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Steam is planning on celebrating the Lunar New Year by running a special sale for gamers this February. A report from Steam Database suggests the sale will run from February 15 to February 19.

According to a new leak, some information regarding an update to the Xiaomi Redmi line of smartphones points to a decent upgrade at some highly-affordable prices for the mid-tier devices.

It appears that Microsoft has started blocking updates to some new PCs running older versions of Windows including Windows 7 and 8.1 in an effort to encourage users to upgrade to its latest OS.

Yesterday, HP announced the release of new commercial desktops and All-in-Ones including EliteOne 800 G3 All-in-One, EliteDesk 800 G3 Tower, 800 G3 Desktop Mini and Desktop Mini 65W.

Cities: Skylines is celebrating its two-year anniversary on PC in March. It has since had three expansions and it looks like an Xbox version if finally on the way and will be shown at GDC 2017.

A new leak suggests that Microsoft could be working on a File Explorer app on Windows 10 with a clean user interface and much of the same functionality. However, the company hasn't confirmed this yet.

Nokia has promised new hardware for 2016. And with the recent release of a new promotional video, two devices used in it, a tablet and a phone, are being touted as upcoming releases.

Microsoft have unveiled a new Xbox One console bundle, offering a low-cost entry point to the platform. The bundle includes a 500GB console, wireless controller, and a copy of 'The LEGO Movie game'

Microsoft has unveiled the new Xbox One Rise of the Tomb Raider bundle which will sell for $399 starting November. However, you can pre-order it right now for the same price.

An update for Windows 10 for phones is just around the corner, but new images of the update have already leaked, showing the new task switcher, Outlook calendar, Outlook email and People app.

YouTube is launching a new children-friendly Android application next week which will allow minors to search the video-sharing website in a safe environment under the supervision of their parents.

Microsoft has released a math-learning app for Windows Phone users which it hopes will help teachers and students to approach the subject in a more engaging and interesting way.

Microsoft has released a #TileArt app for Windows Phone devices which allows users to customize their tiles with different images. Additionally, Microsoft has also announced an associated competition.

Microsoft has updated its online storage service with some great features and improvements. Currently, the update is available only to OneDrive's web version and iOS app.

Facebook has launched a 'lite' version of its social networking app in emerging markets. The app requires minimal specifications and works perfectly even on a 2G connection, according to user reviews.

You have probably felt the need for a 'dislike' button at least once while using Facebook. The company is 'thinking' about this, according to Mark Zuckerberg in his recent public Q&A session.

With the launch of the new iPhones, it seemed that Apple had given up on small devices. This might soon be about to change as a sketchy rumor emerges saying that a 4" iPhone is on the way.

A senior HTC executive has reaffirmed the company's partnership with Microsoft, adding that HTC is working on multiple new Windows Phone handsets - but he did not hint at when they will be launched.

Apple have released a 16GB version of their wildly popular music player, the iPod Touch. The new device remains reasonably similar, but with notable omissions of the rear camera and "loop" hook.

We take a hands-on look at the new iteration of the world's most popular mapping service, Google Maps. The update brings improved imagery, 3D features, updated navigation tools, and more.

Tumblr for Windows Phone 8 has finally been released on the Windows Phone store. Boasting over 100 million blogs, the release is sure to please many users, both new and existing.

Microsoft has decided to get the jump on the annual spring clean sessions by offering a variety of new official themes for Windows 8, and wallpapers for users of earlier Windows versions, to download.

Microsoft's unveiling of its new logo is a key component of the major brand identity update across the whole corporation. We take a look at some of the other Microsoft brands that have changed so far.

It doesn't matter if you love or loathe Twitter, but the service is popular and is growing by leaps and bounds. It wasn't long ago that Twitter unveiled a new landing page but quickly pulled...

eBay has completed the purchase of GSI Commerce, an American ecommerce company which provide online stores, marketing, customer support, payment processing and fraud & web security services, for $2.4b in cash and debt. "Combined with eBay...

Don't let Hulu's seemingly negative remarks about their opinions of HTML 5 get in the way of appreciating the many and welcome updates in their new Hulu player. The new player adds a bevy of...

Engadget reports that Robert Watson, CEO of Saskatchewan-based carrier SaskTel, is quite possibly spilling some important beans about Apple's plan for a new iPhone. In comments to the media, he said: "The good news is...

The world's fourth largest PC maker, Lenovo, has announced a new look for it's ThinkPad line of laptop computers, as well as offering new budget laptops using AMD Neo chips. The announcement came ahead of...

AOL, the once internet giant that dominated the online marketplace has introduced a new logo. After breaking ties with Time Warner, the company is looking to reinvent itself as a younger, more hip company....

Arguably the most popular mobile device on the planet; Apple's next generation of iPhone is rumoured to already be under development. According to the Apple rumour site, MacRumors.com, Apple have begun field testing their new...

Internet search engine Yahoo has launched its new web portal, alongside a $100m advertising campaign, with the company hoping the changes will boost traffic and turn a profit, according to the BBC. The first...

Apple has just finished their conference call, regarding their financial performance in the quarter that's just gone by; as usual, they allow a Q&A session afterwards, and Arnold Kim over at MacRumors has the details...

The intertubes are buzzing once again with rumours that a new Xbox may be on it's way next year (as in the year 2010). According to 1UP, not only will Natal be as big as...

Technology just keeps on increasing at a fairly speedy rate, and the glorious folks at Samsung are here to help us along with the next improvement; according to I4U, they have just revealed their latest...

Apple's World Wide Developer Conference that was hosted this morning has brought with it some rather unexpected additions; the Cupertino based company has gone ahead and refreshed it's notebook line, bringing in new models and...

Yesterday, Neowin reported that Microsoft had posted the first advertisement for Bing, despite the website only having been available for a very short time. Well, it appears that there isn't just one video to show...

A lot of people have been saying lately that Twitter is the newest, and probably best, way to find real-time search results. Pop in what you want into the search bar and you'll get up...

Well what do we have here? Engadget appears to have stumbled upon something quite interesting. First, think back to a couple of Neowin articles recently, stating that new Zune hardware is coming and that it'll...