Launch of Valve and HTC's Vive VR headset (mostly) delayed until 2016

From PC World: When HTC and Valve unveiled the SteamVR-powered Vive earlier this year, the launch date was almost as surprising as the reveal itself: The virtual reality headset will launch in time for the holidays, the companies said. That timeframe would give the Vive crucial “first to market”...

Apple will host next iPhone launch Sept. 9

From CNET: Apple will show off its next iPhones on September 9 at an event in San Francisco.

The event will be held exactly a year after the company introduced the iPhone 6 and its larger sibling, the 6 Plus. The two phones have become Apple's best-selling devices ever and have made Apple the most...

SK Hynix plans to invest $38.9B in new memory plants

From ComputerWorld: SK Hynix, the world's second-largest memory chip maker, announced that it plans to invest $38.9 billion to build three new semiconductor fabrication plants by 2024.

South Korea-based SK Hynix's proposed investment tops other deals by semiconductor giants, such as Intel and...

Yahoo woos mobile developers with help on ads, reporting

From InfoWorld: Yahoo pitched mobile developers on new tools at a New York conference on Wednesday, aiming to inspire them to go out and build disruptive apps.

"There hasn't been a single industry that hasn't been disrupted by mobile applications, starting with music, gaming, travel, retail, and...

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...

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