Google was awarded $1,130,350 in fees stemming from its patent battle with Oracle,  Californian Judge William Alsup ruled on Tuesday. Google has asked for  $4 million for fees related to court appointed expert Dr. James Kearl, as well as electronic document discovery conducted by FTI Consulting. Oracle had sued Google in August 2010 for  $6 billion for  widespread infringement of Java related copyrights [...]

According to Canaccord Genuity, Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone has dethroned Apple’s  iPhone 4S as the bestselling smartphone in the US in August. Apple’s iPhone 4S has remained at the top of the pile since its introduction last October. iPhone 4S sales in the US had been dipping in anticipation of the new iPhone launch, and the Galaxy S III’s  has managed to capitalise on that. Samsung’s [...]

Nokia has just unveiled its next generation Lumia smartphones, including the flagship Nokia Lumia 920 and the Lumia 820, both of which will run Windows Phone 8 at the joint Microsoft and Nokia ‘s New York press conference today. “The Windows Phone is unlike any other phone on the market,” Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer told the audience. “It keeps you closest to the people and the things [...]

Apple Inc on Tuesday invited members of the press to a news conference next week in San Francisco with a message that suggests that it will reveal the iPhone 5, as expected.  With the prominent number “5″ in the invitation’s image, the event is undoubtedly when the Apple will release its next iPhone, often referred to as the “iPhone 5″.   The newer iteration of iPhone is expected to [...]

After integrating with Galaxy Note 10.1, Galaxy S III, Galaxy tablets, Dropbox has announced that it will integrate with newer Samsung devices, giving buyers of the Samsung Galaxy Note  II and Galaxy Camera 50GB of free storage. “The most important thing to us is to provide our users with the ability to have a seamless experience across the many mobile devices they use and this partnership [...]

The AntiSec hacker group claimed that it has more than 12 million Apple iOS Unique Device IDs, as well as other personal info from Apple device owners from a laptop of an FBI staffer. It has released 1,000,001 UDIDs. Tthe FBI issued a statement to AllThingsD that refutes the claim. “The FBI is aware of published reports alleging that an FBI laptop was compromised and private data regarding Apple [...]

Facebook launched a beta version of a new notifications API, a tool for developers that lets all Facebook apps send notifications to users. This mean that your Facebook notification alerts would increase , especially if you have signed up for lots of apps. “In recent tests, people who received high-quality app notifications were five to ten times more likely to click through than they were for [...]

Those who thought that record low of US $19.69 which Facebook sank to on Nasdaq earlier this month was a buying opportunity were wrong, Facebook’s stock hit a new low of US $18.03 after analyst firm BMO Capital Markets cut its price estimate on the company’s shares from $25 to $15 today. Bank of America-Merrill Lynch and Bank of Montreal slashed their targets on Facebook by 34% and 40%, respectively, [...]

Lenovo announced a comprehensive update of its Idea branded PCs, which includes a new IdeaPad U Series Ultrabook, IdeaPad Y and Z Series laptops, and IdeaCentre A and B Series all-in- one  desktops and all of them runs Windows 8. Check out the details from Press Release below. “IdeaPad U510 Ultrabook – Ultra Thin, Ultra Light Following in the footsteps of its fashionable predecessors, the [...]

After Samsung announces Windows 8 based Series 7 and Series 5 tablets at IFA in Berlin, Asus, DELL and HP came up with their next generation windows powered tablets and laptops. HP on Thursday unveiled three new Windows 8 machines HP ENVY x2, HP SpectreXT Ultrabook and HP ENVY TouchSmart Ultrabook. HP ENVY x2 is a hybrid notebook made of aluminum, it sports 11.6-inch Windows 8 Pro tablet connected [...]