From InfoWorld: Safari on OS X Yosemite will mask most of a URL in its top-of-window address bar, following in the footsteps of Safari on iOS, and beating Google's Chrome, which is experimenting with the same design, to the desktop.

While not strictly a trend, the decision by Apple to mask all but...

From PC World: Verizon has threatened to sue Netflix after the video streaming company started displaying error messages that blamed Verizon for low-quality video streams.

In a letter Thursday to Netflix’s General Counsel David Hyman, Randal S. Milch, Verizon’s general counsel referred to reports...

From CNET: PlayStation 4 fans who have long pegged Microsoft's competing Xbox One as the weaker console may have to rethink their stance on the next-gen graphics crown.

After Xbox head Phil Spencer tweeted yesterday that June Xbox One developer kits would have access to more juice from the console...

From DailyTech: The first components of Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) Windows Phone 8.1 invasion have arrived courtesy of its Nokia Devices unit. Verizon Communications Inc.'s (VZ) Verizon Wireless is offering up the Lumia 929 "Icon" (a version of the Lumia 930) for $99 USD with a two-year contract. AT...

From InfoWorld: Sprint has reached a deal to buy T-Mobile US for about $50 billion, according to news reports on Wednesday.

Sprint, owned by Japan's Softbank, would pay about $40 per share for T-Mobile, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The deal could still...

From PC World: Cheaper smartphones running Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system are on the way, a Microsoft executive said Wednesday.

Speaking at the Computex trade show in Taipei, Microsoft’s Nick Parker, who handles the company’s partnerships with device makers, said the new handsets could...

From CNET: Twitter has over the last several months considering buying music streaming companies but subsequently backed off the idea, according to a new report.

Twitter has bounced around the idea of acquiring Soundcloud, Spotify, and even Pandora recently, according to the Financial Times, citing...

From DailyTech: We have covered numerous reports over the years that have suggested that Amazon would introduce its own smartphone. It’s only been in the past few months, however, that we’ve gotten concrete evidence that the company indeed has a product that was close to production, courtesy of...

From InfoWorld: Smartwatch applications can be customized for devices with round displays by tweaking the user interface, Google said as it ramps up efforts to get developers ready for the launch of Android Wear.

Wear is an extension of Android, and to make the OS a better fit for smartwatches with...

From PC World: The price of 4K monitors could fall to under $400 by the end of the this year, according to Intel.

Monitors with 4K support display images at a resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels, four times the number of pixels found on 1080p high-definition monitors or TVs.

The chip maker is working...