Amazon launches The Hub locker delivery system for apartment buildings

From The Verge: Amazon has revealed a new delivery locker designed for apartment blocks and other housing complexes that may not have mailroom services to securely process packages.

First spotted by Engadget, The Hub is essentially a set of lockers where packages are delivered and stored. When...

Intel Loses Chip-Making Top Spot to Samsung

From PC Mag: Intel became the world's largest semiconductor company by revenue in 1992 when is surpassed NEC. It has held the top spot ever since, but 25 years later and as predicted Intel is now just like NEC, being replaced. The new world's largest semiconductor company is Samsung.

According to...

LG's flagship G6 smartphone isn't doing so hot

From CNET: LG is disappointed. Sales for its flagship G6 smartphone are less than stellar.

The electronics company announced its second-quarter earnings Thursday, saying the quarter was a "challenging" one for its mobile business. LG said that even though mobile had revenues of $2.39 billion, it...

Walmart Cancels All SNES Classic Pre-Orders

From PC Mag: When the NES Classic launched, it was near impossible to get one due to a combination of very high demand and Nintendo not making anywhere near enough of them. With the SNES Classic, due for release on Sept. 29, Nintendo promises to do better. But it's not looking good.

On July 21...

Verizon gets its mojo back with unlimited data

From CNET: Verizon customers are pumped about unlimited data.

On Thursday, the nation's largest wireless company reported it has recovered from its first-ever net loss of wireless customers and is adding customers once again, thanks in large part to bringing back its unlimited data plan.

The...

Twitter stalls, fails to add new users this quarter

From The Verge: Twitter did not add any new monthly active users in the past three months, but said 12 percent more users are accessing the site on a daily basis than in the same quarter last year. The number of monthly active users stands at 328 million, but the company declined to disclose a daily...

Nintendo Switch Sales Surpass 4.7 Million

From PC Mag: Everyone working at Nintendo will have a big smile on their face right now due to the successful launch of the Switch hybrid console. And those smiles will be even bigger today as hardware sales close in on five million units.

As reported by IGN, the latest financial result released by...

Niantic CEO blames Pokemon Go Fest mess on mobile carriers

From CNET: The first Pokemon Go Fest in Chicago on Saturday was a hot mess -- like Charizard hot.

Who's to blame? Niantic CEO John Hanke said software problems prevented some players from being able to connect to the game, but the biggest issue was congested mobile networks.

Pokemon Go Fest was...

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