Post Google, Mozilla's new search deals to make up revenue

From PC World: The Mozilla Foundation is getting most of its revenue from Yahoo, Yandex and Baidu after the end of its large deal with Google last year.

The nonprofit behind the Firefox browser and other software reported its financial results on Wednesday for 2014, the last year for which the...

Lenovo patches serious flaws in PC system update tool

From ComputerWorld: For the third time in less than six months security issues have forced Lenovo to update one of the tools preloaded on its PCs.

Last week, the company released version 5.07.0019 of Lenovo System Update, a tool that helps users keep their computers' drivers and BIOS up to date and...

After a lapse, Intel looks to catch up with Moore's Law again

From InfoWorld: For Intel, the temporary inability to keep pace with Moore's Law -- the foundation of its business -- was a bit of an embarrassment, but the company is trying hard to catch up.

Moore's Law is an observation that has led to faster, cheaper and smaller computers, and a concept that...

Lawsuit against Microsoft over worker no-poaching deals dismissed

From ComputerWorld: A lawsuit against Microsoft that charged it with entering into restrictive hiring agreements with other companies has been dismissed by a court in California, with the judge declaring that the employees had waited too long to file the suit.

The lawsuit followed up on a class...

Google will donate every time you use Android Pay this holiday season

From CNET: Feeling festive and philanthropic this holiday shopping season? Use your Android phone to buy gifts and everything else through the end of the year and Google will donate money in your honor.

One dollar from every transaction paid for through Android Pay will go to special needs...

Microsoft blames layoffs for drop in gender diversity

From PC World: Microsoft has blamed a drop in its workforce's gender diversity on the thousands of layoffs it made to restructure its phone hardware business.

This year, women made up 26.8 percent of Microsoft's total workforce, down from 29 percent in 2014, the company reported Monday. Microsoft...

Apple said to plan Apple Pay launch in China by February

From CNET: Apple Pay may make its debut early next year in China, the biggest smartphone market in the world.

Apple's electronic-payments service is expected to launch in China in February, according to The Wall Street Journal. Sources told the newspaper that the Cupertino, California, tech giant...

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