Intel aims first 6th-gen Skylake CPUs at gamers and enthusiasts

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...

iPhone sales drop in US but climb across Europe

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...

Apple computers vulnerable to 'Thunderstrike 2' firmware worm

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...

Acer's new Windows 10 laptops arrive with Chromebook-like prices

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...

Yahoo tackles large malicious ad campaign in its network

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...

Customers are slowly flocking back to Sprint as it narrows its loss

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...

Nokia to sell mapping business to car-maker group

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...

Doubts cloud Microsoft's universal Windows apps plan

From InfoWorld: With the release of Windows 10, Microsoft is emphasizing development of universal Windows apps. But an industry analyst questions Microsoft's moving-target universal apps strategy.

The OS provides platform convergence with Windows running on a single, unified core, meaning an app...

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