From The Verge: Hackers have managed to deface Twitch for a few hours this morning, replacing a number of background game images with photos of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos. Users reported seeing images of Bezos in the listings for GTA V, Dota 2, Smite, Minecraft, Apex Legends, and many more on the Amazon...

From CNET: Samsung, one of the three leading edge processor manufacturers, had planned to start building a faster and more efficient class of chips in 2021, but instead the new design will instead arrive in the first half of 2022. The Korean electronics giant shared the schedule for the shift during...

From The Verge: Leaked images of Google’s upcoming Pixel 6 have given us our best look yet at new features coming to the search giant’s next flagship smartphone. The images, which were leaked by Evan Blass, reveal shots of a second generation Pixel Stand wireless charger, user interface details, and...

From PC Mag: Between vaccination recommendations, mask mandates, and increasing passenger traffic, air travel can feel more stressful than usual.

But for those who are ready to once again place their seat backs and tray tables in the full upright position, Uber this week introduced a handful of...

From CNET: Motorola continues its steady stream of affordable phones by releasing the Moto G Pure. In 2021, aside from the Motorola Edge announced in August, all of the phones Motorola released in the US cost $500 or less. The new Pure is $160 and has the lowest price of any new Motorola device. And...

From ASUS Press Release: ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) is proud to announce a collaboration with ArtCenter College of Design, aiming to develop new possibilities for the ROG Zephyrus G14 gaming laptop and its iconic feature, the lid-mounted AniMe Matrix LED display. Students and faculty from across...

From ADATA Press Release: ADATA Technology (Taiwan Stock Exchange: 3260.TWO) today announces the new ADATA Premier Extreme SDXC SD Express Card. Thanks to the latest SD 7.0 specification, which supports PCIe and NVMe, the Premier Extreme SDXC SD 7.0 Express Card delivers performance on par with SSDs...

From The Verge: Twitch appears to have been hacked, leaking source code for the company’s streaming service, an unreleased Steam competitor from Amazon Game Studios, and details of creator payouts. An anonymous poster on the 4chan messaging board has released a 125GB torrent, which they claim...

From PC Mag: RIP IGTV? Instagram's long-form vertical video platform is merging with feed videos and being rebranded as Instagram Video. It will be housed in a new Video tab on user profiles, alongside fresh features like trimming, filters, and people and location tagging.

"We love that our creator...

From CNET: Google is holding a launch event for the upcoming Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro on Oct. 19, the company said in a tweet Tuesday. The prerecorded launch event will stream on Google's event site at 10 a.m. PT.

The Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro made a brief appearance in August right before Google...