PC prices will continue to go up due to shortage of components

From PC World: PC prices are going up due to a shortage of a number of components, and the situation isn’t expected to change in the coming quarters.

A shortage of DRAM, SSDs, batteries, and LCDs have conspired to drive up PC prices, Gianfranco Lanci, corporate president and chief operating officer...

Pondering post-PC life, Intel dabbles in drones with $1,099 quadcopter

From PC World: Intel has made a name for itself in PCs and servers but is now dabbling in a new product category with its first-ever quadcopter now on sale.

The chipmaker's US$1,099 Aero Ready to Fly Drone comes fully assembled, with an integrated flight controller. It also comes with a remote...

Samsung Galaxy S8 could use Sony batteries

From CNET : Samsung had a lifetime's worth of battery woes in 2016. Seeking to ensure it doesn't endure a repeat crisis in 2017 the company is looking to a variety of battery manufacturers to provide parts for the much-anticipated Galaxy S8.

The company is adding a familiar name to the current...

AT&T jumps on the unlimited data bandwagon with an expensive new plan

From PC World: AT&T capped off this week’s carrier showdown by releasing its own unlimited data plan following announcements from Verizon, T-Mobile, and Sprint.

Prior to this announcement AT&T, only offered unlimited data plans to its DirecTV and U-verse subscribers. Before you get too excited...

Apple to begin iPhone SE assembly in India in coming months

From CNET: India is currently the world's fastest growing mobile market, and Apple wants in.

The company is set to start manufacturing its lower-cost iPhone SE in the country in the coming months, said Reuters on Friday.

Apple will use a contract manufacturer in the city of Bengaluru, which is...

Google Fiber gets a new head, trims employees

From CNET: After showing signs of emerging from last year's funk with Fiber 2.0, Google announced a new CEO to lead the Fiber unit, according to a report from Bloomberg.

Google's parent company Alphabet tapped broadband veteran Gregory McCray to take over the Access unit -- Alphabet's team...

You can now ask your Google Home to buy things

From The Verge: Google’s Home digital assistant has been compared to Amazon’s Alexa a lot over the last few months, and now it’s getting the ability to order things through voice commands, just like Alexa can.

Of course, Home is still a Google product, so instead of buying things through Amazon...

YouTube has auto-captioned a billion videos

From CNET: YouTube, the biggest video site on the planet, deals a lot in big numbers, so its latest milestone is no exception.

Thursday, the Google-owned video service said it has automatically captioned 1 billion videos.

Captions, subtitles on clips that transcribe dialogue and note other audio...

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