From PC Mag: Google is sticking with a plan that critics fear will cripple ad-blocking extensions on Chrome.

The company is set on limiting a key Chrome feature called the webRequest API, which is used by ad-blocking extensions to filter out content. Google is only making an exception for Chrome...

From CNET: The consumer version of Blackberry Messenger is shutting down today.

Friday is the last day for users to download photos, videos and files so they're not lost. Contacts, Stickers and Feeds can't be exported. BBM is offering refunds for Stickers but not for BBMojis. Reward balances had...

From Thermaltake Press Release: Thermaltake introduces the New Toughpower PF1 ARGB Platinum Series and Toughpower GF1 ARGB Gold Series Fully Modular with 80 PLUS Certified (Platinum and Gold efficiency) Power Supply Units. The new lineup highlights premium components, coming with patented 16.8...

From The Verge: Microsoft says it’s committed to supporting competing PC game stores and it’s announcing today that it will distribute more Xbox Game Studios titles through Valve’s Steam marketplace. Typically, Microsoft has distributed its games through only Xbox Live on its game console platform...

From PC Mag: Motorola seems to be done with flagships. But it isn't done with cutting-edge features.

While its new Z4 is definitely a midrange phone, it works with Motorola's backpack add-on for Verizon's new 5G system, and Motorola and Verizon plan to sell the two together for $439.99, if someone...

From CNET: Justice Department officials reportedly want T-Mobile and Sprint to make a new, competing wireless carrier as part of a deal to clear their $26.5 billion merger, according to Bloomberg.

Sprint and T-Mobile weren't immediately available for comment.

The two wireless carriers are working...

From ASUS Press Release: ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today unveiled at Computex 2019 an all-new line-up of gaming innovations designed to delight and excite players around the world. Products revealed include: ROG Theta and Theta Electret gaming headsets; ROG Strix XG17 portable gaming monitor...

From ASUS Press Release: AMD’s 1st and 2nd Gen Ryzen™ desktop processors have been a massive hit with both gamers and professional users everywhere. Now AMD is returning with 3rd Gen Ryzen CPUs that pair its Zen 2 architecture with next-gen PCI Express® 4.0 (PCIe) connectivity, promising more...

From ASUS Press Release: ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced ROG Swift PG27UQX with G-SYNC Ultimate, the world’s first gaming display to be engineered with mini-LED technology, enabling it to deliver stunning 4K HDR visuals with super-high contrast ratios.

Mini LEDs are physically smaller...

From Gigabyte Press Release: GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd redefines high-end gaming excellence with the newest additions to the AORUS ecosystem at today’s AORUS XTREME POWER showcase. Setting a precedent for performance, AORUS presents its newest high-end gaming products including the AMD X570...