The HTC One M8 Sarah Tew/CNET Handset maker HTC said Wednesday that it plans to bring Google’s newest Android operating system to its flagship phones as soon as it’s able, though it couldn’t yet provide a timeline. The move is part of the company’s campaign to retain customers amid years of flagging sales. Despite selling …

Barnes & Noble’s Nook tablets. Eric Franklin/CNET Barnes & Noble unveiled plans Wednesday to break apart into two companies, separating its retail unit from its struggling Nook Media business. The bookstore operator said it plans to complete the separation by the end of the first quarter of 2015. The company has engaged Guggenheim Securities as financial advisers and Cravath, Swaine …

Teardown of Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3. iFixit Microsoft’s new Surface Pro 3 tablet may be thinner and lighter than its predecessors, but it’s apparently just as hard to repair. Gadget-repair site iFixit completed a teardown of the new tablet, which went on sale Friday, and gave the device the lowest possible marks for ease of repair, which iFixit calls “repairability.” …

Part of the DVF|Made for Glass collection. Google Google’s new high-fashion line of Glass wearables went on sale for the first time Monday, giving anyone with about $1,500 lying around a chance to own the digital headsets. The line, created in collaboration with American fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg, was first introduced earlier this month as a way to bring …

Josh Miller/CNET The rumor mill keeps churning about Apple’s hotly anticipated smartwatch, and this time it appears production will start soon on a device with a “slightly rectangular” display. Apple has hired Quanta to start mass producing its wearable next month to prepare for launch as early as October, according to a report Thursday from Reuters, which cited anonymous sources. …