LG's G6 phone will lose the modular gimmick

From CNET: LG is backing away from what made its previous top-of-the-line phone unique.

The company last year launched the G5, which ventured off the beaten path of phone design: Owners could swap out its bottom "chin" for other parts that added a camera grip or a souped-up speaker. In a sea of...

Nvidia's new Shield Android TV, AI Spot tap power of Google Assistant

From CNET: CEO Jen-Hsun Huang on Wednesday introduced new devices that tap into the Google Assistant, the virtual software that lets you do things like control your lights or search for a TV show by speaking the commands out loud. The new products include the updated Nvidia Shield Android TV, which...

Lenovo primes to take on Microsoft's next Surface tablet with Miix 720

From InfoWorld: The world is waiting for Microsoft’s next Surface tablet, but when it ships, it’ll have to contend with Lenovo’s new Miix 720, a 12-inch Windows tablet loaded with cutting-edge features.

The Miix 720 will start at $999 and will ship in April. That’s about $100 more than the starting...

ADT calls on Amazon's Alexa to help secure the smart home

From CNET: If you use ADT Pulse for your home security needs, then your setup is about to get an assist from Amazon's Alexa.

Expected to arrive this month, the ADT Pulse skill for Amazon's virtual assistant will let owners of an Alexa-enabled device like the Amazon Echo and Echo Dot smart speakers...

Seagate works with DJI to create new type of storage for drones

From PC World: Drones can generate a lot of data when in flight and, especially when collecting video, need a lot of on-board storage.

Seagate estimates a 25-minute flight could generate 120GB of data, and they company wants to create new type storage for drones to capture and protect the data...

Intel is buying a stake in mapping company Here

From CNET: Intel is vying for a bigger spot in the self-driving car race.

The Silicon Valley chipmaker said Tuesday it's buying a 15 percent stake in Here, a mapping company, to develop autonomous positioning systems used in driverless vehicles. Financial details weren't disclosed.

The Intel deal...

Lenovo's new ThinkPad X1 devices get sexier designs, faster chips

From InfoWorld: The venerable ThinkPad brand will turn 25 this year, and Lenovo’s new ThinkPad X1 devices will kick off celebrations with a slew of upgrades including sexier designs, faster processors, and screens with thinner borders.

The new ThinkPad X1 Carbon laptop (starting at $1,349)...

BlackBerry presses on into a new era with keyboard teaser

From CNET: BlackBerry may have stopped making phones, but the BlackBerry name is pressing on. In fact, a new era of outsourced BlackBerry devices may start with a phone named the "Press".

At least, that's an educated guess based on a teaser that suggests a new BlackBerry device will be...

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