GoPro Recalls Its New Drone in Epic Election Night News Dump
By Michael Nunez for Gizmodo. GoPro’s got some terrible news, and conveniently, it comes as polling places around the country are starting to close. The company just…
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Sony Drops Viacom Channels From Live Streaming Service PlayStation Vue
By Chris Welch for The Verge. Streaming TV services are running into the exact same obstacles as cable TV providers. And Sony just encountered a huge one….
Google Assistant is starved for conversation
By Ross Rubin for ZD Net. To grow as a conversant AI, Google’s Assistant needs to have lots of conversations. But unlike Google’s ubiquitous search, the…
PlayStation 4 Pro Review PS4
By Jimmy Thang for Game Spot. The PlayStation 4 Pro represents a new move for Sony. While the company has refreshed many of its consoles before, the…
TAG Samsung, Galaxy S8 Latest Galaxy S8 Specs Rumors: Touch-Based Power Button, Wireless Charging And No Home Button
By Vamien McKalin for Tech Times. Samsung has yet to announce the Galaxy S8, but already rumors are ripe and on fire. The latest rumors suggest…
Did Social Media Ruin Election 2016?
By SAM SANDERS for National Public Radio. I’ve noticed two distinct ways social media have changed the way we talk to each other about politics. Clearly, they…
For Election Day Influence, Twitter Ruled Social Media
By MIKE ISAAC and SYDNEY EMBER for The New York Times. SAN FRANCISCO — At around 5 a.m. Tuesday on the East Coast, the first signs…
Online Attack Disrupts Call Operations for Clinton Campaign
By Robert McMillan at the Wall Street Journal. An online attack disrupted call operations for Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign ahead of Tuesday’s election. NextGen Climate, an…
Apple’s Secret iPhone Discount
By Ewan Spence for Forbes Magazine. Do you fancy picking up your next iPhone with a hundred-dollar discount? Or would you rather feel the security of buying…
Amazon rolls out Rapids, a chat style reading app for kids
By Sarah Buhr for Tech Crunch. Rapids is a cute new kids app from Amazon using a playful chat style to help kids ages six to twelve…
Instagram tests shoppable photo tags
By Josh Constine for Tech Crunch. Instagram wants you to shop without always having to interrupt your scrolling with a browser window. That’s why today it will…
Black Friday 2016 Deals: Sam’s Club Offers Discounted PS4 And Xbox One S For $250
By Sumit Passary for Tech Times. This year Black Friday is on Nov. 25 and retailers have started planning deals on a wide variety of…
First Click: Microsoft is delivering on its vision of the future
By Tom Warren for The Verge. Every once in a while, Microsoft updates its vision for the future with an impressive look at a world beyond…
The first Google Tango phone delivers true augmented reality gaming
By Nick Statt for The Verge. If it weren’t for Pokémon Go, augmented reality might have stayed another forlorn futurist technology the public paid little attention…
Uber’s New Car Rental Partner Is None Other Than a Major Lyft Investor
By Kia Kokalitcheva for Fortune. Uber has a new short-term car leasing partner for its drivers, and it’s none other than General Motors—a major investor in…
Professional Mac Users’ Complaints List Grows After ‘Disappointing’ Apple Event
By Tim Hardwick for Mac Rumors. Less than a week ago Apple unveiled its new MacBook Pro line-up, with the focus of its “Hello again” event centering…
Microsoft: Russian hackers are exploiting Windows flaw exposed by Google
By Mark Wilson for Beta News. Microsoft says that a vulnerability in Windows made public by Google has been exploited by a hacking group with links…
Facebook Leaders Call It a Tech Company, Not Media Company
By DEEPA SEETHARAMAN for the Wall Street Journal. LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.— Facebook Inc. continued to resist the label of media company, but is getting even more…
What to expect from Apple’s Mac event this week
By ANDREW CUNNINGHAM for ARS Technica. HARDWARE LAST REFRESH LAST REDESIGN MacBook April 2016 April 2015 MacBook Air March 2015 October 2010 13-inch MacBook Pro March…
IBM Extends ‘Watson’ Cognitive Technology to its Enterprise iOS Apps
By Tim Hardwick for MacRumors. IBM announced at its “World of Watson” event in Las Vegas on Tuesday that it intends to combine the cognitive computing…