The $149 Moto E6 is a minor update to Motorola’s entry-level phone

From The Verge: Motorola has already released updates to its Moto G and Moto Z lines this year, and now it’s the entry-level Moto E’s turn, with the $149 Moto E6. And for that budget price, you’re getting exactly as much phone as you’d expect.

This year, E6 is the only model in the budget line...

Report: Nintendo Quietly Stops Charging for Joy-Con Repairs

From PC Mag: A few days ago a class-action lawsuit was brought against Nintendo claiming it ships the Switch with defective Joy-Con controllers. Now, Nintendo has apparently dropped the charges associated with repairing Joy-Cons.

As Vice reports, internal Nintendo documentation seen by the...

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...

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