From CNET News.com: Cisco Systems has announced the purchase of security firm Sourcefire, paying a premium for the company in order to bolster its weakening position in network security.

The Columbia, Md. -based company develops cybersecurity systems for next-generation applications...

From DailyTech: T-Mobile is coming out swinging in its fight against AT&T and the other major carriers in the mobile phone industry. T-Mobile will be running a new print ad Tuesday (the same day at AT&T’s earnings report) in the USA Today where it lashes out at AT&T and its new Next...

From DailyTech: Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd. (KSC:005930) has at last fully pulled the wraps off its long bragged about upcoming octacore (8-core) offering which it teased at during the 2013 Consume Electronics Show. The new chip -- destined for the company's premium smartphones...

From X-bit Labs: Nvidia Corp. has announced that it would ship commercial versions of Shield game console on July 31st, 2013. The company previously delayed release of the Google Android-based portable video game console as a result of the production bug. It looks like all the issues...

From X-bit Labs: SanDisk Corp., a leading maker of NAND flash-based products, on Monday announced SanDisk Connect, a line of wireless flash memory storage devices including the SanDisk Connect wireless flash drive and SanDisk Connect wireless media drive. These new wireless devices...

From CNET News.com: If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much room. Say hello to the Ubuntu Edge, the first smartphone to use open source Ubuntu Touch software as well as Android -- and the people behind it want your help with a multi-million-dollar crowdfunding...

From DailyTech: Taiwanese Android smartphone manufacturer HTC Corp. (TPE:2498) continues to tread water as it struggles to revamp its leadership team. HTC's flagship 1080p Android smartphone, the HTC One, generally beat out Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd.'s (KSC:A005930) Galaxy S IV...

From DailyTech: A few details have leaked of an upcoming Motorola smartphone called the Moto X. Among the leaked details are renderings of the smartphone in white and an image of the device in black.

In addition to the new images, Android Police has posted what it claims to be the...

From X-bit Labs: Microsoft Corp. late on Thursday said it would take whopping $900 million charge for inventory adjustments primarily related to the new Surface RT pricing the software giant announced earlier this week. By writing down nearly a billion of dollars, Microsoft...

From X-bit Labs: Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday reported financial results for the second quarter. The firm’s sales were up quarter-over-quarter, but were down year over year as a result of slight decline in shipments of graphics products and a notable increase in shipments of...