Sprint and T-Mobile have announced that they will merge

From The Verge: The number of major wireless carriers in the United States could shrink from four to three. Sprint and T-Mobile have announced that they intend to merge. The merger will need to be approved by regulators and the company’s shareholders.

The combined company will be based in Bellevue...

Square to Acquire Website Builder Weebly

From PC Mag: Twitter cofounder and CEO Jack Dorsey's other business – the mobile payments company Square – has announced plans to acquire fellow San Francisco-based firm Weebly for approximately $365 million in cash and stock.

Weebly, for the uninitiated, offers tools that make it easy to build...

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Dreams to me have always been an interesting thing. In my first year of university, I attended a basic psychology class, where we learned about theories as to the origins of our dreams, but there was no one precise answer. To me, I think dreams are often about the things on your mind during the day. I personally have had some really wacky dreams. For example, when I first purchased my car, I always worried about whether or not I actually locked...

Next Windows 10 Update Lets You Go Back in Time

From PC Mag: The next Windows 10 update is set to arrive on Monday, April 30. Most Windows updates are pretty boring affairs, consisting mainly of security and reliability tweaks, but next week Windows 10 users will get some interesting new features including the ability to go back in time.

The...

Intel earnings call reveals strong revenue despite delays in 10nm chips

From PC World: Intel's first-quarter earnings call on Thursday revealed a new name for its roadmap: Whiskey Lake, which will debut as a consequence of a delay in 10nm volume manufacturing until 2019. Intel did say, though, that it's shipping low volumes of its 10nm Cannon Lake processor now.

Intel...

Amazon to raise Prime membership in US from $99 to $119

From CNET: The annual price of an Amazon Prime membership in the US is going up by 20 percent.

Amazon finance chief Brian Olsavsky said Thursday that his company will hike Prime's fee to $119 a year, from $99, on May 11. The new price will apply to existing Prime members' renewals starting June 16...

Nintendo Profits Increase 505 Percent Thanks to Switch

From PC Mag: To say that Nintendo had a great year is a bit of an understatement. The Japanese company just enjoyed its best year since 2010 and the Wii U disaster is already a distant memory. The reason for this renewed success is of course the Switch.

When Nintendo launch the hybrid console back...

Samsung makes a lot of money from chips, but phones may struggle

From CNET: Samsung's first-quarter revenue and profits soared, but it warned of tougher times ahead in the mobile market -- including a slowdown in demand for its newest phones, the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus.

The South Korean electronics giant on Wednesday reported a 20 percent jump in revenue and a...

Amazon Made a Kid-Friendly Echo Dot

From PC Mag: Amazon wants everyone using Alexa, including kids. With that in mind, you can now pre-order an Echo Dot Kids Edition, which ships with a kid-friendly version of Alexa and free access to a range of content for an entire year.

The Echo Dot Kids Edition launches on May 9, but is available...

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