From PC World: The Windows 10 Fall Creators Update is launching on October 17, with Windows Mixed Reality headsets in tow, Microsoft announced at the IFA tradeshow in Berlin on Friday.

That’s a bit later than expected, as this past April Microsoft committed to twice-yearly Windows 10 updates in...

From The Verge: Sony is today announcing the new Xperia XZ1 and XZ1 Compact smartphones, which replace the XZ and X Compact released a year ago. The main updates to the new phones are Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 processor and refined designs, which, in the case of the XZ1, include a full metal frame...

From PC World: LG has officially unveiled the V30, its 6-inch flagship phablet, and the phone is conspicuously missing two mainstays of the company’s V line: a removable battery and LG’s so-called “second screen.” The new direction could turn off LG diehards, but they can rest assured that the V30...

From CNET: "Alexa, fast forward to the bit where it gets good already."

That's just one of the commands (sorta) that you'll be able give to a new range of Toshiba TVs announced at IFA in Berlin on Thursday. Amazon's voice assistant will enable hands-free control of the televisions, provided you...

From PC Mag: Acer brought plenty of hardware to IFA this year, from ultraportable laptops to premium workstation-level gaming desktops, all of which I got to check out here following the press conference.

Desktop announcements were headlined by the Predator Orion 9000, one of the flashiest products...

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...