Sony Files for Steroscopic Multiplayer Patent

When you hear stereoscopic video you likely think of 3D. However, Sony may have plans to use stereoscopic video for something else entirely.

Split-screen gaming is always kind of a hassle. No matter how big your TV is things are always just kind of cramped when it's split down the middle. And don't even get us started on how distracting it can be to constantly be seeing what your friend is doing out of the corner of your eye. Aiming to take the split-screen out of multi-player gaming, Sony has filed a patent that uses stereoscopic video and glasses to show players different images on the same display.

Dell Introduces Precision Laptop With 32GB RAM

That's more RAM than all the computers in my home combined.

Do you have some serious business going on with your laptop? Is it more of a mobile workstation then a laptop? Then you probably need a good bit of memory. The problem with most mobile computers is that they can't take as much memory as desktop, but Dell has a solution for those who crave more RAM on the go.

Dell has announced the Precision M6500, which it calls the "world’s most powerful 17” mobile workstation." Helping it make that claim is that it will support up to 32 GB of system memory in the Dell Precision M6500. It also packs an Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition processor and Nvidia Quadro FX 3800M.

Those who don't need that sort of memory could also consider the M6500’s little brother, the Precision M4500, which is now available with 16GB of memory.

Such applications of mobile workstations with so much memory are in the oil and gas field, where they can review larger slices of the earth to find oil, enabling faster and more accurate drilling to find oil and gas reserves. Other applications may also involve CAD/CAM engineering as well as work with fluid dynamics.

Nokia, RIM, HTC, Samsung Return Fire on Apple

Oh, so that's what happens when you try to pass the buck on to your competitors.

Apple held a press conference on Friday morning to address the antenna issues some users have been having with the iPhone 4. In an effort to try and explain away the problem, Steve demonstrated that the same problem occurs when griping several other popular phones. Now, it wasn't the first time Steve pointed out that the antenna issue is not exclusive to the iPhone 4. However, it was the first time he showed few handsets to drive his point home.

Who Offers the Best Tech Support for Laptops?

You may not care so much about tech support for your desktop, but for a laptop it matters a bit more.

While many of you Tom's Hardware readers are usually savvy enough to troubleshoot problems on your own, even if it's store-bought computer, many consumers out there heavily factor into their purchases in the quality of tech support.

Apple, Google, and RIM All Tried to Buy Palm

HP may have won the bidding war, but who else was serious about acquiring Palm, and why?

HP announced its $1.2 billion acquisition of Palm at the end of April, but it wasn't until last week that all the i's had been dotted and the t's crossed. However, now that everything is all signed, sealed and finalized, we learn that Palm came close to belonging to several other companies, ones with far more experience in the smartphone business than HP.
When word first got out, HTC was the obvious buyer to most observers. Caught up in a patent suit with Apple, acquiring Palm's patent portfolio would have given HTC some serious courtroom ammo. However, that deal fell through and once it did, it was anyone's guess who would acquire Palm.