From InfoWorld: Apple yesterday released the third public beta of OS X Yosemite, shipping the preview a few days earlier than expected.

The update, labeled build "14A361p," accompanied the debut of the eighth developer preview, also on Monday. The latter was available only to registered developers...

From PC World: This may be the age of the smartphone and tablet, but Amazon has an e-reader user base voracious enough to merit yearly refreshes of devices like the Kindle Paperwhite. With the second generation Paperwhite about to hit its first birthday, it appears Amazon is preparing to release...

From CNET: The iPhone 6 seems to be running into the same old story -- not enough supply to meet demand.

Apple supplier Foxconn has brought more factory workers on board to make the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus at its plant in Zhengzhou, China. But the complexities of manufacturing both phones...

From DailyTech: When NVIDIA announced its SHIELD tablet back in late July, two versions were announced: a 16GB Wi-Fi-only model and a 32GB model with LTE connectivity. Since that time, only the former model has been available for purchase, priced at $299.

Today, NVIDIA is finally taking orders for...

From PC World: Intel has teamed with Indian education startup Metis Learning on an Android tablet that aims to keep children away from violent TV content and games on their parents’ smartphones.

Targeted at children aged 2-10 years, Eddy is priced at Indian rupees 9999 (US$163), and comes with over...

From CNET: HTC could be ready to release yet another variant of its One series of smartphones, a new rumor suggests. According to details obtained by Twitter source @Uplinks, HTC could soon introduce a new, albeit minimal, twist on the One M8 flagship.

Called the HTC One M8 Eye for now, this new...

From DailyTech: Microsoft wants everyone to mark their calendars for September 30; that is the day that the Redmond, Washington-based company plans to unveil the next generation of Windows (which we’ve been calling Windows 9 for now).

The Verge first tipped the September 30 date late last month...

From PC World: Microsoft has agreed to buy Mojang, the Swedish developer of the Minecraft PC and console game, for US$2.5 billion, the companies announced Monday.

The deal comes two weeks after Mojang released a version of its world-building game for Microsoft’s Xbox One game console. A version for...

From CNET: Google just took an important step toward cementing its dominance over the world with its Android mobile operating system.

In the wee hours of the morning on Monday, almost 8,000 miles away from its headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., Google launched its Android One initiative in New...

From DailyTech: Motorola isn’t known for loading up its smartphones too heavily with bloatware, but that isn’t stopping the company from bringing a “bloat free” version of the second generation Moto X to the market. According to The Verge, Motorola plans to a make a “Pure Edition” of the Motorola X...