Microsoft Purchases AOL Patents For 1Billion $

Microsoft has just splashed out over a $1 billion to purchase patents from AOL. The deal worth $1.056 billion will be sealed by the end of 2012 and AOL will exchange 300 patents to Microsoft who will be able to use them under a non-exclusive license.

The patents and patent applications relate to advertising, content generation,

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Latest Philips ErgoSensor Monitor, Uses Sensors To Help Your Posture Whilst Viewing

If you are concerned about your posture whilst using your desktop computer, you might be interested in this new Philips ErgoSensor Monitor. Which has been created to provide you with feedback on your posture whilst viewing it.

The Philips ErgoSensor Monitor, is equipped with a range of sensors that allow it to

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Tweetbot iOS App Updated With iCloud Sync Support

A new update has been rolled out for the popular Tweetbot iOS application this week, which has brought with it support for iCloud based syncing of account settings, timeline position, DMs and Mute filters.

Allowing users to transfer from one iOS device to another without missing out on any

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Origin PC EON15-S – EON17-S Gaming Laptops Upgraded

Origin has this week unveiled its newly upgraded EON17-S and EON15-S gaming laptops, which now feature technology from Origin PC, Intel, and NVIDIA.

The award winning gaming laptops which were first showcased at CES earlier this year are equipped with next generation Intel HM77 chipset, overclocked NVIDIA GeForce

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ION Air Pro Smartphone Compatible HD Sports Camera

The ION Air Pro sports camera is one of the first Smartphone compatible sports cameras that allows users to shoot high definition video and share it in real-time via your favourite social networking sites.

The ION Air Pro camera is equipped with a wide angle lens providing a 170 degree field of

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HTC One S Gets Unboxed (Video)

We have already seen a couple of videos of the HTC One X in action, and now it is the turn of another Android device from HTC, the HTC One S, which you can see in the video below.

The HTC One S features a 4.3 inch qHD touchscreen display with a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels, it is powered by a dual core 1.5GHz Qualcomm processor and it comes with the latest

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Asus Confirms Transformer Prime Tablet To Get GPS Dongles

Last week we heard a rumor that Asus would be offering owners of their Transformer Prime tablet a GPS dongle to fix the GPS issues on the tablet, and now Asus has confirmed to All Things D that they will offer owners of the device a free GPS dongle.

Asus have said that owners of the Transformer Prime tablet

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Graphicly Closes Its Comic Book Apps To Concentrate On Helping Content Creators

Graphicly has announced it will be retiring their range of comic book reading applications this week, with the aim of helping publishers and creators get their story seen. Concentrating on their new Digital Distribution Platform, which enables content creators and publishers to easily upload and convert their publications digitally.

Enabling publishers and content creators to market their goods across multiple

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Wikipedia iOS And Android Apps Replace Google Maps For OpenStreetMaps

Wikipedia has announced this week that a new update for its iOS and Android application will remove the Google Maps integration the apps both use, and replace it with OpenStreetMaps technology.

As well as adopting the OpenStreetMaps technology the new

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HTC Rezound To Get Android ICS Update Today?

We heard earlier in the week that the HTC Rezound would be getting Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich today, we also heard that the Droid RAZR and RAZR Maxx would be getting the update this week.

The update for the RAZR and RAZR Maxx

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Pantech Vega Racer 2 Announced In South Korea

Pantech has added another Android smartphone to their range with the launch of the Pantech Vega Racer 2, which according to the company is one of the world’s first smartphone to feature a glass ceramic body.

The Pantech Vega Racer 2 comes with a 4.8 inch HD touchscreen display

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Samsung Galaxy S Aviator With LTE Announced For US Cellular

US Cellular has just announced its first LTE smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S Aviator, which is a variant of the Samsung Galaxy S II and the device will be available for $99.99 when you sign up to a new contract with the carrier.

The Samsung Galaxy S Aviator comes with a 4.3 inch WVGA touchscreen display

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YouTube Auto Converting Uploaded Short 1080p Movies To 3D

Today YouTube is expanding their 3D service to now include any short videos that are uploaded. So rather than having to click a button to convert your short movie into 3D. YouTube will now automatically convert 1080p short movies directly to 3D as they are uploaded.

The new service will make it easier for YouTube users to now view movies in 3D by

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Sony Xperia P Appears At The FCC

The Sony Xperia P was announced back in February at MWC, and the smartphone is due to go on sale in the UK later this month, and know it looks like the Xperia P is headed to the US shortly has it has just appeared at the FCC.

As a reminder the Sony Xperia P will come with Android 2.3

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