From CNET: Salesforce on Tuesday said it would acquire Slack for $27.7 billion in cash and stock. The messaging platform will be "deeply integrated into every Salesforce Cloud," the companies wrote in a statement. When the transaction closes, Slack will be an operating unit of Salesforce, and Slack...

From ASUS Press Release: ASUS today announced a new series of graphics cards that will debut with the latest NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GPU. The series includes five new models: ROG Strix, TUF Gaming, ASUS Dual, ASUS Dual MINI and ASUS KO GeForce RTX 3060 Ti. These new graphics cards bring buffed-up...

From GeIL Press Release: GeIL, Golden Emperor International Ltd. today announced a new member of their award-winning ORION product line, the ORION RGB Gaming Memory. The new ORION RGB Gaming Memory delivers an advanced RGB LED array built on the understated aluminum heat spreader design for an...

From MSI Press Release: MSI is proud to share its take on NVIDIA’s all-new GeForce RTX 3060 Ti GPU, with graphics cards that unite the latest in graphics technology, high-performance circuit board design, and advanced cooling.

Powered by the NVIDIA Ampere architecture and the 2nd generation of...

From The Verge: Samsung will reportedly discontinue its Galaxy Note phone line in 2021, according to Reuters, as the company contends with falling demand for pricey smartphones caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, the company is set to focus on its flagship Galaxy S lineup of phones...

From PC Mag: Apple has always ensured that if you want to use its software, apps, and services, then purchasing Apple hardware is the best, and in most cases, the only option. However, Amazon is now offering a way to bypass a purchase and rent a Mac in the cloud instead.

As TechCrunch reports...

From CNET: The chip that will power most high-end 5G phones next year is here: the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888. And for the first time in its ultra high-end lineup, Qualcomm has integrated its 5G modem on the same chip as the brains, AI and other processor features, likely giving 5G phones a boost in...

From The Verge: The Italian Competition Authority, Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato or AGCM, has fined Apple €10 million (around $12 million) for making misleading claims about the waterproofing of its iPhones, Reuters reports. Affected iPhone models go back to 2017’s iPhone 8 and 8...

From PC Mag: If you want a tiny, yet very capable desktop PC, ASRock has just announced the world's thinnest AMD Mini PC, which takes advantage of the AMD Ryzen 4000 U-series processors.

The most impressive aspect of the ASRock Mars 4000U Series PC is its size, or lack thereof. It measures just 194...

From CNET: Online spending on Black Friday notched a record $9 billion this year, according to data from Adobe Analytics, as the pandemic forced deal-hungry consumers to avoid crowded stores on busy shopping day.

Consumer spending on the internet surged 21.6% on the day after Thanksgiving, turning...