September 6, 2018 Amazon’s newest Fire HD 8 tablet offers always-on Alexa Amazon has offered truly hands-free Alexa on the Fire HD 10 tablet, but not its 8-inch counterpart — you've had to wake it up…
September 6, 2018 DOJ will reportedly charge North Korean operative for Sony hack The Justice Department will reportedly announce charges today against at least one North Korean operative connected to the 2014 cyberattack on Sony Pictures, the…
September 6, 2018 European Commission approves Apple’s purchase of Shazam After launching an investigation into Apple's proposed acquisition of Shazam in April, the European Commission has cleared the deal. The EC looked into whether…
September 6, 2018 Microsoft brings Alexa support to Xbox One for Kinect-like voice controls Microsoft is starting to test Alexa support on the Xbox One today with its Xbox Insiders. The software giant is releasing an Xbox Skill…
September 6, 2018 Microsoft slows down Windows 10 update pace for businesses following complaints Microsoft is altering its support cycle for businesses running Windows 10. The software maker currently releases two major Window 10 updates per year, and…
September 6, 2018 Alexa and Cortana devices can control your Xbox One by voice Microsoft's Alexa-Cortana love affair now extends to the console in your living room. As rumored in June, Xbox Insiders in the US can now…
September 6, 2018 You can play 600 classic games on this $50 retro gaming console While the Xbox One X and PlayStation 4 offer state-of-the-art gaming experiences, there's something special about the simple gameplay of vintage consoles like the…
September 6, 2018 Instagram launches a new parent portal to help them talk to their kids about online life Instagram launched a new parent-oriented section of its Well Being site today that’s designed to guide parents through the app and help them talk…
September 6, 2018 IBM secretly used New York’s CCTV cameras to train its surveillance software IBM secretly used footage from NYPD CCTV cameras to develop surveillance technology that could search for individuals based on bodily characteristics like age and…
September 6, 2018 Uber will suspend low-rated riders in Australia and New Zealand Uber is putting its passenger ratings to use, imposing temporary bans on riders with lower scores. The company introduced this policy in Brazil earlier…