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Microsoft is in Talks to Join Movies Anywhere

Microsoft is in Talks to Join Movies Anywhere

Microsoft's Movies & TV service was left out in the cold when Disney expanded Movies…

Google Assistant Routines Remain a Dream For Now
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The Promise of Google Assistant Routines Remains Unmet (Premium)

Routines represent the second-generation of the digital assistant era, where we move past simple command/response…

Google Assistant Lands on the iPad

Google is bringing Assistant to the iPad as the company continues to bring its virtual…

Essential Phone Gets Android Oreo After All

Andy Rubin's Essential finally brings the latest version of Android to its flagship smartphone after…

Fitbit Launches More Affordable Smart Watch and Tracker

Fitbit Launches More Affordable Smart Watch and Tracker

Fitbit today introduced a $200 smartwatch called the Versa, plus an inexpensive new fitness tracker…

U.S. Blocks Broadcom Takeover of Qualcomm

U.S. Blocks Broadcom Takeover of Qualcomm

Citing national security concerns, the president of the United States has blocked Broadcom's hostile takeover…

Android Wear is Google's Windows Phone Moment
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Android Wear is Google’s Windows Phone Moment (Premium)

Google controls the dominant personal computing platform. So why isn't Android Wear even remotely successful?

Amazon Brings Calling and Messaging to Alexa on Tablets

Amazon expands Alexa's capabilities by bringing new communication features to its app on tablets.

Apple Acquires Digital Magazine Subscription Service Texture

Apple is acquiring the "Netflix of digital magazines" as the company gets ready to give…

Android 8.1 Beta Comes to OnePlus 5, 5T

Android 8.1 Beta Comes to OnePlus 5, 5T

Over the weekend, OnePlus shipped open beta releases of Android 8.1 for the OnePlus 5…

Moderation in All Things Digital
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Moderation in All Things Digital (Premium)

As technology exerts ever more control over our lives, there's been a natural push-back. But…

There's Always a Bigger Fish
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There’s Always a Bigger Fish (Premium)

Broadcom last year launched a hostile takeover bid for Qualcomm. But now Broadcom is the…

Microsoft Pix Now Integrates with LinkedIn

Microsoft Pix Now Integrates with LinkedIn

Microsoft's AI-powered camera app for iPhone, Pix, was just updated to support LinkedIn when you…

Thinking About the Future of Surface Hub

Microsoft Confirms Next-Gen Surface Hub

Microsoft is coming out with a new version of its hugely successful interactive whiteboard this…

Hands-On with the Android P Developer Preview

Hands-On with the Android P Developer Preview

With the first Android P developer preview now available, I decided it was time to…

The First Android P Developer Preview Is Here, Comes With Support for the Notch

Google is releasing the first developer preview of the next major Android update. It includes…

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