Galaxy S7 and mid-range phones boost Samsung’s profit

From PC World: Samsung Electronics’ flagship Galaxy S7 smartphones and sales of its mid-range devices in emerging markets have likely helped the company boost its operating profit in the first quarter.

The South Korean company forecast Thursday that its operating profit for the quarter was likely...

Reddit finally built official apps for Android and iOS

From CNET: Reddit, the social forum for topics that range from adorable pets to niche hobbies (like collecting cast iron), released official apps for iOS and Android today.

Fans of the service, including myself, have long relied on Alien Blue, a solid Reddit app built by a fan of the site for...

Servers with Nvidia's Tesla P100 GPU will ship next year

From ComputerWorld: Nvidia's fastest GPU yet, the new Tesla P100, will be available in servers next year, the company said.

Dell, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Cray and IBM will start taking orders for servers with the Tesla P100 in the fourth quarter of this year, Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang said...

WhatsApp turns on end-to-end encryption for all

From InfoWorld: Letting people communicate securely and privately should be a no-brainer, not a complicated process where users jump through hoops or pay for expensive tools. For more than a billion WhatsApp users around the world, that dream is now reality, as the messaging app now provides end-to...

AMD's new 7th Generation laptop chips will take on Intel's Skylake

From InfoWorld: AMD hopes to provide stiffer competition to Intel's Skylake with its new 7th Generation processor for laptops and desktops.

The new AMD processors, code-named Bristol Ridge, will initially ship in dual-core and quad-core configurations. A Bristol Ridge processor will first appear in...

New Roku Streaming Stick allows private listening via your mobile device

From TechHive: One of the best features of Roku’s high-end streaming boxes—private listening by way of plugging headphones into the remote control—is coming to Roku’s least-expensive streamer: the new Roku Streaming Stick ($50), which is now available for pre-order. But you’ll need to provide your...

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