In a first for MacBooks, Consumer Reports won't recommend 2016 MacBook Pros after testing reveals inconsistent battery life
Yes, it's the battery life. Lab tests reveal problems in three different MacBook Pro models — Apple launched a new series of MacBook Pro laptops this fall …
Google says it will launch two flagship OEM-branded smartwatches in early 2017; Android Wear 2.0 will support Android Pay
The watches will be the first with Android Wear 2.0 — Google will be launching two new flagship smartwatches in the first quarter of next year, according to Jeff Chang …
Canada's telecom regulator CRTC declares internet an essential service, mandates 50Mbps down, 10Mbps up for all, creates $750M fund to subsidize rural rollout
With its declaration that high-speed Internet a basic service, Canada's telecom regulator is shifting its regulatory focus from voice to broadband.
Report: source code for malicious version of Android app used by Ukraine military shows malware used in DNC hack, raising confidence of Fancy Bear-Kremlin ties
Report adds evidence to allegations that the hackers were working for the Russian government — WASHINGTON—Malicious software used …
US government now presents travelers entering on visa waiver program with optional request to provide names of their social media accounts
NEW YORK — The U.S. government quietly began requesting that select foreign visitors provide their Facebook, Twitter and other social media accounts upon arriving …
eMarketer cuts growth forecasts for US smartwatch market in 2016 from 60% to 25% YoY, citing lack of clear use case
and now I want an Apple Watch Ashley King / Phandroid : Here's the list of wearables that will receive Android Wear 2.0 Brad Linder / Liliputing : Report: Smartwatches and other wearables fail to meet...
Uber to move its self-driving-car pilot to Arizona after California DMV revokes registrations on its vehicles
Uber has begun implementing plans for where it will test out its self-driving cars. The company revealed that it has selected Arizona as the next state where the autonomous vehicles …
Twitter's Android app inflated video ad metrics between Nov. 7 and Dec. 12, source says by up to 35%; Twitter admits technical error and refunds advertisers
A bug in a recent version of Twitter's Android app inflated video advertising metrics by as much as 35%, a person familiar with the matter told Business Insider.
Disney-ABC to produce several original series for Snapchat, in bid to target younger viewers, starting with an after-party show for The Bachelor, debuting Jan 3
Snapchat has pulled Disney-ABC Television Group into its expanding original programming orbit, with the parties setting …
Glu Mobile buys Plain Vanilla for $1.2M, forgives $7.5M in promissory notes; Plain Vanilla, developer of once popular trivia game QuizUp had raised over $40M
Plain Vanilla had raised over $40M, but was sold for just $1.2M after closing shop in August — In the years I've covered …
Pokémon Go arrives on the Apple Watch
Following an erroneous report claiming that Niantic's plans to bring Pokémon Go to the Apple Watch were canceled, the company today put those rumors to rest with more than a mere statement: it has now...
Apple Music executives Jimmy Iovine and Larry Jackson talk about working with stars and exclusives, the role of labels, and how Apple Music supports musicians
By all modern metrics, Drake was far and away the most listened-to artist of 2016, a year when music consumers further abandoned CDs …
ClusterHQ, an early player in the container ecosystem, shuts down operations
ClusterHQ, an early player in the container DevOps ecosystem, today announced that it is shutting down operations immediately. — “Unfortunately, it's often the pioneers who end up with arrows in the...
Apple accuses Nokia of collusion with patent trolls in anti-trust lawsuit; Nokia sues Apple for 32 patent infringements, claims Apple declined licensing deals
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Russian mobile carrier MegaFon to buy 64% stake in Mail.ru for $740M from Alisher Usmanov, the controlling shareholder in both companies
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Apple indefinitely extends January 1, 2017 deadline requiring App Transport Security support in all apps submitted to the App Store
The Telegraph reports … Mariella Moon / Engadget : Apple gives app makers more time to switch to HTTPS connection Apple Developer : Supporting App Transport Security Usama Jawad / Neowin : Apple exten...
Honda says it has entered into formal talks with Alphabet's Waymo to add self-driving tech to its cars, will provide modified vehicles initially
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Sources: Baidu planning $1B IPO for iQIYI, one of China's top video streaming platforms, in either Hong Kong or US, valuing it at up to $5B
Rival To Alibaba — Considers IPO Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter : China's Baidu Eyeing IPO for Online Video Firm iQiyi (Report) Patrick Frater / Variety : Chinese Streaming Giant iQIYI Heading for ...
Djay Pro comes to the iPhone a year after launching on the iPad, offers many of the same features including the ability to mix four tracks at once, costs $5
A series of predictions, some accurate, some less so Zac Hall / 9to5Mac : djay Pro lands on iPhone with 3D Touch, deeper Spotify integration, video features, more Oscar Raymundo / Macworld : Algoriddi...
NYC Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen announces plans for $250M, 254K square-foot tech hub near Union Square, which could open as early as 2020
Thursday, December 22 Brian Heater / TechCrunch : A $250 million office space is vying to be the future home for New York's startup culture Tweets: Christine Lu / @christinelu : “$250 million project ...
Originally set for launch in June 2016, BitTorrent Live is now available on iOS
Chaim Gartenberg / The Verge :
Sources: Alibaba's on-demand services unit Koubei close to raising $1.2B round at $8B valuation from Silver Lake, Jack Ma's Yunfeng, others
Lulu Yilun Chen / Bloomberg :
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