In October, Google officially discontinued its Daydream View VR headset — and the company took another step away from its initial leadership position in phone-based VR today by announcing that it’s open sourcing the software of Cardboard, its “no-frills” VR headset. It had already “open-sourced” the actual Cardboard VR viewer by posting its technical specifications
Read MoreAT&T has a gift for wireless subscribers on many of its old Mobile Share Value data plans: it’s giving them an extra 15GB of “bonus” data — and it’s making them pay an extra $10 a month for that “bonus.” It’s almost like the company is forcing people to move to a more expensive plan,
Read MoreHere’s what goes on sale, and when. Full Amazon Black Friday device sales revealed: Sales on Echo, Kindle, Fire TV, Fire tablets and more start Nov. 22 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreKif Leswing / CNBC: Qualcomm reports fiscal Q4 revenue of $4.8B, profits of ~$500M, beating estimates on strong income from licensing division which generated ~$1.16B in revenue — – Qualcomm stock shot up 6% in extended trading after the company beat revenue and earnings estimates. Qualcomm reports fiscal Q4 revenue of .8B, profits of ~0M,
Read MoreThe holidays are quickly approaching and millions of students and families are about to embark on a season of travel. It’s time to start thinking about what you’re going to do with your pets, who’s going to water your plants, and whether you should just cancel all your video streaming accounts and exist on an
Read MoreOne worker is accused of accessing the personal information of more than 6,000 Twitter accounts. Ex-Twitter employees charged with spying for Saudi Arabia by accessing user accounts – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreChris O’Brien / VentureBeat: Avaaz: false stories on Facebook had 158M views in 2019, greater than before the 2016 election, with 86M views in the last 3 months, up 3x over the prior 3 — Facebook has already powered 158 million views of fake U.S. political news in 2019 and is poised to see an
Read MoreThe ride-hailing company “has spent a decade creating algorithms to squeeze every red cent out of drivers,” one protester says. Uber stock sinks and drivers protest as lockup period ends – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAutonomous vehicles make a regular appearance around here, as does [Daniel Riley] aka [rctestflight]. His fascination with building long-endurance autonomous vehicles continues, and this time he built an autonomous air boat. This craft incorporates a lot of the lessons learnt from his autonomous boat that used a plastic food container. One of the biggest issues
Read MoreReuters: Baidu reports Q3 revenue of ~$4B, beating analyst estimates, as its iQIYI video streaming service crosses 105.8M subscribers and its revenue grows 7% to ~$1.06B — (Reuters) – Baidu Inc (BIDU.O) beat analysts’ estimates for quarterly profit and revenue on Wednesday, helped by strong growth … Baidu reports Q3 revenue of ~B, beating analyst
Read MoreCandid talk about the multipronged Kardashian family business, from today at The New York Times DealBook Conference. Kim Kardashian West and Kris Jenner (Plus Kanye West!) Talk About Their Empire, Jesus and Donald Trump Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreDon’t buy a single Amazon device until you read this — and find out what deals are coming. Amazon reveals full slate of Black Friday deals: Here's what's hot – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHP says it received a proposal from Xerox Tuesday. HP confirms it is in talks with Xerox over “business combination” Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreAmazon has ordered 24 episodes of the upcoming animated show Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina, according to Deadline. The show is based on the web series’ popular Twitch show, and Amazon is bringing it to Prime Video as an exclusive. On top of that, Critical Role has also signed a first-look deal to
Read MoreGet ready for Hopper and Demogorgon skins, in addition to a “Battle of the Exes” skin pack featuring Steve and Nancy on Dead by Daylight. Netflix is bringing Stranger Things skins to Fortnite, Rocket League – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreC Nivedita / Reuters: Square reports Q3 revenue of $1.27B, up 44% YoY, as gross payment volume grows to $28.2B, up 25% YoY, and Cash App revenue more than doubles to $159M — (Reuters) – Payments processor Square Inc (SQ.N) beat analysts’ estimates for quarterly profit on Wednesday, as it earned more from its subscription
Read MoreConventional wisdom goes out the window when it comes to foam mattresses. You shouldn't flip your mattress — here's why – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreHow to avoid the spiral and find accurate health info that actually answers your questions. Stop Googling your medical symptoms and do this instead – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Alphabet’s board has opened an internal investigation into how the company handles claims of sexual harassment and misconduct, forming both an independent subcommittee that will investigate as well as hiring an external law firm, according to a report from CNBC. The investigation comes after a series of reports
Read MoreThe first mid-engine Chevrolet Corvettes were originally supposed to reach buyers by the end of this year. C8 Corvette production delayed, UAW strike blamed – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Justice Department’s charges raised questions about the security of technology companies. Former Twitter Employees Charged With Spying for Saudi Arabia Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreIllustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Google announced today that it’s teaming up with three security companies to help identify malicious apps before they’re published on the Play Store and can potentially do harm to Android users. The company is calling this partnership the App Defense Alliance. Android is on over 2.5 billion devices,
Read MorePhoto by David McNew/Getty Images Bill Gates has revealed that he thinks everyone would be using Windows Mobile right now if Microsoft hadn’t have been caught up in a US Justice Department antitrust investigation. Speaking at The New York Times’ DealBook Conference earlier today, Gates revealed his thoughts on Microsoft’s mobile mistakes. “There’s no doubt
Read MorePhoto by Dan Seifert / The Verge Amazon has shared a long list of devices that will be discounted ahead of Black Friday. These deals will begin on Friday, November 22nd, with several waves of Amazon’s own products going on sale during the week that leads up to Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Like the
Read MoreWhen it’s time to install a new version of macOS or download a new update, nearly everyone turns to the Mac App Store to start the process. While the App Store makes OS installations easy and relatively painless, it doesn’t always work—and it might be time to turn to Terminal (and a little creativity) instead.
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