From CNET: Microsoft's CEO affirmed on Tuesday that all versions of Windows will merge into one operating system for all devices.

"We will streamline the next version of Windows from three operating systems into one single converged operating system for screens of all sizes," CEO Satya Nadella said...

From DailyTech: The Lumia 530 was first outed earlier this month by EVleaks, but today is its official unveil party. The Lumia 530 replaces the Lumia 520 in Microsoft’s smartphone lineup, and is predictably a budget device with specs to match.

The Lumia 530 comes equipped with a 4” 854x480 display...

From InfoWorld: Yahoo has reached an agreement to acquire Flurry, a mobile analytics company, as part of a push to grow its advertising revenue within its mobile products.

Flurry provides tools that help developers and publishers learn more about who's using their apps in order to better target...

From PC World: ARM Holdings’ chip licensing business continues to grow, the company said, reporting year-on-year increases in second-quarter profit and revenue.

Revenue for the quarter totalled £187.1 million (US$309.6 million) for the quarter, up from £171.2 million a year earlier, according to...

From CNET: Verizon's customer growth bounced back in the second quarter, thanks to a pickup in tablet and smartphone demand in the period.

The company posted a second-quarter profit of $4.32 billion compared with a year-ago gain of $5.2 billion. But Verizon's share of the profit, after excluding...

From DailyTech: The Motorola Moto G was introduced late last year as a low-cost (off-contract) smartphone. Offering up a 4.5” 720p display, a 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor, and 16GB of internal storage, the phone offered quite a bit of value for its $179 price tag. Motorola...

From InfoWorld: Despite a hearty push into cloud services and enterprise mobility, IBM continues to experience difficulty in raising revenue, though second-quarter profit jumped compared to a year ago.

IBM's second-quarter revenue was $24.4 billion, down 2 percent compared with $24.9 billion in the...

From PC World: Sometimes, something that seems like a good idea just doesn’t catch on. Streaming video service Qplay is the latest such example: The company announced Saturday that it would close up shop on July 25.

“It is with heavy hearts that we announce Qplay will be closing. Our last day of...

From CNET: Samsung on Monday said it's now offering owners of the original Galaxy Gear the choice to switch over the smartwatch's operating system to the company's own Tizen software from Google's Android.

While the change is optional, the switch conveys the South Korean company's interests in...

From DailyTech: NVIDIA's new tablet version of its handheld controller-and-screen device, Shield, now has a full spec sheet available before release thanks to a new report from VideoCardz.com.

The upcoming NVIDIA Shield Tablet will reportedly sport an 8-inch 1920x1200 IPS LCD display, Tegra K1...