From InfoWorld: Microsoft Thursday said it will issue five security updates next week, two tagged as "critical," to close holes in Windows and the company's Exchange-based Forefront Protection 2010 security software.

Three of the four updates for Windows will affect Windows XP, the 13-year-old...

From EETimes: Spansion, which began last summer its transformation process from a flash memory specialist to a supplier of "embedded systems solutions," reported Tuesday fourth-quarter revenue of $313.7 million, a 40% increase from the same quarter a year ago, and up 14% sequentially.

Calling the...

From Tech Hive: Panasonic is bringing 4K video content creation to video buffs with its Lumix GH4 camera, which launches globally this spring.

The GH4 is being billed as the world’s first digital single-lens mirrorless (DSLM) camera to record high-resolution 4K video. It’s aimed at addressing the...

From DailyTech: Apple, Inc. (AAPL) this week pulled Blockchain from its app store, creating a growing controversy.

Blockchain is a developer that makes a wallet/trading app for the world's most popular cryptocurrency, Bitcoin. Bitcoin's basis is the SHA-256d hash; you "own" Bitcoins via proof of...

From EETimes: The computer-related storage industry suffered a 5% decline in shipments last year, according to a new report from IHS, despite the market for solid-state drives (SSD) nearly doubling.

Blame goes to a decline in hard-disk drive (HDD) sales, which make up the vast majority of shipments...

From PC World: Amazon.com has acquired game studio Double Helix Games as part of its strategy to strengthen its games offering to customers.

The company said in a statement Wednesday that it has acquired Double Helix “as part of our ongoing commitment to build innovative games for customers.”

The...

From DailyTech: HTC’s next generation flagship smartphone, currently called the M8, has reportedly leaked ahead of schedule. The design of the phone looks very similar to the current HTC One with a few notable exceptions: the M8 appears to have two cameras on the back along with dual LED flash....

From X-bit Labs: Asustek Computer, one of the leading makers of computers and PC components, demonstrated its first code-named Waveface smartwatch at the Consumer Electronics Show 2014. Looks like this year the gadget will finally become a reality.

Wearable computing devices are believed to be the...

From EETimes: Bitcoin will spawn an emerging market for specialized parallel processors, according to a veteran high-tech investor, but one young startup engineer is skeptical.

"There's a big opportunity in silicon with a new wave of chip design ideas, which is not something we would have...

From TechHive: Razer announced Tuesday that more than 10,000 developers signed up to create apps for the Nabu wrist-worn activity tracker, which the company announced at CES last month. And those 10,000-plus Johnny-come-earlies were just the sign-ups that Razer garnered during the first 24 hours of...