Lenovo to Take Over IBM’s x86 Server Enterprise for $2.3 Billion


An agreement between Lenovo and IBM is in its final stages. In accordance with this pact, Lenovo is to acquire IBM’s x86 server business for a whopping $2.3 billion. However, that would be money well...

Apple Takes Two New Medical Sensor Experts on Board


Apple has just hired two additional staff members to help it in its sensor products-related team. Nancy Dougherty and Ravi Narasimhan have joined the huge conglomerate and are avidly lending their...

GameStop Gets more PS4 Consoles in Stock


It may already be too late, but GameStop announced yesterday that its US retail locations had received a big shipment of PS4 consoles. GameStop says that it has been working with Sony to get more of...

Huge Internet Attack in China Leads to Investigation


Many people were taken on a detour recently when they opened up their usually restricted sites in the People’s Republic of China. The rerouting led them to an anti-censorship site known as DIT...

New Take on Google Glass


I’ve come around a bit on Google Glass.  Not entirely, but perhaps 270°. To clarify, I’d be surprised if I ever adopted Glass personally.  I’m just an old guy, stuck in some rut from the...

How Big is the Nokia Brand Damage Caused by Microsoft?


Analysts were widely expecting Nokia to sell 10 M smartphones in 4Q 2013. The company ended selling 8.2 M units, down from 8.8 M in the previous quarter. It’s a massive miss considering the strong...

Super Bowl 2014 Ads start Buzzing


The Super Bowl 2014 takes place on February 2 and will have besides the big game (Broncos vs. Seahawks) a huge line-up of Super Bowl ads. Fox managed to charge $4 million on average for 30 second...

Nokia smartphone Sales Drop


Nokia handsets unit being bought by Microsoft sees further drop in sales HELSINKI (AP) — The Nokia handsets business that Microsoft is due to take over saw sales continue to slide in the fourth...

Are you Buying Fitness Wearables From Electronics Companies?


Having spent the week at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), it would appear that fitness & sport tech has started to reach mainstream prominence.  In a way it has, in others...