From PC World: The Ubuntu desktop has seen very little change since Ubuntu 14.04 LTS was released two years ago. That’s about to change with today's launch of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS—code-named “Xenial Xerus”—which brings big changes and welcome polish to the classic Unity 7 desktop.

If you’re using the...

From CNET: Google is updating its search offering to show listings for live TV channels.

Searching for a show like "Game of Thrones", for example, will show results for which channels are airing the show and at what times. This will appear alongside Google's existing information, which indicates...

From InfoWorld: A new Amazon cloud service announced Tuesday could help companies with legacy applications have an easier time taking the leap to the cloud.

Amazon Web Services General Manager Matt Wood announced the new Application Discovery Service, which will allow companies to easily analyze...

From ComputerWorld: The European Commission on Wednesday made new antitrust charges against Google, alleging that the company foisted its search application and the Chrome browser on Android smartphones makers as a condition to license its other apps and services.

The commission also charged...

From PC World: Intel is evolving from a PC company to one that serves the cloud and connected devices—and it’s losing 12,000 jobs as a result.

News of impending layoffs usually accompanies a severe downturn, but that wasn’t really the case: Intel reported net income of $2.0 billion, flat compared...

From CNET: American printer maker Lexmark has agreed to be bought by a consortium of companies, led by Chinese firm Apex Technology and private equity firm PAG Asia Capital.

The price has been set at $3.6 billion, which translates to roughly £2.5 billion or AU$4.6 billion, or $40.50 per share, all...

From ComputerWorld: Optical discs like Blu-ray are losing favor, but Sony and Panasonic don't seem to care. The companies have cranked up the storage capacity on optical media to a stunning 3.3TB.

That's a big advance in Sony's optical storage, which is based on technology used in Blu-ray. The 3...

From InfoWorld: Google won approval last week to begin testing innovative 3.5 GHz wireless capabilities by using antennas on light poles and other structures in eight areas of Kansas City, Mo.

It will be the first large-scale test of its kind in the nation, following a framework created by the...

From PC World: If you have $1,299 to spend, Akitio’s external Thunder3 PCIe SSD storage system will deliver blazing speed and more.

The Thunder3 combines two technologies that help it deliver unprecedented data transfer speeds for an external drive. A 1.2TB Intel 750 SSD, based on the super-fast...

From CNET: Whispers of an upgraded "PlayStation 4.5" began earlier this year, but now firm details are emerging, with the gaming website Giant Bomb citing unnamed sources and a leaked internal document for an upgrade that includes processing, graphics and memory upgrades, as well as 4K resolution...