Nissan finalizes Mitsubishi deal, let the cost-cutting begin

From CNET: Back in May, Nissan announced its decision to purchase a 34 percent controlling stake in Mitsubishi Motors. Only now has the deal been finalized, and with Mitsubishi now part of the Renault-Nissan Alliance, it's time to turn Mitsubishi's frowns upside down.

Nissan spent upwards of $2...

Samsung releases super-high-capacity 8GB DRAM

From PC World: Samsung today introduced the world's first 8GB LPDDR4 DRAM package, a memory chip with twice the capacity and twice the speed of typical DRAM used in PCs.

The new LPDDR4 (low power, double data rate 4) DRAM uses new 10-nanometer-class process technology, which gives it twice the...

Amazon cuts Fire TV's price to keep up with 4K competitors

From CNET: Amazon's Fire TV 2 bundles cost a tad less, thanks to an across-the-board price cut of $10.

The price cut doesn't apply to the new Fire TV Stick, but it brings the cost of the core Fire TV 2 bundle down to $90, the antenna bundle down to $100 and the gaming edition bundle down to $130...

Yahoo asks US government for clarity on email scanning controversy

From InfoWorld: Yahoo is asking that the U.S. government set the record straight on requests for user data, following reports saying the internet company has secretly scanned customer emails for terrorism-related information.

On Wednesday, Yahoo sent a letter to the Director of National...

Verizon, awaiting wounded Yahoo, faces its own pressures

From CNET: Is Yahoo the shot in the arm that Verizon needs?

That's a debatable sentiment. In the past few weeks, Yahoo -- which Verizon is planning to acquire for $4.8 billion -- drew the kind of headlines that make you cringe.

It suffered what could be the biggest hack of all time, coughing up...

Intel's $1.4B antitrust verdict should be reviewed, top EU judge says

From PC World: Intel's hope of recovering a record antitrust fine have improved with a recommendation from a top European Union judge on Thursday that the case be reviewed.

The company paid the €1.06 billion (then US$1.4 billion) fine in 2009 after the European Commission found it guilty of abusing...

Forget about picking up a 128GB Pixel XL on Thursday

From CNET: If you thought you were going to stroll into a Verizon Wireless store on Thursday and pick up a 128GB Pixel XL when it goes on sale, think again.

Verizon, the exclusive wireless carrier for the GooglePixel and Pixel XL in the US, tweeted Wednesday that the biggest storage version of the...

Node.js 7 set for release next week

From InfoWorld: The Node.js Foundation will release version 7 of the JavaScript platform next week. With the new release, version 6 will move to long-term support, and version 0.10 will reach "end of life" status.

Node 7, offered in beta in late September, is a "checkpoint release for the Node.js...

Huawei unveils blazing fast Kirin 960 processor

From CNET: Huawei, like Apple, is one of the only phone brands that makes its own processors. And its latest one, the Kirin 960, looks to be a winner.

Announced at a Shanghai press conference earlier today, a phone powered by the Kirin 960 wa put to the test against an iPhone 7 and a Samsung Galaxy...

Netgear Nighthawk X10 AD7200 Smart WiFi Router goes all the way to 11

From PC World: Netgear’s new Nighthawk X10 AD7200 Smart WiFi Router has features designed for the present and ready for the future—and a price tag to match. For a suggested $500 street price, the router packs in dozens of high-end Wi-Fi and networking features, including both 802.11ac and 802.11ad...

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