Amazon breaks out streaming music in a duet with Echo

From CNET: The e-commerce giant on Wednesday launched a new subscription streaming music service, Amazon Music Unlimited, with three levels to pay.

Like Spotify, Apple Music and virtually every other option out there, Amazon Music Unlimited charges consumers $10 a month for an ad-free, on-demand...

Supreme Court will hear Samsung, Apple damages dispute

From InfoWorld: The U.S. Supreme Court is to hear arguments Tuesday in a closely-watched dispute between Samsung Electronics and Apple on the procedure for calculation of damages for the infringement of design patents.

In general terms, a design patent protects the way an article looks, while...

Samsung puts Galaxy Note 7 out of its misery

From CNET: Samsung confirmed on Tuesday that it would permanently cease production of the problematic device after a botched attempt to recall and replace the units, which had the tendency to overheat and catch fire. It comes only a day after Samsung put production on pause, saying it would be...

Samsung's ArtPC Pulse is a cylindrical desktop PC with 360-degree sound

From PC World: Perhaps Samsung has more pressing matters to address, and that’s why we never received an official release on the ArtPC Pulse, a cylindrical desktop PC that’s now available for pre-order on Amazon. But if you’re interested in computers with modern art aspirations, check out the...

Twitter said to still be in buyout talks with Salesforce

From CNET: Twitter may still be courting buyout interest from one potential suitor.

Rumors have been swirling for weeks that Google, Salesforce, Disney and Apple were interested in buying the financially troubled social network. But while three of those companies have reportedly already bowed out...

Microsoft remains silent as Surface Pro 3 battery woes pile up

From InfoWorld: Surface Pro 3 battery woes have gone from bad to dire. Microsoft, meanwhile, is hiding and stonewalling again.

SP3 owners with LGC batteries have been complaining since the middle of September about bad batteries -- greatly diminished capacities, tablets that refuse to run unless...

Samsung's exploding Galaxy Note 7 saga comes to a halt

From CNET: Samsung said Monday it is "temporarily adjusting the Galaxy Note 7 production schedule in order to take further steps to ensure quality and safety matters."

There's no word on how long the adjustment would take.

The comments come following reports that Samsung had stopped production in...

T-Mobile joins AT&T in suspending sales of Samsung Galaxy Note 7

From CNET: T-Mobile on Sunday became the second wireless carrier to suspend sales and exchanges of Galaxy Note 7s amid mounting reports the so-called "safe" replacement phones were experiencing the same fire and explosion issues as the original model.

T-Mobile CEO John Legere announced the move in...

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