From X-bit Labs: Samsung Electronics, the world's largest maker of smartphones, on Thursday unveiled the Galaxy S III mini, a compact version of the flagship smartphone Galaxy S III. The novelty brings the high performance, intuitive ease-of-use and nature-inspired design of the...

From CNET News.com: Japan's Softbank is eyeing a major acquisition of Sprint Nextel, according to a new report.

The Japanese mobile carrier is in advanced talks with Sprint Nextel to acquire the U.S.-based carrier for $12.8 billion, the Wall Street Journal is reporting today, citing...

From DailyTech: Computer maker HP has been struggling as its stock price drops on increasingly poor computer sales. According to research firm Gartner, Lenovo took advantage of HP’s weakened state and is now the number one PC maker in the world as of Q3 2012.

During Q3, global...

From DailyTech: We reported earlier this week that HTC is still on the ropes after issuing another dismal earnings report. The company's earnings missed analysts' estimates by a long shot, and its profits for the quarter were down 50 percent compared to the same period last year....

From X-bit Labs: Lenovo Group on Wednesday announced launch of a new family of hybrid laptops that can be easily converted into tablets as well as one tablet with detachable keyboard. The product series includes three Idea-branded hybrid notebooks and a tablet as well as a ThinkPad...

From X-bit Labs: Western Digital has quietly updated its MyBook and MyBook Duo Thunderbolt external storage solution with 4TB and 8TB models, respectively. The former is the world's highest-capacity external hard disk drive with Thunderbolt interface, which can be configured for...

From CNET News.com: Google and LG's Nexus smartphone is getting closer to reality after it popped up Carphone Warehouse's inventory system.

A listing for an LG Nexus 4 appeared in the U.K. retailer's system, according to a picture posted by The Verge.

The listing is just the...

From DailyTech: Sling Media has unveiled a pair of new settop boxes for its Slingbox family called the Slingbox 500 and the Slingbox 350. Both new products will be available in retail stores and promise full HD resolution streaming video sent from your home to your smartphone, tablet...

From DailyTech: Logitech has been one of the premier manufacturers of computer peripherals and accessories for many years. A lot of computer gamers are particularly fond of Logitech gaming keyboards and mice. Today, Logitech has announced its new G710+ Mechanical Gaming Keyboard....

From X-bit Labs: To maintain its rapid shipments growth while sustaining high quality, Lenovo Group wants to increase in-house production of notebooks. To do so, it will need to add more suppliers of computer parts into its supply chain or even venture into parts manufacturing...