From InfoWorld: Nokia has said it has entered into a memorandum of understanding to acquire Alcatel-Lucent in a deal that would value the French telecommunications equipment maker at €15.6 billion ($16.5 billion).

The Finnish company is also considering a possible divestment from its Here mapping...

From PC World: Apple has purchased LinX Imaging, an Israeli company that makes multi-lens cameras for smartphones, tablets and ultrabooks.

A distinguishing feature of LinX’s cameras are their small size. Its cameras “are nearly half the height of a standard mobile camera,” according to a news...

From CNET: Should you ever feel a need to explore the innards of Samsung's Galaxy S6 smartphone, you'll be better off resisting that urge.

The Galaxy S6, which launched Friday, has gotten the teardown treatment from iFixit, which sells repair parts and offers free online repair guides to electronic...

From CNET: Intel kicked off the latest tech earnings season Tuesday, reporting first-quarter results mostly in line with lowered expectations, following the chipmaker's updated estimates last month.

The company reported a net income of approximately $2 billion, or 42 cents per share, a 3 percent...

From InfoWorld: Google has already admitted it wants to become a mobile carrier, but specific details about what that service will look like are still sketchy.

Until recently, that is. Android Police thinks it has a good handle on the details. The Android-focused site recently came across a system...

From PC World: Microsoft released Skype for Business on Tuesday, replacing its older Lync service. And if that sounds a little boring—well, that’s sort of the whole idea.

As it signaled last November, Microsoft pulled out elements from its older Lync client and rereleased it as Skype for Business...

From CNET: Book publisher HarperCollins and Amazon have inked a deal that will keep the company's books on the e-retail giant's digital store shelves.

A HarperCollins spokeswoman confirmed to CNET on Tuesday that it has "reached an agreement with Amazon and our books will continue to be available...

From DailyTech: Pre-orders of various models of Apple, Inc.'s (AAPL) long awaited smartwatch, the Apple Watch opened up on April 10 at 12:01 a.m. PST (3:01 a.m. EST). The stock available for preorder -- priced at $349 USD and up for various models -- quickly sold out, with Apple reporting that some...

From InfoWorld: Shipping times for Apple's Watch and new MacBook stretched into the future over the weekend, with most of the former now showing "June" and the latter backordered four to six weeks.

According to Apple's online store, all models of the Sport -- Apple's lowest-price wearable, which...

From PC World: Formidable gadget leaker Evan Blass—a.k.a. @evleaks—stripped away nearly all the mystery from LG's forthcoming G4, dumping a truckload of images and teaser material that shine further light on the next flagship smartphone.

They give us a pretty complete picture as to how the G4 will...