From DailyTech: Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is preparing for the launch of Windows Blue later this year, but in the meantime it's freshening Windows 8 with a series of updates to its core apps. Mail, People, and Calendar hubs all receive minor makeovers today. And while the changes are...

From DailyTech: T-Mobile USA -- invigorated by a merger with MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS), courtesy of the partial acquisition of MetroPCS by parent Deutsche Telekom AG's (ETR:DTE) -- is looking to rock the U.S. cellular market by switching to a mostly subsidy-free "UNcarrier"...

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. does not have plans to introduce brand-new Xeon Phi coprocessor cards every year, like it does with its central processing units, but the company does intend to release new accelerators from time to time. In addition to already announced Xeon Phi 3100...

From X-bit Labs: After various rumours and leaks regarding Microsoft Corp.’s Windows Blue operating system emerged, the first copy of the OS has transpired on the Internet. As it appears, the Windows Blue is real and it has a number of new user interface-related features and...

From CNET News.com: The launch of the HTC One has been stymied by a limited supply of cameras.

HTC chief marketing officer Benjamin Ho confirmed the component shortage in an interview with the Wall Street Journal yesterday.

"Our friends in the media have been asking why there has...

From DailyTech: Microsoft continues to defend its sagging Windows RT operating system. So far one of the only products that run the operating system is Microsoft's own Surface RT tablet, which has seen very low sales. Earlier this month, sales of the Microsoft Surface family of...

From DailyTech: The European Union (EU) has received complaints about anticompetitive practices carried out by Apple, and its administrative department -- the European Commission -- is closely monitoring the situation.

Carriers throughout Europe (but mainly French carriers) have...

From X-bit Labs: Prices of computer memory have been increasing in the recent months due to undersupplying by the the leading manufacturers. Micron Technology, the world’s third supplier of dynamic random access memory (DRAM), claims that the limited production of memory will persist...

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. has reportedly updated its long-term roadmap it discloses to high-ranking executives from its very close partners with its plans concerning microprocessor packaging and the future of desktop platforms. As it appears, the company decided not to...