From CNET: Microsoft released a Windows update Tuesday to address the "FREAK" security vulnerability, a decade-old encryption flaw that leaves device users vulnerable to having their electronic communications intercepted.

The update -- among 14 bulletins issued as part of Microsoft's regularly...

From DailyTech: One of the footnotes on yesterday's "Spring Forward" event hosted by Apple, Inc. (AAPL) was the announcement of upgrades to the MacBook Air and Pro lines.

The MacBook Air gets:

- 14 nm Intel Corp. (INTC) Core i5-5250U SoC
- 2x Broadwell CPU cores @ 1.6 GHz (turbo at 2.7 GHz)
-...

From InfoWorld: Hewlett-Packard is following in the footsteps of Facebook and Microsoft in embracing open hardware designs with its new low-cost Cloudline servers.

Cloudline servers are no-frills cloud servers that break away from proprietary technology HP uses in its popular Proliant servers. The...

From PC World: Hewlett-Packard is bringing significant advances to its laser printers so more prints and savings can be squeezed out of a single cartridge.

The company has developed an all-new cartridge based on a refined chemical formula that will make frequent replacing of cartridges less of a...

From CNET: If you want to sport the high end versions of the Apple Watch, it will cost you.

The 18-karat gold version of the watch starts at $10,000. The most expensive version of the watch on Apple's website is $17,000.

The midtier version, made of stainless steel, will be $549 to $1,049 for the...

From DailyTech: Time Warner Inc.'s (TWX) HBO (Home Box Office) channel has for months now teased at a stand-alone streaming service offering. HBO is cable television's oldest paid network channel, acitve since 1972. Today it's home to such popular series as Sex and the City, The Sopranos, The Wire...

From PC World: Microsoft has asked a court in Seattle to ban Kyocera’s DuraForce, Hydro and Brigadier lines of cellular phones in the U.S., alleging that they infringed seven Microsoft patents.

The software giant has in its complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington...

From CNET: The Apple Store is officially down, which can mean only one thing: the Apple Watch event is just hours away.

Apple took down its digital storefront on Monday in preparation for its press event at 10 a.m. PT. The event is expected to be headlined by Apple's upcoming smartwatch, the Apple...

From DailyTech: In an ironic twist America's second largest cellular carrier, AT&T, Inc. (T) was bumped from the Dow Jones Industrial Average this week by an iconic brand who once helped drive its value with an exclusivity arrangement -- Apple, Inc. (AAPL). Apple who makes the wildly successful...