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VAIO, the laptop brand which used to be owned by Sony, announced yesterday two new Ultrabooks. The Vaio Z is an acrobatic slim Ultrabook that can be used in multiple viewing modes, while the screen of the VAIO Z Canvas can be completely separated from the keyboard, resulting in a fully-featured Windows tablet.

It's not a feature, it's a bug: Nvidia claims that laptop graphics "were not designed" for overclocking and that it's "safeguarding" users' systems rather than taking features away from them.

This Android Wear-powered smartwatch will debut next month as the company's first all-metal luxury wearable.

The Acer Aspire Switch 12 is a unique PC. Half all-in-one and half Ultrabook and running on the new Core M processor. It's multi-faceted and fanless and we've got one on the desk going through the review process right now but for those that can't wait, here are some first-impressions, performance figures and comparisons with the Surface Pro 3

Samsung's proprietary launcher is expected to be considerably revamped for the company's new flagship smartphone whose release date was deduced using the employees' holiday schedules.

The stainless steel strap variant of Sony's latest smartwatch appeared for the first time at CES last month and this week launches worldwide.

This 14-inch Broadwell vPro-enabled laptop offers a protected chassis, comprehensive security and a vast array of connections.

According to a new rumor, Apple will update its current-generation MacBook Airs by the end of February. The update is said to be a minor one, mostly involving the introduction of new Intel Broadwell processors.

Industry insiders claim the second iteration of Samsung's tablets with Super AMOLED display are currently under development and could hit the market this summer.

The Toshiba Satellite Z30-B-100 is a new 13.3-inch Ultrabook that comes with an Intel Core i5-5200U dual-core CPU from the Broadwell generation. Priced at 1,100 Euros, the new Satellite Z30-B-100 comes with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of SSD storage.

The Chromebook 11 now gets a dual-core Intel Bay Trail-M processor and a MIL-STD 810G-compliant case, as well as Corning Gorilla Glass protection for the display, as well as a Windows variant.

Samsung Poland confirmed that the second generation flagship phablet of the South Korean company will get a Lollipop update, although it was launched more than two years ago.

Bing Rewards members in the US get 100 GB of free cloud storage for two years, otherwise priced at $1.99 USD a month.

After Acompli, Sunrise Atelier is the second company known for a calendar app aimed at mobile platforms that joins Microsoft.

Customers who purchase a data plan offering 1 GB of more will also get the Alcatel OneTouch Pop 7 Android slate for free, but only for a limited period.

Lenovo's popular 15.6-inch gaming laptop will soon be updated with Nvidia's new mid-range graphics card.

The long-awaited Android 5.0 Lollipop update for Samsung's flagship phablet finally begins to roll out in Poland, but only for the Exynos variant using CSC XEO (Open Europe) firmware.

Support pages for the upcoming flagship have been spotted yesterday, but they are no longer available.

The two tech giants close their dispute over Android patent royalties, but details of this agreement remain confidential.

The new revision supports Ultra HD 8K (7680x4320) resolution.

The second iteration of Motorola's budget smartphone has a 4.5-inch display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 processor, 4G LTE connectivity, and comes loaded with Android 5.0 Lollipop.

Without too much fanfare, today Sony unveiled the Xperia Z4, a new Android smartphone. The main highlights of the entry-level device are a 5-inch display, a quad-core 1.3GHz processor, and Android 5.0 Lollipop.

The first leaked Sony Xperia Z4 benchmark result has arrived: the upcoming Sony flagship has been spotted in the Geekbench database, along with most of the hardware specs. The highlights include an octa-core Snapdragon 810 chipset, 3GB of RAM, and Android 5.0.2 Lollipop.

Microsoft started sending out invitations for a press event that the giant will hold on March 2nd in Barcelona at the 2015 edition of the Mobile World Congress. Windows 10 for smartphones is likely to be the main highlight, but new Lumia handsets could be announced as well.

Chinese smartphone manufacturer OnePlus announced that the One will start being available for purchase without an invite on every Tuesday. The promotion applies to all markets except India, where the OnePlus One will be available to purchase invitation-free only on February 10th.

New screenshots of the Windows 10 Technical Preview for smartphones have surfaced online, allowing us a sneak peak at some previously undisclosed features.

The successor of the Sony Xperia E1 has been spotted on the website of a Spanish retailer. The main highlights of the updated entry-level smartphone include a quad-core processor and 1GB of RAM.

Nvidia is reportedly planning to release an updated Shield tablet powered by their new SoC with its Maxwell graphics in just a month.

The 4.5-inch BQ Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition hits the European market for 169.90 EUR starting next week through a series of Flash Sales.

Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC reported a positive financial performance for Q4 / 2014. The most recent balance sheet shows that the company increased its sales and generated a profit for the third consecutive quarter.

The race towards thinner and thinner smartphone continues. Chinese smartphone manufacturer Gionee announced that it will unveil a new ultra-thin smartphone on March 2nd at MWC 2015.

OnePlus CEO Peter Lau announced that the company's own custom Android implementation called Oxygen OS will reach OnePlus One owners on February 12. Upcoming OnePlus smartphones will launch with Oxygen OS preinstalled.

The rumors about the upcoming Galaxy S6 version with curved-edge display were true.

The new DataTraveler 4000 G2 USB flash drive has a titanium coated stainless steel case, uses 256-bit hardware encryption, and has been FIPS 140-2 Level 3 certified.

The back cover of a golden HTC One M9 aka HTC Hima has been leaked online, allowing us a sneak peak at the design of the upcoming HTC flagship. In addition, the source confirms the previously rumored specs for the HTC One M9 Plus.

Asus has officially unveiled a new affordable Android smartphone in Taiwan. The Asus ZenFone C comes with a 4.5-inch display and a dual-core Intel Atom processor.

Apple’s smartphone sales grew across the US, Europe and China during the Christmas quarter, overtaking Android handsets in the US for the first time since 2012.

Alleged Lumia 2520 successor is expected to pack a Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 SoC and a QHD display.

The company says that the first mobile devices based on the new 16 nm FinFET+ design could appear on the market as early as 2016.

Motorola announced that it the Moto X (2014) has already been pre-ordered by 1 million Chinese customers.

Android One handsets for the Indonesian market come loaded with Android 5.1, which is the next update after 5.0.2 and will probably roll out to Nexus devices soon.

Kantar Worldpanel recently announced the results of a very interesting report: in the United States, Apple's iOS was on par with Google's Android during Q4 2014. In most countries, however, Android has a comfortable lead over iOS.

Rumors about the upcoming Galaxy S6 from Samsung just keep surfacing online. New colors, new payment system, faster hardware, these have all been subjects in the past month. Today it's time to take a look at what could be the design of the handset.

Apple Pay might get a competitor from Samsung as soon as March, when the South Korean company will launch a payment system based on LoopPay.

The notorious gaming laptop now has a new high-end Intel processor and last-gen NVIDIA graphics, as well as more memory and a QHD+ display variant.

Samsung Galaxy S5 owners connected to Verizon Wireless' network can finally update their handsets to the latest Android release and enjoy the new Material Design UI and other improvements.

Invites to a special Samsung event that takes place in Barcelona one day before MWC 2015 opens its gates for the public reveal a curved device - most likely a new Galaxy S flagship.

This new Android handset has a frontal camera with flash, a quad-core processor, 4G LTE connectivity and retails together with a faux-leather smart jacket cover.

Motorola's popular midrange smartphone is now available with 4G/LTE support, two SIM slots and a larger battery.

This purchase allows the leading chipmaker the leading to gain a solid presence in the telecom residential gateway and access network markets.