Google invested 12 billion on Motorola trying to find some useful patents that help them kill Apple’s iPhone, what it found was that almost all Motorola’s patents were standards and you can’t suit your rivals using standards patents, so it got caught by the balls by the FTC, Justice Department and has a case pending in Europe.
Any change for Google? Of course, inundate the iPhone with …
Amazon.ca announced that the new family of Kindle e-readers is now available to customers in Canada. The all-new top-of-the-line Kindle Paperwhite is the most advanced e-reader ever built with 62% more pixels and 25% increased contrast compared to the previous generation Kindle, a patented built-in front light for reading in all lighting conditions, up to 8 weeks of battery life, a thin and light design, and is …
Nintendo President Satoru Iwata unleashed Wii U news in an installment of Nintendo Direct as he outlined Nintendo’s future plans for the console. Iwata revealed how the Wii U launch lineup will be bolstered by a long list of top game franchises headed for the new console. These are games that longtime players and newcomers alike will love to play, and everyone will be experiencing them in new ways, …
PGi and Plantronics launched an integrated solution that leverages the power of contextual intelligence to make collaborative meetings more effective. Bringing together the Plantronics Voyager Legend UC headset and iMeet, PGi’s cloud-based social video conferencing solution, provides users with a more natural and intuitive virtual meeting experience.
With the integration, iMeet can take advantage of contextual intelligence, through aspects of a user’s physical world, to trigger specific actions …
Samsung Display announced that it has exceeded 300 million panels in cumulative OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) panel production since mass production began in January 2007.
Piling all 300 million Samsung OLED panels on top of one another would equal more than 68 times the height of Mt. Everest. That volume averages out to having produced more than 470,000 panels a day, or 5.4 panels a second.
While it …
SEGA in a partnership with award-winning independent developer Double Fine Productions, announced the digital release of the new adventure game, The Cave. The Cave is available now for download on the PlayStation Network, the Nintendo eShop on Wii U, Xbox LIVE Arcade for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system and Steam (PC, Mac, Linux).
“Bringing The Cave to life has been something I’ve wanted to do …
Electronic Arts and Crytek announced an open multiplayer beta for the premiere sandbox shooter experience, Crysis 3, will be available starting January 29th for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system, PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and PC. Including two team-based modes and two maps, the extensive beta will give players an opportunity to master the superpowers of the Nanosuit. The Crysis 3 multiplayer beta will …
Conviva announced a landmark six-year deal with Home Box Office, Inc. for Conviva to continue to provide video optimization support for HBO’s broadband offerings, HBO GO and MAX GO. The deal comes at a pivotal moment in the digital entertainment industry when consumer demand for a seamless and consistent TV experience on any device at any time is growing at an unprecedented rate while the technical challenges …
Spraffl, a hyper-local social platform where people can post anonymously globally launches today. Spraffl (www.spraffl.com) is a geo-social app that elegantly takes the “self” out of the social media equation. It introduces instant networks where people can share ideas, gossip and connect without the ‘baggage of identity’.
People can jump straight into a ready-made network and engage with other users – “Spraffers” – close by without the …
Garmin announced the Approach S2 GPS golf watch—a sleek, stylish golf watch to expand the already popular Approach Series. The Approach S2 comes preloaded with over 30,000 worldwide courses, and is ready to use right out of the box without any subscriptions or fees. In addition to measuring distances to the front, back and middle of the green (like the Approach S1), the S2 features layup …
Skyfire announced the launch of its enhanced video and data optimization platform for operators -Rocket Optimizer 3.0. In this release, Skyfire is offering four key new features, all contributing significantly to video and data optimization efficiency and end user experience.
As demand for mobile video soars, erratic surges in mobile data volume are a reality for operators. An ‘elastic’ approach is needed, where network capacity can expand and …
Crackle, the multi-platform entertainment network, today announced its application is now available on millions of LG, Samsung and VIZIO Smart TVs, as well as on Samsung Blu-ray players. With an already established and popular presence on Sony Internet TVs and Blu-ray players, Crackle is now available on all leading smart TV manufacturers, bringing on-demand streaming directly to millions of living rooms.
Crackle hand-picks Hollywood movies, television and original …
USRobotics debuted the USR4204 Courier Console Server & Power Hybrid, a critical back-up business solution that provides continual Out-of-Band (OOB) access to a company’s IT infrastructure both onsite and remotely when the network cannot be accessed due to severe weather, connectivity failures, problematic equipment, or when OOB is the only option available. The new console server hybrid is currently shipping throughout North America and Europe.
Developed in-house by …
