From PC World: LinkedIn is acquiring online learning company lynda.com for US$1.5 billion in cash and stock, the social networking site announced Thursday.

Lynda.com offers professional development courses on design, creative and business topics. Some of the courses, for example, teach how to...

From CNET: Xiaomi recorded impressive sales growth during a 12-hour online sale Wednesday, another sign that the smartphone upstart may be a worthy challenger to leading handset makers.

The Chinese smartphone maker said it sold 2.12 million handsets during its Mi Fan Festival 2015, well surpassing...

From DailyTech: Neowin's Brad Sams scored a nice scoop yesterday when he reported a hot leak detailing Microsoft Corp.'s (MSFT) successor to the soon-to-be-released Windows 10. His leak revealed that the future build is in development under the codename "Redstone", a name derived from an item in...

From InfoWorld: The final version of Windows 10 isn't even available yet, but talk of what comes next is already popping up. Microsoft reportedly has two major updates to Windows 10 slated for 2016 that will parallel the release schedule for Windows 10 this year.

Codenamed "Redstone" -- a nod to...

From PC World: The Xbox One is supposed to be the ultimate living room hub, but Microsoft left one important entertainment feature out of its console: a digital TV tuner for receiving over-the-air broadcasts. The company corrected that deficit for select European Xbox One fans last August, but U.S...

From CNET: HTC will launch a bigger and beefier version of its upcoming M9 phone in China. But don't get too excited if you live in North America or Europe.

Announced Wednesday in a blog post, the HTC One M9+ offers a 5.2-inch screen with 2K resolution and is powered by a 2.2GHz MediaTek Helio X10...

From DailyTech: Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd. (KRX:005930) (KRX:005935) expects to live up to its own hype, beating analyst estimates with a modest Q1 2015 profit, according to a forecast [press release] the gadgetmaker released Tuesday. Last year was a rocky one which saw Samsung's high end...

From InfoWorld: In the latest blow to Internet of Things (IoT) security, an analysis of smart home devices has found flaws that could give attackers access to sensitive data or allow them to control door locks and sensors.

The research was performed by a team from application security firm Veracode...

From Maximum PC: It seems that we're always learning about promising new battery technologies, most of which make big claims but are years from becoming a mainstream product, if it even gets that far. So, we're a little jaded. We're also admittedly excited about a new aluminum-ion battery prototype...

From DailyTech: Reuters is reporting that "a source in Turkey's telecoms industry" shares that Google Inc.'s (GOOG) video-sharing site YouTube and microblogging platfrom Twitter, Inc. (TWTR) were both blocked in Turkey on Monday, following a court decision. The crackdown comes after "individuals"...