Google Chrome's Ad Blocker Launches Tomorrow

From PC Mag: As it gears up to launch Chrome's built-in ad blocker tomorrow, Google today shared some details about how the new feature will work.

First announced in June, the new feature will remove only the most intrusive types of ads that violate the Coalition for Better Ads' standards, as...

Qualcomm's X24 Modem Pushes 4G LTE to 2Gbps

From PC Mag: The 4G/5G boundary is about to become really fuzzy. Today, Qualcomm announced the X24, a 4G LTE modem that can reach 2Gbps, or about half the maximum speed of its current 5G modem—and faster than the average 5G customer will receive for years.

The X24 does this through 7x carrier...

YouTube TV adds CNN, TNT and more, raises price to $40

From CNET: YouTube TV, one of numerous new services that deliver a bunch of live TV channels over the Internet, will cost $40 monthly if you sign up on March 13 or later. That's a $5 hike compared to the current price of $35.

The good news is that today YouTube TV is adding a nice chunk of networks...

ARM Unveils Project Trillium, a New AI Chip Family

From PC Mag: ARM has built a new set of processors from the ground up to power an artificially intelligent world.

Ahead of Mobile World Congress, the ubiquitous chip maker is pulling back the curtain on Project Trillium—its new suite of products designed to enable machine learning (ML) anywhere and...

Facebook pushes personal posts with new Lists feature

From CNET: Facebook wants you to post more about yourself, instead of filling your news feed with viral videos and news articles. On Tuesday, the social network released a new feature called Lists that's designed to encourage personal posts.

The Lists feature lets you, well, create lists. The idea...

Android P will reportedly have a new look and embrace the notch

From The Verge: Google still has some serious work to do to get its most recent Android version to users — only 1.1 percent of Android users are using Oreo — but the company is already hard at work on Android P, which we’re starting to hear the first rumors about in a new report from Bloomberg.

One...

Amazon reportedly paid $90M for security camera company Blink

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...

Mario Kart Tour Is 'Free to Start'

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...

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