From The Verge: Amazon’s newest in-store program, Top Up, looks a lot like an existing one, and for good reason. The company recently launched Top Up, a service that lets you deposit cash into your Amazon account by scanning a barcode at participating retailers, in the UK. It is in fact just a...

From CNET: Apple is reportedly planning a renewed push for a place in your entertainment system with an upgraded set-top box that will stream 4K video.

The new Apple TV box will feature a faster processor capable of streaming higher-resolution 4K content and highlight live television content...

From The Verge: On October 5th, 2017, a year and a day after the October 4th, 2016, unveiling of the Pixel and Pixel XL, Google will take to the stage again to announce its Pixel 2 generation of devices. This is according to prolific leaker and spoiler of well-kept secrets Evan Blass, who has...

From PC World: Happen to own a Sony Xperia smartphone or tablet? You may be entitled to some cash.

Sony has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit, which claimed the company deceptively advertised its Xperia devices as "waterproof," when they, in fact, are not – a violation of various state laws...

From PC World: And just like that, the Note is back. Instead of scrapping the brand after a global recall harpooned last year’s Note7, Samsung went back to the drawing board to build the Note8, its most powerful phablet yet. The compact 6.3-inch phone officially kicks off the end-of-the-year phone...

From CNET: It looks like Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods Market is all but in the bag as federal regulators said they would allow the $13.7 billion deal to continue.

The decision, announced Wednesday by the US Federal Trade Commission, allows the online retail giant to take its greatest stab...

From CNET: Another big name in Jaoanese technology is quitting the phone industry. Fujitsu is reported to be looking to offload its smartphone business to spend more time on artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things.

Nikkei reports that Lenovo and Foxconn may swoop in for Fujitsu's mobile...

From PC Mag: Need a way to store and back up tons of personal or small business files in one place? Western Digital has a new option.

The company on Tuesday introduced its highest capacity external desktop storage system yet, the My Book Duo. Available in capacities up to 20TB, My Book Duo "has the...

From The Verge: After controversy over a broad search warrant that could have identified visitors to an anti-Trump website, the Justice Department says it’s scaling back a demand for information from hosting service DreamHost

Last week, DreamHost disclosed that it was involved in a legal dispute...

From PC World: During E3’s annual PC Gaming Show this year Microsoft announced Age of Empires: Definitive Edition and that was pretty cool. But an Age of Empires IV? I didn’t dare to dream.

It’s happening, though. Shock of all shocks, Microsoft announced the news Monday during Gamescom and even...