Ireland accused the European Commission on Monday of exceeding its powers and interfering with the EU member’s national sovereignty over tax affairs in ruling that Apple owes Dublin billions …
Yahoo Under Scrutiny After Latest Hack, Verizon Seeks New Deal Terms
HIGHLIGHTS Verizon seeking better terms to purchase Yahoo’s Internet business Yahoo announced breach of data belonging to more than 1 billion users Verizon is looking for “major concess…
Facebook original videos could soon come to a News Feed near you
Emphasizing the ‘media’ in ‘social media’ While Facebook is a booming host for video content, be it Vox infographics or time-lapsed Tasty recipes, the social media giant isn…
Amazon expands its Prime Video service to over 200 countries, but China isn’t included
A month after it dropped major hints, Amazon has made its Prime Video service available in more than 200 countries worldwide bringing some serious competition to Netflix’s global plan. Netfli…
The Galaxy Note 7 is getting a 30-percent charging limit in the UK, not a full bricking (yet)
On Friday, Samsung loudly confirmed its plans to push a software update that would kill US-based Note 7s’ ability to charge – effectively rendering them useless when not plugged directl…
Facebook Bug Sees Old Photos, Posts Reappearing
HIGHLIGHTS Users complained that photos they had posted months ago are reappearing The photos were marked with new dates and timestamps Facebook said it is aware of the issue and is currently inves…
Google Home set to get loads of third-party tricks very soon
Google has revealed that it’s opening up its Google Home “conversation Actions” to third party developers, which will give users of the voice-activated speaker assistant new ways …
T-Mobile’s Digits calling service is designed to make phone numbers device agnostic
T-Mobile’s pitch is simple, “We’re dragging the phone number into the internet age.” The actual functionality is a bit trickier, which is why the carrier looked to do a litt…
Samsung Galaxy S8 Tipped to Ditch 3.5mm Headphone Jack, Home Button
HIGHLIGHTS Samsung Galaxy S8 will come with USB Type-C adapter Galaxy S8 may also ditch the home button The front camera is also said to come with autofocus feature Samsung may soon be joining the …
Android Nougat 7.1.1 update arrives with app shortcuts, more diverse emoji
Google is launching Android Nougat 7.1.1 today. It’s a small, but meaningful update that’s focused on bringing a few new features, some of which were previously exclusive to the Google …