John Callaham
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Google is seeking beta testers for an upcoming travel app
By John Callaham published
Google is emailing selected people to sign up and take a survey so they could possibly be picked to beta test an upcoming travel assistance app.

VR, two-hour keynote lead the just-released Google I/O schedule
By John Callaham published
Google has posted the full schedule for the upcoming Google I/O 2016 developer conference. The schedule gives a full list of sessions that will be held on May 18-19.

Intel to lay off 12,000 employees in major restructuring effort
By John Callaham published
Confirming previous rumors, Intel has announced a major restructuring that will result in 12,000 of its employees being laid off by mid-2017.

Some first-day Oculus Rift pre-orders won't ship until May or June
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Mickey, Donald and more included in Disney Crossy Road for Android
By John Callaham published
Disney Crossy Road has now been released for Android. This new version of the Crossy Road 6-bit game includes over 100 Disney and Pixar characters.

Verizon offers three free months of HBO Now for new lines or upgrades
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T-Mobile's latest plan offers two lines with 6GB of LTE data each for $80 a month
By John Callaham published
T-Mobile's latest promotion will give customers two lines with 6GB of LTE data each for $80 a month. There's no word yet on when this limited-time offer will end

Latest Facebook update is all about live video
By John Callaham published
Facebook is rolling out a new update that will add a number of live video features to the app. They include support for livestreaming within Facebook Groups and Facebook Events.

Marshmallow's share doubles to 4.6% in latest Android distribution numbers
By John Callaham last updated
Android 6.0 Marshmallow increased its install share on all Android devices from 2.3% in March to 4.6% in April.

Unlocked BlackBerry Priv gets a permanent $50 price cut to $649 in U.S.
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Sony's U.S. mobile unit reportedly cuts jobs, moves offices to San Francisco
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BlackBerry exec hints at an upcoming Marshmallow beta test for Priv
By John Callaham last updated
Michael Clewley, the director of Handheld Software Product Management at BlackBerry, hinted in his personal Twitter feed that the company will release a Marshmallow beta test for the Priv smartphone.

Microsoft's new Skype bot Project Murphy can merge two things into one
By John Callaham published
Microsoft has just launched "Project Murphy", a Skype bot that will merge two things together into one picture if you type in "What if..;" questions like. "What if Arnold was Superman?"

Microsoft shows off Xamarin tools to write apps for Windows, iOS and Android
By John Callaham published
During today's Build 2016 keynote, Microsoft showed how its recent acquisiton of Xamarin will enable developers to make apps that will work on Windows, iOS and Android with shared code.

Oculus now letting developers sell Rift games in other digital stores
By John Callaham published

Acer will show off what's next for the company in NYC on April 21
By John Callaham published

President Obama says Google will help expand Internet access in Cuba
By John Callaham published
As part of his historic visit to Cuba, U.S. President Barack Obama stated in an Interview that Google plans to announce it will help expand broadband and Wi-Fi access to the Internet in that country.

The Oculus Rift will launch with 30 VR games on March 28
By John Callaham published
The Oculus Rift VR headset will launch on March 28 with 30 games to choose from, with more due for release in the coming weeks and months.

HTC's co-founder gets a second job at the visual effects studio Digital Domain
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PlayStation Vue Internet TV service expands to over 200 cities in U.S.
By John Callaham published

Google Maps gets a visit from Legend of Zelda's Link on the web
By John Callaham published
Web users of Google Maps will be able to see that the little peg to move into Street View has been replaced with a version of Link from Nintendo's Legend of Zelda game series.

Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook and others file joint amicus brief supporting Apple
By John Callaham published

Boost Mobile offers big savings if T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon customers switch
By John Callaham published
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