From PC World: Comcast said Tuesday that it will extend its Internet Essentials program to supply low-cost Internet access "indefinitely," a goodwill gesture as it hopes to complete a $45 billion acquisition of Time Warner Cable.

The Internet Essentials program supplies Internet access for $9.95...

From DailyTech: If you are an Xbox One gamer, the March update for the game console has started to roll out today. The new brings changes for multiplayer features just for the hotly anticipated game Titanfall, which will launch on March 11.

Some of the major changes the March update brings include...

From X-bit Labs: Razer, a leading maker of high-end PC peripherals aimed at gamers, has announced a partnership with Swedish supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg to produce a series of not-for-sale Koenigsegg limited edition Razer Blade laptops. The alliance is emblematic of the two brands’ common...

From EETimes: The global semiconductor industry is off to a solid start in 2014, with semiconductor sales topping the $26 billion mark for January, according to the latest numbers from the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).

Worldwide sales of semiconductors rose 8.8% from a year earlier to...

From PC World: Advanced Micro Devices’ Sempron processor brand has polarized chip fans since its 2004 introduction in laptops, but a fresh batch of the processors is being targeted at its desktop fan base.

AMD’s Sempron chips will go into low-priced desktops priced at up to $399. Barebones desktops...

From DailyTech: Back in January, Toshiba completed its acquisition of OCZ. At the same time that purchase was completed, OCZ rolled out its first SSD aimed at consumer systems under its new owner. OCZ has now unveiled its second SSD to be released under new ownership.

The new Z-Drive 4500 series...

From X-bit Labs: Mozilla, the developer of Firefox browser and mobile operating system, and Spreadtrum Communications, a designer of mobile application processors from China, have announced that they have teamed up to deliver turnkey Firefox OS reference designs with Spreadtrum's entry-level...

From InfoWorld: For the second month in a row, Windows XP and Windows 8 defied their maker's wishes, as XP -- which Microsoft just wants to go away -- gained user share, and Windows 8, the OS Microsoft hopes will fuel sales of new devices, flatlined in February, an analytics firm reported.

February...

From PC World: Android and Samsung Electronics were the big winners in the tablet market last year, as sales grew by 68 percent, according to market research company Gartner.

Worldwide sales of tablets to end users totalled 195.4 million units, fuelled by sales of low-end, smaller screen devices...

From DailyTech: With regulatory approvals (or lapsed periods of challenge, in some cases) in hand, Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) and Vodafone Plc (LON:VOD) this week triumphantly announced the amicable end to their biggest relationship.

Under the deal Verizon Communications will pay $130B USD to...