Samsung's Foldable Smartphone Might Also Be a Tablet

From PC Mag: Samsung's foldable smartphone, which it's reportedly unveiling this year, will also have the functionality of a tablet with multitasking capabilities.

In an interview with CNET, DJ Koh, CEO of Samsung's mobile business, said the approach will allow for a more portable tablet. But he...

Surface Boosts Microsoft Into Top 5 PC OEM Status

From ExtremeTech: Microsoft has broken into the top five PC OEMs in the US thanks to the overarching success of the Surface family and the collapse of Acer’s business over the same time period. While Acer remains a major worldwide vendor, with some 6.1 percent of the worldwide market and over 4...

Google+ Updated for Enterprise Users As Consumer Version Shutdown

From eWeek: If you're not a regular user of the Google Plus social networking service, you're not alone as the consumer service first announced by Google in 2011 has never been a challenger to incumbents like Facebook.

At long last, after seven years in the market, Google announced on Oct. 8 that...

Intel Veteran Becomes Chairman of Toshiba Memory

From AnandTech: Toshiba Memory Corp. (TMC) on Thursday disclosed that Stacy Smith, a former high-ranking exec of Intel, was appointed executive chairman, effective October 1. Mr. Smith brings a wealth of experience when it comes to strategic and operative management to the maker of NAND flash memory...

Facebook's 3D photos are ready for your news feed

From CNET: Now you can post 3D photos on your Facebook news feed.

Facebook on Thursday started rolling out a feature that turns 2D shots taken with a compatible dual-lens phone into 3D photos. On your news feed, you can scroll, pan and tilt to see the photos in 3D.

Everyone is able to see 3D...

MSI announces custom GeForce RTX 2070 series

From MSI Press Release: As the world's most popular GAMING graphics card vendor, MSI is proud to introduce its full line up of graphics cards based on NVIDIA’s new Turing GPU with supreme performance. Equipped with revolutionary thermal design, MSI GeForce® RTX 2070 series are optimized for higher...

Cooler Master Debuts ControlPad via Kickstarter

From Cooler Master Press Release: - Cooler Master today announces the debut of ControlPad, the world’s first PC keypad with analog Aimpad™ technology, designed for gamers, content creators, musicians, and more.

“Designed as a passion project from the ground up, ControlPad aims to change the way...

Apple buys part of chipmaker Dialog for $300 million

From The Verge: Apple is buying part of European chipmaker Dialog Semiconductor in an effort to bring more of its silicon design in-house. The deal includes $300 million in cash to license some of Dialog’s power management technologies, acquihire 300 engineers, and take control of some assets. A...

Microsoft to Shield Linux Developers From Patent Battles

From PC Mag: Microsoft is making peace with Linux developers by shelving a weapon it used to assault them with: the company's massive patent portfolio.

On Wednesday, Microsoft effectively pledged 60,000 company patents to Linux's open source development by joining the Open Invention Network (OIN)...

Razer Raiju Mobile is a new gaming controller for Android

From CNET: In a Hollywood event loft saturated in green light, Razer launched a must-have accessory for serious Android gamers on Wednesday.

The Razer Raiju Mobile gaming controller is more accurate than onscreen controls and it adds more functionality than they can provide.

"When playing games...

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