Apple Is Said to Be Pressing for Internet Radio Deals  —  After months of stalled negotiations over its planned Internet radio service, Apple is pushing to complete licensing deals with music companies so it can reveal the service as early as next week, according to people briefed on the talks.

Acer Iconia W3 official: the first 8-inch Windows 8 tablet launches this month for $379 (hands-on)  —  It looks like the promise of smaller Windows 8 tablets has been fulfilled, and Acer's revealed its plans for a smaller form factor.  Yep, we heard word of (and even peeked at listings for) …

Microsoft CIO Tony Scott leaves to ‘focus on personal projects’  —  [Updated below with Microsoft confirmation and statement.]  —  Tony Scott, who oversaw Microsoft's internal IT operations for more than five years as the company's CIO, has exited the position, based on the word leaking out of the company this weekend.

Apple again plans AirDrop wireless file-sharing for iOS  —  Apple is currently testing versions of iOS 7 internally that include the AirDrop WiFi-direct file sharing tool from the Mac, according to people familiar with the software.  —  Like with the Flickr and Vimeo integration …

Some thoughts on mobile  — People tend to lump smartphones and tablets together as “mobile”.  This can be misleading.  Ask people who run internet companies and they'll tell you that user behavior on tablets is far more similar to user behavior on desktops/laptops than it is to user behavior on smartphones.

Apple, betrayed by its own law firm  —  When a company called FlatWorld Interactives LLC filed suit against Apple just over a year ago, it looked like a typical “patent troll” lawsuit against a tech company, brought by someone who no longer had much of a business beyond lawsuits.

ASUS Zenbook Infinity official with a Gorilla Glass 3 lid, touchscreen and backlit keyboard (eyes-on video)  —  Just as promised, ASUS has unveiled its Zenbook Infinity at Computex 2013 in Taipei.  Being the first laptop — let alone an Ultrabook — to boast a Gorilla Glass 3 lid …

Yahoo Shuts Down Mail Classic, Forces Switch To New Version That Scans Your Emails To Target Ads  —  Starting the week of June 3rd, tomorrow, Yahoo is discontinuing Mail Classic.  It's requiring all Mail users to switch to the new version of Mail and accept a TOS/Privacy Policy update that lets …

This Tiny Newspaper From Taiwan Breaks More Tech News Than Anyone — But Nobody Trusts It  —  Earlier this year, Apple's stock was taking a beating after multiple reports citing suppliers said it was cutting back its orders for the iPhone 5.  —  DigiTimes, a small tech industry newspaper from Taiwan …

How Samsung Got Big  —  The cellphones were stacked up high in the Gumi factory yard and more were coming out every minute.  Phones, TVs, fax machines, and other gear shattered as it hit the concrete and Samsung CEO Kun-hee Lee and his board cracked the screens and cases with heavy hammers.

ARM's new Cortex-A12 is ready to power 2014's $200 midrange smartphones  —  We already know what ARM has planned for 2014's high-end smartphones, but what about cheaper handsets?  The company is preparing new mid-range silicon that it believes can offer increased performance in phones which could cost as little as $200 off-contract.

Intel Iris Pro 5200 Graphics Review: Core i7-4950HQ Tested  —  The Prelude  —  As Intel got into the chipset business it quickly found itself faced with an interesting problem.  As the number of supported IO interfaces increased (back then we were talking about things like AGP, FSB) …