Microsoft names LinkedIn SVP Kevin Scott as CTO

 Microsoft announced this morning that it has tapped Kevin Scott as its new Chief Technology Officer.…

LG abandons its modular ambitions in G6 smartphone leak

 CES was, predictably, all about TVs, appliances and the odd the gadget (flying speakers, helper robots)…

The White House is adding four ‘Skype Seats’ to its press briefings

 Among the revelations at Sean Spicer’s first official White House briefing as press secretary was the…

ZTE admits it painted itself into a corner with its crowdsourced phone

 Things aren’t looking great for Hawkeye. It was a valiant effort, but the first result of ZTE’s…

Australia details plan to replace passport stamping with biometric scans

 A badge of pride among frequent travelers, the battered passport could become a relic of the…

Qualcomm stock takes a sharp hit on heels of Apple and FTC filings

 A rough start to the week for Qualcomm stock following a week that brought some major…

Samsung concludes, unsurprisingly, that battery issues caused Note 7 explosions

 After explosions, recalls, and months of bad press, Samsung is attempting to put the drawn out…

Qualcomm fires back against Apple over lawsuit and FTC action

 Never a dull moment in the smartphone wars. This week, Qualcomm started getting serious regulatory heat…