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...

FTC approves Amazon's $13.7B purchase of Whole Foods

From CNET: It looks like Amazon's acquisition of Whole Foods Market is all but in the bag as federal regulators said they would allow the $13.7 billion deal to continue.

The decision, announced Wednesday by the US Federal Trade Commission, allows the online retail giant to take its greatest stab...

Fujitsu quits phone business, report say

From CNET: Another big name in Jaoanese technology is quitting the phone industry. Fujitsu is reported to be looking to offload its smartphone business to spend more time on artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things.

Nikkei reports that Lenovo and Foxconn may swoop in for Fujitsu's mobile...

Western Digital My Book Duo Offers 'Colossal' 20TB of Storage

From PC Mag: Need a way to store and back up tons of personal or small business files in one place? Western Digital has a new option.

The company on Tuesday introduced its highest capacity external desktop storage system yet, the My Book Duo. Available in capacities up to 20TB, My Book Duo "has the...

Samsung unlocks Bixby voice app for more countries

From CNET: As with movies and smart home devices, Australia, the UK and other countries come late to the new tech packing the US market.

One of the latest is the Bixby voice feature in the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus phones, Bixby being the assistant software similar to Siri or Google Assistant -...

Nintendo Details SNES Classic Rewind Feature

From PC Mag: On September 29, Nintendo will launch the SNES Classic complete with 21 games including the never before released Star Fox 2. It's sure to be as popular, if not more popular than the NES Classic which preceded it. At Gamescom, Nintendo decided to reveal some additional features the SNES...

There’s a new Gran Turismo Sport version of the PS4

From The Verge: Sony has unveiled a shiny new limited edition Gran Turismo-themed Playstation 4, featuring a faceplate bearing the GT logo and a customized wireless controller. The 1 TB system will be available for sale on October 18th across the UK, Europe, Australia, and Asia.

The release...

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