Earlier this week, Microsoft announced the official specifications sheet for its new Surface Pro 3 tablet, and revealed that the tablet will be available with "4th generation Intel Core i3, i5 or i7" processors.

According to the details shared by Microsoft engineers, the Surface Pro 3 tablet which is presently available for pre-order has a total of five configurations.

Device maker HP has recently announced the launch of its new affordable Android-based tablet - dubbed the HP Plus 7 - in the US. The tablet will be priced at $99.99.

The key features of the new HP Plus 7 tablet include a 7-inch, 1024 x 600 resolution screen; a 1GHz quad-core processor; 1GB of RAM; and 8GB of onboard storage capacity, along with a microSD card slot for memory expansion.

A Surface-themed press event has been scheduled by Microsoft in Lower Manhattan on May 20. The company is expected to unveil to the tech media its Surface tablet product portfolio.

Close on the heels of announcing its trio of G Pad tablets, South Korean electronics biggie LG posted a promotional video on May 11 to tease consumers about its forthcoming Android-powered 'G Watch.'

According to reports, fledgling Chinese firm OnePlus has apparently moved forward the launch date of its first premium-looking handset - OnePlus One - by a couple of weeks.

The OnePlus One smartphone - which boasts customizable firmware and top-notch specifications - was previously scheduled for launch in mid-June. However, OnePlus has now advanced the launch of the handset to late May.

During the press conference at its Core Innovation Update event in San Francisco on Monday, chip-maker AMD announced its Project SkyBridge ambidextrous design framework, which comprises a family of 20nm APUs and SoCs.

The Obama administration has vetoed a June-imposed ban by the US International Trade Commission (ITC) on the sale of some older models of tech giant Apple's popular devices - the iPhone and the iPad.

With Microsoft having recently announced that indie developers will be able to self-publish on the company's forthcoming Xbox One gaming console, Pinball Arcade developer FarSight Studios has now revealed that the self-publishing ability may be made available to developers of the existing Xbox 360 console also.