From InfoWorld: Windows 10 beta testers woke up this morning to a new notice on Insider Hub. As Windows 10 spokesman Gabe Aul warned yesterday, this announcement suggests that those who aren't up for an old-fashioned beta roller coaster ride would be better off in the slow lane.

For those who have...

From PC World: The laptop world we live in dictates that as weight drops and dimensions shrink, capability get squeezed out of the picture.

That’s the fine line Asus has to walk with its new G501 gaming laptop, which boasts a tour de force of check-off features while remaining impressively svelte...

From CNET: Apple personal virtual assistant, Siri, might soon be competing for your time with Cortana, its counterpart from Microsoft.

Cortana will be coming to iOS and Android at some point after Windows 10 rolls out with an updated version of Microsoft's virtual assistant software, Reuters...

From DailyTech: The Nexus 6 by the Lenovo Group Ltd.'s (HKG:0992) Motorola Mobility unit was announced last October with the unveil of Android 5.0 "Lollipop." But as of February America's largest carrier, Verizon Wireless (Verizon Communications, Inc. (VZ)) still hadn't launched Nexus 6.

Big Red...

From InfoWorld: Google's original Chromebook Pixel strode boldly toward a brighter, more Web-centric world -- and left most of us behind, unfortunately. Google's new Pixel still tries to lead the way, but with apps and services to help justify its updated, premium hardware.

Google launched two new...

From PC World: Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group is investing US$200 million in photo-messaging app Snapchat, following a string of prior investments in U.S. tech companies.

The companies did not publicly comment on the deal. But a person familiar with the matter confirmed the investment on...

From CNET: Intel slashed its first-quarter revenue outlook by nearly $1 billion, due to weaker-than-expected business-desktop computer demand.

The company said Thursday it now expects to post $12.8 billion in sales, down from its prior view of $13.7 billion, which was already slightly below Wall...

From DailyTech: The gold tone has barely dried on the revived and reimagined Apple, Inc. (AAPL) MacBook, but up the coast a storm is reportedly brewing. According to sources Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is prepping brand new fourth generation Surface Pro models to challenge the shockingly slim ultrathin...

From InfoWorld: Reports of problems logging into a variety of Apple services, including the iOS and Mac app stores, iTunes, iCloud, and even the company's support scheduler, washed across the Internet early Wednesday.

"I am trying to update one of my apps but when I get asked to sign into the Mac...

From PC World: Motorola Mobility will start shipping the second generation Moto G with LTE in Europe later this month, while smartphone buyers in the U.S. will have to wait.

The price will be €199 (US$210) in countries such as Germany and France and £159.00 in the U.K. with tax. It will start...