Apple Watch poised to overtake Fitbit in wearables shipments

From CNET: No, the Apple Watch hasn't completely dominated the wearables market just yet -- but it's getting there.

In researcher IDC's latest quarterly report on wearables, Apple's first smartwatch -- which went on sale in April -- debuted at the No. 2 spot, just behind category leader Fitbit...

Office 2016's Windows release tipped for Sept. 22

From InfoWorld: The Windows version of Microsoft Office 2016 appears to be less than a month away, according to a leaked internal document.

A screenshot from Microsoft's employee intranet lists a September 22 release date for Office 2016 on Windows, WinFuture.de reports. Microsoft released a Mac...

TSMC wins case in trade secret battle with Samsung

From PC World: Chip maker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. has won a court ruling that will prohibit a former employee from leaking trade secrets to rivals, including Samsung.

On Monday, Taiwan's Supreme Court ruled in favor of TSMC in its lawsuit against Liang Mong-song, an executive who...

Best Buy to expand sales of Apple Watch to all its stores next month

From CNET: The Apple Watch appears to be a hit at Best Buy. To capitalize on that demand, the electronics retailer plans to carry the smartwatch in all its stores by the end of next month.

Best Buy will sell the Apple Watch in 900 stores starting September 4, CEO Hubert Joly said during the company...

New wave of Android Wear watches aims to make up for lost time

From CNET: Can't get enough of smartwatches? Well, a whole new batch is on its way.

Asus, Huawei, LG and Motorola will introduce their newest smartwatches next week at the IFA electronics trade show in Berlin, according to people familiar with the companies' launch plans. The devices will all run...

Intel backs $100 million funding round into OpenStack cloud

From InfoWorld: Looking to fuel enterprise adoption of the cloud, Intel is playing a lead role in a $100 million investment in an emerging player in the OpenStack arena.

Intel announced today it was leading a $100 million funding round for a collaboration with Mirantis Inc., a Mountain View, Calif...

Comcast plans for nationwide 1-gigabit cable service by 2018

From PC World: Comcast plans to begin 1-gigabit service rollouts later this year, with an eye toward pushing the service nationwide in two to three years, according to a report.

The key is the deployment of DOCSIS 3.1, a cable-modem standard that Comcast will begin trialing during the fourth...

Dell creates new server division for 'second-tier' hyperscale customers

From InfoWorld: Dell has formed a new business unit to go after the "second tier" of hyperscale customers -- those with similar needs to those of Google and Facebook but who aren't quite as massive.

The Datacenter Scaleable Solutions group, announced Monday, will work with companies in fields like...

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