From PC World: Oracle plans to make changes to strengthen the security of Java, including fixing its certificate revocation checking feature, preventing unsigned applets from being executed by default and adding centralized management options with whitelisting capabilities for...

From CNET News.com: Remember late last year when there was a rumor that HTC would be getting into the Windows RT tablet game with 7- and 12-inch versions? Well, Bloomberg is reporting that the 12-inch slate has been scrapped.

Bloomberg's source disclosed that the tablet would have...

From CNET News.com: Michael Dell might soon have his way with the company he founded.

Dell announced today that it has filed materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that will allow it to hold a shareholder meeting on July 18 to approve the transaction Michael...

From X-bit Labs: It is not a secret that AMD’s next-generation code-named Kaveri accelerated processing unit for high-performance systems will be significantly different than the currently available chips in many ways. As it appears, the difference is so significant that the new...

From X-bit Labs: Nvidia Corp. on Thursday introduced its new graphics solution called GeForce GTX 770. The solution is not completely new, but a re-badged GeForce GTX 680 with higher clocks, a new cooling system and lower price. While the GTX 770 is not all-new graphics card, the...

From CNET News.com: When Microsoft rolls out Windows 8.1, the update to its struggling, 7-month-old operating system franchise, the company will not be bringing back the Start button as many users have been requesting.

But the company has acquiesced some. The company announced this...

From DailyTech: One of the good things about being the largest software company on the planet is that you have a seriously big checkbook. Given its generous cash position, Microsoft has reportedly spent $1 billion securing exclusive games for the launch of the Xbox One game console...

From DailyTech: Samsung has pulled the wraps off a new smartphone in its Galaxy family called the Galaxy S 4 Mini. The new device is a more compact version of the Galaxy S 4 that has been a bestseller for Samsung since its launch.

The lightweight (107 grams) S 4 Mini has a 4.3-inch...

From X-bit Labs: While PlayStation Vita already has a number of high-quality titles that offer better gameplay compared to games developed for other mobile platforms, it will gain another huge boost later this year as all games developed for the PlayStation 4 will be required to...

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices on Wednesday unveiled a new family of low-power server processors: the AMD Opteron X-series optimized for scale-out server architectures. AMD Opteron X-series, previously known as Kyoto, are based on x86 Jaguar general-purpose cores and feature...