Kobo launches 7.8" waterproof Aura One e-reader for $229, with a colored backlight for better nighttime reading
Whether you read before bed, in the bathtub, during your commute or at the beach, Kobo wants to be there for you. The e-reader maker just released the $229 Aura One …
Sources: Cisco Systems to lay off between 9K and 14K employees, which would be the single largest layoff in its 32-year history
Cisco Systems is laying off upward of 14,000 employees, representing nearly 20 percent of the networking giant's global workforce, according to multiple sources close to the company.
Intel announces licensing agreement with ARM, opening its 10-nanometer production lines to third-parties to make the chips
Intel Corp., the world's biggest semiconductor maker, said it's licensing technology from rival ARM Holdings Plc, a move to win more customers for its business that manufactures chips for other compan...
Intel shows off a wireless all-in-one virtual reality headset called Project Alloy, with all of its cameras, sensors, and input controls built-in
Intel moved full-throttle into the VR space with the announcement of an all-in-one virtual reality headset alongside a new Intel Merged Reality platform at the Intel Developers Forum.
Hands-on with Huawei Honor 8 dual-camera phone with 5.2" full HD display, 8-core Kirin 950 SoC, 4GB RAM, now available for pre-order in the US starting at $399
Huawei's second US-bound “Honor” phone brings another budget flagship option to the table. — Huawei might not be well known in the US …
Ford plans fleet of fully autonomous cars operating in a riding-hailing service by 2021; CEO says self-driving cars as a service to become main revenue source
With No Steering Wheels Vikas Shukla / ValueWalk : Apple Car To Have A New Competitor From Ford In 2021 Mark Fields : Ford's Road to Full Autonomy Alexander J Martin / The Register : Ford announces pl...
Univision acquires Gawker Media for $135M; Denton says employees will continue work under new ownership “disentangled from the legal campaign”
Sold! — Univision has won the auction for Gawker Media. — The TV network and digital publisher has agreed to pay $135 million …
Ford, Baidu each invest $75M in Velodyne LiDAR Inc. that builds 3D-imaging tech for self-driving cars; Ford to double headcount of SV-based research team to 300
Ford and China's leading search engine company, Baidu, announced today that they've each invested $75 million in Velodyne LiDAR Inc. …
Tim Cook pledges to increase investment in China, including creating Apple's first research center in the country, meets with China Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli
U.S. tech company plans to set up an independent research center in China — BEIJING— Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook …
Intel introduces Joule, a new chip module for developers to bring computer vision tech to cheap prototypes
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LG will use Intel factories to start making its own mobile chips using 10-nanometer technology that will debut in 2017
The move could be a blow to Qualcomm. — Korean phone maker LG, which has largely relied on processors from Qualcomm, plans to start making a new generation of homegrown mobile chips using Intel fact...
Intel announces Project Euclid, a compact RealSense module that brings cameras, motion sensors, and onboard communications to robots
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NVIDIA brings desktop GTX 1000 series GPUs to laptops, says they are VR-ready when on AC power
Nvidia first tried its hand at putting desktop-class graphics chips inside a notebook last year, with its Maxwell-based GTX 980. That was a hint at what the US-based technology company was really wor...
Pinterest rolls out click-to-play, mobile-only video ads in the US and UK with no current plans to expand to desktop
Pinterest's click-to-play Promoted Video format is effectively a free add-on to its Cinematic Pin format, but one that comes with its own free add-on.
Hackers post malware allegedly from NSA-linked Equation Group in online auction; Wikileaks says it will publish the tools; Snowden tweets likely explanations
What, When, Where, How, Who & Why? Explained Here... Mike Masnick / Techdirt : Ed Snowden Explains Why Hackers Published NSA's Hacking Tools Darren Pauli / The Register : Shadowbrokers hack could be R...
HP announces VR-capable OMEN X desktop, OMEN 17 laptop featuring NVIDIA GTX 1000 series GPUs
Paul Thurrott / Thurrott.com :
Intel creates Hollywood studio for sports and entertainment VR
Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat :
Amazon launches a dedicated shop for items featured on Product Hunt
Amazon has teamed up with Product Hunt - the San Francisco-based startup that helps curate and surface the hottest new apps, websites, gadgets, tech creations, and more - by offering a collection of p...
Lyft app update lets users select exact drop-off and pickup locations at 200 venues, more coming soon
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Google's bare-bones FaceTime competitor Duo launches for iOS and Android, won't connect with other communication apps from Google like Hangouts, upcoming Allo
Josh Constine / TechCrunch :
Amazon's Twitch acquires gaming content and resource platform Curse, which had raised almost $60M to date
Taylor Soper / GeekWire :
In bid to sign up new Prime subscribers, Amazon distributes pilot episodes from Amazon Video's original series on social media sites including Facebook, YouTube
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch :
Galaxy Note7 has one of the brightest displays, fastest cameras on the market, but its real world performance and camera quality are a bit lacking for the price
Joshua Ho / AnandTech :
Microsoft announces at Intel dev event that all new Windows 10 PCs will work with head-mounted displays and run Windows Holographic apps starting next year
Lauren Goode / The Verge :
Microsoft opens its Xbox Wireless tech for PC OEMs and gaming peripherals
Darrell Etherington / TechCrunch :
Data management startup Rubrik, founded by ex-Google, Facebook, and Oracle engineers, raises $61M round led by Khosla Ventures, brings total raised to $112M+
Jonathan Vanian / Fortune :
Oculus Rift to ship in Europe and Canada September 20 and is now available for pre-order there
Matt Brian / Engadget :
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