From PC Mag: Microsoft is known to be working on a $400 Surface tablet, and in order to reach that price point it looks as though Pentium processors are going to be used.
It's now possible to pick up a Surface Laptop or Surface Pro for $799, while the Surface Book 2 starts at $1,199. Those prices...
From CNET: The EU Parliament voted to reject an overhaul of EU copyright rules Thursday morning, sending the reforms back to planning.
Of the lawmakers who voted on the Copyright Directive, 318 voted against the changes in their current form and 278 voted in favor, with 31 choosing to abstain.
The...
From The Verge: Google has published a new blog post in response to a story from The Wall Street Journal yesterday that detailed how common it is for third-party app developers to be able to read and analyze the contents of a user’s Gmail message. While not offering any substantially new insights...
From CNET: Netflix may be introducing a new, higher tier of service.
Known as Ultra, the new tier would allow four devices to receive Ultra HD video and audio streaming simultaneously, according to Italian blog Tutto Android.
Netflix currently has three subscription plans: $7.99 Basic, $10.99...
From PC Mag: Have a Samsung Galaxy device? You may want to disable the Samsung Messages app's access to your device's storage for now.
That's because in recent days, some Samsung Galaxy users have complained that the default messaging app on their phone is mysteriously texting their photos to...
From The Verge: Microsoft has been reportedly working on a cheaper $400 Surface tablet, and it appears to have passed through the FCC this week. The filing itself (spotted by WinFuture) only reveals a low-powered charger, presumably for a smaller Surface device, but not many other hardware details...
From PC Mag: China Mobile is a Chinese state-owned telecommunications company and also the largest telecoms carrier in the world. As of June this year, the operator enjoys over 902 million subscribers, but it seems further growth may be blocked, at least to some extent, by President Donald Trump...
From CNET: Amazon's annual Prime Day sale will be back in two weeks and include more deals, come to more countries and last longer than in past years. Plus, the company is giving away a new Lexus.
The sale will kick off on Monday, July 16, at noon Pacific and go on for 36 hours, up from 30 hours...
It is after a work day and time for me to start cooking for dinner. I am exhausted from a long day at work and waiting for the water to boil. I never realized how bad all-day meetings could be until now. All of a sudden, the doorbell rings. I hesitate. I generally do not open the door for unexpected guests, but I relent since it may be a neighbor. Unfortunately, it is not a neighbor but a salesman for a security company. "Hi, my name is Mike, and...
A week after my finals at university ended, I moved to a camp for work. I still return to Calgary on the weekends, but for the most part I am away. During these first two months of working at the camp, I have been sharing a large cabin-like room with a couple of guys. It is all nice and not like the usual idea of what a cabin is. However, all the little annoyances that come from sharing a room with a couple of people are still present. If someone...
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