Comcast closes $3.8B DreamWorks Animation acquisition

From CNET: Four months after Comcast announced its intention to acquire animation studio DreamWorks Animation, NBCUniversal, a division of cable company Comcast, has announced the closure of the $3.8 billion deal.

DreamWorks Animation, which produced such films as "Shrek," "Kung Fu Panda,"...

Sony could debut two new PS4 consoles at September event

From CNET: Sony could be about to announce two new PlayStation 4 consoles, according to the Wall Street Journal. Both units are set to be introduced next month, people familiar with the matter told the newspaper.

The upgraded console outlined by the company earlier this year, capable of outputting...

Why Google plans to stop supporting your Chromebook after five years

From PC World: One of the best things about Chromebooks is that they’re built to last. Thanks to automatic security and feature updates from Google, along with a lightweight browser-based operating system, longtime users may find that their laptops run as well, if not better, than they did on day...

Samsung will reportedly sell refurbished phones from next year

From CNET: The expensive Samsung phone you've always dreamed of owning might soon be available at a snip of its original price.

The phone giant is set to launch a refurbished phone program as early as next year, Reuters reported on Monday, citing "a person with direct knowledge of the matter."...

DRAM will live on as DDR5 memory is slated to reach computers in 2020

From InfoWorld: Hardware experts believed the last DRAM would be the current DDR4, but that's not the case, with DDR5 memory now under development.

Specifications for DDR5 memory will be released this year, and deployment of the DRAM will begin in 2020, according to a slide deck presented at the...

AZIO MGK L80 RGB Review

On my recent road trip to Seattle, my friends and I had a one-night stop in Spokane, Washington, in order to give our driver a break. We visited a local park, where hordes of people were gathered around. At first, it seemed nice to see other people out and about. However, on closer inspection, we realized everyone was on their phones playing the latest mobile game, Pokémon Go. One of my friends, who is more of a traditionalist when it comes to...

DRAM will live on as DDR5 memory is slated to reach computers in 2020

From InfoWorld: Hardware experts believed the last DRAM would be the current DDR4, but that's not the case, with DDR5 memory now under development.

Specifications for DDR5 memory will be released this year, and deployment of the DRAM will begin in 2020, according to a slide deck presented at the...

Intel: Fast Thunderbolt ports will take off with next-gen PCs

From CNET: Intel's long-running but largely unsuccessful effort to transform how you plug devices into your PC will make significant progress this year, the chipmaker predicts.

Intel has promoted Thunderbolt for years with few signs of mainstream success. At this week's Intel Developer Forum...

PowerShell is just Microsoft's latest open-source gift to developers

From PC World: Microsoft just open-sourced PowerShell, making it available for both Linux and Mac. The command-line shell and scripting platform is just the latest open-source friendly software from Microsoft.

All the “Microsoft loves Linux” talk can be a tad misleading. Microsoft definitely won’t...

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