From PC Mag: If you're in the market for a new smart speaker, then Apple just made the HomePod a little more enticing by dropping the official price down to $299.

Apple launched the HomePod smart speaker back in Feb. 2018 with a retail price of $349, which makes it significantly more expensive than...

From CNET: One of China's largest phone makers had a glaring security flaw for hackers to pounce on, researchers said.

On Thursday, security researchers from Check Point disclosed a vulnerability with Xiaomi's phones, stemming from its preinstalled Guard Provider app. The app is intended to be a...

From The Verge: WhatsApp is introducing new controls that let you limit who can add you to group messages. VentureBeat notes that the app now lets you stop people from adding you to groups if they’re not a contact in your address book. Alternatively, you can prevent anyone at all from being able to...

From PC Mag: The Raspberry Pi Foundation has today expanded the range of Pi-focused products it offers carrying an "official" tag by launching a keyboard and mouse.

Unlike the Raspberry Pi itself, the keyboard and mouse are manufactured in China as attempts to make them in the UK were thwarted...

From CNET: Electronics giant Samsung just gave a little more clout to those who prefer openness in the constant struggle between open and proprietary technology.

The Korean company announced it's now joined the Alliance for Open Media at the highest level, a significant addition to a consortium...

From QNAP Press Release: With the launch of 2nd GENERATION INTEL XEON SCALABLE PROCESSORS, QNAP will soon introduce new products that feature dual processors with higher performance and hardware-enhanced security in its future network and storage solutions to assure agile service delivery for the...

From Cooler Master Press Release: Cooler Master today announces the launch of the new MasterBox Q500L. Featuring the same external dimensions of the previously launched Q300L, the Q500L is capable of supporting a full ATX motherboard.

High-Density Builds
The latest addition to the Q Series, the...

From The Verge: WhatsApp is launching a new fact-checking service in India ahead of the country’s upcoming elections. Reuters reports that users can now forward messages to the Checkpoint Tipline, where a team lead by local startup Proto will asses and mark them as either “true,” “false,”...

From PC Mag: Whoops. Valve may have accidentally leaked details about its upcoming VR headset by posting the Steam page for the product a bit too early.

Twitter user @Wario64 spotted the Steam page, which includes a clearer picture of the VR headset, and says the product will start shipping on June...

From CNET: Sony on Monday updated its PlayStation Store refund policy: Now you can get your money back on games, add-ons or downloadable content within two weeks.

The tweaked policy allows you get the money back into your PlayStation Network wallet until you hit download or stream the content...