From The Verge: Microsoft unveiled its Xbox Live Creators Program earlier this year, designed to let indies self-publish games to the Xbox One Store. Xbox testers in the Alpha Ring are now starting to get access to a small selection of titles that are self-published in the Xbox marketplace. Windows...

From CNET: According to the New York Times, Facebook-owned WhatsApp messaging app has been blocked by China's internet filters. Videos and photos have been affected the most, but some text messages will be blocked as well.

This isn't the first blockage WhatsApp has faced. It probably won't be the...

From CNET: Get ready for the Galaxy Note 8 to come next month. Samsung mobile chief DJ Koh told reporters in Taiwan that it'll unveil the new Note phone at the end of August, as reported by Taiwanese outlet ePrice.

Koh stopped short of revealing the exact launch date and city, but rumors point to...

From The Verge: Following its job hunting initiative announced back at Google I/O, the company today released a new tool to help small to mid-sized businesses recruit talent. Aptly called Hire, the service builds on G Suite and lets employers track candidates’ contact information, resume, calendar...

From CNET: The US chipmaker lost an appeal of a $669,000-a-day penalty that could be imposed upon it by the European Commission, Reuters reported Monday.

The Commission has threatened Qualcomm with a daily fine amounting to 580,000 euros (about $669,000) for failing to submit information it...

From The Verge: The success of the NES Classic and also the Raspberry Pi as a retro gaming board clearly made Atari sit up and take notice. The result is the Ataribox, which we still know very little about. However, this week Atari revealed a little bit more about the exterior of its forthcoming new...

From CNET: LinkedIn wants to make its platform more convenient for its Windows 10 users.

The Microsoft-owned professional network on Monday launched a new app for users of the operating system. The goal: Let its millions of Windows users experience some of the same features found on LinkedIn's...

From PC Mag: The HTC U11 smartphone joins the Alexa family today, with a software update that brings "always on" Alexa functionality to HTC's top device. I've been using it for a few days on an unlocked U11.

I'm putting "always on" in quotes because it's a bit buggy and doesn't work all the time...

From The Verge: Microsoft is planning to adjust the name of its Windows 10 Fall Creators Update in the UK and elsewhere to Autumn Creators Update. Windows Central has spotted that Microsoft now refers to the fall update as “Autumn Creators Update” on its UK dedicated site. While the German and...

From CNET: China's mobile payments market is worth almost $6 trillion, and Apple wants a bite of that.

To encourage more Chinese to start using Apple Pay, the iPhone maker is offering up to 50 percent discounts off purchases at participating vendors, many of them Western brands. It's also rewarding...