Facebook Targets May 17th For IPO Date:

This just in: According to multiple sources close to the company, Facebook is eyeing IPO on May 17th — depending on whether the SEC agrees that all the reams of paperwork (including those concerning its recent acquisition of Instagram) are in order.

This is in line with earlier reports that the company was going to hit NASDAQ during the third week of May. And also in line with what a single source told CNBC at length, that the social network was considering either the 17th or the 24th to go public.

HTC One X available from AT&T from May 6, One S coming to T-Mobile on April 25 for $199.99:

Both the HTC One X and the One S has received the release date and price in the U.S, that were announced earlier this February for AT&T and T-Mobile. The HTC One X has 4.7 inch Super LCD touchscreen display, 8MP with Full HD (1080p) video recording, LED Flash and 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera and 4G LTE support. The HTC One S has 4.3 inch Super AMOLED display, 8MP auto focus camera with flash and VGA front-facing camera and 4G (HSPA+ 42) support. These are powered by 1.5 GHz Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor and run on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) with HTC Sense 4 UI.

Nokia 808 PureView gets a Pre-Order Price in UK:

The much awaited 41 Mega pixel monster camera phone is all set to go on sale in the UK going by the listing on UK retailer Clove . The 808 Pure view has got a Pre-Order price tag of 449 pounds (539 pounds including VAT). While the exact launch date is not yet available , they are taking pre-orders for the Symbian device.  The price seems quite a premium for a Symbian device . Even HTC One X and iPhone 4S cost little lesser or little more in the UK. Although the 808 seems a bit over priced , the camera is something we have never seen before on a mobile device.

Read It Later is now Pocket, goes free for Android, iPhone and iPad:

Read It Later app is now called Pocket that has been updated for Android, iPhone and iPad. The latest version 4.0 has new features including thumbnail images for saved content, Content filter to switch between articles, videos, and images and more. The app is also now free of cost.

New features in Pocket v4.0 for Android, iPhone and iPad

• Thumbnail images for your saved content, so it’s easier to see what you’ve saved.
• Lighter and cleaner interface and full-screen reader view to read articles or watch videos from your phone, tablet or browser.
• New Content Filter makes it easier to see all your saved videos and images in one place.
• Favorites option to star your favorite content that will always be available when you want to find them.
• New bulk edit feature and powerful search to organize and find your content easily. Filter by tag, and search for keywords, publications and titles.

BlackBerry PlayBook Software updated

BlackBerry PlayBook Software updated to v2.0.1.358:

BlackBerry PlayBook gets a new software update to version v2.0.1.358. This update offer enhancements and bug fixes. The BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 started rolling out at the end of February. The new update is about 346MB and is available for download Over the Air (OTA).

LG Optimus Elite eco-friendly Android phone

LG Optimus Elite eco-friendly Android phone coming to Sprint on April 22 for $29.99:

Sprint and LG has announced a new eco-friendly LG Optimus Elite that has UL Environment Platinum Certification. It has 3.5-inch (320 x 480 Pixels) TFT capacitive touch-screen, 800 MHz processor, 5 MP rear-facing camera, NFC support, 512MB of RAM, 4GB ROM,   microSD card slot supporting up to 32GB. It runs on Android 2.3 (Gingerbread).

Samsung gift to Indian Galaxy Note Market:

Samsung offers free Sennheiser headphones with Galaxy Note in India:

Samsung has announced a new promotional offer for users in India. Anyone who purchases Galaxy Note till 31st May, 2012 get a free Sennheiser headphones worth Rs. 3,490, download free music and games (SMS Note to 56886) and also get a free flip cover worth Rs. 1,799. You can also choose Sennheiser headphones from different models.

AOL Sells 800 Patents to Microsoft :

AOL Sells 800 Patents For $1.1 Billion To Microsoft [Memo To Staff]:

This just in: one chapter of AOL’s patent journey is coming to an end. The company is selling 800 patents to Microsoft for just north of $1 billion: $1.056 billion in cash to be exact.

Tim Armstrong, the CEO of AOL (which owns TechCrunch), says that the company will continue to hold on to about 300 patents and patent applications after the sale. These span “core and strategic technologies” around advertising, search and content generation, he noted in a memo to employees. [Full memo below the break.]

The sale to Microsoft came after a “competitive auction process” the company noted in a statement. It also includes the sale of the stock of an AOL subsidiary (unspecified which in the statement) “upon which AOL expects to record a capital loss for tax purposes and as a result, cash taxes in connection with the sale should be immaterial.”