From CNET: Samsung told CNET today that ChatOn will be discontinued on 1 February 2015 everywhere except the US. It will then shut down in the US at an unconfirmed date soon after, with the delay due to "existing contractual obligations with US mobile carriers."

Samsung says the decision was made...

From DailyTech: Most of you probably know by now that the Sony Pictures and Entertainment (SPE) division of Japanese conglomerate Sony Corp. (TYO:6758) was bullied by North Korean hackers and was forced to ax the Seth Rogen comedy The Interview, a satirical film targeting North Korean dictator Kim...

From InfoWorld: LG Electronics' upcoming smart TVs will run an upgraded version of webOS that promises better performance and more customization.

The TVs will be launched at the International CES trade show in Las Vegas next month. The improvements on webOS 2.0 include better boot times and faster...

From PC World: Microsoft has retired the browser choice screen it agreed to show new Windows users in the European Union as part of an antitrust settlement.

For five years it showed the screen to new Windows users in a 2009 settlement of an antitrust case in which the European Commission found it...

From CNET: Intel is taking another step forward in its march toward mobile relevancy.

Lenovo plans to announce two new Intel-powered smartphones in the first two months of next year, according to a person familiar with the devices. Intel will provide both its 64-bit Atom processor and LTE-Advanced...

From DailyTech: The so-called "Apple iPod iTunes Antitrust Litigation" class action lawsuit wrapped up this week at the U.S. District Court, for the Northern District of California (CAND-USC) with a major triumph for Apple, Inc. (AAPL), the defendant.

The case has been crawling through federal...

From InfoWorld: Sometimes, even the best coders get stuck and need a little advice. Enter Bing Developer Assistant, designed to help Visual Studio developers take advantage of Microsoft's search engine to find tips on how to untangle thorny programming problems.

For example, when developers get a...

From PC World: Google is on a tear adding new features to Google Drive. The company recently rolled out an improvement to how Gmail handles Drive attachments, as well as some nice feature updates to Drive for Android and iOS.

Two years after Google added the ability to share Drive links via Gmail...

From CNET: T-Mobile is closing the coverage gap with the big boys.

The company said on Tuesday that its 4G LTE network covers 260 million people, and it plans to cover 300 million people by the end of the year. In comparison, AT&T and Verizon Wireless, the nation's two largest carriers, both reach...

From DailyTech: Bloomberg News is reporting that Apple, Inc. (AAPL) has halted sales in Russia, once one of its most promising growth markets. The move is the latest indication that Russia's economy is in dire trouble.

Apple has been operating in Russia since 2007, according a 2012 report from...