From CNET: Xiaomi has managed to take a big bite out of Apple's market share in China thanks to its Mi line of smartphones. Now, four years after its inception, the Chinese smartphone powerhouse looks to bring the fight to Apple in the laptop market.

According to a Bloomberg report out of South...

From Dailytech: Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) is reportedly looking to bring its Lumia line of smartphones up to speed in one crucial metric -- fast charging -- according to a new report by ITHome. The new feature will reportedly be coming to the upcoming Windows 10 powered Lumia "Talkman" (Lumia 940...

From ComputerWorld: Microsoft has prevailed over InterDigital in a years-old patent infringement action that was originally brought against Nokia in front of the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).

On Friday, the commission ruled that Nokia phones don't infringe on patents held by...

From PC World: Samsung has made its latest foray into the smartwatch market with the new Gear S2 and Gear S2 Classic, expanding its ever-evolving lineup of wearables.

The watches, announced Monday, have circular screens 1.2 inches in diameter, making them stand out from Samsung’s other wearables...

From CNET: Apple is reportedly readying the next edition of its Apple TV with App Store and Siri support, but you may have to pay a higher price for the new features.

Expected to be unveiled at Apple's September 9 event, the new version of the Apple TV will sell for a starting price of $149 or $199...

From DailyTech: Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) in June announced a new $399 USD SKU of its Xbox One console. The $50 extra bought you a 512 Gigabytes (GB) extra of storage, bumping the internal hard drive capacity of the console to 1 Terabyte (TB). Alongside the new higher capacity console, Microsoft also...

From CNET: Being rich is wonderful.

At least that's the assumption the whole world seems to make.

The wealthy are today's so-called rock stars, even though the music that emerges from their mouths can sometimes feel like a dirge played on a flute slipped up someone's nose.

This is especially true...

From Maximum PC: U.S. officials are debating whether or not to issue economic sanctions against China for its alleged involvement in various cyber crimes. According to a report in The Washington Post, the Obama Administration is fed up with China's cyber shenanigans and has drafted a set of...

From ExtremeTech: Google has set a date on when Chrome will begin automatically blocking flash ads and refusing to allow non-critical content to play by default. On September 1st, Chrome will no longer offer to play “non-essential” content. Instead, users will have to right-click on a plugin and...

From PC World: Google finally announced iOS support for Android Wear on Monday, making good on a string of rumors that have persisted since the last major Wear update and reached a crescendo last week when Huawei outed iOS support on an accidental Amazon listing. iPhone owners won’t get the full...