Nintendo Switch console/tablet hybrid will launch worldwide on March 3 for $299.99, has a 6.2-inch 720p capacitive touchscreen, 32GB storage, and no region lock
Nintendo has announced the launch date and price of the Nintendo Switch at an event in Tokyo; the company's next console …
Consumer Reports now recommends 2016 MacBook Pro after Apple fixed battery issues found in earlier tests via a software update
New Apple software fixes a battery issue found in CR tests. The software, now in beta, will be part of a broad update soon. — Consumer Reports …
Nintendo Switch's Joy-Con motion controllers have haptic feedback, can be used separately; left Joy-Con has a screen capture button; right one has an IR camera
Nintendo is finally sharing details on the upcoming Switch console, starting with the modular Joy-Con controller.
European Parliament committee recommends rules on robots, calling for mandatory kill switches, insurance, taxes, more; vote set for February
MEPs are to vote on the first comprehensive set of rules for how humans will interact with artificial intelligence and robots.
Hacker steals 900GB of data from Cellebrite, the Israeli company that makes products for breaking into mobile phones
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US appeals court says Apple can be sued for monopolizing iOS app market and not letting users buy apps outside the App Store
iPhone app purchasers may sue Apple Inc over allegations that the company monopolized the market for iPhone apps by not allowing users to purchase them outside the App Store …
Nintendo Switch will launch with an online service that will remain free until later this fall, with additional details to come later
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Snapchat update will bring search bar, new navigation, and a global live story for user contributions, coming soon to all iOS and Android users
Big changes are headed for Snapchat — again. — The company is set to roll out a major redesign of its app in the coming days, Snapchat confirmed Thursday.
eBay announces an authentication program for high-end products, offering verification for a fee in an effort to reduce counterfeit goods on site
The new program will create a network of authenticators to make it easier to sell big-ticket items online and keep out fakes.
Google updates Maps with tweaked ride-hailing screen and ability to hail an Uber without leaving the app
Google's making it way easier and simpler to hail an Uber with Google Maps. Today the company announced that the latest version of Google Maps on Android and iOS lets users request …
Amazon rolls out its first branded VOD subscription service, Anime Strike, with 1K+ titles, available for $4.99/month for Prime members
Ecommerce giant plans additional subscription VOD channels — Amazon is rolling out its first branded on-demand subscription service for Amazon Channels …
New rules allow National Security Agency to share raw intercepted communications with other 16 US intelligence agencies before applying privacy protections
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Chrome 56 beta, expected to be released in a week, adds native support for FLAC music format
Chrome 56 is currently in the beta channel and should hit stable in about a week. When released, it will bring support for the FLAC audio codec directly in the browser.
Google updates kid-focused animation app Toontastic with 3D graphics, available for free on iOS and Android today
iTunes — Open iTunes to buy and download apps. Tim-o-tato / Droid Life : Google's Toontastic 3D Helps Kids Create Cartoon Movies Edoardo Maggio / 9to5Google : Toontastic 3D is Google's latest app th...
Apple increases app size restriction for tvOS apps from 200MB to 4GB
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App.net is shutting down its Twitter-like social platform on March 14 and open sourcing its code
In Twitter's early years, there were numerous competitors on the market, one among them App.net. Launched in 2012, the social network billed itself as being ad-free and subscription-based …
Amazon says it will grow its full-time US workforce from 180K to 280K employees over the next 18 months, with many positions in fulfillment centers
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YouTube launches Super Chat in beta, letting viewers pay to pin comments on live streams, with a broad rollout on January 31
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Pandora announces it's laying off 7% of its US workforce, excluding Ticketfly group, in Q1 2017 in a bid to reduce costs
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LeEco raises $16.8B yuan, around $2.4B, from Chinese real estate developer Sunac, others
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Microsoft publicly launches StaffHub, a shift scheduling app for iOS and Android available as part of Office 365
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Profile of Open Whisper Systems, which has five employees, makes secure messaging app Signal, and develops an encryption protocol used by Facebook and others
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