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Uber, Amazon, Tesla ramped up US lobbying in 2016
Google and Facebook both reduced spending Many major tech companies spent less money lobbying in Washington in 2016, but a handful, including Uber...
New 'made in China' chip on the way as country boosts indigenous tech
Huaxintong Semiconductor Technology is developing a server chip based on ARM architecture The number of powerful chips coming out of China keeps...
30% off WeMo Wi-Fi Smart Plug, Works with Amazon Alexa - Deal Alert
Did you forget to turn off the window A.C.? How about that curling iron? Want the living room lamp to turn on when the sun goes down—automatically?...
F5 Networks taps versatile Ciena higher-up to take over as CEO
New F5 President and CEO Francois Locoh-Donou lauded for engineering and business background, multinational experience at Ciena F5 Networks CEO and...
Why Microsoft forced Windows 10 upgrades last Friday
A plain-English guide to the complex rhythms of Win10 version upgrades and control settings Over the weekend, I heard many complaints from people who...
Google begins live testing of Instant Apps that load without installation
The feature will let users interact with parts of an app even if they don't have it installed on their phones At last year’s I/O conference, Google...
Yahoo pushes back timing of Verizon deal after breaches
The $4.8 billion acquisition, previously set for the first quarter, is now due to close in the second Verizon’s planned acquisition of Yahoo will take...
Inside Intel's bold plan to personalize live 3D sports broadcasts
Intel is working on technology so viewers can carve out their own interactive live sports broadcasts on PCs, VR headsets, and even TVs Viewers may...
XCOM 2's eagerly anticipated Long War 2 total conversion mod released in Steam Workshop
Good luck, Commander. The Long War mod for the original XCOM: Enemy Unknown is legendary, and for damned good reason. The vanilla XCOM reboot was...
New Senate bill seeks sweeping H-1B changes
H-1B visas should be distributed to U.S. grads first, not outsourcing firms, say Senators Chuck Grassley and Dick Durbin A new bill in Congress would...
January security update starts hitting Samsung Galaxy Note 4
January security update starts hitting Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Samsung has started rolling out a new update to its Galaxy Note 4 smartphone. Currently...
LeEco’s phones and TVs are now at Amazon
LeEco’s phones and TVs are now at Amazon LeEco makes another massive step towards stating its presence at the US market. The Chinese company is selling...
LG Aristo announced for T-Mobile and MetroPCS, only $59 on prepaid
LG Aristo announced for T-Mobile and MetroPCS, only $59 on prepaid LG has unveiled a new smartphone today, and this one is headed to T-Mobile and...
Android 7.1.1-powered Xiaomi Mi 4c spotted on Geekbench
Android 7.1.1-powered Xiaomi Mi 4c spotted on Geekbench The the Xiaomi Mi 4c, which was launched way back in September 2015 with Lollipop onboard,...
Sony G3221 passes through AnTuTu, will have 23MP + 16MP cameras
Sony G3221 passes through AnTuTu, will have 23MP + 16MP cameras User agent profiles showed that Sony’s upcoming G3221 will sport a Helio P20 chipset...
Samsung expects big profit despite Note 7 crisis
The company's profit is expected to have soared nearly 50 percent in the fourth quarter The financial impact of the Note 7 recall seems to be largely...
More than 10,000 exposed MongoDB databases deleted by ransomware groups
Five groups of attackers are competing to delete as many publicly accessible MongoDB databases as possible Groups of attackers have adopted a new tactic...
Intel's Optane: What users can expect in PCs and when it will ship
Here's a lowdown on what users can expect from Intel's superfast Optane storage Intel is known for cranking up PC speeds to new highs, and it's doing...
Open source server simplifies HTTPS, security certificates
Forget expired TLS certificates; the lightweight Caddy web server handles Let's Encrypt certificates and redirects HTTP traffic by default For administrators...
MongoDB ransomware attacks sign criminals are going after servers, applications
Ransomware is lucrative, and attackers looking for new ways to extort enterprises are going after data stored on web and app servers, even SaaS apps...
IBM scores most patents in 2016, Apple doesn’t crack Top 10
Top 5 patent recipients unchanged in 2016 patent race The five companies that earned the most U.S. patents last year are the same five companies that...
This tool can help weed out hard-coded keys from software projects
Truffle Hog can find access tokens and keys that are 20 characters or longer inside source code repositories A security researcher has developed a tool...
CyberPowerPC's Oculus-ready system costs $499 -- if you buy a Rift
Prices of VR desktops are falling CyberPowerPC's $499.99 Gamer Ultra VR is the first desktop ready for the Oculus Rift headset that is priced...
MIT creates 3D printed graphene that’s lighter than air, 10X stronger than steel
The research also disproved that 3D graphene could replace helium in balloons MIT researchers have been able to use graphene to print 3D objects with...
Huawei forecasts slower revenue growth this year, greater uncertainties for 2017
Huawei forecasts slower revenue growth this year, greater uncertainties for 2017 For 2015, Chinese smartphone manufacturer Huawei had reported a revenue...
Official Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge Nougat manuals are now available
Official Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge Nougat manuals are now available Earlier today, we learned that the beta program for Nougat on Samsung's latest...
Dual selfie-camera sporting vivo V5 Plus to launch this month
Dual selfie-camera sporting vivo V5 Plus to launch this month After launching the V5 back in November last year, Chinese smartphone manufacturer vivo...
Nougat-powered Samsung Galaxy S7 active spotted
Nougat-powered Samsung Galaxy S7 active spotted The Samsung Galaxy S7 active running Android Nougat has been spotted in a benchmark listing. Specifically,...
HTC Ocean Note is getting rid of the headphone jack
HTC Ocean Note is getting rid of the headphone jack We told you about a leaked HTC device named Ocean several weeks ago and now thanks to a Taiwanese...
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