From ComputerWorld: A spat between two security companies shows just how sensitive reporting software vulnerabilities can be, particularly when it involves a popular product.

The kerfuffle between FireEye and ERNW, a consultancy in Germany, started after an ERNW researcher found five software flaws...

From InfoWorld: The module system planned for debut in next year's Java SE (Standard Edition) 9 platform will treat modules as a fundamental new kind of program component, with the system improving scalability and performance, a key Oracle Java official says.

In a blog post this week, Oracle's Mark...

From PC World: We don't normally get excited about modem chips, but Intel's new Puma 7 is worth noting because of what it portends: more Internet bandwidth.

Puma 7 is Intel's first DOCSIS 3.1 chip, launched Thursday on the eve of a compatibility “plugfest” that represents the next step toward...

From CNET: The Chinese company, known for its low-cost smartphones, will make a phone running on Microsoft's Windows 10 software, which launched just over a month ago on a number of PCs and tablets. It plans to unveil a Windows 10 smartphone before the end of the year, Steve Cistulli, Alcatel...

From InfoWorld: In a surprise move, Microsoft sent a pair of representatives to Apple's big press event in San Francisco Wednesday morning to demonstrate new features in Office for iOS that are tailored for the new iPad Pro.

Kirk Koenigsbauer, Microsoft's corporate vice president of Office 365...

From PC World: Dell plans to invest US$125 billion over the next five years in China, the company's second largest market outside the U.S.

The computers and IT services company is also collaborating with the state-controlled Chinese Academy of Sciences to set up an “Artificial Intelligence and...

From CNET: At its event in San Francisco today, Apple said it will release iOS 9 next Wednesday Sept. 16, nine days before the new iPhone 6S and 6S Plus go on sale.

The release of the newest version of Apple's mobile software, which the company first announced three months ago at its Worldwide...

From ComputerWorld: CEO Tim Cook and other top Apple executives today unveiled a larger tablet dubbed the iPad Pro, a revamped Apple TV and near the tail of a two-hour-long event, new iPhones.

At a much bigger venue than in the past -- San Francisco's 100-year-old Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, a...

From ComputerWorld: Amazon appears to be putting its Fire phone to bed for good. The product page for the smartphone on Amazon's website shows both the 32GB and 64GB models out of stock, with no estimate about when they'll be available again.

According to Amazon spokeswoman Michelle Taylerson, the...