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Xiaomi's first smartwatch will launch in the second half of 2016

Xiaomi might not like being called the Apple of China, but the company seems to do everything in its power to earn that title. It's already released laptops, smartphones, set-top...

HTC is working on two Nexus devices for Google

It looks like HTC will be returning to Google's Nexus program this year, and this time it'll have two devices instead of one. This is according to a respected and well-known...

Nintendo will release its next console in March 2017

Consoles tend to last six to eight years before their successor is released, so the fact that the Wii U will be replaced in just four years should tell you how much...

YouTube now has six-second advertisements that you can't skip

YouTube decided to remind us that life is full of compromises with a new blog post this morning, in which it announced that it's introducing a new advertisement format that shortens...

Google believes artificial intelligence will be bigger than virtual reality

When Mark Zuckerberg thinks about the future, he sees a world that's dominated by mobile devices and virtual reality, but when Google CEO Sundar Pichai thinks about the future, all he...

Amazon is trying to bully users into subscribing to Amazon Prime

Part of what makes Amazon Prime so great is that you don't need it, because it's luxury. Non-subscribers can use Amazon the same way that subscribers can, and the company doesn't purposely...

Using smartphones too much can make children cross-eyed

A child doing something in excess is different than an adult doing something in excess, because children are still in the process of developing both mentally and physically, so an...

China wants to build floating nuclear power plants for its new islands

I'm sure you've heard about that man-made island chain that China has built in the South China Sea, the one that's been causing a lot of anxiety for the other...

Alphabet might be cutting back on some of Google's projects

As an independent company, Google started tons experimental projects in search of the next big thing, and as Google's new parent company, Alphabet has inherited most of those projects. Unfortunately, those...

Steam might start accepting Bitcoin payments

You can make purchases on Steam using sixteen different currencies, and it looks like Bitcoin will be added to that list in the near future. According to a report from PCGamesN...

Opera will soon come with a free and unlimited VPN

There was a time when Opera was at the forefront of web browser innovation, and some of the features that it pioneered have become standard in modern web browsers, but...

Here's proof that a smartphone company can develop a car

LeEco is one of the numerous smartphone companies that are pretty big in China, but virtually non-existent elsewhere. However, whereas most of these companies try to gain recognition outside of China by...

A coalition of tech giants have written an open letter to Congress

Ever since Apple refused to assist the FBI in cracking the San Bernadino terrorist's iPhone, there's been a massive debate about encryption in the United States that shows no signs of slowing...

You might be able to make money from Facebook posts soon

Most of us spend an unhealthy amount of time on Facebook, and probably put an equally as unhealthy amount of effort into our posts, but can it really be considered unhealthy...

Amazon Prime Video is now a standalone Netflix competitor

Amazon Prime Video started off as a nice little bonus for Prime subscribers, but Amazon has improved the feature to the point where it's now up there with Hulu as the...

Future iPhones might have a glass casing instead of an aluminum one

Apple is nothing if not a trend-setter, which makes it difficult for the company to continuously differentiate its products from the competition. For example, back when even the most-expensive smartphones had...

Chome extensions won't be able to secretly spy on you anymore

There's not a single web browser out there that comes with all the features you could ever want, which is why extensions are such an awesome thing, but there is...

Apple expects people to replace their iPhone after three years

It's no secret that the average iPhone user replaces their smartphone much sooner than the average Android users, and some people believe that this is because Apple weakens older iPhones whenever...

Google Fiber wants to beam internet access to people's homes

In the six years since it was launched, Google Fiber has only expanded to three metropolitan areas, and even though it's working on expanding to another six, that's still an unbearably slow...

Facebook Messenger is now open to third party chat bots

Bots are the next big thing for messaging apps, and Facebook wants to make sure that it's one of the first companies to implement them. During its annual developers conference on...