From ComputerWorld: Following in the footsteps of other U.S. companies like Hewlett-Packard and Intel, Cisco Systems is planning to tie up with a Chinese partner for joint development and better access to the local market, according to a report.

The networking equipment company is planning to...

From InfoWorld: One of the challenges Microsoft faces is that some people haven't upgraded their Office suite for several years, despite the company releasing new versions.

People pay a relatively large sum for access to apps like Word and Excel, and once they have the functionality they need...

From PC World: Riders in Chengdu, China will be able to cut travel costs by using a new carpooling service that Uber Technologies is testing in the country for the global market.

Using UberCommute, drivers sign into the app and tell Uber where they are going, the ride-hailing app company announced...

From CNET: If you're in the market for a bargain you can currently pick up a new carrier-unlocked Google Nexus 6 on eBay for just $299 (which converts to £195 or AU$425), or for $349 (£230 or AU$495) on Amazon.com. If you were to purchase the same 32GB model phone directly from Google it would cost...

From InfoWorld: If there's one piece of software that makes the business world tick, it's Microsoft Office. The venerable productivity suite has been a key component of most major companies' workflows for years, if not decades.

In recent years, however, new entrants have challenged Microsoft's...

From PC World: Nvidia said Tuesday that it has hit a true milestone for portable gaming with its new GeForce GTX 980 laptop GPU—true 1:1 performance with its desktop counterpart.

That’s right, there’s no ‘m.’ The new GPU is essentially the same as putting a desktop GeForce GTX 980 into a laptop. In...

From CNET: The nation's music streams are creating a flood.

US sales from streaming music in the first six months of the year surpassed $1 billion for the first time, a music industry trade group said Monday.

The Recording Industry Association of America counted revenue from subscription services...

From DailyTech: For wearable fans fans of Apple, Inc.'s (AAPL) Watch wearable last week brought a substantial dose of disappointment. Apple was widely expected to release Watch OS 2 for the wearable on Wednesday (9/16) having said as much in a Sept. 9 press release, but in the eleventh hour the...

From ComputerWorld: Apple has brought down a large number of apps from its store after it was found that around 40 iOS apps had been infected by a modified version of the company's software for developers.

Christine Monaghan, an Apple spokeswoman, told news outlets that the company removed apps...

From InfoWorld: AT&T said three of its employees secretly installed software on its network so a cellphone unlocking service could surreptitiously funnel hundreds of thousands of requests to its servers to remove software locks on phones.

The locks prevent phones from being used on competing...