From EETimes: The latest Bluetooth spec update will improve consumer usability and developer access while paving the way for new devices, according to Bluetooth Special Interest Group officials. In addition, the group is preparing the way for Bluetooth to more deeply support Internet Protocol...

From InfoWorld: Microsoft has quietly ended retail sales of Windows 7, according to a notice on its website.

The company's policies for shutting off sales to retailers and shipping licenses to OEMS (original equipment manufacturers) are posted on its site, which was recently updated to show that...

From DailyTech: Mobile sales tracking firm Counterpoint Research's latest estimates of U.S. smartphone sales in Q3 2013 bring few surprises as the industry trends we've seen playing out for the last year or so continued to run their course.

Nokia Oyj.'s (HEX:NOK1V) devices unit -- a division which...

From X-bit Labs: Toshiba Corp., a leading manufacturer of solid-state drives and NAND flash memory, has introduced its all-new enterprise SSD for read-intensive applications that pushes even Serial Attached SCSI 12Gb/s interface nearly to the limits. The new PX03SN family of solid-state drives are...

From CNET News.com: Nintendo of America President Reggie Fils-Aime made abundantly clear in a recent interview that his company's direction is driven by strategy, and not necessarily the changing desires of its fan base.

Speaking to Siliconera in an interview published on Wednesday, Fils-Aime was...

From PC World: Hewlett-Packard took back its server crown from IBM last quarter as the overall market contracted and Taiwanese vendors made big gains selling directly to Internet giants like Google and Facebook, IDC reported Wednesday.

HP expanded its share of the market only modestly from a year...

From DailyTech: After being hammered by investors following a bleak quarter in which it posted its first loss, the Taiwanese Android phonemaker received some bad news from a UK Judge. The Hon. Mr. Justice Richard David Arnold, of the Chancery division of the UK High Court [of Justice] in London...

From X-bit Labs: Dell, a leading PC maker, has introduced the industry’s most complete portfolio of Ultra HD monitors designed to meet a wide range of professional and consumer demands. Dell UltraSharp Ultra HD monitors deliver 4K (3840*2160) resolution and are available at a wide range of prices...

From CRN: Google is taking steps to bolster the security of its highly targeted Android platform, which security experts warn is significantly outpacing other mobile platforms in introducing risk to corporate networks.

Android is now part of Google's patch reward program, which gives cash to...

From PC World: Yahoo has acquired Ptch, the startup behind a mobile app that allowed users to combine photos and video on their phones into movies, and the service will shut down by January.

Incubated by DreamWorks Animation, Ptch was positioned as a social media application that enabled users to...