Cyber Monday has emerged in recent years as a convenient way to get great holiday shopping deals from the comfort of your home and avoid having to brave the crowds on Black Friday or rise before daybreak to save money on those must-have gifts.
However, buyers beware. Scams abound online, and Cyber Monday is a time to be particularly vigilant about protecting yourself from becoming a victim of online theft. AARP consumer expert Sid Kirchheimer offers tips on how to shop safely at home on …

A recently closed Seattle court trial on Microsoft and Motorola Mobility patents will see both tech firms submit closing arguments as written legal briefs with the judge not passing on a verdict until next year.
The last day of testimonies saw Motorola’s expert witness testify against Microsoft. He claimed the latter could earn about $94 billion in revenue by 2017 from hardware that uses Motorola’s unlicensed patents.
Reuters said Michael Dansky attested that Microsoft hardware, which …

Oppo has announced the Oppo Ulike 2 [take pictures of yourself].
We’d like to call it that as the smartphone is actually equipped with a 5-megapixel camera mounted facing its user.
That’s right, the Oppo Ulike 2 has a 5-megapixel front snapper for, you know, those who have been dreaming of a smartphone that can take very high-resolution self portraits akin to a point-and-shoot like this.

Obviously geared for this target market, Oppo thinks the high image resolution of this phone’s front …

Oppo will be launching its flagship Oppo Find 5 full HD display superphone this coming December 12.
The launching of the smartphone will be done in Beijing but the specifications of the device, as they have already been divulged many times recently, are not secret.
However, that fact does not take away from the anticipation for the Oppo Find 5 as it is on of the world’s first full HD display smartphones.
The Oppo Find 5 is supposed to be the first smartphone in the world to feature a full-HD …

If you own a Prius, you’re less likely to experience your car getting stolen than owners of other cars.
That’s according to statistics from the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NCIB) which reveals that the Prius is the least favorite model for thieves to take interest in.
Furthermore, there’s an explanation to offer why Toyota Prius is far less interesting for thieves than the 1994 Honda Accord, an 18-year-old car which was the most stolen car in the US in 2011.
In an interview with …

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) wants to reexamine a recent court ruling that found Apple innocent of infringing four Samsung patents.
Samsung has lobbied the commission to review the patent infringement trial despite the ITC ruling in September that stood in favor of Apple’s innocence.
“Samsung is pleased that the Commission has agreed to review the initial determination in its entirety,” said Samsung.
“We remain confident that the Commission will reach a …

The National Museum of Computing at Bletchley Park has revived the world’s oldest digital computer.
The Wolverhampton Instrument for Teaching Computing from Harwell (WITCH), or simply Harwell Dekatron, finally finished its three-year restoration.
Originally built in 1951, WITCH stands 2 meters high and weighs 2.5 tons. It has 828 flashing Dekatron valves, 480 relays and a bank of paper tape readers.
“In 1951 the Harwell Dekatron was one of perhaps a dozen computers in the world, and …

Some of LG organic LED (OLED) patents are invalid, claims Samsung in a new lawsuit against its fellow South Korean display maker.
Samsung and LG are fanning the flames in their longstanding legal battle over alleged OLED patent infringement. The former now asks the tribunal to invalidate several LG OLED patents and consequently drop the patent infringement case.
In early September, Samsung claimed LG stole its company secrets by luring former Samsung employees to join LG. Later that month, LG …

A trial held on Wednesday saw 25 persons face allegations of selling 162,000 smuggled iPhones and iPads worth 500 million yuan (US$80.25 million) to online gadget store Taobao.com.
The criminal prosecution held in Shenzhen involved members of five Chinese smuggling gangs accused of offering the Apple devices to Lanyou Numeral, the one-time top seller of its kind in China’s most popular online shopping platform, said the Chinese prosecutors. Lanyou Numeral closed in April.
According to …

LG will not be left behind the full HD smartphone race as one of its smartphones in development has been leaked in benchmark results that reveal a 1080p display.
Leaked on the GLBenchmark site, the smartphone is codenamed the LG F240K and rocks a screen with an indicated resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 pixels or full HD.
The full HD smartphone is also equipped with a 1.5 GHz processor which, according to the data on the GLBenchmark site, looks like a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro processor.
It also …