AOL and Microsoft has reached an agreement with in which the software giant will purchase 800 patents from AOL in a $1.056 billion cash deal. Microsoft ill also be given a non-exclusive license to the patent portfolio AOL retains; resulting in proceeds of $1.056 billion in cash. Once the sale is completed, AOL will still hold over 300 [...]

Japan based Sony Corp is set to lay off 10,000 employees globally. It’s nearly 6 percent of its workforce, by the end of the year in a bid to regain global competitiveness, it was learned Monday. It follows the appointment of new CEO Kazuo Hirai, who has been put under pressure to return the company to profit [...]

Samsung Galaxy Note smartphone has been extremely popular for the firm, having sold over 5 million units globally. Today Samsung has launched a new pink Galaxy Note in South Korea extending the appeal of the handset to a more female audience. The pink Galaxy Note has the identical specifications as the black and white versions which include a 5.3 [...]

Lenovo has unveiled another android powered tablet. The Lenovo IdeaTab S2109 comes with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. The IdeaTab S2109 features a 9.7-inch 4:3 aspect display; unluckily it’s using a 1024 x 768 IPS panel. There is no details on what processor it is using as yet, and the device also comes with a 1.3 [...]

AT&T Nokia Lumia 900 is finally on sale. This is the first windows phone to  pack LTE. The Lumia 900 is available on AT&T for $99 when you sign up to a new two year contract with the carrier. The Lumia 900 in the US with it being Easter Sunday, there evidently were not that many AT&T and Microsoft stores open to [...]

The Hacking group Anonymous has stated that to have taken down the website of Britain’s Home Office in objection over suggested new electronic surveillance laws. Anonymous Group said on micro blogging site Twitter they launched Saturday’s denial-of-service attacks and brought down the websites to protest “proposed draconian surveillance measures,” Britain’s extradition policies and “derogation of civil liberties.” Home [...]