Microsoft is following Nintendo with its very own Fortnite console bundle that comes with a 1TB white Xbox One S, some free in-game currency, and a full-game download of Epic Games’ battle royale hit.

Microsoft is enabling keyboard and mouse support on the Xbox One.

Qualcomm says that Apple has been stealing its wireless technology for several years in order to eventually rid itself of the need to rely on Qualcomm components.

Instagram’s co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger abruptly announced their departure last night after a New York Times report cited tensions between the duo and Instagram’s parent company Facebook as the reason for their exit.

After giving the app a fresh coat of paint and a new dark mode in recent weeks, Google is now adding some helpful features to Android Messages.

Google will resume accepting cryptocurrency-related online advertising after previously banning such ads earlier this year, according to a report from CNBC today.

Dolby Atmos support has arrived on the Apple TV 4K, joining the ranks of other streaming boxes like the Roku Ultra, Amazon Fire TV, and even a few game consoles, like the Xbox One S and Xbox One X.

As the mirrorless camera battle reaches a turning point, three entrants are teaming up to help their cameras stand out.

A trademark application filed in the US suggests that Led Zeppelin is about to launch its own streaming service called The Led Zeppelin Experience, reports LedZepNews.

Fujifilm has just taken the wraps off of the new GFX-50R medium format camera, but that’s not the only thing it has coming for fans of big digital sensors.

Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages project has been controversial since it first rolled out in 2015.

Twitter has released a new moderation policy explicitly banning dehumanizing speech.

In March of last year, Stephen Colbert stepped out onto the Late Show stage and kicked off a monologue over the twinkle of a keyboard.

Fujifilm is introducing its second hybrid instant camera, and it comes with a feature that might sound very out of place on its Instax line: video recording.

Firefox Monitor is a new service from Mozilla that you can use to check whether your personal information has been compromised by any of the numerous data breaches that occur every year.

At a Photokina that’s set to be dominated by mirrorless full-frame cameras that cost thousands of dollars, Fujifilm has announced something even more advanced, opulent, and headline-grabbing: the 51.

A year after being purchased by the world’s largest lock company, August is starting to share the smart tech that made its original lock stand out.

At its Photokina 2018 presentation, Fujifilm took a moment to tease an extreme addition to its X-Mount series of lenses: the XF33mm F1 R.

Just about everything you might want to know about what Google’s upcoming Pixel 3 looks like has been leaked, and we still have two weeks to go until the official unveiling event.

Alibaba may not be a household name in the US, but the Chinese e-commerce firm is one of the world’s largest: its online sales in 2015 were greater than Walmart, Amazon, and eBay combined.

Nomad’s Base Station is a Qi charging pad that’s able to charge two wireless devices simultaneously with enough power to enable fast charging on handsets from Apple, Samsung, LG and others.

At Photokina 2018, full-frame mirrorless take center stage. This year has seen Sony, the early pioneer in this category, introduce its critically acclaimed A7 III, which was swiftly followed by Nikon and Canon announcing their long-awaited offerings as well.

Introduced by Panasonic’s imaging boss Yosuke Yamane at Photokina 2018, the Panasonic Lumix S series is the latest contender in the rapidly crowding full-frame mirrorless camera race.

For years Google has warned users about natural disasters by incorporating alerts from government agencies like FEMA into apps like Maps and Search.

One of the early Photokina 2018 announcements has been Leica’s sly unveiling of its upcoming S3 medium format shooter.

Kathleen Hall Jamieson is a prominent political scientist and professor of communications at the University of Pennsylvania.

Photokina 2018 is going to be a busy show for new full-frame cameras, however Ricoh is getting the event off to a smaller, humbler start with its announcement of the development of the Ricoh GR III APS-C camera.

Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger resigned from the photo-sharing company today, and both plan to officially depart the company in the next few weeks, according to a report from The New York Times this evening.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai will be present at a private meeting with top Republican lawmakers this Friday to discuss the company’s controversial plans to relaunch a search product in China and perceived liberal bias of search results, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.

Google’s upcoming Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL smartphones may be among the most leaked devices in modern consumer electronics history.

