Microsoft acquiring Nokia’s devices & services business for €3.79 billion, licensing patents for €1.65 billion

Microsoft have just announced their plans to acquire Nokia’s Devices and Services business. They also announced they will be licensing Nokia’s patents and mapping services which will also cost €1.65 billion alone. The plan of course is to boost Microsoft’s market share in the mobile business and by purchasing the biggest manufacturer of Windows phones, […]

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Galaxy Note 3 parts spotted in the wild, Samsung Executive confirms announcement coming on September 4th

We are getting closer to the September 4th date and as most are aware, that is the date the Note 3 is to be announced, along with Samsung’s new Galaxy Gear smart watch. Samsung’s Lee Young-hee was recently chatting with the Korea Times and stated we would see the announcement of the Galaxy Note 3 and […]

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Aaaands it’s gone, Microsoft points are history with real currency finally taking over

It’s finally official with Microsoft pushing an Xbox 360 update today that has removed the use of Microsoft points completely. All purchases will now be done in local currency instead of Microsoft virtual one. All existing points and points renewed in the future will simply be converted to their cash equivalent so those worrying about points […]

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Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to retire in the next 12 months as the look for his replacement

That’s right folks, the CEO of Microsoft is set to retire within the next 12 months while the look for his successor. Steve Ballmer has been the CEO of Microsoft since January 2000 and has accomplished many things during his tenure. The press release from Microsoft announcing his decision included a quote from the man […]

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Toshiba announces new Satellite U and M range laptops, bringing Haswell and Nvidia GT 740m into the mix

Toshiba have announced their latest range of Satellite U and M models which will be sporting Intel’s 4th gen Haswell processors and Nvidia’s latest mobile graphics. The M50 and M50t will offer the Haswell processors and the option for Nvidia GT 740 and the M50D and M50Dt will be offering AMD’s latest generation APU’s and […]

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