From DailyTech: Hot on the heels of Microsoft's announcement that it has sold 100 million Windows 8 licenses comes news that "Windows Blue", AKA Windows 8.1, will be available to test in June.

A public preview of Windows 8.1 will be made available for consumers to try out during...

From X-bit Labs: Seagate Technology, one of the world’s largest maker of hard disk drives, on Tuesday introduced a lineup of solid state drives (SSDs) for consumers and businesses and its next-generation enterprise SSDs. The family for consumers and professionals includes Seagate 600...

From X-bit Labs: Western Digital Corp. and SanDisk Corp., two global leaders in hard disk drives and NAND flash storage, on Tuesday announced that the two companies are collaborating to introduce hybrid storage devices that feature flash memory technology from SanDisk and hard drive...

From CNET News.com: In a major shift for its business and its customers, Adobe Systems on Monday announced it no longer will sell its Creative Suite software as it moves instead to the $50-per-month Creative Cloud and other subscription plans.

"We have no current plans to release...

From DailyTech: As predicted by analysts [source], ASUSTek Computer, Inc. (TPE:2357) surged on a lineup of affordable tablets and personal computers. In the three months ending in March 2013, the OEM earned a profit of $6.05B TWD ($205M USD), up 21 percent from a year before...

From DailyTech: Acer President Jim Wong said in a recent discussion that while his company has "ongoing" plans for a future ARM-based Windows tablet, "There's no value doing the current version of RT."

The frank snub of Windows on ARM (officially, Windows RT) might seem overly harsh...

From X-bit Labs: Corsair Components, a leading supplier of high-performance PC components, has received a strategic investment of approximately $75 million from Francisco Partners, a leading technology-focused investment firm. Francisco Partners will partner with Corsair CEO Andy...

From X-bit Labs: Intel Corp. today took the wraps off its brand new, low-power, high-performance microarchitecture named Silvermont. Silvermont microarchitecture delivers ~3x more peak performance or the same performance at ~5x lower power over current-generation Intel Atom processor...

From CNET News.com: Samsung is launching a new smartphone this month with lower-end features but with a dual-SIM option that lets users access two different SIM cards.

The new Galaxy Core will be available in two flavors -- a single-SIM model that won't be available until July and...

From DailyTech: Barnes and Noble introduced the Nook HD+ last year in an effort to thwart the momentum that Amazon was gaining in the relatively low cost tablet arena with the Kindle Fire HD.

The Nook HD+ is backed by relatively stout hardware, bringing with it a 1.5GHz dual-core...