POCO India announced today that it will be unveiling a new handset on February 4 as a successor to the Pocophone F1. The phone is called POCO X2 and will feature an "extreme refresh rate".

The U.S. Justice Department and State Attorneys General are said to be combining their antitrust investigations into Google as the two government parties are set to meet next week.

Uber says it will start its data collection effort in Washington, D.C. roads beginning on January 24 as part of its self-driving expansion goal. However, the test vehicles will be in manual mode.

Samsung announced today that it will roll out the Galaxy XCover Pro, its latest rugged smartphone, in the U.S. in the first half of 2020 for $499. The handset will be available via Verizon.

Samsung says its 5G smartphone shipments in 2019 exceeded 6.7 million. The company also accounted for 53.9% of the 5G smartphone market worldwide as of November 2019, says Counterpoint Research.

Realme's first 5G smartphone, the Realme X50 5G, was teased on Twitter by the company's CEO Madhav Sheth. The teaser images reveal a few details about the phone's rear panel such as a dual camera.

Google has revoked Xiaomi's integration with Home and Assistant devices after one user inadvertently gained access to images from other home cameras through Xiaomi's Mijia security camera.

Sling TV has introduced price hikes to its base services as well as the joint Sling Blue and Orange package. The changes will apply to new customers starting today and to existing ones after Jan. 22.

Twitter is spotted testing a new capability that will allow you to continue a thread for your most recent tweet directly from the compose box. There's no word, though, on its wider rollout.

Apple has kicked off its bug bounty program for everyone who could identify vulnerabilities in its various software products and hardware devices. Bug hunters can receive up to $1.5 million.

The latest builds of Chrome Canary now have a new capability that lets you share a webpage via a QR Code. It remains hidden in a Chrome flag for now and there's no word yet on its wider rollout.

Google is testing a new feature that will let people track the status of their parcel directly via Search by entering a package ID. It will be rolled out to all countries where Search is available.

Apple has acknowledged an issue with the 2019 13-inch MacBook Pro and issued a fix to help users solve the shutdown problem with the entry-level laptop. The workaround requires some work.