From CNET: HTC will launch a bigger and beefier version of its upcoming M9 phone in China. But don't get too excited if you live in North America or Europe.

Announced Wednesday in a blog post, the HTC One M9+ offers a 5.2-inch screen with 2K resolution and is powered by a 2.2GHz MediaTek Helio X10...

From DailyTech: Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd. (KRX:005930) (KRX:005935) expects to live up to its own hype, beating analyst estimates with a modest Q1 2015 profit, according to a forecast [press release] the gadgetmaker released Tuesday. Last year was a rocky one which saw Samsung's high end...

From InfoWorld: In the latest blow to Internet of Things (IoT) security, an analysis of smart home devices has found flaws that could give attackers access to sensitive data or allow them to control door locks and sensors.

The research was performed by a team from application security firm Veracode...

From Maximum PC: It seems that we're always learning about promising new battery technologies, most of which make big claims but are years from becoming a mainstream product, if it even gets that far. So, we're a little jaded. We're also admittedly excited about a new aluminum-ion battery prototype...

From DailyTech: Reuters is reporting that "a source in Turkey's telecoms industry" shares that Google Inc.'s (GOOG) video-sharing site YouTube and microblogging platfrom Twitter, Inc. (TWTR) were both blocked in Turkey on Monday, following a court decision. The crackdown comes after "individuals"...

From eWeek: Microsoft celebrates the 40th anniversary of its founding, with the help of co-founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen.
Microsoft was founded on April 5, 1975, with the goal of putting a PC in every home. The company has been enormously influential in the 40 years since, but it's the company...

From InfoWorld: Microsoft today closed its acquisition of Revolution Analytics, a commercial provider of software and services for the R programming language, making it a wholly owned subsidiary.

"R is the world's most popular programming language for statistical computing and predictive analytics...

From PC World: The Bitcoin Foundation, an organization that promotes development of bitcoin, is “effectively bankrupt” and has shed most of its staff, a member of the foundation’s board of directors has said.

Two other board members, however, said the foundation was not bankrupt, though in need of...

From PC World: If you’re in the market for a new smart TV, Netflix would like to give you some buying advice.

The company has just launched a “Netflix Recommended TV” program, throwing its weight behind a handful of televisions that work well with Netflix’s streaming video service. The first TVs in...

From InfoWorld: The mobile payments space is about to get more crowded: CurrentC, a platform backed by some of the country's biggest retailers, will launch in the next few months and give Apple, Google, and Samsung added competition.

Few details are known about the service, but it is expected to...