Google extends Pixel 2 warranty to ease burn-in fears

From CNET: If you're thinking of buying Google's new Pixel 2 XL smartphone, the tech giant wants you to know you won't get burned by possible display burn-in issues.

Google, reacting to reports that some Pixel 2 XL phones are suffering from screen burn-in, said Thursday it would double the length...

AMD takes on Intel with new Ryzen processors for laptops

From The Verge: Over the last year, one of the more interesting stories has been AMD’s resurgence to relevance as a viable alternative to Intel. AMD’s new Ryzen chips have managed to at least offer a credible challenge to Intel’s dominance in almost every facet of the desktop PC world, from high-end...

Nvidia's GeForce GTX 1070 Ti aims to take down the Radeon Vega 56

From PC World: The rumors were true. Nvidia’s announced the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti on Thursday, a new graphics card designed to snuggle into the spot between the $350 GTX 1070 and $500 GTX 1080 in the GeForce lineup—and one likely released just to claim the performance crown back from AMD’s $400 Radeon...

Coffee Lake, Cannon Lake and beyond: Intel's next chips

From CNET: This summer, Intel delivered what it says is a "once-in-a-decade" performance upgrade to its line of mobile processors that power Apple's MacBook Air and iMac, Microsoft's Surface Pro, and hundreds of other popular devices. The new chips, the first wave of eighth-gen Core CPUs, and...

Report: Apple Reduced Face ID Accuracy to Allow iPhone X Production

From PC Mag: Ever since the iPhone X was revealed we've heard reports of how limited availability is expected to be. Now the reason why there will be so few iPhone X available at launch is slowly being revealed, albeit by industry insiders who don't want to be named.

According to Bloomberg, the...

Netflix just released an Android app for managing your DVD queue

From The Verge: It may have taken a while, but Netflix has finally released an Android app for managing your DVD queue directly from your phone. This is following the OS version, which was released over eight months ago, via Phandroid.

While it’s easy to forget Netflix’s humble beginnings as a mail...

Kinect is kaput as Microsoft stops making it

From CNET: Kinect has been diskintinued. Microsoft has stopped making the movement-sensing Xbox accessory, and while yours will continue to work, there'll be no new ones on sale once current stocks disappear.

The news was revealed by Microsoft's Alex Kipman, creator of the Kinect, and Matthew...

SNES-Themed 3DS XL Heads to the US

From PC Mag: Nintendo is trying incredibly hard to make sure you have at least one Nintendo-branded piece of hardware under the Christmas tree this year. Not content with offering the Switch, the SNES Classic, and the 2DS XL, the Japanese company decided to bring a SNES-themed 3DS XL to the US as...

Super cheap Nokia 2 pops up on retailer site for $100

From CNET: In another classic case of now-you-see-it, now-you-don't, the entry-level Nokia 2 Android phone briefly appeared on retailer B&H's website before being removed, according to Android Headlines.

A search result for the white version of the phone was still available on Google at the time of...

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