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Grab a free Amazon Echo Show 5 when you buy an Echo Studio at Best Buy

BillySteele/Engadget BestBuymightbeyourticketifyou’relookingtogetstartedonasmarthomeandwantbettersoundthanyouusuallygetfromsmartspeakers.TheretailerisrunningapromothatgivesEchoStudiobuyersafre
IT | 2020-08-10 04:50
Microsoft's Surface Duo may launch with AT&T

CherlynnLow/Engadget Ithasn’tbeenclearjustwhichcarriers(ifany)wouldofferMicrosoft’sSurfaceDuo,buttheremightbeacleareridea.Well-knownleakerEvanBlasshasshared(viaWindowsCentral)abatchofre
IT | 2020-08-10 04:50
Facebook removes massive QAnon group over hate and harassment claims

OmarMarques/SOPAImages/LightRocketviaGettyImages FacebookjusttookdownoneofthelargertargetsinitscrackdownonQAnonconspiracytheories.ThesocialnetworktoldReutersthatithadremovedOfficialQ/Qanon,agroupwith
IT | 2020-08-10 04:50
Qualcomm reportedly asks US to let it sell chips for Huawei phones

SongJiaru/VCGviaGettyImages YoumightthinkQualcommwouldbehappywithUStradebanslimitingHuawei’saccesstochips,butitappearstobearguingjusttheopposite.TheWallStreetJournalsaidithadobtainedaQualcommp
IT | 2020-08-10 04:50
'Xbox Series S' console revealed by controller packaging

ZakSviaArsTechnica WellbeforeMicrosoftrevealeditsnext-genXboxSeriesXconsole,rumorshadbeenbubblingofasecondcheaper,possiblydisc-lessconsolecode-named“Lockhart.”Itlookslikethatdevicewillb
IT | 2020-08-10 04:50
WarnerMedia shakes itself up to focus on HBO Max

PresleyAnnviaGettyImages WarnerMediahasgonethroughamanagementshakeupundernewCEOJasonKilar,andit’spartofhiseffortstomakeHBOMaxthecompany’smainpriority.Kilarhasannouncedtherestructuringin
IT | 2020-08-10 04:50
Capital One fined $80 million over 2019 data breach

DrewAngerer/GettyImages CapitalOneisfacingapenaltyforitsgiant2019databreach,althoughitmightnotbeasseriousasyou’dexpect.TheWallStreetJournal(viaTheVerge)reportsthattheOfficeoftheComptrollerofth
IT | 2020-08-10 04:50
Code compiler pioneer Frances Allen dies at 88

IBM It’sasadweekforthecomputingindustry.IBMreports(viatheNewYorkTimes)thatcomputingpioneerandcompanyfellowFrancesAllendiedofAlzheimer’sonherbirthday,August4th,attheageof88.She’sb
IT | 2020-08-10 04:50
Twitter test directly shows your tweet quote counts

FabianSommer/pictureallianceviaGettyImages Twitterisgoingonestepfurtherinitseffortstohelpyoutrackquotedretweets.ThesocialmediasitehasconfirmedtoTheVergethatit’stestinganapproachplacingthesecou
IT | 2020-08-10 04:50
After Math: Big leaks, small savings and free Quibi

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Toshiba officially quits the laptop business

HitoshiYamada/NurPhotoviaGettyImages ToshibaisjoiningtheranksofJapanesetechgiantsthathavebowedoutofthePCindustry.GizmodoreportsthatToshibahasquietlysolditsremaining19.9percentstakeinitsDynabooklaptop
IT | 2020-08-10 04:50
Twitter is reportedly the latest to explore a deal with TikTok

REUTERS/DadoRuvic TikTok’slistofsuitorsisextendingsignificantlybeyondMicrosoft.WallStreetJournalsourcessayTwitterhasheld“preliminarytalks”aboutapossibleunionwithTikTok’sUS
IT | 2020-08-10 04:50
Facebook slams Apple's restrictive policies as its gaming app arrives on iOS

Facebook Aspromised,FacebookhasreleaseditsGamingapponiOS,butitsureisn’thappyaboutit.Infact,theapphasnogamesatalloniPhonesandiPads,meaningfunctionalityislimitedtogamestreamsandsocialfunctions.T
IT | 2020-08-08 09:19
Rocksteady teases 'Suicide Squad' game ahead of August 22nd event

RocksteadyStudios WarnerBros.hasbeenteasingatleastonenewsuperherogameforawhile,andit’sfinallyreadytoshowwhatit’sbeenworkingon...well,almost.RocksteadyStudioshaspostedateaserforaSuicideS
IT | 2020-08-08 09:19
Snag 'Quake' for free this weekend in the Bethesda Launcher

Bethesda/iD Likesomanyevents,QuakeCon2020ishappeningentirelyonline,butwhetherornotyou’reparticipating,youcangetafewtreatsthisweekend.IntheBethesdaLauncheryoucangetafreecopyoftheoriginalQuake,w
IT | 2020-08-08 09:19