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This Friday, Rockstar Games will finally release Red Dead Redemption 2. Also on that day, players will be able to download a companion app for iOS and Android that will enhance the experience.

In its bid to avoid going to trial, Yahoo has agreed to pay $50 million in restitution to the approximately 200 million users hit by its biggest security breach that occurred in 2013 and 2014.

Today, Misfit announced its latest smartwatch, the Vapor 2. The new watch will focus on activity tracking and will come in two sizes. The watch will also offer integrated GPS for work out mapping.

Apple is reportedly rolling out a TV subscription service worldwide, beginning in the U.S. in the first half of next year. It will also supposedly invest $1 billion in original content this year.

Today, OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei announced that the company will be one of the first to release a 5G smartphone. The device will include a Snapdragon X50 modem, and will arrive next year.

Facebook has announced an updated Messenger today in a move to streamline the instant messaging app as it promised earlier this year after acknowledging that it had become too cluttered.

Microsoft today announced that its Connect(); developer event will be held on December 4. The keynote will be by Scott Guthrie, it will start at 8:30am Pacific Time, and it will be live-streamed.

Black Shark is a relatively new company but is backed by industry giant Xiaomi. The firm has announced its next smartphone, the Helo, which comes with a new design and can be configured with 10GB RAM.

HP today announced refreshed models of its Spectre x360 convertibles, alongside a new EliteBook 1040 x360. The devices offer premium features, such as 4G LTE, a new redesign, and more.

Apple has confirmed that the public release of iOS 12.1 in the future will fix a bug in the smart HDR camera system of the iPhone Xs and Xr's front shooter which produces an overly smooth skin effect.

Microsoft is releasing a new firmware update for its Surface Go tablet. It's a minor update that's meant to improve display calibration, fixing "incorrect power setting behaviors".

Google today announced a number of improvements to its 4K offerings, including that it will upgrade purchased SD and HD movies to 4K for free, provided that they have been made available in 4K.

As usual with most Steam sales, the dates of all of the upcoming major sales of 2018 have leaked. If true, we now have the beginning and end dates of the Halloween, Autumn, and Winter Steam sales.

Supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says that Apple might actually be about to ship a new iPad Mini with refreshed specs, with AirPower also coming either later this year, or early next year.

Amazon has announced new Business Prime perks for customers in the United States, Germany, and Japan. Customers in the U.S. have been given slightly more features than those in the other countries.

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Today, Microsoft is adding two more titles to the list of Xbox and Xbox 360 games that are playable on the Xbox One family of gaming consoles through the Backward Compatibility program.

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A group of interns under Microsoft's Garage wing have teamed up and developed an "Earth Lens" app for iOS in 16 weeks, which allows object detection, analysis, and tracking in aerial images.

Today's Forza Horizon 4 update implements a custom race designing feature, a brand new Horizon Story involving British cars, as well as quite a number of bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements.

Today, Dell is announcing the Latitude Rugged 5420, Latitude Rugged 5424, and the Latitude Rugged 7424. They all have 1.2Gbps 4G LTE built in, and are designed for the most extreme conditions.

After pre-orders for the ASUS ROG Phone opened at the Microsoft Store a few days ago, the Taiwanese company has reportedly sent out invites to an event in London to mark the UK launch of the device.

While traditional money won't be able to buy HTC's smartphone aimed at the cryptocurrency segment, pre-orders have been kicked off in 34 countries provided you have bitcoin or ether to spend.

Ford announced on Monday that it will begin testing its fleet of autonomous cars on the streets of Washington, D.C. The goal of the test is to deploy a commercial self-driving service in 2021.

In an attempt to diversify its sources of revenue, Mozilla will soon kick off a trial that will see it resell subscriptions to users from one of the more prominent names in the VPN business.

The founder of SQLite has updated the project with a new Code of Conduct following requests that one be included by clients. The Christian founder used a 1,500-year-old text as its basis.

After addressing the screen bleeding issue, Xiaomi now says that it will soon update the Poco F1 smartphone with Widevine L1 support. This will enable the Poco F1 to stream HD content.

As part of its Showcase School Program, Microsoft has included 290 schools in its list this year. Moreover, 'School Leaders' from 61 countries have been recognized for their performance as well.

Oculus co-founder Jordan Iribe is leaving Facebook, making him the latest founder of a company acquired by the social networking giant to depart the company. The reason remains unclear, though.

We have seen quite a bit of Honor's Magic 2 smartphone since its debut at IFA Berlin. Now, more images have been shared, giving us a look at the phone, coming in two colors, and its packaging.

Netflix is offering approximately $2 billion of senior unsecured notes to qualified institutional buyers as part of its efforts to acquire, develop, and produce original content in the future.

Xbox has restored its global brand campaign today called "Jump In," which invites gamers to take part in a refreshed edition of the campaign and take a look at its new promotional videos.

A week after releasing the first Xbox One 1811 preview build that brought the long-awaited keyboard and mouse support, Microsoft is releasing a minor build to Insiders in the Preview Alpha ring.

Intellivision is coming back to the gaming scene in a big way, debuting its latest console, the Amica. The console will be made for casual play and will feature games exclusive to the console.

Instagram surpassed Snapchat as the most-used social platform by teenagers in the U.S., according to a new survey conducted by Piper Jaffray. However, Snapchat remains their most favorite social app.

Apple has released the fifth developer betas for iOS 12.1, tvOS 12.1, and watchOS 5.1 today, introducing no major feature additions except for a slew of improvements and bug fixes.

Huawei recently announced an array of new Mate 20 smartphones, offering up quite an interesting pack of devices. Now, the company has confirmed that it will not be selling any of them in the U.S.

Today, Samsung announced its Odyssey+ Windows Mixed Reality headset. With the introduction of the new model, the older version from last year gets a nice discount, with $150 being knocked off.

eBay launched its Instant Selling program, a trade-in service that lets you list your unwanted smartphone on its portal and receive an instant voucher. The program also promises a higher return.

Samsung has refreshed its Windows Mixed Reality headset for 2018, offering better technology for its displays, improved comfort and more. The Odyssey+ is now available for purchase.