A look at Google's experimental Duplex tech, demoed at I/O, enabling Assistant to place voice calls for you, make restaurant and barber reservations, more
& It's A Big Deal Jillian D'Onfro / CNBC : Google positions itself as the responsible A.I. champion at its gigantic annual conference Google Devs / Google Developers Blog : Actions on Google at I/O: M...
Samsung reports $14.4B profit in Q1 driven by memory chips demand, up 58% YoY, but warns of profit decline in Q2 due to “stagnant sales” of its flagship phones
All signs point to a smartphone industry … Mikey Campbell / AppleInsider : Samsung reports weak demand for OLED displays used in iPhone X Kyle Alspach / CRN : Samsung Posts Huge Growth In Q1, Reports ...
Facebook adds a Help Center page that tells users if they were affected by Cambridge Analytica's data abuse, as it rolls out similar announcement in News Feed
what to do if you're one of them Firstpost : Facebook releases a tool which lets users know if their data was harvested by Cambridge Analytica Claire Reilly / CNET : An open letter to that useless Fac...
Microsoft makes its Wunderlist successor, To-Do, available in preview as part of Office 365; Wunderlist will “eventually” be retired
iTunes — Open iTunes to buy and download apps. Carl Velasco / Tech Times : Microsoft Retires Wunderlist And Launches Successor, ‘To-Do’: How To Move Your Lists To The New App Abhimanyu Ghoshal / The...
Intel to buy Mobileye, maker of chip-based camera systems for semi-automated driving, for $15.3B at $63.54 a share, a 34% premium to its Friday closing price
the elephant in the room that Israeli VCs are ignoring Larry Dignan / ZDNet : Intel buys Mobileye for $15.3 billion, eyes autonomous driving market, computer vision Aman Jain / ValueWalk : Jefferies D...
5 cases of replacement Galaxy Note7s catching fire reported in US; Samsung says it is investigating the reports, working with Consumer Product Safety Commission
without using the word recall CNBC : Samsung temporarily suspends production of Galaxy Note 7: Report Adrian Kingsley-Hughes / ZDNet : Now the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is dead, here are some alternatives...
Pixel and Pixel XL hands-on: smoother performance and faster camera than other Android phones, but lack of stereo speakers is not great for VR
At its hardware launch event in San Francisco … Nick / ROUGH TYPE : Terms of endearment, computer-generated Jim Lynch / CIO.com : Apple users react to Google's new Pixel phones Corazon Victorino / Int...
Google launches Allo messaging app with Smart Reply and Google Assistant for iOS and Android
Say hello to Google Allo: a smarter messaging app Will Oremus / Slate : Google's New Messaging App Is “Smart.” But Should You Use It? Ann-Marie Alcántara / POPSUGAR : 3 Useful Features of Google's New...
iPhone 7 has the highest color accuracy and peak brightness of any mobile display, making it the “best performing mobile LCD display that we have ever tested”
are the rumors of an OLED iPhone incorrect? The Macalope / Macworld : It's always something: Finding things to complain about with the iPhone 7 Brooke Crothers / Forbes : Apple Nails iPhone 7 Display:...
Samsung shareholders anxious as company confirms Galaxy Note 7 shipments have been halted to South Korea's mobile carriers amid quality control issues
exploding batteries suspected Adario Strange / Mashable : Samsung Galaxy Note7 shipments delayed amid reports of exploding batteries Brad Ward / TalkAndroid.com : Galaxy Note 7 battery explosions migh...