IBM and chums kick off ‘green’ patents project

Share and share alike to save the planet A number of big name tech firms including IBM, Sony and Nokia have joined forces to work on a patent-sharing plan, dubbed Eco-Patents Commons. Continued

CES The F700’s younger brother Samsung has waited until the end of this year s CES show in Las Vegas to secure plenty of attention for its latest mobile phone, the Croix UI-based F490. Continued

Macworld Expo Price cut, new system software coming Apple is to re-launch its Apple TV set-top box as a movie rental system, offering HD content for $4.99 a pop as a direct download. The hardware’s getting cheaper too. Continued

Alpha 200 created Sony has taken the wraps off the successor to its Alpha 100 (a100) digital SLR camera, predictably dubbed the Alpha 200 (a200). Continued