Google has just announced intentions to bid a whopping $900 million on Nortel’s patent portfolio. The stunning development is an effort to prevent patent trolls and competitors with vested interests from filing bogus patent infringement claims, the company said. Nortel, a Canadian telecom company, announced back in June 2009 intentions to sell off all of its business units following a bankruptcy in 2009. Google’s senior VP and general counsel Kent Walker explains:...

A memorable line of dialogue or observation is worth its weight in TV gold. Grey’s Anatomy, the Shonda Rhimes-created drama now in its 16th season, has its fair share of beautiful and powerful quotes, thanks to the smart things that the characters say and Meredith Grey’s voiceovers. Let’s take a look back at this beloved series and see what lines have been the most moving. Read on to find out 10 Grey’s Anatomy quotes that will stick with us forever....

Rockstar North and Rockstar Games did come up with an action-adventure video game called ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ which is 2013’s main entry in the Grand Theft Auto lineup. Meanwhile, GTA V and GTA Online out for PS5 recently with new improvements and other features. However, it seems that plenty of players are experiencing the GTA 5 Crashing issue on the PS5 console while trying to launch it. If you’re also one of the victims, you can check this guide....

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is no ordinary sequel, with the myriad of reports about the film’s story and character development suggesting that major changes are on the way for some of the titular heroes. Not only are the group dynamics of the team going to be different, but Vol. 2 is expected to explore Peter Quill/Star-Lord’s (Chris Pratt) backstory much more - especially as it sees the introduction of his father, Ego the living planet (Kurt Russell)....

The announcement that Kurt Russell was joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Peter Quill/Star-Lord’s father in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 was met with a lot of excitement. Not only was Marvel snagging another acclaimed and celebrated actor, but we’d finally be learning the identity of Quill’s father – a lingering question left pointedly unanswered in the first Guardians. Then it was revealed that Russell’s character was Ego the Living Planet, and just as it sounds, he is a character who has traditionally been a depicted as a sentient planet (see above)....

Update: According to Google, Eric actually said that he was on the Apple board until he couldn’t stay on the board anymore. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDl5hb0XbfY] Salesforce.com’s rock concert style Dreamforce 2011 conference has attracted industry heavy-weights, such as Google chairman Eric Schmidt who openly lauded Apple chairman Steve Jobs’s industry-defining achievements. In a chat with Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff on stage at San Francisco’s Moscone West center, Apple’s preferred venue for product launches, Schmidt said this of Apple’s former chief executive:...

Google’s famous ’20 percent time’ – where employees could spend the equivalent of one day a week working on a side project of their own choosing – has led to some pretty impressive results, including Gmail, Google Maps and the company’s ad network Adsense. The latest creation to emerge from the program is an app called Uptime, designed to allow people to watch YouTube videos with remote friends, adding real-time comments and reactions....

GoPro has been having a rough time as its stock price has stumbled over the last few months. Its signature action camera is a niche product and competitors are releasing cheaper clones that replicate most of the same functionality. Now, GoPro has acquired two mobile video apps to offer a complete capture and editing solution for its users. Replay was shown off at an Apple event to demo the power of the iPad Air 2....

Quite a few concepts have been popping up lately imagining how rumored features for the iPhone 8 could be implemented. A larger curved OLED display with so-called “function area” and embedded Home button implementation have been the focus of most, but a new concept today instead focuses on how iOS might improve in the process. More specifically, an augmented reality version of Siri… The concept below from Gabor Balogh imagines a redesigned Siri that integrates AR features, something Apple is also reportedly developing, directly into the home screen experience....

While Jim Gordon and Bruce Wayne might technically be the protagonists of Gotham, the prequel series to Batman is just as much about the various villains. For every story showing how Bruce becomes Batman or how Jim climbs the ranks of the G.C.P.D. to become commissioner, there is another one showing how Oswald Cobblepot, Selina Kyle, and Edward Nygma turn into the Penguin, Catwoman, and the Riddler, respectively. And if you’ve been watching from the start, you’ll recall that season 2 made strong use of the subtitle Rise of the Villains, because the show had becomes as much their story as the heroes'....

