Samsung unveils Galaxy Gear smartwatch with 1.63-inch AMOLED touchscreen, built-in camera, 70 apps  —  This week's Galaxy Gear prototype leak didn't leave much to the imagination.  Samsung's new wearable was expected to debut with a built-in camera, speakers and a relatively clunky design …

New version of Apple TV likely on its way for a September 10 launch  —  Apple is planning a big event on September 10, 2013, and there has been a lot of speculation on what could be on the menu.  While the exact lineup of products is subject of debate, almost everyone agrees that newer models …

Samsung Galaxy Note 3 makes official debut with 5.7-inch 1080p screen and faux-leather back, available September 25th  —  Samsung's annual IFA presser is typically its Galaxy Note coming-out party and this year is no different.  JK Shin, the Korean company's President and CEO …

Sony Xperia Z1: 5-inch 1080p display, 21-megapixel snapper and Android 4.3  —  Sony has officially introduced the Xperia Z1, a 5-inch smartphone that will arrive running Android 4.3 and is made out of a solid one-piece aluminium frame.  It can also survive being dropped in the sink.

Xbox One to launch in major markets on 22 November  —  Microsoft positions the arrival of its next-gen console between the US and European launch dates for Sony's PS4  —  This is it: the battle for the next generation console market is on.  Microsoft has finally revealed the launch date …

Kim Dotcom Resigns as Mega Director to Focus on Music Venture  —  On January 20, a year after Megaupload was raided in 2012, Kim Dotcom launched his new file-storage service Mega.  —  In a matter of days the site's membership went from zero to more than a million and in the weeks that followed …

Sony's three new VAIOs find ways to make tablets out of anything, even 21-inch desktops  —  At IFA in Berlin, Sony's taken the stage to announce three new additions to its lineup of VAIO PCs.  They're three radically different devices for radically different users, but from their 1080p touchscreens …

Apple's DRM on iTunes was not an illegal monopoly, court confirms  —  Apple, which has been hammered by a New York judge over its ebook pricing practices, got some good news this week when a California appeals court ruled that a music rights management system known as FairPlay did not break antitrust laws.

HDMI 2.0 officially announced: 18Gbps bandwidth, 60fps 4K, 32 channel audio  —  Only just after it leaked out, the folks at HDMI Licensing are announcing HDMI 2.0 officially.  Arriving just in time for the wide rollout of a new generation of Ultra HDTVs, it adds a few key capabilities to the connection standard.

Google confirms it's working on an update to fix Google Authenticator for iOS data losses  —  Google Authenticator, an app that generates two-factor authentication codes for services that offer the additional security layer, is coming under fire from users who claim that the latest update …

Google Glass App Store Coming In 2014  —  Google Glass users and developers will have to wait until next year for Google to launch a dedicated app store for the device.  —  A Google spokesperson confirmed that plan for us today, after it was reported over the weekend in a lengthy first-person Glass user essay in the New York Times.

Surface Pro 2 Details Emerge  —  Surface Pro 2 will include an improved kickstand and internal changes  —  A Neowin post this morning details a few of the features in the next generation Surface Pro, which Microsoft will indeed call Surface Pro 2.  Here, I'd like to expand just a bit on the information Neowin provided.

Jonathon Fletcher: forgotten father of the search engine  —  Until researchers tracked him down a few years ago, Jonathon Fletcher was not aware he had built the first modern search engine  —  As Google celebrates its 15th birthday, the web giant has become a byword for information retrieval.

VMware preps Fusion 6, Workstation 10 for Windows 8.1, Apple OS X Mavericks  —  Summary: VMware's desktop virtualization software is aiming to roll with Windows 8.1 and Apple's OS X Mavericks.  Workstation follows suit.  —  VMware on Wednesday launched the latest version …

It Turns Out Qualcomm Is Making a Smartwatch, Too  —  As expected, Samsung is showing off its Galaxy Gear smartwatch at an event in Berlin.  In a surprising twist, though, it isn't the only company announcing a wrist computer today.  —  Qualcomm is showing off a wearable known as Toq.

Why Nokia didn't sell its patents to Microsoft  —  (Reuters) - Nokia may have sold its handset business to Microsoft Corp, but by hanging on to its valuable patent portfolio, the Finnish company could also get a big future payoff at the expense of Android phone makers.