New 13" Macbook Pro with Touch Bar, dual-core i5 starts at $1.8K; 15" model with Touch Bar, quad-core i7, Radeon Pro 450 starts at $2.4K; both ship in 2-3 weeks
MacBook Pro hands-on: Touch Bar is well-integrated into apps like Mail and Photos, and with a matte finish it's not too bright to be distracting
I'm sold on the Touch Bar — The new MacBook Pro is here — literally available for preorder today — and I've just tried it.
“Celebgate” hacker Ryan Collins sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading guilty to federal hacking charges and admitting to a two-year phishing scam
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AMD details the specs of Radeon Pro 450, 455, and 460 graphics cards used in 15" MacBook Pro
Spoiler: Don't expect to do much gaming on your shiny new MacBook Pro. — Following the announcement of the new Apple MacBook Pro, AMD has launched the Radeon Pro 400 series of power-efficient graphi...
New MacBooks lose most ports including MagSafe, HDMI, SD, Thunderbolt 2, old USB; users will need to buy dongles to connect devices to new USB-C ports
Apple just introduced a shiny, super thin new MacBook Pro. But for what was birthed, a lot of widely-held standards had to die.
Aiming at MacBook Air users, Apple debuts 13" MacBook Pro without a Touch Bar; device has just 2 Thunderbolt ports, weaker GPU and CPU, ships today for $1.5K
Chris Welch / The Verge :
New 15″ MacBook Pro supports four 4K or two 5K displays simultaneously, 13" more limited
Jeff Benjamin / 9to5Mac :
Apple's Phil Schiller, Craig Federighi, and Jony Ive on the role of Macs moving forward, keeping iOS and macOS distinct from one another, Touch Bar, more
MacBook Pro vs Surface Book: similar performance, but higher resolution and longer battery life for Surface Book, primary difference is in how touch is used
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UK employment tribunal rules Uber drivers are workers and are entitled to holiday pay, paid rest breaks, and National Living Wage
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Health data of 550K Australian blood donors made public in Red Cross data breach, believed to be Australia's largest ever leak of personal data
I don't give blood as much as I should. My wife has a much better track record than me, regularly donating not just blood but plasma and platelets as well.
Apple and LG partner to create LG UltraFine 5K display, with built-in camera, speakers, and USB-C that can be used for charging; display costs $1.3K, ships Dec.
There's a lot to process from today's event … Tyler Lee / Ubergizmo : Apple's New 15-inch MacBook Pro Can Power Four 4K Displays At Once AppAdvice.com Latest : Apple, LG Partner on New UltraFine 4K an...
PlayStation Vue now available on Android TV; support for Macs and Windows PCs coming soon
Sony's TV streaming service is launching today on Android TV. — With today's launch, PlayStation Vue will be available on all recent Android TV devices, including dedicated streaming boxes and TVs t...
Sources: CenturyLink and Level 3 in advanced talks to merge in deal that could value post-merger company at $50B
CenturyLink Inc (CTL.N) and Level 3 Communications (LVLT.N) are in advanced talks to merge, according to people familiar with the matter, in a deal that would create …
Apple raises the prices of most Macs in UK, including older unchanged models, by £100 to £500, as the pound weakens after Brexit
New laptops significantly more expensive and already-existing machines have prices raised by hundreds of pounds as Apple adjusts for new US dollar-pound sterling rate
Comma.ai cancels Comma One after receiving NHTSA letter asking for detailed information about the $1K self-driving kit
Renowned iPhone hacker turned entrepreneur George Hotz (aka geohot) has cancelled his autonomous driving startup's first official product, the Comma One aftermarket add …
Facebook starts testing Snapchat-style camera effects, ephemeral private photo sharing from main app in Ireland
Prepping for battle — Facebook's war on Snapchat is entering a new stage of hostilities. Starting today, Facebook will expand testing of a new camera in its main app …
Zcash, a cryptocurrency based on Zerocash protocol that promises anonymous transactions using zero-knowledge proofs, launches October 28
“Deafening.” — That's how market analyst Arthur Hayes describes the enthusiasm ahead of the upcoming launch of a new digital currency called Zcash - and he's not alone.
Alphabet Announces Third Quarter 2016 Results
Alphabet Investor Relations :
Amazon reports Q3 2016 revenue of $32.71B, meeting expectations, but $0.52 EPS is below $0.78 expected; stock drops 5% after hours
Amazon posted third-quarter earnings per share of 52 cents on revenue of $32.71 billion on Thursday. — Analysts expected the online retail giant …
Alphabet reports Q3 2016 revenue of $22.4B, up 20% YoY, as cost-per-click declines 11% YoY
Alphabet's strategy of trying to stuff the difference between declining mobile advertising value with additional clicks appears to still be paying off as the company once again showed Wall Street …
Vine lost its lead, stars, and audience to Snapchat and Instagram after its 2014 peak as Twitter did little to help it evolve
Ellen Huet / Bloomberg :
Amazon Web Services revenue increases 55% YoY to $3.23B as operating profit reaches $861M
Jordan Novet / VentureBeat :
Apple updates Final Cut Pro X & iMovie with support for Touch Bar in new MacBook Pros
Jeff Benjamin / 9to5Mac :
Facebook lets advertisers exclude black, Hispanic, and other “ethnic affinities” from seeing ads; Facebook says “ethnic affinity” isn't the same as race
ProPublica :
Alphabet's “Other Bets” division saw revenues of $197M, up from $141M last year, as losses fall from $980M to $865M YoY
Harrison Weber / VentureBeat :
Amazon launches Prime in China for $57 a year with free shipping for international orders above $30
Lulu Chen / Bloomberg :
Apple's new TV app, designed to track favorite shows across apps, does not include Netflix or Amazon, and most streaming services require cable log-in
Brian Barrett / Wired :
Samsung Q3 operating profit plunges 30% YoY to $4.57B, the lowest level in two years, after the Note7 recall
LinkedIn reports Q3 2016 revenue of $960M, up 23% YoY, as membership grew 17% to 467M; mobile accounts for 60% of traffic, growing at double rate of desktop
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
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