From The Verge: A new feature being internally tested at Google could remove the need to say “Hey Google” before voicing commands to Nest Hub smart displays, Android Central reports. Instead, the feature codenamed “Blue Steel” could allow the device to simply sense your presence, and proactively...

From CNET: HBO Max has hit 8.6 million accounts, HBO parent company AT&T said Thursday in its latest quarterly report.

By comparison, Disney Plus reported more than 10 million signups in little more than 24 hours after it launched in November. Disney Plus, which at $7 a month is less than half the...

From BluOS Press Release: BluOS™, the premium multi-room music management platform by Lenbrook International, is among a carefully chosen group of launch partners for TIDAL’s new TIDAL Connect technology. Following a software update on October 20, 2020, BluOS Enabled players from NAD Electronics...

From The Verge: ropbox’s new family plan, Dropbox Family, is now available globally. With Dropbox Family, up to six people can have their own accounts with all of the features in a Dropbox Plus plan, a combined 2 TB of storage, and a dedicated space to share files across accounts (called, fittingly...

From PC Mag: Acer revealed a wide range of new PCs and peripherals at its Next@Acer press conference today, including a notebook co-designed with Porsche and new entries in its creator (ConceptD) and business (TravelMate) lines.

The Porsche Design Acer Book RS will no doubt turn heads, a rare...

From CNET: PayPal users looking for an alternative way to stash their cash will soon be able to convert so-called "fiat" money, like US dollars and British pounds, back and forth into blockchain-based cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Etheream, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin. The company announced in a...

From The Verge: Twitter is temporarily changing how you retweet ahead of the November 3rd US presidential election, to help prevent abuse and the spread of misinformation. Don’t worry, you’ll still be able to retweet. But until at least the end of election week, it won’t be quite as easy as usual to...

From PC Mag: Adobe's annual Max conference is virtual this year due to the pandemic, but that doesn't mean fewer product announcements. On the contrary, the company announced a dazzling array of new features for its creative software and an iPad version of its Illustrator design application at the...

From CNET: The US Department of Justice on Tuesday filed a landmark lawsuit against Google that accuses the tech giant of illegally holding monopolies in search and search advertising, the culmination of a months-long investigation into alleged anticompetitive practices at the search giant. Eleven...

From The Verge: Samsung’s next flagship phone could arrive in January 2021, Android Central reported. And new leaked renders show the camera bump of the Galaxy S20 will also feature in the forthcoming Galaxy S30 (or S21; the name isn’t official yet).

According to reliable leaker Steve Hemmerstoffer...