Report: Apple Planning Cheaper MacBook Air

From PC Mag: Apple has been accused of being many things, but "cheap" isn't one of them. If you want to own a brand new Apple-branded laptop, then the cheapest option is the MacBook Air, which starts at $999. Beyond that there's the MacBook and MacBook Pro starting at $1,299 each. However, the good...

Amazon may stop selling Google's Nest products

From CNET: Amazon may stop stocking Google's Nest line of products, continuing the companies' already rocky history of support for each other's products.

According to a Business Insider report Friday, Amazon told Nest late last year that the online retailer wouldn't be listing any of Nest's newer...

Fractal Design Meshify C Mini Review (Page 1 of 4)

If there is one game that a lot of people at my church know, it is a little card game called Dutch Blitz. Now being honest, I actually was surprised at how few people at my workplace knew how to play Dutch Blitz, but like its tagline, I can assure you it is a vonderful goot game! In essence, the game is centered on trying to get rid of your cards as fast as possible before everyone else can. Without explaining any more of the game, I think it is...

Instagram’s code reveals potential voice and video calling features

From The Verge: Analysis of Instagram’s code has revealed several files that point to possible upcoming voice and video calling features, reports TechCrunch. The files are labeled “call” and “video call” with phone and camera icons that are present in the app’s Android application packages (APKs)...

Facebook Ditches Plan for 2 Separate News Feeds

From PC Mag: In what is perhaps a veiled jab at Snap's new redesign, Facebook on Thursday announced that people don't want two separate News Feeds.

In October 2017, Facebook launched an "Explore Feed" trial in six countries to separate content from friends and family from Page posts; it's similar...

WW2-based Battlefield game reportedly coming this year

From CNET: A new Battlefield game is coming later this year for PCs and consoles, according to VentureBeat, which cites anonymous insider sources. The new EA game will reportedly focus on World War II, following the success of Battlefield 1, which lets players battle it out across Europe during...

Best Buy Is Closing All 250 Mobile Stores on May 31

From PC Mag: In a letter sent to employees, Best Buy Chief Executive Hubert Joly announced that the company is set to close all 250 of its mobile stores on May 31.

As Reuters reports, Best Buy's decision to close the stores is due to a combination of much lower margins on smartphone sales and an...

LG showed off a phone called the G7 at Mobile World Congress

From The Verge: We’ve heard rumors that LG won’t call its next G-series phone the G7, and that the company scrapped its internal plans for the phone to start fresh. But today, Israeli publication Ynet published a video of a device that’s clearly marked as the G7 with the codename Neo. It’s unclear...

Huawei's P20 phones may boast iPhone X-style notches

From CNET: Huawei is said to be gearing up to launch the next iteration of its P series phone line, which is rumored to include the Huawei P20, P20 Pro and P20 Lite. And while we'll have to wait to see if these phones can reach the popularity of the iPhone X, there is speculation that the phones may...

PS Vue Gets Out-of-Home Local Stations, Mobile Sign-Ups

From PC Mag: Sony's PlayStation Vue video-streaming service is getting a few notable upgrades, including out-of-home local broadcast stations and mobile sign-ups.

"If you are traveling out of town with your PS Vue-supported device, you can watch the local broadcast channels that are available in...

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