From CNET: Google's Android mobile operating system has reached a major milestone.

For the first time ever, worldwide shipments of smartphones packing Android exceeded 1 billion units in 2014, a significant gain from the 780.8 million units that shipped around the world in 2013, researcher Strategy...

From DailyTech: Just how desparate is Amazon.com, Inc. (AMZN) to clear out inventory of its fire phone? Well, in the UK it's offering the 32 GB edition of the phone unlocked for GBP£99. That's roughly $150 USD, or roughly 25 percent of the price of an unlocked Fire Phone here in the States ($199...

From InfoWorld: The Apple Watch will ship in April, CEO Tim Cook said on Tuesday, ending speculation about when Apple will release its first new category of product in more than four years.

Rumors about the release date have swirled ever since the device was shown in September. At that time, Apple...

From PC World: Apple started the war on Flash, but Google may be the company to finish it. Five years after the search giant introduced HTML5 video as an option on YouTube, Google’s popular video site now defaults to HMTL5 on the web instead of Flash.

The change has been a long time coming, with...

From CNET: Dell, trying to curry favor with video editors who are more likely to use a MacBook, updated its M3800 workstation with a super-high-resolution 4K display, a faster Thunderbolt 2 connection and more capacious storage options.

The company, trying to return to the glory days it once...

From DailyTech: When Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) was developing Windows 7 -- the fastest-selling operating system in its long and notable history -- it decided to do something radical: put test builds of the upcoming OS in the hands of consumers. The beta was a tremendous success, and helped Microsoft...

From InfoWorld: Two companies have started working on a full-featured version of the free office suite LibreOffice for Android. They hope to have a beta version available in March.

It's too soon to say what features will be included in the beta version, said Italo Vignoli, spokesman at the Document...

From PC World: Razer is ready to ship its Nabu X, a $50 fitness band that counts steps, tracks sleep, and provides basic notification alerts. It's available now through Razer's online store.

The functionality is similar to other $50 trackers from Jawbone and Misfit, but without the round, watch...

From CNET: Twitter is expanding the features of its apps and website yet again, this time adding group messages and 30-second videos.

In November, Twitter said it would create a way for people to privately send messages to a group of people -- instead of just to individuals -- as well as expand...

From DailyTech: Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) announced its earnings yesterday after hours for its Q2FY2015, which ended Dec. 31, 2014. Hidden in that earnings report were some barometers of the health of its Windows operating system in the smartphone space.

While Microsoft has a growing contingent of up...