CORSAIR Acquires ORIGIN PC

From Corsair Press Release: CORSAIR is pleased to announce that it has acquired custom gaming PC leader ORIGIN PC.

With a decade of experience in creating high-performance PCs, ORIGIN PC specializes in delivering hand-built, personalized PCs that deliver the best gaming experience possible, while...

FTC hits Facebook with $5 billion fine and new privacy checks

From The Verge: The Federal Trade Commission formally announced its $5 billion settlement with Facebook on Wednesday morning, which is the culmination of a years-long investigation into the Cambridge Analytica scandal and other privacy breaches.

In the agreement filed today, the FTC alleges that...

Google's Lightweight Photo App Gallery Go Launches

From PC Mag: Not everyone has access to a fast, reliable data connection for their smartphone, so Google is launching a new, lightweight photo app called Gallery Go that's designed to work offline.

The aim of Gallery Go is to offer a complete photo capture and editing solution that requires no data...

AT&T sees wireless growth in Q2, but video side continues to struggle

From CNET: AT&T met analysts expectation in its latest earnings report, even as struggles continued around the company's U-Verse and DirecTV video unit.

The technology giant added 335,000 phone users, the bulk of which coming for the company's prepaid side. AT&T says it added 72,000 postpaid users...

Report: Apple in Talks to Buy Intel's 5G Modem Business

From PC Mag: Apple is always keen to grab more control over the hardware components it relies on. By next week, the iPhone maker could own a business capable of producing the smartphone modems it needs courtesy of Intel.

As The Wall Street Journal reports, Apple is thought to be in advanced talks...

Libra scams are already proliferating on Facebook

From The Verge: An investigation by The Washington Post has uncovered a dozen accounts, pages, and groups across Facebook and Instagram which misleadingly claim to be official hubs for Libra, Facebook’s proposed digital currency. In some cases these pages, which were only removed after WaPo reported...

Asus’ ROG Phone II is the most spec-heavy gaming phone yet

From The Verge: Asus’s first ROG gaming phone was one of the most maximalist takes on the concept to date, so it’s only appropriate that the company follow up with a new model to stay on the bleeding edge. The ROG Phone II sounds like a spec bump more than a design revolution — Asus hasn’t provided...

Nintendo Facing Joy-Con 'Drifting' Class Action Lawsuit

From PC Mag: Nintendo is facing a potentially very expensive class-action lawsuit claiming the Joy-Con controllers shipped with the Switch are in fact defective.

As Gamesindustry.biz reports, the lawsuit is being handled by Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith (CSK&D) and it covers all US...

Equifax to pay at least $575M as part of FTC settlement

From CNET: Equifax agreed to pay at least $575 million to the US Federal Trade Commission, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and all 50 states over its massive 2017 data breach. If that isn't enough compensate people impacted by the breach, the credit reporting company could have to...

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