From CNET: You can once again preorder a Surface Book through Microsoft but don't expect it to land on your doorstep anytime soon.

The Windows 10 laptop that turns into a tablet via a detachable keyboard is set for release on October 26 and has been available for preorder since October 7. On...

From ComputerWorld: In response to growing government demands for data, tech companies have been detailing those requests in transparency reports that elaborate on what gets done when government agencies come calling for users' data.

Microsoft just released the latest incarnation of its data on...

From ComputerWorld: Oracle has been awarded $50 million in damages in a lawsuit against Rimini Street, which provides software maintenance for Oracle customers.

The award was less than the $245.9 million Oracle had been seeking, but more than the $10 million maximum that Rimini had said it should...

From PC World: Samsung won't give up on its Tizen operating system for smartphones: it's launched a new handset running the OS, aimed at price-sensitive users in India.

The South Korean company uses Google's Android operating system for most of its smartphones, but sees a potential for Tizen in low...

From CNET: Apple could be forced to pay out hundreds of millions of dollars in damages after losing a patent lawsuit over its processors.

The case relates to Apple's A7, A8 and A8X processors, used in the iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, and various iPads. In the latest of many patent disputes for...

From DailyTech: There's magic in the air... or err... Apple, Inc. (AAPL) products.

Today Apple shuffled out a new lineup of thinner, lighter I/O peripherals:

- Magic Keyboard -- $99 USD
- Magic Mouse 2 -- $79 USD
- Magic Trackpad 2 -- $129 USD

This refresh has actually been a long time coming for...

From ComputerWorld: Adobe is making it easier to work with PDF files stored in the cloud, thanks to a new partnership with Dropbox that connects users of the Acrobat PDF editing and viewing products with documents stored in the cloud storage firm's online locker. Starting Tuesday, users will be able...

From InfoWorld: Google is trying to entice developers to take a look at its virtual reality platform, Google Cardboard, by offering updated SDKs and documentation and making the Cardboard app available in 39 languages.

The Google Developers Blog today revealed the availability of the app in dozens...

From PC World: SAP has taken the wraps off of Project Orca and given the service a new name: SAP Cloud for Analytics.

Due in the fourth quarter, the technology is built natively on SAP's Hana Cloud Platform, which has the company's Hana in-memory database at its core.

SAP will deliver the service...

From CNET: Twitter will let go of up to 336 employees, or about 8 percent of its workforce, in an attempt to streamline its operations.

It's the first major business move by the company since it appointed Jack Dorsey as its permanent CEO a week ago.

The social network, known for the brevity and...