Nintendo's unveils Switch, a console/tablet hybrid that connects to HDTV, comes with detachable controllers, coming in March
Tablet system docks to connect to HDTV, comes with detachable controllers. — In a three minute “Preview Trailer” released this morning (and teased last night) …
Tesla says all new cars, including models in production, will come with self-driving hardware but features will be rolled out over time as software is perfected
On Wednesday night, Tesla, the electric car company helmed by Elon Musk, announced that all new cars in production would be equipped with …
Apple sends out invites for event at 10AM PT on October 27 at its Cupertino campus, with tagline “hello again”; new Macs are expected to be announced
And we're back to the Mac — As expected, Apple just sent out invites for an event in Cupertino next week on October 27th.
Airbnb bans hosts in New York and San Francisco from listing multiple homes starting Nov. 1, will update tech to limit NYC listings to one address per person
Supporters of Airbnb hold a rally outside City Hall in New York. Today, Airbnb announced new policies in an attempt to alleviate concerns …
LinkedIn says a Russian man arrested in the Czech Republic is believed to be involved in the 2012 breach, which saw the release of 117M passwords
Russian man drove luxury car, then collapsed after being apprehended, police say. — An alleged Russian hacker arrested in the Czech Republic following …
NBA will broadcast one game per week, minimum 25 games this season, in VR, in partnership with NextVR
They won't be free, but they will be ad-free. — The NBA is expanding its push into virtual reality. — The league announced Thursday it will broadcast at least one game per week …
Mark Zuckerberg defends having Thiel as a Facebook board member in internal memo, says it's important to stand up for peoples' right to hold different views
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg clearly doesn't intend to distance his company from board member and Donald Trump supporter Peter Thiel.
Sources: Google reaches deal with CBS to carry network on Unplugged web TV service on YouTube, to debut early 2017; talks ongoing with 21st Century Fox, Disney
New service, to be housed on YouTube platform, is likely to debut in early 2017 — Google Inc. has reached an agreement …
Apple teams up with a handful of homebuilders to push Homekit-enabled bundles of smart appliances in new homes
May we offer a $349 wireless shade or a $200 touchscreen lock? — ‘Give me a break,’ a tech analyst says of some home devices — In a darkened master bedroom …
Google launches Android Pay in Hong Kong, says it is available at over 5K locations to users with devices equipped with NFC and KitKat 4.4 or higher
Google launches ‘simple and secure’ mobile payment system, seeking to close ground with WeChat Wallet and Apple Pay which launched in Hong Kong earlier this year
Sequoia Capital hires Yahoo's Jess Lee, CEO of fashion site Polyvore, as its first female US investing partner
Lee will leave her post as CEO of fashion and home decor site Polyvore. — Sarah McBride — For the first time in its 44-year history, Sequoia Capital …
Google releases Android 7.1 developer preview to beta testers with Nexus 5X, 6P, and Pixel C devices
No major surprises here: Earlier this month, Google announced that the Android 7.1 Nougat Developer Preview and its SDK tools would roll out to developers sometime later this month …
LeEco launches the Le Pro3, a $399 Android 6.0 smartphone with 5.5-inch display, 16 megapixel camera, Snapdragon 821 processor, and no 3.5mm headphone jack
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Apple is listed as an exhibitor at Mobile World Congress 2017, its first trade show since Macworld in 2009, where it could promote “Planet of the Apps”
As spotted by yours truly … Cody Lee / iDownloadBlog.com : Apple listed as exhibitor at next year's Mobile World Congress Evan Selleck / iPhone Hacks : Apple is Listed as an Exhibitor at 2017 Mobile W...
Verizon Q3 revenue of $30.9B falls short of expectations, 442K subscriber additions disappoint; IoT revenue jumped 24% YoY to $217M
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LeEco is launching LeEco Live, a US video service in partnership with MGM, Lionsgate, Vice, and publication partners Cosmopolitan and Esquire
After much pomp and circumstance around ecosystems and philosophy, LeEco finally debuted something new at today's massive press conference in San Francisco.
Pure Storage to pay Dell $30M as part of settlement to end three-year EMC patent litigation
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Amazon has exclusive rights to stream and sell Garth Brooks' music on its Music Unlimited service, a major get in the streaming wars against Spotify and Apple
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Yahoo sends a letter to Director of National Intelligence James Clapper demanding “transparency” be allowed over security orders concerning user data
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Greg Gopman, hired this month as Twitter's VR program manager, says he has been fired, after his comments about SF's homeless resurfaced
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eBay reports Q3 revenue of $2.22B, up 6% YoY, vs $2.19B expected but misses on gross merchandise volume of $20.1B vs $20.3B expected; stock down 7% after hours
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G Suite adds new productivity features including Slack integration, more voice commands, improved Forms, and assignable Action Items within Docs, Sheets, Slides
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Travis Kalanick says Uber has 40M monthly active riders, each paying about $50 month
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Notion raises $9.5M from Accel, Drive Capital, others to build better email app by prioritizing messages; app debuts on iOS, Android today, and Alexa soon
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Valve sends letter to Washington state regulator refuting allegations the company facilitates gambling via virtual item sales, says it tries to stop sellers
Colin Campbell / Polygon :
Recent leaks show email isn't suited for modern political and business life; tools like Slack, HipChat that let admins limit archiving avoid some email pitfalls
Farhad Manjoo / New York Times : Tweets: @dougchayka , @shearm , @puiwingtam and @andreasgeldner Tweets: Doug Chayka / @dougchayka : “Everything must meet its maker, and for email, that time is nigh....
Facebook was a Geofeedia customer before cutting ties with the surveillance firm following ACLU's report, saying the firm was non-compliant with Facebook's ToS
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