Google is pulling the plug on its experimental Inbox email app
Google has been in kind of a weird position for a little while now relative to email, what with its popular Gmail app and the …
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Apple is opening a glam new store in Paris on one of the swankiest streets in the world
The Champs-Elysées is a famed avenue in Paris that’s home to cafes, theatres, super-luxe shops — and, soon, a new flagship retail store from Apple. Apple …
South Korea likely to ban iPhone X and iPhone 8, just as Apple launches new iPhones
From the Ministry of Flawless Timing comes a report that the South Korean government is “likely” to ban imports of current-gen iPhones, including the iPhone …
If Netflix cut your bill by $3 – but started showing ads – tons of you would still cancel
Netflix, if you’re listening — there are more warning signs that your current dalliance with the ads that you’re not really referring to as ads …
Arizona might slap a huge fine on Google over location tracking practice
A bombshell report from The Associated Press a few weeks ago, which explained how Google stores location data from some of its services when people …
T-Mobile Sprint merger review delayed by FCC
T-Mobile’s merger with Sprint has been cruising through the regulatory process with few hiccups thus far, but news from the FCC makes it sound like …
It looks like Amazon is leaning towards Washington DC for HQ2, based on a ton of clues
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is set to headline a meeting on Thursday of The Economic Club of Washington DC, a city that just so happens …
Apple might have to raise prices on some products in the US thanks to Trump tariffs
Over the weekend, President Trump acknowledged via a tweet (how else) that Apple might raise prices on some of its products as a result of …
Samsung’s fans are nowhere near as enthusiastic as Apple’s, according to this study
The hype cycle, the buzz machine, the rumor mill — however you want to describe it, excitement is at a fever pitch for the new …
Amazon is opening a checkout-free Go store in New York City
Amazon is now branching all the way to the opposite coast by way of expanding a rollout of its checkout-free Amazon Go physical store concept. …
Mark Zuckerberg blames all of Facebook’s problem on all those pesky human users
Mark Zuckerberg sums up a lot of the challenges Facebook has been confronted with this year in a new post he published today to his …
Elon Musk smokes weed on Joe Rogan’s podcast, two Tesla execs ‘mysteriously’ resign at the same time
The last 12 hours of the hit TV show How To Wreck A Car Company have taken yet another bizarre twist. On Thursday evening, Tesla CEO Elon …
Why Apple’s iPhone Xs will be a smash hit while Samsung’s ‘S’ upgrades failed miserably
We’re now less than one week away from seeing Apple finally take the wraps off of its hotly anticipated new smartphone lineup. The iPhone Xs, …
Apple just came up with a model for how to cooperate with law enforcement
Technology companies are fielding a growing number of requests for user data from law enforcement agencies, now that so much of our lives is tied …
EU regulators give long-awaited approval to Apple’s Shazam acquisition
We don’t yet know how much Apple agreed to pay or what its plan is for the service. Nevertheless, European regulators said today they’ve given …
Instagram might be building a standalone shopping app to get those sweet, sweet e-commerce dollars
Instagram is making headlines today over the fact it’s apparently building a standalone shopping app that could move the company into the realm of e-commerce, …
Ouch: 44 percent of younger users have deleted Facebook from their phone, Pew study finds
On a day when its chief operating officer was on Capitol Hill this morning getting a grilling from DC lawmakers, Facebook is also the focus …
The Justice Department is considering whether Twitter and Facebook are censoring users
The Justice Department is the latest branch of the government to take sudden concern with social media companies’ content moderation policies, according to a statement …
New report suggests the iPhone is dominating Android in the world of spreadsheets
Android versus iOS is the fanboy battle of our time, and for the last decade, it’s been remarkably consistent. Apple has always had the edge …
Study shows just how much your so-called ‘unlimited’ plan is being throttled
New research out of Northeastern University and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst was picked up today in a Bloomberg piece that reports how carriers are …
Heads up, app developers: Apple is getting even more serious about privacy
Apple has made its stance around privacy and the way it handles user data a centerpiece of the company under CEO Tim Cook, who’s been …
Legendary investor Warren Buffett warns Apple that buying Tesla would be a bad idea
Amid the Apple-heavy crush of news today, what with the leaks and headlines about what the newest iPhones and Apple Watch models will look like, …
Netflix didn’t stop movie theaters from having their best summer since 1998
Reports of the death of the movie theater have been highly exaggerated. On Wednesday, research firm comScore estimated that North American ticket sales for the …
Not every crowdfunding campaign is a scam, but the FTC sure thinks this one is
There are almost 3,800 comments at the time of this writing on the Indiegogo campaign page for the iBackPack. That’s the page in support of …
Opposition grows to the T-Mobile Sprint merger
Since T-Mobile and Sprint finally stopped flirting and made their union official in April, the two companies have encountered less opposition than you’d expect. Verizon and …
In late-night blog, Elon Musk decides Tesla will stay public after all
In a statement posted on Tesla’s corporate blog late on Friday evening, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said that he had decided to keep Tesla a …
Russia’s answer to the Tesla is here, and it’s made by Kalashnikov. Yes, that Kalashnikov
Right now, the most famous product for which it’s known around the world is the AK-47 assault rifle. The Russian arms maker Kalashnikov, however, wants …
The collaborative lists that Amazon users have wanted forever are finally here
Amazon confirmed last month that collaborative wish lists, a feature that users have wanted for a while now, are on the way. Which always made …
MoviePass is now forcing annual subscribers to accept worse terms or take a refund
In possibly the most disappointing turn of events in what has been an incredibly awful string of disappointments from MoviePass, the once celebrated service sent …
Jaguar is putting an electric model of ‘the most beautiful car in the world’ into production
Enzo Ferrari, who founded the Italian sports car company that bears his name, once described this as “the most beautiful car in the world.” It …
