From PC World: HP knows consumers are into the sexy looks of high-end convertibles like the Spectre x360, but can’t always put out the shekels for it. So with its revamped Pavilion x360 and Envy x360 lineups, the company’s extended the look and feel of the Spectre x360 to more budget-friendly...

From CNET: Google has been readying its own wireless service for smartphones, and it could launch in the US as early as Wednesday, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.

The service, which would compete with local wireless providers like AT&T and Verizon, is expected to let customers pay...

From InfoWorld: Apple next week will again boast that sales of its Mac line of personal computers beat the industry average, assuming estimates by researcher IDC hold up.

IDC published Q1 shipment estimates last week for the top five PC makers -- dubbed OEMs for "original equipment manufacturers --...

From PC World: A plan by Qualcomm to get Samsung Electronics to make its Snapdragon 820 chip could lead to faster smartphones, offering longer battery life by early next year.

The chip company will get its top-line device manufactured in factories belonging to Samsung, according to a news report by...

From CNET: LG's new G4 phone will reach consumers on April 29 -- at least those in South Korea, the company told CNET.

LG touted the new phone and a special promotion via a Korean blog posted on Monday. The blog didn't reveal when the phone will hit retailers in other countries. LG told CNET that...

From DailyTech: Wondering when Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) Windows 10 will launch. Well you can probably stop wondering, thanks to Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) CEO Lisa Su, Ph.D.

For those who missed it, Dr. Su stepped on AMD's CEO carousel in Oct. 2014, replacing Rory Read. AMD's CEO...

From InfoWorld: We don't know the full extent of the problem yet, but it appears the latest Internet Explorer patch prevents Internet Explorer 11 -- and possibly other versions of IE -- from installing Google and other search engines. And the problem may go beyond Windows 7 SP1 and Windows 8.1...

From PC World: Sony has announced its new flagship smartphone, the Xperia Z4, that will ship in summer in the Japanese market.

The device is clearly meant for global markets as well, since it supports a number of languages besides Japanese, including English, Chinese and some European languages...

From CNET: A remnant of onetime phone giant Nokia could be planning to come back to a business the Finland-based company famously abandoned not so long ago: smartphones.

Nokia Technologies is working on a secret project that will result in the company announcing a new smartphone as early as 2016...

From DailyTech: It's been precisely a week since Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd. (KRX:005930) (KRX:005935) launched the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. And while it's early it's been a wild -- and record setting ride thus far -- the kind of story that will surely comprise a seminal chapter when the story of...