From X-bit Labs: When Microsoft Corp. planned Windows RT operating system, the goal was to create a platform that would feature Windows look and feel and have support low-power ARM-architecture application processors in a bid to enable devices with a day or longer battery life. With...

From CNET News.com: BlackBerry wants to cut a deal to sell itself to a prospective suitor before November rolls around, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Citing "people familiar with the matter," the Journal reported late Wednesday that the Canadian phone maker has already been...

From DailyTech: Smartphone cameras are convenient because we tend to carry our phones wherever we go, so it's nice to always have everything in one device. However, they've failed to fully replace digital cameras (such as the ultra-portable point-and-shoot cameras) because of their...

From DailyTech: Google Inc. (GOOG) pulled a video it had posted to YouTube of the KitKat launch, where it was installing the new KitKat-shaped Android statue on the lawn of it campus in Mountain View, Calif.

Employees are seen in the video taking pictures -- which seems like a...

From X-bit Labs: Creative Technology, a leading designer of PC audio solutions, has announced its all new high performance external sound card – the Sound Blaster Omni Surround 5.1. The product is designed to enhance audio quality of all-in-one desktop personal computers or notebooks...

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. on Wednesday introduced its second-generation Atom C2000 product family of system-on-chip (SoC) designs for microservers and cold storage platforms (Avoton) and for entry networking platforms (Rangeley). The chips are made using 22nm process technology...

From CNET News.com: Looks like Google doesn't need as much of our money as previously estimated. This week the company dropped the price of the Nexus 4 by $100, and now the latest "it" smartphone from Google-owned Motorola, the Moto X, is beginning to see its price tumble just a few...

From DailyTech: Apple's iPhone event has been officially confirmed for September 10 in its hometown of Cupertino.

According to the invitations sent to the press, the September 10 event will primarily focus on new iPhone offerings and will take place at 10 a.m. PST at the Apple...

From DailyTech: Lenovo has unveiled some new members of the ThinkPad family, and they're packing some new features inside slimmer bodies.

Lenovo's latest additions to the ThinkPad lineup are the T440, the T440s, the ThinkPad X240, the S440 and the S540.

The T440 and T440s are 14...

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. on Tuesday formally unveiled its new-generation Extreme-series microprocessors to mark the tenth anniversary of the product line aimed at hardcore gamers and performance enthusiasts. Exact specifications of the new chips have been known for months now...