Apple's online store closes in advance of iPhone event

From CNET: Sorry, folks, the online Apple Store is closed for shopping right now. But don't worry, it will reopen in just a little bit.

The company took the Web store offline at approximately 4 a.m. PT on Monday as it prepares to update the site with new products scheduled to debut at a press...

Former Acer chief to lead Lenovo's PC Group after shakeup

From ComputerWorld: Lenovo has restructured its operations as part of a management shakeup, and some interesting names have been promoted.

Former Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci, who is Lenovo's Group president and chief operating officer, is now in charge of Lenovo's PC and Smart Devices Group...

Cooler Master MasterCase 5 Review (Page 1 of 4)

From a young age, I have always been interested in challenging myself at different tasks, whether it be playing a musical instrument like the piano, or learning how to type on the keyboard. For whatever reason, if a task requires learning with your hands, I am probably the first one on the scene. Although I knew academics is an important aspect in my educational growth, I hated going to school. Yes, I learned how to read, write, have fun and be...

CRYORIG R1 Universal Review (Page 1 of 4)

Just a few weeks ago was the NHL Trade Deadline. On that day, there are usually a flurry of trades with 'buyer' teams trying to stock up on rental players to make a deep run into the playoffs, and 'seller' teams stocking up on assets for the future. Being located in Vancouver, I was watching our local team, the Vancouver Canucks, who were supposedly one of the 'seller' teams. However, by the 12:00PM PST deadline, not a single trade had been made...

Samsung's Flow bridges the gap between Android and Windows devices

From ComputerWorld: Like Apple, Samsung is trying to link its devices so they work better together. A new effort bridges the gap between the company's Android handsets and Windows devices.

A new feature called Flow in Samsung's new Galaxy TabPro S helps the Windows 10 tablet work smoothly with...

Twitter to close the door on its Windows TweetDeck app

From CNET: The days are numbered for TweetDeck's standalone app for Windows.

On April 15 Twitter will end support for the app, which lets you create a dashboard to manage multiple accounts simultaneously and get a better handle on Twitter when following lots of others. The microblogging site said...

The WD-SanDisk merger is now a done deal

From ComputerWorld: Western Digital Corp. (WD) has announced that its shareholders voted to approve its $19 billion acquisition of SanDisk Corp.

The merger is expected to close in the second quarter of the year.

More than 90% of WD's shareholders voted to approve the issuance of WD common stock...

Microsoft drops another big batch of Windows patches

From InfoWorld: On Tuesday Microsoft released a bunch of patches, most of which will elicit little more than a snore from users. One of the patches still hasn't been documented -- Microsoft's posts not being in sync with its bits is common problem -- and a bunch of older security bulletins haven't...

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