Bose adds Google Assistant to top noise-cancelling headphone

From CNET: Back in August Bose accidentally leaked shots in a newsletter of what appeared to be a new version of its top noise-cancelling headphone, the QuietComfort 35. The tip-off was an extra button on the headphones that tech sleuths speculated had something to do with a possible voice assistant...

Xbox One X Standard Edition Pre-orders Begin Today

From PC Mag: On August 25, Microsoft proclaimed that the Xbox One X was the fastest selling Xbox pre-order ever. Microsoft was referring to pre-orders of the Xbox One X Project Scorpio Edition, but without mentioning how many were made available for pre-order. Today, pre-orders are open again, only...

HTC is halting trade of its shares in anticipation of expected takeover

From The Verge: HTC, one of Taiwan’s premier tech brands and a true pioneer in the development of the Android hardware ecosystem, has today announced it is about to halt trading of its shares tomorrow in anticipation of a “major announcement,” as first reported by Bloomberg’s Tim Culpan. Earlier...

T-Mobile boosts data throttling threshold to 50GB per month

From CNET: T-Mobile customers on the carrier's unlimited data plans will soon get to use at least 50 gigabytes of data each month before they face a possible speed reduction.

T-Mobile, the third-largest wireless player -- well behind Verizon and AT&T -- previously warned that it may reduce...

Sony Announces Call of Duty and Monster Hunter Themed PS4s

From PC Mag: The Tokyo Game Show kicks off in a couple of days, but Sony decided to hold its PlayStation press conference a couple of days before. As well as a number of game announcements and release date confirmations, Sony also revealed two new themed PS4 consoles.

As Kotaku reports, the first...

Roku could be hopping on the Amazon Echo train

From CNET: Streaming device maker Roku could have an Amazon Echo-type smart speaker in the works, a Variety report published Monday suggests.

Meanwhile, Los Gatos, California-based Roku is looking to raise as much as $220 million when it goes public next month, according to an SEC filing Monday...

Hackers hid malware in CCleaner software

From The Verge: Hackers have successfully breached CCleaner’s security to inject malware into the app and distribute it to millions of users. Security researchers at Cisco Talos discovered that download servers used by Avast (the company that owns CCleaner) were compromised to distribute malware...

Google launches special payment app just for India

From CNET: India's Prime Minister shook up the country late last year when he killed 500-rupee and 1,000-rupee notes and coins (about $7 and $15). People quickly turned to digital payments, and now Google wants a piece of that action.

The search giant launched a new digital payment app called...

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