Zuckerberg's 2017 challenge is to meet and listen to people in all 50 states
After a year of criticism and allegations around fake news, censorship, and bias, Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg is using his yearly challenge to educate himself on the needs and problems of his users...
Apple's sloppiness became evident in 2016 with missed ship dates, lack of significant updates, and long delays on refreshes; company needs to realign in 2017
This has been the winter of our discontent. 2016 was the year the tone changed. There's always been a lot of criticism and griping …
New browser extension allows users to see tags that Facebook automatically applies to photos, available for Chrome and Firefox
Want to try this? Install it from the Chrome Web Store — Since April 2016, Facebook has been automatically adding alt tags to images you upload that are populated …
Symantec debuts Norton Core router that promises real-time security for up to 20 devices, available June for $280 plus $99/year for Security Plus subscription
You'll know Norton as one of the most popular names in security software, but now it's a piece of hardware too …
Amazon pushes Alexa-everywhere strategy at CES, with integrations for Dish's Hopper DVR, Whirlpool appliances, Lenovo assistant devices, more
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Amazon partners with three Chinese manufacturers to launch Amazon Fire-powered 4K TVs, to be sold online and in select retail stores later this year
Amazon is now making its own TV — sort of, anyway: The e-commerce giant has teamed up with Seiki, Westinghouse and Element Electronics …
Samsung unveils three QLED TVs with Chromecast-like functionality, pricing and availability TBD
Samsung today introduced its 2017 lineup of QLED televisions, which the company bills as having the “best picture quality — ever.” While the Q7, Q8, and Q9 displays are markedly improved …
Garmin announces three new Fenix 5 smartwatches, new inReach satellite communications devices, and adds Uber, other apps to its Connect IQ Store
LAS VEGAS (BRAIN) — Garmin announced several new products in features as the Consumer Electronics Show prepared to open here this week.
Linksys launches Velop, a tri-band mesh Wi-Fi router system, at $499 for a three-unit bundle; preorders open today, available January 15th
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Sevenhugs unveils its universal smart remote that can control nearly 25K connected devices, preorder now for $229, coming later this year for $300
Those “universal remote controls” that control just your home entertainment center? They might need a new name.
BMW, Intel, and Mobileye partner to test 40 autonomous vehicles in urban areas starting in second half of 2017, with aim of fully autonomous cars by 2021
40 test sedans to operate in cities in U.S. and Europe — BMW, Mobileye urge industry alignment on common architecture
Comcast announces Advanced Gateway mesh Wi-Fi system and cloud-based platform for connected devices in your home, available to Xfinity customers later this year
Comcast's new cloud-based platform will bring ease of use, whole home Wi-Fi coverage and useful features to its broadband customers.
Telegram update lets users delete messages within 48 hours of sending them
If you got drunk over the holiday and sent out a few messages you wish you could have retracted, you wouldn't be alone. Today, Telegram pushed out an update (3.16) that allows you to delete messages ...
Amazon says it has 45K robots helping in 20 fulfillment centers, up from last year when it had 30K robots working alongside 230K humans
The world's largest e-commerce retailer said it employed 45,000 robots in some 20 fulfillment centers. That's a cool 50 percent increase …
Synaptics unveils new multi-factor authentication system that can combine fingerprint and facial recognition for smartphones, tablets, and laptops
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ODG unveils R-8 and R-9 consumer AR/VR glasses for around $1K and $1.8K respectively; both use Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835 chip and are built on Android
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Mattel announces Aristotle, a $300 voice assistant for young children that doubles as a smart baby monitor and toy, shipping in June 2017
for parents who love surveillance and hate their children's freedom http://www.fastcodesign.com/ ...
Asus debuts the compact VR-ready VivoPC X desktop with i5 Kaby Lake, Nvidia GTX 1060, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD, coming in March for $799
Tom Warren / The Verge :
Intel Core i7-7700K Kaby Lake review: minimal improvements mean high-end desktop CPU performance remains at a standstill
Mark Walton / Ars Technica UK :
HP debuts Sprout Pro all-in-one PC for 3D creators, an upgrade of existing line with Kaby Lake and a thinner profile, shipping in March, price TBD
Melissa Riofrio / PCWorld :
Acer debuts new high-end PCs including a 21-inch curved-screen gaming laptop with GeForce GTX 1080 GPU, eye tracking, 7th-gen Intel i7, 64GB RAM, $9K price tag
Mollie Ruiz-Hopper / Windows Blog :
Chinese bike-sharing startup Mobike raises $215M Series D led by Tencent and Warburg Pincus
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Intel updates NUC mini-desktop line with Kaby Lake, USB-C, Iris Plus GPUs on high-end models; low-end models available this month, high-end models by end of Q1
Andrew Cunningham / Ars Technica :
Hong Kong-based Hubblo says its portable 360-degree camera for personal VR broadcasting will ship in Q1 2017 for $1K
Hubblo is launching a new 360-degree camera to enable personal virtual reality broadcasting. — Hong Kong-based Hubblo is announcing the Hubblo VR camera …
Intel takes 15% stake in HERE to develop autonomous positioning systems based on Intel tech; terms undisclosed but stake worth $390M at 2015 HERE sale valuation
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch :
Lenovo unveils VR-ready Legion gaming laptops priced from $899, debuts $129 Alexa-powered Smart Assistant, updates Thinkpad X1 workstations, Miix detachables
Valentina Palladino / Ars Technica :
Dell updates Inspiron 15 7000 gaming laptop and Alienware's 13-inch, 15-inch, 17-inch models with Intel's Kaby Lake chips
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Zoho CRM Plus in 2025: A year of thoughtful CX improvements
2025 marked 11 years of building a customer experience platform designed to support organizations as customer expectations, channels …
Protecting your Cloud Applications Data
Backing up Office 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox & Box data is critical to preventing data loss or corruption, complying with laws and avoiding critical downtime in case of a disaster.