From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. on Friday confirmed that that it will formally reveal its fourth-generation Core i-series “Haswell” microprocessors on June 4, 2013, or around 3.3 quadrillion nanoseconds from today. The new family of processors will surpass old technology expectations...

From CNET News.com: It seemed inevitable, and now it's happened: For the first time ever, feature phones have taken a back seat to smartphones in terms of quantities shipped.

In the first quarter of 2013, device makers shipped 216.2 million smartphones worldwide, a volume that...

From DailyTech: LG Electronics, Inc. (KSC:066570) said during its Q1 2013 earnings release that it is preparing a flexible-screen smartphone for launch in Q4 of this year. The OLED smartphone could be the first flexible smartphone to hit the market, after years of product demoes...

From DailyTech: Amazon is looking to complete its gadget collection by releasing a television set-top box as soon as this fall.

According to BusinessWeek, the box will plug into user's television sets and allow the streaming of Amazon's video services -- such as the Video on Demand...

From X-bit Labs: Samsung Electronics America on Thursday announced it will expand the Ativ brand to include all of its Windows based PCs. Ativ, previously the brand for the company’s Windows-based convertible PC devices, now unites all of Samsung’s Windows devices under one cohesive...

From X-bit Labs: Asustek Computer this week announced the Xonar Essence STU USB external digital-to-analog converter (DAC) and headphone amplifier, based on the acclaimed design and quality of Xonar Essence ST/STX internal sound cards and going beyond their already high standards...

From CNET News.com: Microsoft and its partners have cracked the tablet market, according to a report from Strategy Analytics.

Windows 8 tablets (which include Windows RT) took 7.5 percent of the global tablet market based on operating system (OS) market share in the first quarter...

From DailyTech: Nintendo was betting on the Wii U for help in the sales department, but it looks like the new console has disappointed so far -- and it shows in the company's latest earnings report.

For the fiscal year ended March 31, Nintendo posted a year-over-year sales drop of 1...

From DailyTech: Panasonic has added two new digital cameras to its lineup, the first of which is the DMC-LF1. The camera falls into the company's Lumix range of point-and-shoot cameras. The camera features a 12-megapixel CMOS sensor and a 28-200 mm equivalent lens.

One of the big...

From X-bit Labs: It is not a secret that Intel Corp.’s next-generation extreme enthusiast-class microprocessors code-named “Ivy Bridge-E” will be barely faster than the currently available Core i7-3800/3900-series “Sandy Bridge-E” chips. Based on early test results obtained by a...