From PC World: Google and LG have entered into a patent cross-licensing deal, the latest partnership seeking to reduce the threat of lawsuits between major tech companies.

The agreement, announced on Tuesday, covers “a broad range of products and technologies” built on the two companies’ existing...

From CNET: iOS 8.1 is only a couple of weeks old, but Apple has already seeded a beta of iOS 8.1.1 to developers.

Launched on Monday, the new beta carries with it various bug fixes and performance improvements, according to the release notes. No specific details have been revealed. And since it's a...

From DailyTech: It was announced this week that NVIDIA will be delivering the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for its SHIELD Tablet later this month. The company announced the news in an official YouTube video, and provides a quick overview of some of the new features in Lollipop along with Material...

From InfoWorld: If you actually remember that you bought a new Pentium 4 computer to celebrate the new millennium, great news! A settlement by Intel and HP will pay you $15.

A class-action suit filed in California alleges that "Intel manipulated the performance benchmark scores for its first...

From PC World: Wanting to spice up its PC convertibles, Acer has come out with a device that can take on five different shapes with the help of a flexible kickstand and a detachable wireless keyboard.

Like other convertible PCs, the Acer Aspire Switch 12 can be used as a traditional clamshell...

From CNET: Amazon is providing unlimited photo storage for its Prime program members, the company announced Tuesday, adding another carrot to lure consumers into its ever-expanding premium service.

This new service, called Prime Photos, is a part of its online cloud storage service, Amazon Cloud...

From DailyTech: For web developers, page basic layout work is typically done in development environments provided by companies Adobes Systems Inc. (ADBE) or Microsoft Corp. (MSFT). But actual testing of sites and your scripts for them is often done in browsers. Microsoft, the Mozilla Foundation...

From InfoWorld: As Gregg Keizer at Computerworld reports, Web usage numbers from NetMarketshare state that usage of Windows 8 and 8.1 went from 12.3 percent of the market in September to 16.8 percent, up 4.5 percent, in October -- a huge jump, by any metric. At the same time, Windows XP usage fell...

From MacWorld: The Apple Watch’s release date is still under wraps, but now we know that January and February are out of the running for the “early 2015” time frame Apple has teased.

Angela Ahrendts, the company’s senior VP of retail and online stores, told employees in video remarks that the watch...

From CNET: Tablet buyers looking for the new Nexus 9 can now purchase the Wi-Fi version on Google Play.

The Nexus 9 is available in black or white, with the 16GB edition selling for $399, £319 or AU$479, and the 32GB version for $479, £399 or AU$589, although that version is showing as sold out in...