From CNET News.com: Barnes & Noble is taking its losses and running.

In a statement released Tuesday, the retailer revealed that it's pulling out of its Nook tablet manufacturing business in the face of ongoing losses:

The company plans to significantly reduce losses in the...

From DailyTech: Apple is easily one of the most valuable companies in the world, not just the technology industry. However, recently Apple's share price dipped below $400 per share for the first time since April. The deflating stock price resulted as a stockpile of unsold iPhones...

From DailyTech: Bigger is better, right? Well, that's what AT&T's current series of commercials have told us. It seems as though Sony subscribes to that theory as well because the company just dropped a monster smartphone on an unsuspecting public: the Xperia Z Ultra.

The new...

From X-bit Labs: Microsoft Corp. and Oracle Corp. on Monday announced a partnership that will enable customers to run Oracle software on Windows Server Hyper-V and in Windows Azure. Customers will be able to deploy Oracle software, including Java, Oracle Database and Oracle WebLogic...

From X-bit Labs: Western Digital Corp. and sTec have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which sTec, an early innovator in enterprise solid-state drives (SSDs), will be acquired by HGST, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Western Digital. sTec will be acquired for...

From CNET News.com: Consumers eyeing Lenovo's Yoga 11S hybrid laptop/tablet now no longer have to wait to get one.

Lenovo kicked off preorders for the new Yoga on May 16, promising that the convertible would be available for shipping and on store shelves starting June 23. Buyers can...

From DailyTech: It's all over again. Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd. (KSC:005930) has been smacked by a top federal court for violating Apple, Inc.'s (AAPL) patent on a bounce animation, according to a report by Reuters.

The "bounce" patent, also known as the "rubber band" patent...

From DailyTech: 2012 was a horrific year for Taiwanese phonemaker HTC Corp. (TPE:2498). While some its handsets achieved modest sales, such as the 5-inch Droid DNA, HTC's smartphone market share plunged nearly 20 percent and its stock was beaten down 40 percent. One particular...

From X-bit Labs: Total inventory held by semiconductor suppliers declined significantly in the first quarter as excess stockpiles created during 2012 were cleared away, done in anticipation of a resurgence in consumer demand for electronic products expected by the second half of 2013...

From X-bit Labs: While Sony Computer Entertainment has not publicly announced exact release date of the PlayStation 4 game console to leave some additional flexibility for its shipments schedules, it looks like the firm has provided exact timetable to its partners. Just like its arch...