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For users of Amazon's Prime Instant Video service, the wait for game console support is over.

Amazon just launched an Instant Video streaming app for the Xbox 360, following the launch of a PS3 app in April. The new Xbox 360 app lets users watch more than 17,000 movies and TV episodes through the game console, and provides access to any videos purchased or rented through Amazon.com. It also supports Kinect for voice and motion controls.

Samsung delayed its "Pebble Blue" version of the Galaxy S III smartphone for at least two to three weeks, citing issues with meeting its own quality standards.

The Galaxy S III is scheduled to ship in 28 countries across Europe and the Middle East this week, but as AndroidCentral noted, many retailers list the blue version as out of stock or on backorder with no release date given. These retailers are selling the white Galaxy S III as planned.

If you thought Samsung's 11.6-inch Windows 8 preview tablet was on the large side, it's nothing compared to the touch screen Steve Ballmer has in his office.

The CEO of Microsoft uses an 80-inch touchscreen with Windows 8 for communications and productivity, Wired UK reports. “He's got rid of his phone, he's got rid of his note paper,” spokesman Frank Shaw said. “It's touch-enabled and it's hung on his wall.”

Don't expect any big surprises out of Dell's first Windows 8 tablet aimed at enterprise users.

The unreleased tablet reportedly has a 10.1-inch display with 1366-by-768 resolution, an Intel Clover Trail Atom dual-core processor, 2 GB of RAM, up to 128 GB of solid state storage, a 2-megapixel camera in front and an 8-megapixel camera in back, according to Neowin. It is said to measure 0.4 inches thick and weigh 1.57 pounds. The specs are similar specs to those of the Hewlett-Packard “Slate 8” tablet that we heard about a month ago.

The Google+ app for Android just received a big update that simplifies the way users can start Hangout video chats from their phones.

Before now, users could only start a new Google+ Hangout by initiating a Messenger chat, then tapping a video icon in the chat window. For a major feature of Google+, the process was obscure and clunky. In the new app, users can start new Hangouts by tapping the home icon at the top-left corner of the screen, selecting “Hangout” and choosing friends or circles to invite.

Google is pitching its Project Glass eyewear as the next step for mobile photography, and has shown off a bunch of new photos to prove it.

Max Braun, a tech lead on Project Glass, took the stage at the company's Google+ Photographer's Conference this week to talk about how the augmented reality glasses could change photography.

Diablo III has become the fastest-selling PC game of all time, with more than 4.7 million players clicking the demons away on launch day.

HTC has updated its list of phones that will get Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, a roster that now includes the Evo 3D, Rezound, Rhyme, Amaze 4G and Droid Incredible 2.

HTC's upgrade FAQ lists 17 smartphones scheduled to get the upgrade. All phones are set to receive Android 4.0 by August at the latest, though some upgrades will roll out sooner. The HTC Evo 3D and Rezound, for instance, are scheduled for an upgrade in June or July, and upgrades for the HTC Sensation 4G on T-Mobile are rolling out now. HTC lists a “To be determined (by the end of August)” timeframe for the Droid Incredible 2.

Facebook's Timeline profiles may be getting a redesign, but this one probably won't trigger a backlash.

New Facebook Timeline being testedThe new Timeline design, spotted by TPM Livewire, condenses the biographical information at the top of the page, so it's nested within the user's banner image instead of appearing below.

Google has officially closed its acquisition of Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion, putting the search giant in charge of a major smartphone, tablet and set-top box maker.

“Motorola is a great American tech company that has driven the mobile revolution, with a track record of over 80 years of innovation, including the creation of the first cellphone,” Google CEO Larry Page said in a statement. “... And as a company who made a big, early bet on Android, Motorola has become an incredibly valuable partner to Google.”

StatCounter has declared Google Chrome the king of all desktop browsers based on recent market share data, but observers should take this claim to the throne with a grain of salt.

As my colleague Danial Ionescu noted, rival measurement firm NetMarketShare comes up with wildly different browser share data for the first week of May. StatCounter's data shows 32.76 percent share for Chrome and 31.94 percent for IE, while NetMarketShare shows 54.01 percent share for IE and 18.85 percent for Chrome.