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Facebook, Google, Microsoft, and Twitter have come together to develop a new project which will allow their users to easily transfer their data between the four companies' services.

Samsung could be planning to merge the Galaxy S and Galaxy Note line-up of smartphones in order to introduce a single segment to reach more customers and to reduce production costs.

Microsoft has published its PowerShell Core program as a snap package. Snaps make installation easier as you don't need to manually install software dependencies and you get updates automatically.

In the latest update from the Ministry of Health, Singapore, it was revealed that medical information belonging to 1.5 million people was stolen by hackers in a planned attack on MoH servers.

In response to the number of people killed in India after the spreading of false rumors, WhatsApp has drastically reduced the number of chats to which forward messages can be sent simultaneously.

Sony announces the Limited Edition Marvel's Spider-Man PlayStation 4 Pro bundle, which will roll out to players in the U.S. and Canada alongside the game. The package is now available for pre-order.

Although Amazon's Prime Day has now passed, it hasn't stopped the online retailer from continuing the sales and offering up deep discounts. Popular Xbox games are now being discounted up to 90%. 

Internal documents show that the environment at Amazon was "chaotic" due to the huge influx of customers on Prime Day, and the company had 300 people on an emergency conference call fix the issues.

Microsoft is updating the beta version of its SwiftKey keyboard for Android devices with a couple of new features, including Android P emoji, improvements to Arabic languages, and more.

After releasing the Nokia X6 back in May, Nokia has announced its Android One version of the handset, the Nokia 6.1 Plus. The smartphone will go on sale in China first, then make its global debut.

Apple's new MacBook Pro has been scrutinized over the past week, with emphasis on the protective membrane surrounding its problematic butterfly mechanism. Now, the membrane has been put to the test.

Deutsche Telekom is the latest big name to join the ranks of The Linux Foundation. The firm's 200,000 employees will help the firm in spreading open standards and open source software.

Microsoft released its quarterly earnings report today, and during the earnings call, CEO Satya Nadella once again said that Windows 10 is installed on "nearly" 700 million active devices.

The day has finally arrived. Microsoft is holding its annual Xbox Ultimate Game Sale. The sale will knock up to 65% off of game titles, Gold members can expect an extra 10% off the discounted price.

Microsoft announced a few improvements to the OneDrive desktop client this week, including a redesigned Activity Center, the ability to pause syncing in battery saver mode, and more.

Corning has been trying to figure out a way to prevent smudges on its glass. The firm has a new etching technology that can not only hide the smudges but also produce textures and custom designs.

Microsoft released its quarterly earnings report today, which is for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year 2018. As usual, it shows significant growth for its cloud services, gaming, and more.

Xiaomi is known for producing a wide variety of handsets but its latest will be pushing the boundaries of what we might call a smartphone, with its large 6.9-inch display and 5,500mAh battery.

The business-oriented social network is introducing a series of new features for its built-in messenger, including file attachments on mobile devices and an emoji picker on desktop computers.

It looks like things are going from bad to worse for HTC. A new report states that the company is withdrawing itself from India, amid heavy competition from Chinese handset manufacturers.

Microsoft announced today that it won't be releasing a new Windows 10 Insider Preview build this week. The team usually releases new Fast ring builds weekly, with Slow ring builds being monthly.

Facebook has reportedly launched its Messenger Kids app in Mexico. The launch in the country comes after last month's expansion to Canada & Peru. The update added French and Spanish language support.

An internal document has been leaked, revealing that Apple did indeed use a protective membrane under its new MacBook Pro keyboard to prevent dust from entering the problematic butterfly mechanism.

Mozilla is set to host the finalists of an event working to connect the unconnected in rural areas. There are 14 entrants and eight will receive a slice of the $1.6 million prize money.

Today's highlighted deal lets you take home this CISSP Certification Training Course at 95% off for only the next week. Break into the booming IT security field by training for the CISSP exam.

With the Cursed Sails content drop less than two weeks away, Rare is focusing its attention on squashing bugs on their pirate adventure title, Sea of Thieves, with today's 1.1.7 update.

Microsoft has released v4.12 to the beta version of its Launcher. The latest update brings folder and app icon gestures, UI improvements, support for all devices running Android O, and more.

The rumored Samsung Galaxy Watch is expected to launch along with the Galaxy Note9 during the Galaxy Unpacked 2018 event on August 9. Pre-orders for both devices are supposed to start on August 14.

An update to the Screen Sketch app fixes a blurry screenshots issue that occurred in the initial release in Windows 10 Insider build 17704. The app will replace the Snipping Tool on Windows 10 RS5.

Windows 10 Redstone 5 and Windows Server 2019 will be coming with support for leap seconds and other improvements like Precision Time Controls. The update also brings Precision Time Control and more.

Huawei CEO Richard Yu revealed on Weibo that the company sold its 100 millionth device on July 18, with the goal of achieving 200 million smartphone shipments by the end of this year.

This week, over a hundred thousand people will descend onto San Diego for the city's annual Comic-Con convention. Xbox will be there in full spirit, with a booth, exclusive merchandise, and more.

It has been quite a while since Life is Strange made its original debut on consoles and PC in 2015. The game, which was released for iOS late last year, has finally arrived on Android devices.

We are still months away from the launch of Apple's new iPhone but it looks like the front display of all three new phones has leaked, showing off a near bezel-less look that mimics the iPhone X.

Mr. Doodle is hosting his first art exhibit in South Korea. While his doodles are now famous, it doesn't hurt to have some help from Samsung, which came in the form of 132 Galaxy Note8 devices.

There have been years of rumors of a folding smartphone but now it looks like it will really be arriving sometime in 2019. Reportedly, it won't be a wide release and will cost upwards of $1,500.

The plans to make Bixby mainstream seems to be one of the major checkpoints in Samsung's agenda. Samsung could launch a smart speaker running Bixby 2.0 at the Unpacked event on August 9th.