Google just acquired a startup that transforms screens into speakers
Remember when Apple ditched the standard 3.5mm headphone jack from the iPhone and it said the reason was “courage”? Yeah, that wasn’t the reason. The …
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Uber is paying up to $3 million to settle a class-action lawsuit with NYC drivers
When Uber’s new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi took up the reins last year, he faced an intimidating to-do list. Uber had legal quarrels with everyone from Google …
It’s still unclear what Apple plans to do with its billions in overseas cash
Apple over the past few years has found itself in an interesting and enviable position; thanks to the raging success of the margin-friendly iPhone, Apple …
AT&T just dumped Huawei’s flagship, and that’s a big break for Samsung’s Galaxy S9
For years, there’s been a big hole missing in the US Android phone market. Samsung is the undisputed champion, and the only company making any …
GoPro shares fell 30% after it announced the end of its drone business, and it could be seeking a buyer
In a statement today, GoPro announced that it’s killing off its drone division and laying off 20 percent of its workforce. The camera-maker cited intense …
New leak again shows how Samsung’s Galaxy S9 will copy Apple’s smartest iPhone strategy
Back in mid-December I wrote a piece about how after all these years of copying Apple, it appeared as though Samsung was finally going to …
At least 6 major providers are hiking pay TV prices – here’s what you can do about it
This will surely come as a shock, so we hope you’re sitting down: pay TV prices are rising. Crazy, right!? All joking aside, cable and …
Intel knew about massive chip vulnerability when CEO sold $24 million worth of company stock
A little more than a month ago, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich sold approximately $24 million worth of Intel shares, a sale that nearly eradicated Krazanich’s …
Uber has lost $22 billion in value in the last year
SoftBank, a Japanese tech and telecoms consortium, has acquired a 13-15 percent stake in Uber, according to the Wall Street Journal. The deal is good news …
This Galaxy S9 news could make Apple’s bad day even worse
Apple shares are down nearly 3 percent on Tuesday, following a report that the company is planning to slash forecasts for iPhone X sales in …
The next few weeks will be crucial for Bitcoin
2017 has been huge for Bitcoin. At the start of the year, the currency was trading for about $900 per coin. It bumped along, hitting …
Everyone hates cable TV, not just young people
The common narrative for cable companies is that cord-cutting is all the fault of those gosh-darn millenials. If they’d just stop pirating shows and sharing …
Amazon has bought smart doorbell company Blink
Amazon has acquired Blink, a company that makes smart home camera and doorbell products, the company announced today. Blink hasn’t been around for long — …
Google’s first CEO Eric Schmidt is stepping down as Alphabet’s executive chairman
Eric Schmidt, Google’s first CEO and longtime executive at the company, is stepping down from his current role as executive chairman of Google parent company …
AT&T will give bonuses to 200,000 workers to celebrate tax cut
AT&T has been one of the most vocal proponents of President Trump’s new tax bill, so it makes sense that it didn’t waste any time …
One Senator makes a good case for breaking up Comcast-NBC
The current trend in the telecoms/media industry is for the giant cable companies, which distribute content, to merge with the actual owners of said content, …
The Galaxy S9 will face even stiffer competition next year
Although there’s a good selection of Android flagships to choose from in most stores, Samsung still dominates the premium handset market. At this point, it …
Cable prices are soaring as millions of customers jump ship
Traditional pay TV — cable and satellite — is in a bad place. Every three months we get a new record for the number of …
Disney will acquire Fox’s movie studios and TV business in a deal worth $52.4 billion
It’s finally official, the move that will shake up the entire entertainment industry and give Netflix plenty of reasons to worry. Disney on Thursday announced …
Can T-Mobile actually fix cable?
T-Mobile announced this morning that it’s bought out TV tech company Layer3, with the intention of launching an-new cable service sometime next year. It’s a …
Live streaming TV is going to destroy cable, not save it
Streaming TV has had a stellar year. DirecTV Now, AT&T’s cord-cutting cable alternative, has signed up a million people thanks to some aggressive promotions, and …
Why Apple’s Shazam acquisition could be a big deal for the HomePod
Apple confirmed on Monday that it’s acquiring Shazam, a UK-based music recognition app. The move makes total sense, especially given that Apple has nearly $300 …
After years of copying the iPhone, Samsung’s Galaxy S9 will finally copy Apple’s smartest strategy
Samsung wrote the book on copying Apple… literally. No, seriously — back when the company was still trying to break through in the smartphone market, …
T-Mobile won’t pay any tax until 2024, thanks to Trump
Telecoms companies have been lining up to kiss the ring ever since Donald Trump was elected. Between massive tax cuts and net neutrality repeal — …
No, you shouldn’t mortgage your house to buy Bitcoin
Until very recently, Bitcoin was a pleasant fantasy for people who wanted to start crypto-micronations in the ruins of failed European cities. But thanks to …
Verizon’s TV strategy sounds like a mess
Thanks to those gosh-darn millenials’ refusal to pay $100 a month for a cable package, the traditional TV industry is going through a tough time …
Apple confirms it’s buying Shazam
Apple has confirmed reports that it’s buying Shazam, the ubiquitous music-recognition app. Rumors of an acquisition were first reported by TechCrunch on Friday, before being confirmed by …
Report: Apple is finally buying Shazam
A report from TechCrunch says that Apple is “close to acquiring” Shazam, the ubiquitous music-recognition service that’s been available on the iPhone virtually from the beginning. The …
Report says iPhone X component demand is already weakening
There’s no question whatsoever that Apple’s iPhone X is already one of the best-selling smartphones of 2017. It makes sense, of course, since it’s also …
More price hikes could be coming to Sprint
For years, Sprint has made up for its last-place network with first-place pricing. Cheap and cheerful is a slogan that’s basically designed to describe Sprint’s …
