TechSpotWaymo Apple buys self-driving startup to bolster Project TitanTechSpot - Shawn Knight In context: Apple has been quietly working on Project Titan for years now. With all the time (and presumably, money) that Apple has sunk into the …
TechSpotEBay Target and eBay will challenge Amazon's Prime Day this yearTechSpot - Shawn Knight The big picture: Target and eBay have announced plans to counter Amazon's Prime Day sales event with their own offerings and Walmart probably isn't …
TechSpotEpic Games Store Epic Games CEO says store exclusives will ultimately benefit gamersTechSpot - Rob Thubron A hot potato: It’s no secret that many PC gaming fans are less than thrilled about the Epic Games Store’s tendency to secure exclusive games for the …
TechSpotUSC Oppo shows off its under-screen selfie cam, a world firstTechSpot - Rob Thubron What just happened? After posting a video of its in-display selfie camera earlier this month, Oppo has now revealed more of the technology, which it …
TechSpotPlay button A full-size recreation of the Commodore 64 arrives this yearTechSpot - Rob Thubron In brief: It might have calmed down slightly since the release of other mini consoles, but the retro market is still popular among gamers, which …
TechSpotNetflix Netflix will lose 'The Office' in 2021TechSpot - Humza Aamir Bottom line: The Office will be yet another casualty in the streaming wars between media companies as a licensing deal between Netflix and NBCU …
TechSpotHuawei US companies are using loophole in trade ban to do business with HuaweiTechSpot - Rob Thubron In brief: Despite Huawei finding itself on an Entity List last month that prevents it from doing business with US firms, American companies including …
TechSpotOneDrive Microsoft OneDrive adds a Personal Vault for better securityTechSpot - Humza Aamir Why it matters: Having the usual benefits of cloud storage services like easy accessibility, sharing, syncing and free base storage (depending upon …
TechSpotPlay buttonBoeing 737 MAX Boeing forced to use employee parking lot to store grounded 737 Max planesTechSpot - Rob Thubron In brief: Having an excess of undelivered stock can cause issues, especially when the product in question is a passenger aircraft. That’s the problem …
TechSpotNintendo Switch Nintendo vlogger 'Etika' found dead in East River from apparent suicideTechSpot - Cal Jeffrey What just happened? The YouTuber known as Etika was found dead by the New York City Police Department on Monday. Etika, whose real name is Desmond …
TechSpotPlay buttonFarmVille Zynga celebrates 10 years of FarmVille with a new mobile entryTechSpot - Shawn Knight Recap: It’s been a full decade since FarmVille invaded the virtual fields of Facebook, turning casual gamers on to an unlikely agriculture …
TechSpotRobocall FTC's 'Operation Call It Quits' cracks down on groups responsible for over a billion robocallsTechSpot - Cal Jeffrey In brief: The war on spam telephone calls is heating up. The FTC has begun stepping up efforts to nail illegal telemarketing schemes to the wall. It …
TechSpotBMW BMW plans to release 25 electric or hybrid vehicles by 2023TechSpot - Cohen Coberly Traditional ICE car manufacturers are increasingly looking to expand their electric car line-ups, and BMW is no different. In the past, the carmaker …
TechSpotT-Mobile T-Mobile is launching the Galaxy S10 5G in six US cities this FridayTechSpot - Shawn Knight The big picture: Interested early adopters can nab the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G from select retail stores for $1,299.99 outright or $31.25 per month for …
TechSpotPlay buttonMetroid Respawn clears the air about Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, shows extended gameplay footageTechSpot - Cal Jeffrey What just happened? In the run-up to E3 2019, EA released a demo of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order containing 15 minutes of gameplay footage. During …
TechSpotMonster Hunter World Steam's Grand Prix-themed 2019 Summer Sale has begunTechSpot - Cohen Coberly What just happened? There are few events PC gamers look forward to more than Steam's annual Summer Sales. In addition to offering ridiculous savings, …
TechSpot A Raspberry Pi 4 cluster is powering the tiny board's launch websiteTechSpot - Adrian Potoroaca The big (yet small) picture: The much-awaited Raspberry Pi 4 is out, and it comes with much improved performance – so much so that the board's launch …
TechSpotPlay buttonElectric Vehicles The Lightyear One is a $169,000 electric car with built-in solar panelsTechSpot - Cohen Coberly Tesla might be an electric car enthusiast's wildest fantasy, but in terms of pure green energy, they still aren't quite perfect. After all, the …
TechSpotPlay buttonMotorola Samsung's Galaxy Fold 2 could be a folding clamshell like the Motorola RazrTechSpot - Shawn Knight In brief: Samsung’s first-generation Galaxy Fold is still stuck in purgatory – it’s coming soon, we’re told – but the company is already reportedly …
TechSpotPhotoshop Bye Bye Camera uses AI to erase people from photographsTechSpot - Shawn Knight Bottom line: Bye Bye Camera is more of an artistic tool at this stage although with a bit of refinement, it could conceivably be transformed into a …
TechSpotAT&T Opinion: AT&T expo highlights 5G promise and perilsTechSpot - Bob O'Donnell Forward-looking: In the right conditions, 5G is fast—really fast. Like 1.8 Gbps download speed fast. To put that into perspective, we’re talking …
TechSpotAmazon Amazon's Prime Day will span 48 hours this yearTechSpot - Shawn Knight In brief: If you have mid-year gifts to buy, are eyeballing some back-to-school gear or just want to treat yourself, Prime Day is the perfect …
TechSpotMicrosoft Windows Mixed Reality headsets are disappearing from Microsoft's storeTechSpot - Rob Thubron In context: Microsoft’s line of Windows Mixed Reality headsets—the wearable VR devices developed in partnership with companies including Dell, Asus, …
TechSpotGoogle Drive Google Drive is testing a full offline storage mode for all filesTechSpot - Rob Thubron Something to look forward to: As helpful as cloud-based storage services such as Dropbox and Google Drive are, their limitations are all too apparent …
TechSpotNASA Raspberry Pi used to steal 500MB of mission data from NASA labTechSpot - Humza Aamir What just happened? NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab was the target of a malicious hacker who used a Raspberry Pi computer to hijack a user account and gain …
TechSpotChina Attacks on global telecoms companies point to Chinese hackersTechSpot - Rob Thubron In brief: Hackers have stolen metadata from at least ten cellular carriers across the globe as part of a surveillance campaign targeting individuals …
TechSpotMicrosoft Microsoft used data analysis to discover why its employees were miserableTechSpot - A group of miserable office workers at a pointless meeting In context: In today’s hyper-competitive tech industry, it’s important for companies to retain their best employees, but what happens when a huge …
TechSpotFake News Google's new curriculum teaches kids how to spot fake news and URLsTechSpot - Humza Aamir Why it matters: Equipping the younger generation with the right skills to maneuver the vast depths of the internet is invaluable. Come to think of …
TechSpotTechnology US adds five Chinese companies involved in supercomputer industry to trade blacklistTechSpot - Rob Thubron What just happened? The US government threw Huawei’s business into disarray when it added the company to an Entity List earlier this year. Now, the …
TechSpotNvidia The Best Gaming Monitors 2019TechSpot - Tim Schiesser PC gamers can enjoy today's competitive pricing in CPUs, graphics cards and memory, and build a highly capable gaming machine without having to …
