From The Verge: Asus first unveiled its super thin and light convertible ZenBook Flip S laptop at Computex earlier this year, and the company didn’t specify which processor it was using inside. Now that Intel has officially unveiled its 8th generation Core chips, Asus is announcing at IFA this week...

From PC Mag: In a bid to improve privacy and restore user confidence, Uber is axing a controversial tracking feature that allowed the company to keep tabs on riders after their trip ended.

Reuters on Tuesday reported that the app-based car service will no longer track passengers' locations after...

From PC World: For the past year or so, Google’s augmented-reality aspirations have been extremely modest, with its Tango AR platform running on just two phones (and one of them just came out a couple weeks ago.) But now Google is releasing ARCore, which will bring the power of Tango to millions...

From CNET: The US Justice Department is taking a preliminary look at whether managers at Uber violated a law against foreign bribery, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

The agency is reviewing allegations that managers at the ride-hailing startup violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act...

From PC Mag: Canon's mirrorless camera system continues to grow and improve. The newest model is entry-level, replacing the EOS M10. Dubbed the EOS M100, it offers some very serious upgrades, notably a 24MP image sensor with Dual Pixel AF.

This is presumably the same sensor that Canon is using in...

From The Verge: Amazon has slashed its subscription fee for Amazon Music Unlimited to $4.99 per month for students, as spotted by TechCrunch. Amazon is also offering Music Unlimited at an even cheaper rate for Prime Student subscribers — at $6 for 6 months. The discounts are available for university...

From PC Mag: It's still another month until the holiday season marketing machine kicks into high gear, but Nintendo is starting early this year with not one, but two special edition sets for US gamers. One each for the 3DS and Switch.

The first is aimed at enticing 3DS owners to purchase both new...

From CNET: Taiwanese chipmaker MediaTek predicts that midrange phones will be the next big thing and is betting on its two new Helios P23 and P30 octa-core chips to ride that wave.

The chips are designed to deliver premium features at midrange prices, including support for dual cameras and better...

From PC Mag: Dell made a slew of product announcements here at IFA today, including additions to existing lineups and a new VR/AR headset, the Dell Visor.

The Visor, capable of virtual and mixed reality, includes dual 1,440-by-1,440-resolution panels that aim to deliver a smooth 360-degree...

From The Verge: Dell is updating a bunch of its laptops with Intel’s newest processors, the 8th generation Kaby Lake chips. At the top of the list is the XPS 13, which gets the option for two of Intel’s quad-core chips: an i5, running at 1.6GHz with speeds up to 3.4GHz, and an i7, running at 1.8GHz...