Sarah Tew/CNET Nike is gearing up to shutter its wearable-hardware efforts, and the sportswear company …

Apple’s iPad Air Apple Here’s something you don’t hear often: Apple’s year-over-year iPad sales may have dipped during the first three months of 2014, according to analysts. A bevy of analysts chimed in on iPad sales expectations in the first quarter, and they collectively peg Apple’s sales at 19.3 million units, representing a 0.7 percent decline compared with the same …

The HTC One M8 Google Play edition. Sarah Tew/CNET HTC is looking for a little of that Samsung Electronics marketing magic. The Taiwanese smartphone maker has hired Paul Golden, the former head of marketing for Samsung’s US mobile division, as an adviser to HTC Chairwoman Cher Wang, CNET confirmed. The hiring was first reported by Bloomberg. HTC could use the …