There’s a familiar face working for Laurie Strode at the Hillcrest Academy in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later - Jamie Lee Curtis’ real-life mother, Janet Leigh! The screen legend and star of Psycho appears briefly as Strode’s secretary, Norma, in a cameo that earns big laughs as a meta commentary on the horror genre. H20 is a direct sequel to Halloween 2 and sees the return of Curtis to the Halloween franchise for the first time after nearly twenty years....

There has been no shortage of Thunderbolt 3-enabled accessories as of late, and companies like Akitio are leading the way with its efforts. The most recent accessory to don Thunderbolt 3 compatibility is the Thunder3 RAID Station, a hybrid dock/external RAID enclosure that comes with several noteworthy features. Is this the Thunderbolt 3 dock for you? The answer to that question, like many questions, is largely dependent on your particular needs....

The Mac mini, while a great device, has lacked some essential I/O since the 2018 refresh. The SD card slot in particular has been missed on this latest-generation mini. Thankfully, Satechi has designed a sleek and functional USB-C Hub for the new Mac mini. Ports Satechi’s Mac mini hub gives you 6 extra ports — three extra USB 3 ports, a USB-C port, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and a full-sized and micro SD card slot....

After unveiling plans to offer a HomeKit version of The Button at CES in January, Fibaro is now shipping its multi-controller for Apple’s smart home platform. The Button is available to order for $59.99, and we’ve tried it out to see how it works with HomeKit. Like other HomeKit controllers, Fibaro’s The Button lets you assign up to three actions to various click combinations: single press, double press, and long press....

But a few weeks ago, Microsoft sent me the Adaptive Kit to check out for myself and I’ve changed my mind. Not only is Microsoft making its line of Surface products easier to use for those with disabilities, but the Adaptive Kit adds optional functionality for everyone. And, best of all, it’s affordable. Included with each kit is four different sheets, each one with a different set of stickers with a tactile design on top of them....

Google announced on its official blog today that it would do some “winter cleaning” by discontinuing a number of services in the near future. Among the services shutting down as of Jan. 30 is Google Sync, which allowed users to get access to Gmail, Calendar, and Contacts using the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync protocol. As an alternative, Google recommended IMAP for mail and the recently launched CardDAV and CalDAV protocols. Google also confirmed it would continue offering the service to existing consumers and Google Apps for Business, Government, and Education customers....

On just forty episodes, Gravity Falls has proven itself as an animated series that pushes the norm on Disney Channel in terms of storytelling, thought-shaping and world-building. With its array of memorable characters, its episode is laden with intrigue about the supernatural secrets of the titular town, leading up to an Armageddon-centered finale. With that, here are the ten best episodes of the show, according to their IMDb rating. While opinions vary from each viewer, their commonality is their supernatural stakes....

GT Advanced announced this afternoon that it has reached an amended settlement agreement with Apple related to the sapphire crystal glass manufacturer’s recent bankruptcy filing, in which both parties have agreed to waive the condition that GT Advanced’s declaration on October 8th remain under seal and expunged. Meanwhile, GT Advanced has filed a Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that provides further details about the recent fallout between Apple and GT Advanced....

Those looking for a different type of superhero movie, away from the films of either the Marvel Cinematic Universe or DC Extended Universe, can find solace in the fact that an international Russian film studio is hoping to launch a very unique superhero franchise of their own. Guardians is the launch pad for that franchise, with Armenian filmmaker Sarik Andreasyan directing this story about a team of Soviet Union-era superheroes that were previously forced to keep their identities a secret....

Bought a Samsung Galaxy device and facing restarting and freezing issue? Then, here in this guide, we will try to fix the Samsung Galaxy Restarting And Freezing Problems. Samsung is one of the few main players in the smartphone industry. The tech giant Samsung has a huge reputation for making devices that their customers wish for. They update their devices often as showing the constant support for the customers they deal with....