Samsung forecasts Q4 profits of $7.8B, up 50% YoY to its highest level in more than three years
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) said on Friday its fourth-quarter profit likely leapt 50 percent from a year earlier to its highest level in more than three years …
Dell unveils Canvas, a 27-inch 2560x1440 sloped monitor to rival Microsoft's Studio, and Totem, an included peripheral that works with Surface Dial integrations
The most exciting part of Microsoft's Surface Studio — an all-in-one PC announced back in October — was its ability to fold …
FTC sues D-Link over lax security in its routers and IP cameras, says D-Link used hard-coded logins, left private software sign-in key code online for 6 months
FTC: D-Link failed to take reasonable steps to secure its routers and Internet Protocol (IP) cameras, potentially compromising sensitive consumer information
Dell debuts 32-inch 8K 7680x4320 monitor, giving 280ppi, on sale March 23 for $4,999
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Sources: DJI acquires majority stake in Hasselblad, the iconic Swedish camera company
Jan 5, 2017, 10:19 amJan 5, 2017, 11:04 am — Last year DJI took a minority stake in Hasselblad, the iconic Swedish camera company. The companies also announced a partnership to work together …
Alpine announces iLX-107 aftermarket infotainment system with wireless CarPlay, available in February for $900
While wireless CarPlay implementations have been supported since iOS 9, the functionality has so far been limited to a single BMW model. That will change next month, however …
Internet Archive launches Trump Archive, a searchable repository of Donald Trump TV appearances, with 520+ hours of video from 2009 until now
The Trump Archive launches today with 700+ televised speeches, interviews, debates, and other news broadcasts related to President-elect Donald Trump …
Misfit unveils Vapor, a touchscreen smartwatch with 1.4-inch full AMOLED display, GPS, and optical heart-rate sensors, expected to ship in late 2017 for $199
Some people want to fill the world with smartwatches — Misfit, a maker of low-power, jewelry-like wearables that was acquired …
Techdirt founder Mike Masnick faces $15M libel suit over articles that cast doubt on Shiva Ayyadurai's claim to have invented e-mail
This is the latest case from attorney Charles Harder, who previously represented Hulk Hogan against Gawker. — Techdirt founder Mike Masnick will be going toe …
Amazon Prime members can use Alexa to reorder meals they've had in the past from Amazon Restaurants in LA, SF, Seattle, more
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Dell updates XPS 27 with 10 built-in speakers, 4K display with optional touchscreen, 6th-gen Intel CPU, AMD GPU, up to 32GB RAM, on sale now from $1.5K
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How the digital legacy of the Obama White House will live on via tech projects such as a Twitter bot, a Giphy page, and Internet Archive sharing
President Obama was the first US President to use Twitter, Snapchat, Facebook Live and YouTube to engage the public.
The excitement for Amazon's Alexa at CES shows Apple is missing out on expanding its HomeKit suite
Apple never shows up to CES, but the last couple years, it's still managed to have a quiet presence through HomeKit. That's true this year, too, but it's been really quiet …
Google updates Calendar to integrate with Google Fit and Apple Health to help users reach fitness goals
With Goals, Google launched a new Google Calendar feature last year that allowed you to easily schedule and track certain goals you set for yourself.
Adobe report: US online sales reached $91.7B between November 1 and December 31, growing 11% year-over-year; sales from mobiles and tablets rose 23% to $28.43B
Brave the pre-holiday mall crush or kick back on the couch and order your gifts online? — Americans are increasingly selecting the latter option.
New York-based SaaS HR firm Namely raises $50M, closing a $80M Series D led by Altimeter Capital and Scale Venture Partners
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To help keep users coming back, Fitbit debuts in-app community features for goal-setting and more, launching in the coming months
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Cloud storage startup Bitcasa posts “goodbye” message on its site, implying it may have been acquired
CES seems to be making some bloggers a little trigger happy with posting. Just a little while ago VentureBeat published a story claiming that Intel had acquired Bitcasa …
Snapchat accused of misleading investors to drive up its IPO in ex-employee lawsuit; company says the claims have no merit
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Minecraft has now sold over 25M copies on PC and Mac, six months after crossing the 100M sales mark across all platforms
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Sources: details from Mark Zuckerberg's candid weekly Q&A sessions almost never leak because staffers fear reprisal, such as firings and peer pressure
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