Samsung brings ‘Jay Y.’ to its board of directors as Galaxy Note 7 crisis boils over
To instill confidence in its shareholders amid a crisis, Samsung today appointed Lee Jae-Yong, the son of Samsung’s ailing Chairman, to its board.
Amazon’s Alexa blazes onto a tablet for the first time with the revamped Fire HD 8
Amazon has unleashed Alexa on a mobile device. The revamped Fire HD 8 tablet comes with more RAM, more storage, more battery and, now, Alexa.
As the iPhone’s headphone jack dies, Apple wins and you lose
As predicted, Apple just killed off the headphone jack in the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7S. Is it possible the company is thinking too far forward?
Day 1 in Berlin: Slick smartwatches, 360-degree speakers, and 4K Blu-ray
We round up the best IFA 2016 had to offer on the first of two press-only days.
Tesla announces ludicrously quick Model S P100D and upgrades for existing Model S and X
Tesla today announced the new Model S P100D, billed as the quickest production vehicle in the world with an expected 0-60 MPH time of 2.5 seconds.
The iPhone 7 may not surprise us, but it’s still a killer phone
Leaked images suggest we know what the iPhone 7 will look like and feature, but lacking surprise shouldn't steal its thunder.
New remote unlock hack compounds VW’s problems
Researchers have discovered that a relatively simple hack makes it easy to break into most VW vehicles manufactured since 1995.
Elon Musk wants to turn your roof into a solar energy farm
The Solar City Chairman and Tesla CEO plans to combine solar rooftops with Tesla's battery storage systems to help homes rely less on the grid.
Calm down! Google says Quadrooter not a huge risk to most Android users
Google says it has enough safeguards and updates in place to protect folks from a recently discovered Android security flaw.
No more free Hulu for you! Hulu goes subscription only, but Yahoo offers a work-around
Hulu will no longer offer big network TV shows for free on its site or through its app and will now require a subscription. but Yahoo offers an alternative.
Spotify unleashes Release Radar weekly playlist sporting all-new music
The new playlist is a riff on Discover Weekly and uses a new audio-based system for matching it to listener preferences.
Straddle up! China’s new megabus plows over traffic instead of through it
China's so-called straddle bus went from concept to prototype in record time and showed in a recent trial it's almost ready to take on city streets.
Watch Marcus Peters test the latest fitness trackers (while Marshawn Lynch heckles)
We hit the gym with Marshawn Lynch and Marcus Peters to determine if today's fitness watches could keep up with a star athlete.
The sincerest form of flattery: Instagram Stories is a blatant copy of Snapchat Stories
Instagram Stories mimics Snapchat as a feature allowing Instagram users to post quirky photo and video which disappears in about 24 hours.
Uber drops $500 million to make its own maps
Uber is investing heavily in making its own maps so that it doesn't have to use Google Maps any longer, among other reasons.
Make a hole! PlayStation VR is a spacehog
According to a manual from PlayStation Asia, the PlayStation VR will need quite a bit of free floor space to work.
Open Sesame! Amazon’s Alexa can now control August locks
Amazon's digital assistant, Alexa, can now control August-branded deadbolt locks, if allowed.
Vizio sells to LeEco, the ‘Netflix of China,’ for $2 billion
The deal makes Vizio a wholly owned subsidiary of one of the largest companies in China, often referred to in the U.S. as "the Netflix of China."
Verizon is bringing the hammer down on hardcore data hogs
Those Verizon customers on unlimited data plans who guzzle more than 100GB of data are in for a rude awakening.
Facebook’s internet drone test flight went so well, they just let it keep flying
Facebook this morning launched the Aquila, a massive V-shaped unmanned aircraft designed to bring internet service to remote areas, in a test flight
Sony’s new flagship Z series TV just made us believe in LED again
We got up close to Sony's incredible new Z series TV, and we're extremely impressed. Here's why we think the Z series deserved to be called a game changer.
Nuvyo’s Tablo OTA DVR gets big boost with new Apple TV app
Nuvyo recently landed its Tablo OTA DVR app on Apple TV, opening up the option for cord-cutters looking to stream local broadcast content on the big screen.
Here’s when you can take home an Xbox One S and how much it will cost you
The official announcement was made by Microsoft this morning. A 1TB and 500GB version are expected to be available soon.
Microsoft’s win against the US government is a win for corporate and consumer privacy
A U.S. court of appeals struck down a warrant that would have required Microsoft to turn over emails stored on a private server overseas in Ireland.
‘Pokémon Go’ surges past Twitter and Facebook, dominating Android downloads, daily use
We all know Pokémon GO is huge, but just how big is it? We're beginning to learn, as the hot new mobile game just surged past Twitter and Facebook in a couple of key areas.
‘Pokémon Go’ overloads servers, dominates headlines, gets man fired
The new augmented reality-based game is sweeping the US, Australia and New Zealand, positioning itself as more popular than Twitter without a global launch.
Strange bedfellows: Comcast to put Netflix app on its X1 cable boxes
Comcast and Netflix haven't been too friendly in the past, which makes the fact that the two companies are striking this deal all the more notable.
Was the man who died in an autonomously driving Tesla really watching Harry Potter?
A witness says the man may have been watching Harry Potter when the car slammed into a tractor trailer at full speed. NHTSA is looking into the fatal crash.