From The Verge: Sony is finally enabling cross-play for Fortnite today. The PlayStation 4 maker had been blocking cross-play and progression between Fortnite on PS4 and Nintendo Switch / Xbox One in recent months. The move angered Fortnite fans who couldn’t access progress, skins, and purchases on...

From PC World: Ever since Microsoft launched the Xbox One, it’s been making noises about bringing the console and PC closer together—including adding mouse and keyboard support to supplement the Xbox One controller. Now Microsoft's Xbox chief has confirmed that it's happening in the near future...

From CNET: Google, on the defensive from concerns raised about how Chrome tracks its users, has promised changes to its web browser.

Two complaints in recent days involve how Google stores data about browsing activity in files called cookies and how it syncs personal data across different devices...

From Cooler Master Press Release: - Cooler Master, a global leader in designing and manufacturing innovative gaming peripherals and computer components, today announces the release of its dual sided RGB gaming mousepad making it the first piece from Cooler Master’s M800 series to launch, followed by...

From The Verge: Introduced by Panasonic’s imaging boss Yosuke Yamane at Photokina 2018, the Panasonic Lumix S series is the latest contender in the rapidly crowding full-frame mirrorless camera race. Yamane says the Lumix S is “dedicated to the professionals” and backs that claim with a number of...

From ComputerWorld: Microsoft today launched Office 2019 for Windows and macOS, giving its most important customers - volume licensees - first crack at the application suite.

Also on Monday, the Redmond, Wash. company committed to a successor to Office 2019, ending renewed speculation that this...

From CNET: Mozilla has launched a service called Firefox Monitor to check if your personal data was compromised in one of those all-too-common data breaches.

The service, based on the Have I Been Pwned service from security expert Troy Hunt, lets you type in your email address and find out if your...

From The Verge: SiriusXM is acquiring Pandora for $3.5 billion. The satellite radio company says it intends to maintain the Pandora service and brand, along with its roughly 70 million monthly active users (5.6 million of which are paying members), which stands at double that of SiriusXM’s existing...

From PC Mag: It's PCS no more. T-Mobile's prepaid arm, MetroPCS, is rebranding as "Metro by T-Mobile" because, apparently, a lot of people didn't know MetroPCS was just T-Mobile prepaid.

As part of the move, the carrier will offer bonuses from Google and Amazon. It's also trying to get onto the new...

From CNET: By now you're probably aware of Roku. It's a company that creates streaming video players -- you know, little devices that play Netflix and YouTube on your TV -- as well as an operating system for Smart TVs.

Now the company has two new streaming players -- the sub-$50 Roku Premiere and...