Uber reportedly taps Expedia CEO to replace Travis Kalanick

From CNET: The board of directors of the ride-hailing startup chose Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of online travel company Expedia, to fill the position, The New York Times reported late Sunday. Khosrowshahi, who has been president and chief executive of Expedia since 2005, was one of three candidates the...

Creative Sound BlasterX Vanguard K08 Review

This past Monday was a pretty big day for natural phenomena. If you have been reading any sort of news, you probably know this it was the day of a total solar eclipse visible across parts of North America. For your information, solar eclipses actually happen several times per year. However, not all of them are total eclipses, and even rarer is the fact they are not always visible in North America. The last total solar eclipse with its Path of...

Razer Announces Wolverine Ultimate PC/Xbox One Controller

From PC Mag: The controller that ships with games consoles is usually the best way to enjoy games on the machine. But there's always room for improvement and customization, which even Microsoft demonstrated when it unveiled the Xbox One Elite Wireless Controller. Now Razer is getting into the game...

Amazon Cash comes to the UK, but under a different name

From The Verge: Amazon’s newest in-store program, Top Up, looks a lot like an existing one, and for good reason. The company recently launched Top Up, a service that lets you deposit cash into your Amazon account by scanning a barcode at participating retailers, in the UK. It is in fact just a...

Apple reportedly plans 4K upgrade for its set-top TV bo

From CNET: Apple is reportedly planning a renewed push for a place in your entertainment system with an upgraded set-top box that will stream 4K video.

The new Apple TV box will feature a faster processor capable of streaming higher-resolution 4K content and highlight live television content...

Google is reportedly launching its next Pixel phones on October 5th

From The Verge: On October 5th, 2017, a year and a day after the October 4th, 2016, unveiling of the Pixel and Pixel XL, Google will take to the stage again to announce its Pixel 2 generation of devices. This is according to prolific leaker and spoiler of well-kept secrets Evan Blass, who has...

Sony Agrees to Issue Refunds Over False Xperia Waterproof Claims

From PC World: Happen to own a Sony Xperia smartphone or tablet? You may be entitled to some cash.

Sony has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit, which claimed the company deceptively advertised its Xperia devices as "waterproof," when they, in fact, are not – a violation of various state laws...

Meet Samsung Galaxy Note8: A bigger and better Galaxy S8+

From PC World: And just like that, the Note is back. Instead of scrapping the brand after a global recall harpooned last year’s Note7, Samsung went back to the drawing board to build the Note8, its most powerful phablet yet. The compact 6.3-inch phone officially kicks off the end-of-the-year phone...

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