What makes a modern PC? Microsoft and Apple lead the way
By By Ed Bott for The Ed Bott Report and ZDNet. This week, Microsoft and Apple will stage dueling events, a day apart. The rumor mill says…
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Apple and Google are failing to capitalise on Samsung’s Note 7 fiasco due to a lack of phones
By Sam Shead for Business Insider. A supply shortage has meant Apple and Google haven’t been able to take advantage of Samsung’s exploding phone nightmare, according to…
Google Fiber puts expansion plans on hold to review strategy
By John Ribeiro for ComputerWorld. Google Fiber has paused plans to roll out fiber optic cables across a number of U.S. cities, as the company reevaluates…
Analysts are tepid on Apple after its first annual drop in revenue in 15 years
By Rob Price for Business Insider. On Thursday, Apple reported its first annual decline in revenue for fifteen years. Its quarterly results beat Wall Street’s expectations —…
Civilization VI review: Learning from some (but not all) of history’s mistakes
By Hayden Dingman for PC World. Just like that, five days are gone. I fell into quite a few “One More Turn” traps over the…
Google to Apple: It’s your move now on VR, smart speaker
By Stephen Shankland for CNET. Google just ratcheted up the pressure on Apple. For starters on Tuesday, it debuted products Apple lacks — the Daydream virtual-reality headset,…
Fighting fires: Samsung struggles to limit damage from smartphone recall
By Se Young Lee for Reuters. Heated meetings, sacrificed holidays and teams monitoring social media round-the-clock to track whether there have been any new smartphone fires:…
First Click: Could a Gears of War movie actually be good?
By Sam Byford for The Verge. When I read the news this morning thatthere’s going to be a Gears of War movie, my initial reaction was…
Here’s how deep Twitter’s share slide could get with reported loss of Google, other big bidders
By BARBARA KOLLMEYER for MarketWatch. Deep-pocketed suitors are reportedly dropping their bids for Twitter — a blow that could deal a hefty hit to the social media…
Why the Pixel phone isn’t called the Google Phone
By Richard Nieva for CNET. It’s finally here: the Google Phone. Well, not quite. It’s officially called “Pixel, Phone by Google,” and the search giant unveiled it…
With Viv, Samsung challenges Apple…and Google
By Jonny Evans for ComputerWorld. The acquisition of digital assistant, Viv, has raised Samsung’s status to that of peer player in the smart devices wars, and…
Google Pixel vs Nexus 5X: What’s the rumoured difference?
By: BRITTA O’BOYLE for Pocket Lint. Google is set to launch a couple of new devices on 4 October, both of which are reported to be made by…
YouTube Heroes will help keep the website’s comments clean
By: Mariella Moon for Engadget. If you’ve ever ventured into YouTube’s comments, you know how nasty things can get. To help it purge all the bad juju…
Google opens Daydream VR platform to developers
By: David Lumb for Engadget. From its debut at Google I/O, Daydream seemed like a much more ambitious smartphone-based VR software platform than the earlier Cardboard system….
Tesla Files Constitutional Challenge (Federal Suit) In Western District Of Michigan
By: James Ayre for Clean Technica. Things are heating up in the Tesla vs. car dealership associations fight, heating up quite a bit. The pioneering electric vehicle company very…
This instant film camera is absolute fun even with Michael Kors branding
By: RAYMOND WONG for Mashable. At what point does the Michael Kors brand stop meaning anything? Perhaps when it’s slapped on an instant camera. In its latest…
In love with your new iPhone 7? Here are 10 tips that will make you adore it even more
By: Andy Boxall for Digital Trends. You’re happy with your shiny new iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus, right? Of course you are! It’s the latest, and…
Why Facebook’s Ad Buyers Are Not Happy Right Now
By: Michelle Toh for Fortune. About a data discrepancy that stretched on for two years, according to a report. Advertisers and media buyers are distressed after Facebookrevealed…
Samsung: ‘about half’ of dangerous Note 7s have been exchanged in the US
By: Dieter Bohn for The Verge. Samsung is claiming that “about half” of the Galaxy Note 7 devices that could potentially explode have been exchanged for new…
Palmer Luckey: The Facebook Near Billionaire Secretly Funding Trump’s Meme Machine
By: GIDEON RESNICK and BEN COLLINS for the Daily Beast. A Silicon Valley titan is putting money behind an unofficial Donald Trump group dedicated to…