From CNET: Satellite TV provider Dish Network said regulators have sent it mixed messages about its prospects for competing in the wireless market.

Dish Chairman Charlie Ergen said during the company's second-quarter conference call that the Federal Communications Commission's decision to deny a $3...

From ComputerWorld: Google's Project Tango tablet development kit is going on sale this month in 12 additional countries.

The tablet and associated tools were released in the U.S. in May, and as of Tuesday, they're now available in South Korea and Canada as well, Google said in a blog post. On Aug...

From PC World: Intel introduced its 6th-generation “Skylake” CPUs on Wednesday, but for most consumers it’s just a dream.

At Gamescom in Germany, Intel unveiled two new 14nm desktop Skylake CPUs aimed at PC enthusiasts and gamers. Expectations are running high for Skylake, which is a “tock” in...

From CNET: iPhone sales grew during the second quarter throughout Europe as well as China, Japan and Australia but dipped in the US, research firm Kantar Worldpanel ComTech said in a report released Wednesday.

For the second quarter of 2015, iPhone sales grew by 2.1 percent from the same quarter...

From InfoWorld: An improved attack on the firmware in Apple computers makes them vulnerable to hard-to-detect malware without even being connected to a network, according to a Black Hat conference presentation due to be given later this week.

The new research highlights ongoing weaknesses in the...

From InfoWorld: Acer has come out with new Windows 10 laptops, and they'll arrive with low prices to compete against Google's Chromebooks.

The Aspire One Cloudbook series was announced on Tuesday, and it comes in two screen sizes, 11-inch and 14-inch. The smaller laptop will start at $169, while...

From PC World: Yahoo said Monday it had removed malware from its advertising network, after malicious code there had gone undetected for at least six days.

Security researchers at Malwarebytes said they discovered malicious ads planted in Yahoo’s network on Sunday and alerted Yahoo. The malware...

From CNET: Sprint has managed to reverse its customer growth trajectory, but it wasn't enough to fend off T-Mobile.

The Overland Park, Kansas, wireless carrier added 675,000 net new customers in the quarter that ended in July, helped by its wholesale business and a return to growth on the Sprint...

From DailyTech: Alongside the launch of Windows 10 last Wednesday, Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) CEO Satya Nadella gave an interview to BBC News. The discussion wandered over several topics, but towards the end it touched on the HoloLens, a Windows 10-powered augmented reality prototype which Microsoft...

From ComputerWorld: Nokia has reached an agreement to sell its Here mapping and location services business to an automotive industry consortium consisting of Audi, BMW Group and Daimler, in a deal that gives the business an enterprise value of €2.8 billion ($3.1 billion).

The deal fits with the...