October 6, 2018 Google Pixel 3 XL hands-on in Hong Kong — three days early With some smartphones, it seems inevitable that the closer the launch date, the more leaky they get. Google's upcoming Pixel 3 series — due…
October 6, 2018 Men are from cyberspace: this week in tech, 20 years ago A few months ago, I mentioned that it was “unfortunately” too early to write about the release of beloved role-playing game Fallout 2. Well,…
October 6, 2018 Honda’s smart intersection tells drivers what’s around the corner As the Honda Pilot is about to enter the intersection a specially built HUD (heads-up display) flashes an orangish yellow with an image of…
October 6, 2018 Amazon fired an employee who shared customer e-mail addresses a third-party seller In September, Amazon confirmed that some of its marketplace sellers had bribed Amazon employees to delete negative reviews or to obtain proprietary information like…
October 6, 2018 Talking to Master Replicas’ Hal 9000 smart speaker sent chills down my spine “I’m sorry Dave, I’m afraid I can’t do that.” Even with the background hum of New York Comic Con all around us, the iconic…
October 6, 2018 The Morning After: Windows 10’s October update problem Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Welcome to your weekend! Let's revisit some of this week's highlights as we get into Microsoft's buggy Windows…
October 6, 2018 Netflix’s ‘The Dragon Prince’ will return for a second season At New York Comic Con today, Netflix announced that The Dragon Prince is getting a second season. Though it didn't share many details about…
October 6, 2018 How Facebook polarized us during the Kavanaugh hearings The polarization of the American electorate predated Facebook’s arrival on the scene. But a nagging question about the social network has been whether its…
October 6, 2018 Microsoft pulls Windows 10 October 2018 Update after reports of documents being deleted Microsoft has stopped distributing its latest Windows 10 October 2018 Update. The software giant started rolling out the update during the company’s Surface event…
October 6, 2018 Microsoft pulled the Windows 10 update that has been deleting files Over the last couple of days, some users who went ahead and installed the Windows 10 October Update have complained that it deleted personal…