From The Verge: In a software update coming this year, Apple will allow Siri to use third-party messaging apps by default, Bloomberg reports. It will later expand to phone apps for making calls.

Currently, if you want Siri to message or call a contact using WhatsApp or Skype, for example, you need...

From PC Mag: Usually when a new piece of hardware is launched there's a press release and some marketing behind it. That doesn't seem to be the case for Samsung's latest Chromebook, which has started appearing at online retailers.

Details are sparse, but this Samsung Chromebook 4+ (XE350XBAI)...

From CNET: Months after Super Mario Maker 2's release on Nintendo Switch, the company added the ability to play online with friends in an update -- a feature it promised during E3 back in June.

"You can now play online with friends in either multiplayer versus or multiplayer co-op modes," the patch...

From The Verge: Adobe’s Character Animator is getting keyframes later this year, which will allow users to tweak movements and create more controlled animations. The new keyframe feature will let the characters move around the screen and give artists more control over what’s happening in the scene...

From PC Mag: GoPro's next-generation action cameras are landing this month with the Hero8 Black and a new 360-degree camera dubbed the GoPro Max.

The Hero8 Black will retail for $399 and now includes built-in mounting clips on the bottom. No need to buy a separate mounting frame for the device...

From CNET: A decade after it launched the original fan-favorite Sensei ambidextrous mouse, which we called "phenomenal," SteelSeries is bringing out an upgraded Sensei Ten in the original design with internal advancements over the current Sensei 310.

Most notably, the wired Sensei Ten introduces...

From Cooler Master Press Release: Cooler Master introduces the MasterAir MA620M CPU Air Cooler. Continuing the renowned MasterAir Series, the MA620M are dual aluminum towers equipped with a newly designed cross-platform mounting system to provide maximum air cooling.

Peak Performance, Unique...

From The Verge: HyperX’s first wireless gaming mouse, the PulseFire Dart, is now available to buy. As well as supporting charging via a USB cable, the mouse can also be wirelessly charged via the Qi wireless standard. HyperX is also shipping its Qi wireless charging pad, the ChargePlay Base, which...

From PC Mag: The food delivery service DoorDash is reporting a data breach involving the personal information of 4.9 million users, including its delivery drivers.

The exposed data involves names, email addresses, delivery addresses, phone numbers, and hashed passwords to user accounts. For some...

From CNET: Every manufacturer shaves a few millimeters off its laptops and boasts about a size reduction. With its new 13-inch Spectre x360 update, HP has shrank the bezels on the display and somehow managed to carve almost an inch off the laptop's depth (23mm). HP also boosted the network...