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Slack has purchased Astro, the maker of an email app with a built-in smart assistant that helped sort through your messages and elevate important items to your attention.

Waze, like its parent company’s mapping product, now supports navigation through Apple CarPlay with a new update out today, via 9to5Mac.

Toyota may finally relent and allow Android Auto to work in its cars, according to Bloomberg.

‘It was like watching fireworks, but from the inside’.

Google is announcing changes to its search product today, tied in part to the 20th anniversary of the company.

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of TF International Securities has provided insight on Apple’s lineup of new products in a research note obtained by MacRumors.

Microsoft is demonstrating its Surface Hub 2 hardware for the first time today.

Snap and Amazon are making it easier to buy whatever Snapchat users come across in real life.

MacOS version 10. 14 — codenamed Mojave — is now available to download.

If you own an iPhone, there’s good reason to look forward to the new version of iOS every year.

Microsoft is releasing Office 2019 for Windows and Mac today. The update is designed for businesses and consumers that haven’t opted into Microsoft’s Office 365 service with monthly feature updates.

One of the iPhone’s most useful 3D Touch features is the ability to turn your keyboard into a trackpad while typing, and with iOS 12, this functionality is coming to handsets without Apple’s pressure-sensitive technology.

Apple has successfully completed its acquisition of Shazam, the popular song identification app.

After a search in Taiwan, the controversial 3D-printed gun maker Cody Wilson has been returned to the United States and is out on bond as he faces charges alleging that he sexually assaulted a minor.

Samsung has trademarked the name “Samsung Buds” in Europe, reports SamMobile, indicating that we could see a pair of new earphones released from the manufacturer soon.

Some users who upgraded to an iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max over the weekend have reported poor cell and Wi-Fi reception and noticeably slower speeds when comparing their new phones to their older models.

Salesforce and Apple have announced a partnership “that brings together the number one customer relationship management platform and iOS.

Microsoft is bringing its OneDrive Files On-Demand feature to macOS.

A signature feature of OnePlus phones is their distinctive red charging cable, which together with an accompanying fast charger makes up the company’s proprietary Dash Charge technology.

Security experts are up in arms about an update to Google’s Chrome browser that they say undermines users’ privacy.

MetroPCS is getting its first big rebrand after being acquired by T-Mobile five years ago, dropping the PCS acronym from its name.

SiriusXM is acquiring Pandora for $3. 5 billion.. The satellite radio company says it intends to maintain the Pandora service and brand, along with its roughly 70 million monthly active users (5.

Microsoft is planning to more deeply integrate LinkedIn into the company’s Office apps.

This is one example of interoperability that I didn’t expect to see anytime soon: Roku has announced that within the next few weeks, consumers will be able to control its streaming boxes, sticks, and Roku TVs by using Google Assistant voice commands.

Microsoft is unveiling hardware changes to its Surface Hub 2 today.

Microsoft is unveiling an ambitious effort to overhaul its search experience in Office, Windows, Bing and more today.

Roku is today announcing the Premiere and Premiere+, two new devices that offer 4K HDR video streaming for prices starting at $39.

When designing tools for use in space, versatility is important. Each pound of material you bring with you is going to cost extra, so having one tool that can do multiple jobs is handy.

It’s not quite AirPower, but Belkin’s latest charging dock gives you a convenient way of charging up to three Apple devices simultaneously.

I am most tired on during my period on Thursdays. It’s random fact, but one that I never confidently knew about myself until recently.

Researchers at Deezer have developed an AI system capable of associating certain songs with moods and intensities, as spotted by VentureBeat.

Comcast has won an auction to acquire UK telecommunications company Sky, bidding $38.

Tracking every step you take.

This morning, The Wall Street Journal released a report that details the state of Apple’s yet-to-be-unveiled streaming service.

Two months after Vice President Mike Pence announced the plan to create a Space Force, the military is fighting over how to make it happen.

YesOJO’s Switch projector dock was a surprisingly clever way to play your Switch on the go with friends.

Spotify is testing out personalization for its editor-curated playlists, according to a report today from Hypebot.

Beddit, the sleep tracking product acquired by Apple last year, will no longer support cloud service, as spotted by 9to5Mac.

