When Apple announced in June its intention to deliver the HomePod by the end of the year…
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Spotify, Apple, YouTube lose as Copyright Royalty Board raises streaming music royalty rates
Songwriters will get a larger cut of revenue from streaming services after a court handed technology companies a big defeat…
Apple App Store users spent nearly double that of Google Play users in Q417
When it comes to mobile operating systems, all users are simply not equal…
Apple’s first store in South Korea opens Saturday
Apple Garosugil will open in Seoul on Saturday at 10 am…
Apple finally enables life-saving iPhone emergency settings
This is huge news for people’s safety. It literally means saving more lives….
Longtime Google engineer quits, saying the company is ‘100% competitor-focused’ and ‘can no longer innovate’
A Google engineer who just left the company after nearly 13 years criticized it Wednesday…
President Trump sarcastically accuses FBI of ‘blaming Samsung’ for missing Strzok-Page texts
President Donald Trump tweeted his contempt for the FBI on Tuesday as he demanded to kno…
Apple, Facebook, and Google met with AR headset parts suppliers during CES 2018
Companies are racing to be the first to get lightweight augmented reality glasses into consumers’ hands…
FBI forensic expert blasts Apple ‘jerks’ for encrypting iPhones
Ever since Apple made encryption default on the iPhone, the FBI has been waging a war against encryption…
Apple named most innovative consumer technology company
When U.S. adults were asked which consumer technology company is the most innovative…
FBI Director Wray calls inability to access electronic devices an ‘urgent public safety issue’
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is increasingly unable to access data from some electronic devices…
South Korean dishwasher maker Samsung preps knockoffs of Apple’s Face ID, Animoji, Secure Enclave
South Korean dishwasher maker Samsung has revealed some hints about its latest iPhone knockoff…
Apple is leading the charge to offline artificial intelligence
When it comes to the companies that are leading the charge into artificial intelligence…
Eric Schmidt to step down as the executive chairman of Alphabet Inc.
Eric Schmidt will be stepping down as the executive chairman of Alphabet’s board of directors…
The Google-Facebook duopoly threatens diversity of thought
Google and Facebook control how millions of people find their news…
Apple makes money faster than J.P. Morgan, Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway and everyone else
The average American worker earns about $850 a week…
Google delays YouTube TV app for Apple TV into 2018
YouTube TV finally has a full app, but the rollout to various TV devices is taking longer than originally planned…
‘Suspicious and Intentional’ event redirects cloud traffic from Apple, Google and others through Russia
Traffic sent to and from Google, Facebook, Apple, and Microsoft was outed through a previously unknown Russian Internet provider…
Silicon Valley’s new D.C. partner: Charles Koch
The tech industry has found a surprising new ally in its effort to shape public policy in Washington…
Michael Gartenberg: ‘2018 is going to be a huge inflection point for the mobile world’
I believe that 2018 is going to be a huge inflection point for the mobile world…
Apple: Proving the naysayers wrong
I find Apple today to be markedly less risky than many of its tech peers…
Google could be forced to pay over five million iPhone users £2.7 billion for selling their data without their consent
Google could be forced to pay over five million iPhone users £2.7 billion in compensation…
Graphene balls reduce a one hour battery recharge to 12 minutes
There is an ongoing battle between R&D labs to come up with new battery tech that replaces lithium-ion…
Andy Rubin takes leave from Essential as probe into ‘inappropriate’ Google relationship goes public
Essential founder and CEO Andy Rubin has taken a leave of absence from his new company for ‘personal reasons’ following a report…
Google collects Android settlers’ locations even when location services are ‘disabled’
Many people realize that smartphones track their locations. But what if you actively turn off location services?
Apple Services: The nitrous in Cupertino’s profit engine
If you exclude the iPhone, for every $1 in profit Apple generated in selling all other products…
Apple acquires Canadian augmented reality headset startup Vrvana
As Apple reportedly ramps up work to ship an augmented reality headset in 2020…
Apple’s services are like lousy sex
Apple’s services are often very misunderstood…
Gizmodo: Google’s Pixel Buds suck
There was always something off about the Pixel Buds…
Apple working on rear-facing 3D time-of-flight sensor for 2019 iPhone
Apple Inc. is working on a rear-facing 3-D sensor system for the iPhone in 2019…
What problems will Apple’s AR glasses need to solve?
Apple is developing AR glasses, and an OS to make them useful…
Apple vs. Google: The future of premium smartphones is a machine-learning battle
The big new thing in smartphones lately is one of those buzz phrases you’ll have heard tossed around…
U.S. Senate Democrat Al Franken decries Facebook’s and Google’s ‘unprecedented’ control of the press
Al Franken has again raised alarms about how Facebook and Google are misusing the ‘unprecedented power’ they wield…
Apple working on augmented reality headset running ‘rOS’ to ship as early as 2020
Apple aims to have technology ready for an augmented-reality headset in 2019 and could ship a product as early as 2020…
Google Pixel 2 XL phones’ oleophobic coatings are already wearing off, leaving behind smudges
Saying that Google Pixel 2 XL phone has a few issues is an understatement…
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Samsung appeal of patent loss to Apple
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday refused to step back into the years-long feud over patents…
Apple CEO Tim Cook: Russian Facebook ads didn’t elect President Trump
As Washington lawmakers investigate how Russia exploited social media to influence the 2016 presidential election…
Apple’s iOS continues to attract content apps first, despite smaller unit share
Developers of content-focused apps that run the gamut from the serious to the superficial have launched exclusively on iOS…
Google Pixelbook? Pfft. Apple’s iPad Pro 10.5 does more for less
The Chromebook Pixel has enticed me for a couple of years., but after a fair and realistic comparison, it’s being returned…
Google doubles warranty on its slow Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL phones amid screen burn-in, audio flaws
Google says it is doubling the warranty on its new flagship smartphones following complaints…
Google ‘actively investigating’ multiple reports of Pixel 2 XL screen burn-in
Google said Monday it is ‘actively investigating’ reports of its Pixel 2 XL phones exhibiting screen burn-in…
Yet another problem for Google’s slow Pixel 2 and 2 XL phones: They emit a high-pitched whine and clicking noises
After dealing with all sorts of screen issues, another problem with Google’s phones…
