Apple cuts USB-C adapter prices until the end of the year in response to MacBook Pro complaints
The #donglelife just got a little less expensive — Apple is cutting prices for all of its USB-C adapters following a week of complaints about the MacBook Pro's inconvenient port situation.
Google is rolling out RCS advanced messaging to Android devices on Sprint, but Google's RCS doesn't work with RCS on AT&T, T-Mobile, and other carriers
There has been much noise made about Google's launch of its RCS messaging platform via the Messenger app on Sprint today.
Apple drops price of LG UltraFine 4K and 5K displays by 25% through the end of 2016, now priced at $524 and $974 respectively
Along with dropping the prices on all of its USB-C adapters accessories to help new MacBook Pro owners transition to USB-C more affordably, Apple has also introduced …
Senior US intelligence official told NBC News US military hackers have penetrated, can now launch attacks against Russia's electric grid, telecom networks, more
Exclusive: US Military Hackers Ready if Russia Disrupts US Election 2:25 — U.S. military hackers have penetrated Russia's electric grid …
WhatsApp is testing a Snapchat Stories-like feature in new “Status” tab, available to any beta tester with a jailbroken iPhone or rooted Android smartphone
The feature is similar to Snapchat ‘Snaps’ and Instagram ‘Stories’ and only available for public beta users with jailbroken iPhones and rooted Android smartphones.
Contradicting IDC, Canalys says smartwatch shipments grew 60% YoY to 6.1M units in Q3 16, while Apple shipped 2.8M Watches
Two analyst firms are far apart on Apple Watch shipments in Q3 — Analysts disagree drastically over the health of the smartwatch market. Some say the market is tanking.
The White House launches Code.gov for showcasing federal open source projects; website currently houses nearly fifty code repositories from ten federal agencies
The White House today is announcing the launch of Code.gov, a website that shows off U.S. government open-source projects …
Q&A with Xbox chief Phil Spencer on Project Scorpio, the future of Xbox, Oculus partnership, and his legacy
Editor's Note: The following article first appeared in Game Informer Australia and is written by David Milner. You can follow him on Twitter here.
Google Capital rebrands as CapitalG and reveals its investment in Snap Inc.
Alphabet's investment arm, Google Capital, has quietly made an investment in Snapchat parent company, Snap Inc. — The investment was only revealed after Google Capital rebranded itself to CapitalG o...
Report: Facebook Messenger “Instant Games” development kit could launch later this month; Facebook is already shopping it to third-party developers
Facebook's gaming aspirations are deeper than its Gameroom app and quick rounds of basketball, soccer (football to the rest of the world) and chess in Messenger.
Periscope is testing Snapchat-like selfie masks, starting with election-themed Trump and Hillary masks, promises more advanced tools soon
Periscope is following Snapchat and Facebook's lead by creating its own animated augmented reality selfie masks. The first ones can make you look …
China formalizes rules requiring streaming services to log user data and content for 60 days, give info on users on government's demand, more, in effect Dec. 1
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Vimeo CEO talks about plans to launch Netflix-like paid streaming service for consumers in a letter to shareholders
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NFL Films is producing an exclusive nine-part VR video series for YouTube and Google's Daydream about life in and around the NFL, to debut November 24
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Interview with Apache Web server pioneer Brian Behlendorf, who now leads open-source development of blockchains at the Linux Foundation's Hyperledger Project
Brian Behlendorf knows it's a cliché for veteran technologists like himself to argue that society could be run much better if we just had the right software. Tweets: @techreview and @zahedab Tweets: M...
Programmable-chip maker Lattice Semiconductor to be bought for $1.3B by Chinese backed private equity firm Canyon Bridge Capital Partners
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Facebook to test TV ads delivered via its ad network to apps on devices like Apple TV and Roku
that is, if the TV people let them in http://www.recode.net/... @KurtWagner8 @pkafka See also Mediagazer
Storage company NetApp says it will lay off 6% of its global workforce, or about 640 employees, following layoffs in 2015 and from earlier this year
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Sources: popular shopping app Wish is raising around $500M at a valuation between $3.5B and $5B; Temasek, owned by Singapore's government, is a lead investor
Friday, November 4 Riley McDermid / Silicon Valley Business Journal : Shopping app startup aims for $3.5B valuation with new funding Connie Loizos / TechCrunch : Wish is reportedly raising $500 millio...
New Snap Inc. charter filing shows co-founders Evan Spiegel and Bobby Murphy will retain control of the company after IPO via new class of supervoting shares
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In letter to Uber and Lyft about potential discrimination by drivers, Sen. Al Franken questions the use of passengers' real names and pictures in profiles
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Condé Nast's Wired Media Group is launching the Emerging Tech Council, a $4K/year membership program for executives who want to stay ahead of tech trends
the emerging tech council is a membership … Chris O'Shea / Adweek : Wired Media Group Launches Subscription Program Tweets: Om Malik / @om : Also 4 million isn't enough for the collective costs to run...
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