From PC World: Intel is investing 9 billion yuan (US$1.5 billion) in two Chinese chip companies with an eye to boosting its presence in the country’s booming mobile phone market.

The two fabless semiconductor companies develop mobile chipset platforms for smartphones, feature phones and other...

From CNET: One day after a bungled iOS update disrupted key features on thousands of iPhones, Apple on Thursday issued a follow-on version of the software to set things right.

The newest update, iOS 8.0.2, is available immediately. The bruise to Apple's public image -- also dinged in the last few...

From DailyTech: After months of teases, BlackBerry officially announced its flagship Passport smartphone on Wednesday. Today, the company is reporting its results for fiscal Q2 2015 and while things are getting better financially, the tech company is still losing money.

BlackBerry reported revenue...

From InfoWorld: Within hours of releasing an iOS 8 update to address assorted bugs in the new iPhone and iPad operating system Apple has been forced to pull the patch, which itself was causing iPhone 6 and 6 Plus users grief.

Reports filled Apple support forums that the iOS 8 update was cutting off...

From PC World: The Steam updates are flying fast and furious—after this week's earlier Discovery Update, Valve has now pushed Steam Music to the public at large, concluding a beta period that began back in February.

Why this matters: It doesn't, if you're on a traditional PC or Mac. But Steam...

From CNET: Hootsuite isn't making money, but it's not going away anytime soon either.

The social media technology company said it has raised $60 million in financing, giving it more resources to fund its growth amid the continued frothy market for Internet companies.

The Vancouver-based company...

From DailyTech: It looks as though Samsung fans may have trouble finding a Galaxy Note Edge -- the phonemaker's oddball smartphone with a curved display that wraps around the side of the front face.

In an interview with ZDNet Korea (published in Korean language), a Samsung executive said the...

From PC World: Samsung has managed to get the support of all four major U.S. carriers for its Gear S smartwatch, but watch out for that fine print.

Unlike Samsung's previous smartwatches, the Gear S has 3G and cellular connectivity built in, so it can make voice calls, send text messages and...

From CNET: Some merchants who use PayPal can start accepting bitcoin, thanks to a partnership between the online payments company and several crypto-currency processors.

PayPal announced the partnerships Tuesday, signaling a measured approach to adopting bitcoin, a digital currency that has grown...

From DailyTech: Samsung may be dominated the sales charts around the globe with its current smartphone offerings — like Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Note 3 — or will look to continue with those success with the upcoming Galaxy Alpha and Galaxy Note 4. However, when it comes to notebooks, things are a bit...