From CNET: The Apple Watch design may come full circle. Apple patents published Thursday indicate that the California tech company may give the Apple Watch a circular display.

Both the original Apple Watch and the Apple Watch Series 2 feature a similar rectangular display as the watch face, almost...

From InfoWorld: For once, there will be a demilitarized zone in the war among major chip architectures Intel x86, ARM, and IBM Power9, which will all be used in a supercomputer being built in Barcelona.

The MareNostrum 4 is being built by the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, and will have three...

From CNET: The lifeblood of iHeart is still radio, now pumped with options for the digital age.

iHeartMedia, the biggest terrestrial radio company in the US and operator of online service iHeartRadio, launched two streaming memberships in a beta "test" mode Thursday, giving customers ways to unlock...

From PC World: Fitness wristband maker Fitbit is said to be close to a deal to acquire smartwatch maker Pebble, mainly for its intellectual property.

Fitbit is aiming to acquire Pebble’s assets particularly the PebbleOS, which has a large number of apps running on it and can be paired with both...

From CNET: Thought you'd heard the last of Nokia? Think again -- the company will be launching an Android-based phone in 2017.

"We're just getting started, with new smartphones coming in 2017," a new page on Nokia's website explains "We're busy working on Nokia smartphones running Android."...

From InfoWorld: Five years ago, then Hewlett-Packard CEO Leo Apotheker was derided for an abrupt plan to spin off the PC division from the mothership. It happened anyway in 2015, when the idea seemed more logical.

The spin-off led to the creation of HP, which focuses on PCs and printers, and...

From CNET: YouTube launched support for for 4K live streaming Wednesday.

Google's massive video site said the new format would let creators and partners stream "incredibly high-resolution video" and give viewers the option of watching clearer picture if viewing a live stream on 4K-supported device...

From PC World: Raspberry Pi 3 today has only Wi-Fi connectivity, but soon it will also be able to handle low-throughput cellular communications and let users control devices over long distances.

Altair has completed testing of its ALT1160 Category 1 LTE chip on Raspberry Pi, and is now making it...

From CNET: Pac-Man will soon be chomping up your Facebook feed.

The social network on Tuesday unveiled a new feature called Instant Games that lets people play games on their news feeds and on the chat app Facebook Messenger, without installing any new apps.

In addition to Pac-Man, there are...

From InfoWorld: Microsoft released patches for Server 2016, 2012R2, and 2012 on Nov. 8 that freeze specific Lenovo servers on reboot. The servers don’t finish the POST process and hang at the Lenovo splash screen. After many complaints, Lenovo issued six new UEFI firmware patches on Nov. 22. The...