From CNET: At the end of 2017, Amazon bought security startup Blink, which makes cameras and doorbells.
The acquisition reportedly cost Amazon about $90 million, Reuters said on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter.
The tech giant hopes to do more with the company than simply sell smart...
From PC Mag: Nintendo decided to finally embrace smartphone gaming back in 2016 when it released Super Mario Run. That game was free to download and play, but unlocking all the content required a payment. Then, more recently, we got Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp which was also free, but generates...
After writing gaming keyboard reviews for a while, I cannot help to ask myself: What is the most important metric we can use to evaluate a gaming keyboard design? To answer this question, a lot of things come to my mind. For example, we often start with the outside look of the keyboard, then we move on to the key caps and switches. Finally, there has to be a part about the actual user experience. However, in the real world, there is only one...
A month ago, we looked at the word "extra". To me, I would define it as over the top or excessive. However, today we look at a word at another word: Basic. What does a basic person look like? To me, a basic person is someone who is only interested with mainstream or popular trends. For example, a basic girl could be qualified as a female in Lululemon yoga pants, drinking a pumpkin spice latte, while posting a picture of her time to Instagram with...
From PC Mag: Back in late 2010, Google acquired 111 Eighth Avenue to act as the company's New York headquarters. The building is huge, with some 2.9 million square feet of usable space making it bigger even than Apple's new spaceship office construction. However, Google wants more space, and it...
From The Verge: Apple’s TV app now supports live news, a feature first shown off on stage at the September event that saw the announcement of the Apple TV 4K. US viewers should now see live news sources appear in the TV app for iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV. 9to5Mac spotted the update.
Initial news...
From CNET: If there's one video player to rule them all, it's the VLC media player with its familiar traffic cone icon, and the media player is back with a massive update.
The new version of the media player, VLC 3.0, will be available on all platforms at the same time: Windows, macOS, Android, iOS...
From PC Mag: Nest Labs will no longer develop smart home products as a mere subsidiary of Alphabet. It's joining Google, which intends to integrate its technology into Nest products.
"The goal is to supercharge Nest's mission," Google said in a Wednesday blog post.
Both Alphabet subsidiaries have...
From PC World: If you own a Skylake-based PC and receive a patch to address the Spectre vulnerabilities, install it—Intel has greenlit the code.
About two weeks after Intel recommended users halt or roll back Spectre and Meltdown patches because of system instability, the company disclosed that it...
From CNET: There are millions of fake accounts tweeting, retweeting and liking many of the most high-profile accounts on Twitter. So what is the company going to do about it?
The issue's been bubbling under the surface at Twitter for years. But it was brought to the forefront by The New York Times...
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