Apple’s Xcode 9 beta previews blockbuster improvements

From InfoWorld: With Xcode 9, a forthcoming upgrade to Apple’s integrated development environment for building apps for MacOS, iOS, tvOS, and watchOS, Apple is introducing a new source editor, a new build system, and compatibility with the Swift 4 language. A beta version of Xcode 9 was made...

Major layoffs loom for AOL and Yahoo, report says

From CNET: Citing anonymous sources, Recode has reported that AOL and Yahoo are about to make over 1,000 layoffs as they get set to merge under a new media division at Verizon. This, the report notes, is still less than 20 percent of the total workforce.

The two companies are set to be merged under...

With HomePod, Apple may finally get serious about Siri

From CNET: Stuck at home on a rainy day, Zooey Deschanel peered out her window while in long-sleeve pink pajamas and started up a conversation with her iPhone.

"Let's get tomato soup delivered," she said, and the phone quickly responded in a friendly voice with a list of nearby restaurants whose...

OnePlus 5 phone to be officially unveiled June 20

From CNET: The wait is nearly over. After a steady stream of rumors and teaser posts, OnePlus will officially unveil its upcoming flagship, the OnePlus 5, on Tuesday, June 20.

The company will reveal the phone via an online keynote, which will kick off at 9 a.m. PDT/12 p.m. EDT, and will be...

HP's Omen X Compact Desktop can morph into a backpack VR PC

From PC World: HP’s Omen X Compact Desktop was purely a VR backpack PC in a past life. For this generation, it’s branching out—perhaps because VR gaming hasn’t exactly set the world on fire. Instead, HP is emphasizing how this new generation, announced Tuesday, is actually a desktop with backpack...

HP Omen laptops include a first: Nvidia Max-Q graphics technology

From PC World: HP's revamping its Omen 15 and Omen 17 gaming laptops with new CPUs and GPUs and fresh designs, including one extremely new feature: Nvidia's Max-Q technology. Just announced last week at Computex, Max-Q promises to boost graphics performance in thin-and-light laptops. We hope to test...

Apple's new iPad Pro is computer evolution in gradual steps

From CNET: Apple's yearly developer conference was surprisingly full of new hardware, and the iPad Pro was one of the biggest recipients of an overdue upgrade. The latest version comes in two sizes: 12.9 inches, and a new 10.5-inch model, starting at $799 and $649, respectively. (In the UK they're...

Qualcomm hits at FTC over ‘deficient’ antitrust suit

From CNET: The back and forth goes on in the US Federal Trade Commission's antitrust suit against Qualcomm, the world's largest maker of mobile chips.

Late Friday night, Qualcomm fired the latest salvo in the case, filing documents in which it says, for a second time, that the FTC's suit should be...

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