Louie Baur — Two Takes contributions

When Nextbit unveiled Robin, the company’s first smartphone and the world’s first cloud-first mobile device, potential customers in the United States were upset that the smartphone would be exclusive to AT&T and T-Mobile. Nextbit heard these complaints and decided to unveil a CDMA ve

Back when Russia and the United States were the top dogs, both countries were afraid of the devastation that a nuclear attack from the other could cause, and set some ground rules for how and when those weapons could be used. But now that we live in the Digital Age, it’s cyberwarfare that coun

Konami has had a rough year, in terms of both finances and reputation. Not only is the Japanese video game company struggling to make money, some reports from earlier this year have highlighted just how crappy of a company it actually is, which is what led to the cancellation of beloved and long-run

My wallet and I feel all warm and fuzzy inside whenever we see all the affordable high-end smartphones that have been hitting the market these past couple of years, but with all these options, how are people supposed to decide which one to buy? Well if real-world speed is the most important thing, t

Verizon recently earned itself a bit of publicity for announcing it that it’s already preparing to test out 5G network technology, but AT&T isn’t all that impressed. According to AT&T Mobility chief Glenn Lurie, consumers shouldn’t get too excited about 5G technology, espec

Asian messaging apps are like Swiss Army knives for mobile devices; they come packed with tons of functionality that you wouldn’t really expect to see in a messaging app, from cab-hailing to ticket-buying, and WeChat is no exception. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that a new feature is c

With China’s mobile growth starting to slow down, all eyes are turning to India as the next burgeoning mobile market to take advantage of. According to a statement released by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), the number of active Internet users in the country has increased

Months after Huawei first unveiled its new smartwatch at this year’s Mobile World Congress, the Chinese company is finally making the device available to pre-order in the United States. Huawei missed the original June launch date for the Huawei Watch, but it’s easy to forgive them when y

Gaming may be the most popular area for the live streaming at the moment, but apps like Meerkat and Periscope are helping to turn it into a new form of video sharing by allowing anyone with a smartphone to start live streaming whatever they want, whenever they want. In order to help streamers engage

If you’ve already spent hundreds of hours experiencing everything The Wither 3 has to offer, then prepare to put a few dozen more into the game, because CD Projekt RED is almost finished with its first expansion: Heart of Stone. All of the free DLC that CD Projekt RED has been releasing is gre

netflix‘s five year distribution deal with Epix is coming to an end next month, and the company has announced that it won’t be renewing it. The deal was first signed back in 2010, and Netflix is reported to have paid Epix somewhere around $1 billion in licensing fees over the course of d

Samsung’s semiconductor business is growing about as quickly as its mobile business is shrinking, which means it’s growing pretty damn fast. The company managed to make $10.366 from its 12.0 share of the global semiconductor market last quarter while Intel made $11.797 billion from its 1

Messaging apps are a big deal right now, especially in Asia where apps like Line and WeChat have become something like the app equivalent of a Swiss Army knife. Line has been gaining users like crazy these past couple of years, both within its home country of Japan and all over Asia, but its earning

You know all of that new technology that automotive companies are putting inside their vehicles and bragging about on commercials? Yeah, nobody even uses it. At least, that’s what the results of a survey taken by market research company JD Power say. The survey was directed at people who have

LG has been dropping hints about a new “super premium” smartphone that it’s working on for a few months, but now the company is trying to downplay those claims a bit, saying that the device is meant to compete with the likes of Samsung’s new Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge P

Until drone deliveries become a reality, there’s no way for Amazon to deliver packages to your doorstep any quicker while remaining in the realm of affordability. Fortunately, the company appears to have a solution for customers that simply HAVE to have their package right now: pick it up your

I don’t know about you guys but I’m definitely looking forward to having my Amazon orders delivered to my doorstep via drone. Jeff Bezos is just as excited about bringing about these deliveries as I am about receiving them, but don’t expect it to happen anytime soon. The Amazon CEO

Hoping to mimic the success of apps like Meerkat and Periscope, Samsung has a new live streaming app that will allow users to broadcast their videos from their smartphone directly to YouTube. It looks like an interesting feature, my only complaints would be that there won’t be any way to post