Sennheiser is getting involved in the augmented reality space. The headphone and audio gear company announced today that it’s partnering with Magic Leap to develop spacial audio accessories for the AR headset’s platform.

Amazon’s new Echo Auto — a $50 credit card-sized box that sits on your dashboard and brings Alexa to your car — is a lot of things at once.

In addition to all the Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL leaks we’ve seen so far, we’ve also been hearing rumors of a Pixel Stand.

Google is trying to close the technology gap between its mobile virtual reality platform Daydream and the capabilities of more powerful, PC-based headsets.

A bug in how Twitter’s platform is accessed by third-party app developers exposed certain direct messages of select users to developers who do not work for Twitter, the company disclosed in a blog post today.

Earlier this week, the Linux community got an unusual message from Linux’s creator, Linus Torvalds.

Amazon just threw its big Echo event, and while the company announced a massive slate of hardware that touches almost every aspect of our connected lives, the most interesting part was what wasn’t there — new Alexa hardware.

Best Buy if offering Apple’s official leather folio for the iPhone XS at $49.

A new imaging strategy is responsible for capturing a hellish menagerie of creatures: a skeletal frog that’s crawling out of the frame, a dead red fish that stares back at you, and a crouching shrew with a cavernous, empty ribcage.

Just over one month after the official release of Android Pie, OnePlus is rolling out its version of the update to the OnePlus 6.

Etymotic has launched its latest ER3SE and ER3XR in-ear headphones as affordable alternatives to its high-fidelity, noise-isolating ER4 line.

Back in June, T-Mobile and Sprint announced that as part of their intended merger, they were planning to offer in-home internet based on 5G service, with the goal of becoming the fourth largest ISP in America by 2024.

The controversial 3D-printed gun maker Cody Wilson has been arrested in Taiwan after authorities in Texas announced he was wanted on charges that he sexually assaulted a minor.

Today is the official launch day for Apple’s latest iPhone XS and XS Max phones.

Big sound on the go.

Yesterday’s “surprise” Amazon event was a stunning display of bravado from the so-called everything store.

Samsung’s latest Note 9 update lets you active Bixby with a double tap of its dedicated button, reports Android Authority.

The Verge Guide to the iPhone is a comprehensive page that will help you decide which iPhone to buy, learn how to use its best features, and educate you about iOS — arguably, the world’s best mobile operating system.

Razer’s Ifrit is a new headset from the gaming brand that ditches the standard over-ear headphones for a pair of earbuds, which it combines with an arm-mounted microphone.

Věra Jourová is the European Commissioner for justice, consumers and gender equality.

Facebook plans to announce its long-rumored Portal video chat device next week, according to a report in Cheddar.

Microsoft and Amazon are continuing their close partnership by bringing Skype calling to Alexa.

After years of resistance, Instagram is now testing a way for you to reshare posts from other accounts to your own feed.

The latest Audible update brings the app to your Apple Watch, so you can listen to your audiobooks and podcasts without an iPhone.

Delta will soon use facial recognition for international flights at the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport later this year.

Amazon hit the tech world with a veritable firehose of new products at its Echo hardware event today, but one device seemingly slipped in under the radar — a new version of Apple’s iPhone X that seems to have ditched the notch for a completely bezel-less display.

Twitch is now blocked in China. The major game streaming site is largely no longer accessible and its app has been removed from Apple’s local App Store, after it saw a noticeable boost in popularity last month, as spotted by Abacus.

At its 2018 hardware event in Seattle, Amazon announced several new Alexa-powered A/V devices, smart home products, and a few others that fall outside of the company’s usual wheelhouse.

I just got a quick demo of the Amazon Fire TV Recast. It’s shoebox-sized thing you can put in your home to have a DVR that works with over-the-air channels that it receives via antenna and displays on your Fire TV (or Fire tablet).

Amazon just announced a ton of new products, but the ones that will probably be the most popular this holiday season are the new versions of the Echo Show, Echo Dot, and Echo Plus.

Hulu is rolling out an updated web interface today for its users that’s based on the updated UI it introduced last year for its live TV service subscribers.