From PC World: Poor little Windows phone could have a bigger effect on Microsoft's business than you'd think. As the company's mobile device strategy continues to disintegrate, Microsoft may feel compelled to push harder on Windows 10 adoption and paid services to prove it can survive without a...

From CNET: Apple is stating that its iTune's Movies and iBooks services have been shut down in China, according to Bloomberg, just seven months since the services started operating in the country.

Apple is reportedly working to restore services as soon as possible, but there is no clear time frame...

From InfoWorld: The PC market has been in trouble for ages, but last year took the biscuit. Shipments dropped below 300 million for the first time since 2008, and IDC declared it the worst year in history. That explains a lot about what happened at Intel this week.

The chip maker has been reducing...

From PC World: The Ubuntu desktop has seen very little change since Ubuntu 14.04 LTS was released two years ago. That’s about to change with today's launch of Ubuntu 16.04 LTS—code-named “Xenial Xerus”—which brings big changes and welcome polish to the classic Unity 7 desktop.

If you’re using the...

From CNET: Google is updating its search offering to show listings for live TV channels.

Searching for a show like "Game of Thrones", for example, will show results for which channels are airing the show and at what times. This will appear alongside Google's existing information, which indicates...

From InfoWorld: A new Amazon cloud service announced Tuesday could help companies with legacy applications have an easier time taking the leap to the cloud.

Amazon Web Services General Manager Matt Wood announced the new Application Discovery Service, which will allow companies to easily analyze...

From ComputerWorld: The European Commission on Wednesday made new antitrust charges against Google, alleging that the company foisted its search application and the Chrome browser on Android smartphones makers as a condition to license its other apps and services.

The commission also charged...

From PC World: Intel is evolving from a PC company to one that serves the cloud and connected devices—and it’s losing 12,000 jobs as a result.

News of impending layoffs usually accompanies a severe downturn, but that wasn’t really the case: Intel reported net income of $2.0 billion, flat compared...

From CNET: American printer maker Lexmark has agreed to be bought by a consortium of companies, led by Chinese firm Apex Technology and private equity firm PAG Asia Capital.

The price has been set at $3.6 billion, which translates to roughly £2.5 billion or AU$4.6 billion, or $40.50 per share, all...

From ComputerWorld: Optical discs like Blu-ray are losing favor, but Sony and Panasonic don't seem to care. The companies have cranked up the storage capacity on optical media to a stunning 3.3TB.

That's a big advance in Sony's optical storage, which is based on technology used in Blu-ray. The 3...