From PC World: Sharp is preparing to launch a new Aquos smartphone in markets around the world, it said Friday.

Earlier this month, it launched three versions of the Aquos Phone in Japan. All three run the Android operating system.

One is a clamshell design and includes a 16...

From CNET News.com: Apple appears to be a step closer to putting together a cloud-music service with the licensing blessing of the major record labels.

Following CNET's previous reports that Warner Music Group and EMI Music had signed on with Apple's rumored plans to store customers...

From DailyTech: The Amazon Kindle has become a way of life for many avid readers the way iPods and other portable music players became a way of life for music lovers. Many of the things we love have found a way to traverse into the digital world, and have found success in doing so...

From DailyTech: We've been hearing about Verizon's intentions to end unlimited data plans for quite some time. We first heard about the possibility of a tiered data strategy in fall 2010, and it looks as though Verizon is now gearing up to implement the new strategy this summer...

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. regrets about working with Nokia on the MeeGo operating system. The joint development did not allow the world's largest maker of chips to enter the market of smartphones and limited the company's opportunities to work with other suppliers of mobile phones...

From X-bit Labs: Symantec Corp. on Thursday announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Clearwell Systems, recognized player in the eDiscovery market. The acquisition of Clearwell will bring together the eDiscovery, archiving and backup offerings to...

From InfoWorld: Twitter on Tuesday announced via its blog various changes aimed at allowing users finer-grained control over their accounts. To date, when another application (such as TweetBot, Twitterrific, or Echofon) or Web service (such as Favstar) requested access to your...

From PC World: Japan's Sharp has developed an 85-inch LCD (liquid crystal display) panel with resolution equivalent to 16 times that of today's HDTV panels. The screen, which is only a prototype, was developed for Super Hi-Vision, a next-generation television system currently under...

From CNET News.com: Amazon announced today it is expanding its trade-in program to allow customers to swap their used electronics for Amazon gift cards.

The online retailer said it will accept used tablets, cell phones, MP3 players, cameras, and GPS devices, regardless of where the...

From DailyTech: It's getting rather difficult to be surprised by Sony's lack of security credentials when it comes to its PlayStation Network (PSN) service. That's why today's latest revelation can't be too much of a shocker to those that have been following this ongoing saga...