KGI: all three 2017 iPhones will have wireless charging, and OLED model will need additional graphite sheathing to prevent the overheating of 3D Touch sensor
Apple is widely rumored to launch three new iPhones this year, and KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo now claims that all of them will feature wireless charging.
Gabe Newell says Valve is working on 3 “full” VR games and is inspired by Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto to design hardware at same time as software
“It feels like we've been stuck with mouse and keyboard for a reeeaaally long time.” — Valve is in the process of developing three VR games.
Valve's Steam Direct will replace Steam Greenlight; Valve will charge developers a fixed fee to submit a game instead of relying on users to vet submissions
Valve wants to take itself out of the equation when it comes to the Steam PC gaming marketplace, and that means it is ending …
Ford says it will invest $1B into Argo AI over 5 years and take a majority stake in the startup; Argo AI will work on autonomous driving tech for Ford's cars
The automaker will take a majority stake in Argo AI, founded by two top engineers from Google and Uber.
Prince's Warner Music catalog returning Sunday to subscription-streaming services, including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon, Napster, and iHeartRadio
Songs of late music legend Prince will again be available on multiple streaming-music services on Sunday, in releases timed for the 59th Grammy Awards.
Samsung Chromebook Pro review: solid design, good performance and battery life, but Chrome OS and Android integration isn't perfect yet
Review: Chrome/Android integration is on the right track. — The market is about to be flooded with a new wave of Chromebooks, all focused on Android apps.
WhatsApp starts rolling out two-step verification for all iOS, Android, and Windows users
Messaging app WhatsApp announced today that it has started rolling out two-step verification for its iOS, Android and Windows users. It is up to the user of each device to enable the app to use this ...
Intel reveals 8th Generation Core microarchitecture will remain on the 14nm process node, making it the fourth generation 14nm chip
A quick news piece on information coming out of Intel's annual Investor Day in California. As confirmed to Ashraf Eassa by Intel at the event …
Image of Magic Leap's prototype from January leaks, revealing a bulky backpack containing a visible circuit board with a large heat sink
Magic Leap, the $4.5 billion startup backed by Google building technology that “augments” human vision with digital imagery, is scrambling to finish …
Facebook opens itself to measurement audit by Media Rating Council, gives brands more control over video ad buys
Facebook will sell video ads based on the industry's viewability standard and introduce a new sound-on option. — In an effort to rebuild advertisers' trust following …
Sources: Samsung Galaxy S8 to be unveiled late next month in New York, with a curved-screen, an AI assistant called Bixby, and in two sizes
The South Korean tech company is hoping that a streamlined design and a new virtual assistant for its next flagship smartphone will help consumers forget last year's massive recall.
WSJ: Xiaomi is working on its own smartphone processor, aims to release it within a month
The Wall Street Journal claims Xiaomi is getting into the chip design business. — According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi is looking to join the ra...
Amazon releases an OTA software update for Amazon Tap with support for hands-free mode, letting users activate Alexa without a button press
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Xiaomi, the pioneer of online flash sales in China, plans to roll out a chain of 1K retail stores in China over the next three years under the Mi Home banner
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Chrome for Android adds WebVR support for the Daydream headset
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Quora to clamp down on anonymity starting March 20, will review all anonymous content before it's published, restrict actions like upvoting, comments, more
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Sources: Enterprise AR company Daqri, which has raised $132M, is laying off about 25% of its nearly 400-person workforce
Augmented reality helmet maker Daqri is cutting about 25% of its nearly 400-person-strong workforce worldwide, multiple people have told Business Insider. Thanks: @toptwts
Chorus.ai raises $16M Series A led by Redpoint for its sales calls analysis software
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Activision Blizzard beats Q4 estimates with $2.01B in revenue, up 49% YoY; stock up 9%+
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GOAT raises $25M round led by Accel for its mobile-only marketplace for collectible sneakers, after raising $5M in August 2016
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Facebook adds weather reports to its app and website based on user location, using data from Weather.com
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Nvidia beats estimates with Q4 revenue of $2.17B, up 55% YoY, vs. $2.11B expected, as its GPU sales grow 57% to $1.85B, automotive business up 37.6% to $128M
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HackerOne raises $40M Series C led by led by Dragoneer Investment Group
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CB Insights report: VCs invested $3.1B in a record 279 cybersecurity startups in 2016 after investing $3.7B in 272 startups in 2015
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