Samsung's Galaxy Gear is a smartwatch like no other  —  On sale for $299 in the United States from early October  —  The Galaxy Gear, Samsung's latest foray into the smartwatch category, is now official and it's quite unlike anything you've seen before.  Yes, it's a smartphone accessory …

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 …

Qualcomm Shows Off Toq Smartwatch Due in October for Around $300  —  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.

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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.

Acxiom Gives Consumers Control of Their Data  —  Hoping to keep regulators at bay, Acxiom, one of the world's largest data brokers, today launched a portal that shows consumers the data that the company has on them and lets them make changes or opt out.  —  Consumers that enter aboutthedata.com …

Sony VAIO Tap 11: Hands on with the World's Thinnest Windows Tablet  —  Sony already has one of the thinnest Android tablets around in the water-resistant Xperia Tablet Z, and now the company has introduced the world's thinnest Windows tablet PC.  Measuring a mere .39 inches thick …

Label Sues Spotify Because Some Of Its Users Create Playlists Of Authorized Music In The Same Order It Did  —  Another day, another wacky copyright lawsuit.  Ministry of Sound, the well-known nightclub/record label in London that puts together various compilations of dance music is suing Spotify …

BlackBerry Pushes for Speedy Sale Process  —  The Board Aims to Wrap Up Auction by November  —  BlackBerry Ltd., the beleaguered smartphone maker that has put itself up for sale, is aiming to run a fast auction process that could be wrapped up by November, according to people familiar with the matter.

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.

Sony betting big on 4K, launches Video Unlimited 4K download service  —  Technology is a fickle mistress and no-company knows it better than Sony.  There was a time when its television sets were a fixture in every upwardly mobile household.  Sony game consoles were on every teenage boy's Christmas wish-list …