THE BEST TV STREAMING STICK FOR UNDER $50
By Lauren Goode for The Verge. A couple years ago, or maybe even last year, you might have been wondering which streaming video box to buy…
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I Opened 100 Winter Wonderland Loot Boxes In ‘Overwatch,’ And Here’s What I Got
By Paul Tassi for Forbes Magazine. Overwatch’s Christmas/Holiday event is upon us, and that means it’s time to open some presents. Like the Summer Games and Halloween…
Hundreds of Silicon Valley engineers are pledging not to help Trump build a Muslim database
By Rob Price for Business Insider. Hundreds of engineers are publicly pledging to refuse to help build a Muslim database in America, amid speculation that Donald Trump…
Why China is Absent From Amazon Prime Video’s Global Rollout
By Patrick Frater for Variety Magazine. While Amazon boasted Wednesday that its Prime Video service is now available in more than 200 countries and territories, China –…
Apple’s iMessage Economy Is Already Big Business
By NEAL UNGERLEIDER for Fast Company. This holiday season, Apple is expecting record sales for new iPhones. In order to encourage developers to create messaging products for…
Silicon Valley tries to make peace with Trump Tower
By ISAAC ARNSDORF for Politico. NEW YORK — The leaders of Apple, Facebook and other tech giants that Donald Trump disparaged on the campaign trail will…
Apple Looks to Drones to Upgrade Maps
By eMarketer. Apple has been cleared to fly drones, which it will use to improve its map product. The effort reflects not only tough competition…
Sony to release six smartphone games to accelerate mobile drive
By Makiko Yamazaki for Reuters. Japan’s Sony Corp (6758.T) will release as many as six smartphone games in the next financial year, hoping that its own…
Donald Trump Summons Tech Leaders to a Round-Table Meeting through Thiel
By DAVID STREITFELD for The New York Times. SAN FRANCISCO — During the long presidential campaign, the most resolutely anti-Trump part of the country was the…
Windows 10 Creators Update Targeted At Businesses: Focus On Security, Analytics And More
By Chris Loterina for Tech Times. Microsoft has revealed the list of improvements to be featured in the upcoming Creators Update. The bulk of the changes…
Qualcomm Unveils Chip to Attack Intel Server Stronghold
By DON CLARK for the Wall Street Journal. SAN JOSE, Calif.— Qualcomm Inc. unveiled a chip it plans to sell for server systems, attacking Intel Corp.’s…
Galaxy S8 To Feature Harman Stereo Speakers
By Vikas Shukla for Value Walk. Samsung recently acquired Harman International for $8 billion. Though Harman focuses primarily on connected car systems, its expertise in audio…
Pebble cancels Pebble Time 2 and Core as acquisition by Fitbit approaches: report
By Chris Welch for The Verge. Fitbit is very close to announcing its plan to purchase Pebble, according to a new report from Bloomberg, which describes…
SoftBank Japanese Mogul Pledges $50B U.S. Investment
By JOSH BOAK and TALI ARBEL for US News and World Report. WASHINGTON (AP) — After meeting with Donald Trump on Tuesday, Japanese tech billionaire…
Review: Comparing Google Wifi to other mesh networking heavyweights
By JIM SALTER for ARS Technica. Here at Ars, we’ve been rocking some high-tech Wi-Fi setups for a while—in particular, Senior Technology Editor Lee Hutchinson and I are fond…
Apple’s Tim Cook talks corporate ‘values’ and company’s expanded (RED) intiative
By Marco della Cava for USA TODAY. CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple CEO Tim Cook rocks in his chair as he meets the question with an unyielding gaze….
2017 Honda CR-V First Drive: Are you ready for “Beautility”?
By Chris Davies for Slash Gear. To describe the CR-V as a success for Honda is to damn it with faint praise. Since its arrival in 1997,…
Altice Plans Fiber Upgrade That Could Leave Rivals in the Dust
By SHALINI RAMACHANDRAN for the Wall Street Journal. Altice USA, the fourth largest U.S. cable operator, said it plans to convert its entire network into an…
Tips For Playing Final Fantasy XV
By Jason Schreier for Kotaku. So you’re joining Noctis and crew for the road trip to end all road trips. Now what kind of food should you…
PlayStation Communities App Now Available On Android
By Dominik Bosnjak for Android Headlines. Earlier this week, Sony launched PlayStation Communities, an Android app designed to help PS4 owners communicate with their friends and online…