it is an all-in-one desktop PC, and will go on sale on January 08, 2012. This week also brought news of the HP Pavilion HPE h9 Phoenix, a tower-style PC for gamers. While the Omni sports ...

It seems that Nokia is not content with already having two mobile operating systems, having just bought one more to expand its portfolio. The Finnish handset giant has acquired Smarterphone, a small Norwegian company, which has an operating system for basic cell phones, known as feature phones in the mobile industry. Nokia already has Microsoft’s ...