Google (GOOG, GOOGL) on Wednesday took its battle for smartphone supremacy against Apple and Samsung to a new level as it announced its new Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL. The handsets, which are available for pre-order Oct. 3, and will cost $649 and $849. The successors to Google’s excellent Pixel and Pixel XL, the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 […]
You could kill your wired internet connection for your phone’s wireless connection. (Reuters) More Even with recent improvements, competition remains weak in wired broadband — for many Americans, it’s the local cable company or slow, phone-line-based DSL. But if you need mobile broadband for a smartphone or tablet, you’re blessed with four nationwide carriersyearning to earn your […]
Photo: Bloomberg More It’s hard to think of a tougher policy sales pitch for the tech industry than its argument against a bill called the Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act (SESTA). Advocates for it have a simple request: Do something to stop the plague of online sex trafficking! Opponents are stuck with a more nuanced request on […]
Later this month, your Chrome browser may make you more nervous online. But you should consider that a feature, not a bug. Unfortunately, other browsers aren’t as proactive about the security of the link between your screen and a site, even if they do better at protecting other aspects of your privacy. Snooping alert The […]
A news report from the Wall Street Journal suggests that Goldman Sachs may be considering a major shift in its investment options. The big bank is reportedly deciding whether or not to allow its client investors to trade directly in bitcoin. If Goldman does adopt the new mode of trading, it would make the bank the […]
A year ago, Tesla Motors founder and chief executive Elon Musk quipped that lithium was only the “salt on the salad” for the batteries that are vital to the US company’s electric cars. Fast forward 12 months and concern is growing among analysts, and some other carmakers, that the supply of what Mr Musk dismissed […]
Think bitcoin is in bubble territory? You ain’t seen nothing yet, says one cryptocurrency expert, who believes its value needs to surge by about 300 times over the next several years to be considered a legitimate currency or risk retreating into obscurity and obsolescence. Bitcoin, the No. 1 cryptocurrency, has drawn outsize attention over its […]
It’s been just about a year since Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 exploded onto the market with its red-hot features and smoking design. And if it weren’t for the phone’s propensity for blowing up in people’s pockets and while charging on their nightstands, the Note 7 would have been one of the best handsets around. Despite that setback, Samsung is […]
Ten years ago, the world got its hands on the very first iPhone. On Tuesday, we got our hands on the 10th annual upgrade to that historic machine: the hotly awaited, gorgeous, shockingly expensive iPhone X. (You pronounce it “iPhone 10”—that’s a Roman numeral.) The iPhone X is all screen; there’s no more empty slab of black […]
Lowell McAdam, Verizon Communications chairman and CEO, speaks to CNBC’s David Faber about the company’s rollout of 5G network technology.
Western Digital (WDC) shares fell Wednesday following news that Toshiba will sell a prized chip unit to a rival group led by Bain Capital and Korea-based SK Hynix. XAutoplay: On | OffThe deal, announced by Toshiba late Tuesday, is a blow to Western Digital, which spent months negotiating and wrangling with Toshiba to acquire the […]
New privacy regulations put in place by the European Union could benefit internet users in the U.S. (REUTERS/Francois Lenoir) A massive European Union regulation going into effect next May could deliver an unexpected benefit on the other side of the Atlantic: letting you take your data from social networks that today don’t let you download […]
