YouTube says its primetime audience is bigger than the top 10 TV shows combined
For the last three years, YouTube has put on a series of increasingly extravagant parties meant to convince advertisers that the video platform is the best place to spend their marketing dollars. The fourth annual Brandcast took place last night at the Javits Center, and compared with previous versions, it was decidedly more self-assured. In […]
Windows 10 upgrades will cost $119 after July 29
if you’ve been dragging your heels on upgrading to Windows 10, now is the time to take action. Free upgrades to the new OS from previous versions of Windows will end on July 29, Microsoft reiterated today. The company initially said the offer would only last one year, and indeed that date marks Windows 10’s […]
The next ‘Battlefield’ drops you in WWI, launches on October 21st
EA and developer Dice today revealed the next major entry in the venerable warfare series Battlefield. Just as the rumor mill believed, the game will be set in World War I — and the new game, appropriately, is titled Battlefield 1. “We chose the name because we’re going back to the true dawn of all […]
LG’s New VR Headset
G’s biggest announcement today is undoubtedly the LG G5, but next to the company’s flagship smartphone, it was also demoing this crazy VR headset called the “LG 360 VR.” It requires a smartphone to work, but unlike Galaxy Gear-style headsets that require you to slot the phone into the headset, this headset is just tethered […]
Amazon pushes its free shipping minimum to $49
Amazon has increased the minimum price of an order that qualifies for free shipping from $35 to $49, unless you’re buying more than $25 worth of books. The last time that the cost went up was the back end of 2013, when it was bumped by $10 from $25 to $35. Of course, shipping is […]
Adobe Lightroom mobile brings more desktop tools to Android
Adobe’s Lightroom mobile got a handful of useful desktop features on iOS back in December, and now those tools are available on Android. In terms of more robust editing, the Android version now offers a Dehaze tool that will help with any fog and haze adjustments on a photo. There’s also Split Toning for adding […]
Intel bets big on 5G
failure, which it backed heavily before it lost out to LTE, when it comes to the next generation of networks. To that end, the chip giant is making it clear at Mobile World Congress today that it’s gearing up for 5G, which could potentially end up being 10 to 100 times faster than today’s LTE […]
The New Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge
When Samsung outed the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge last year, we all generally lavished it with praise. It was for a good reason — they were easily the nicest phones Samsung had crafted in years, even though one was clearly more popular than the other. This year isn’t really about reinventing those formulas, but […]
Uber is cutting prices to spur demand in a slow winter
Not surprisingly, demand for ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft tends to drop in January. You don’t have all those holiday parties to visit, and you’re usually back to the daily grind at class or work. Uber knows this all too well, and this year it’s determined to do something about it — the company […]
Facebook is reportedly making a Messenger app for Mac
Desktop messaging apps haven’t gotten much attention lately. Sure, you continue to see mainstays like Skype, but the big chat services still tend tosteer you toward websites. That might be changing shortly, however. ATechCrunch tipster has provided both an image and details of what looks like a native, pre-release Facebook Messenger app for the Mac. […]