John Leuven

AT&T backs out of Mate 10 Pro deal because of 'political pressure' against Huawei's alleged Communist ties
AT&T backs out of Mate 10 Pro deal because of 'political pressure' against Huawei's alleged Communist ties

The Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro are the upcoming flagship phones from the Chinese-based company. It is expected to launch big in the United States, but carrier partner AT&T dropped off of the deal at the last minute.

Sennheiser demos their first 13-driver, '5.1.4 surround' consumer soundbar at CES 2018
Sennheiser demos their first 13-driver, '5.1.4 surround' consumer soundbar at CES 2018

For the first time at the Consumer Electronics Show at Las Vegas, Nevada, Sennheiser will be releasing their first soundbar.

'Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy' director working on an 'unannounced game; could it be a 'Spyro the Dragon' remake?
'Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy' director working on an 'unannounced game; could it be a 'Spyro the Dragon' remake?

"Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy" director Dan Tanguay is working on an unannounced project, and rumors say that it could likely be another remake of a retro franchise.

'Paladins Strike' developer Hi-Rez reveals 'Bot Smashers,' a light RTS mobile game featuring adorable robots
'Paladins Strike' developer Hi-Rez reveals 'Bot Smashers,' a light RTS mobile game featuring adorable robots

"Bot Smashers" from Hi-Rez promises short bursts of real-time strategy gaming featuring adorable bots.

'PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' live server move adds more ways to punish cheaters and two cosmetic loot crates
'PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' live server move adds more ways to punish cheaters and two cosmetic loot crates

Battle royale shooter "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" ("PUBG") officially launched last month, and the developers at the PUBG Corporation recently moved the game to a live server.

'Battle Royale Trainer' promises accurate 'PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' training environment against bots
'Battle Royale Trainer' promises accurate 'PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds' training environment against bots

Trickjump Games recently released "Battle trainer Royale," a game specifically designed so that players can practice their shooting skills against bots.

'Legend of Zelda' news: Sequel to 'Breath of the Wild' rumored to be open world remake of 'Link's Awakening'
'Legend of Zelda' news: Sequel to 'Breath of the Wild' rumored to be open world remake of 'Link's Awakening'

Rumors say that the classic "The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening" will get a remake for the Nintendo Switch.

Games with Gold news: Free Xbox One and Xbox 360 games for January 2018 announced for Xbox Live Gold subscribers
Games with Gold news: Free Xbox One and Xbox 360 games for January 2018 announced for Xbox Live Gold subscribers

Xbox Live Gold members now have their free games revealed for the month of January. The Xbox Games with Gold promo features six games that Gold subscribers can play for free.

Uber Ex-CEO Travis Kalanick sold third of his Uber stocks to Japanese company Softbank
Uber Ex-CEO Travis Kalanick sold third of his Uber stocks to Japanese company Softbank

Former Uber Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Travis Kalanick recently sold a third of his Uber stocks to Softbank, a Japanese tech company.

Amazon's Alexa digital assistant will be integrated into future Windows 10 devices
Amazon's Alexa digital assistant will be integrated into future Windows 10 devices

Amazon's Alexa digital assistant will soon be integrated into Windows 10 computers. This move was part of an ongoing relationship between Microsoft and Amazon.

Nvidia develops self-driving microchip and software platform, gets 320 companies interested including Uber and Volkswagen
Nvidia develops self-driving microchip and software platform, gets 320 companies interested including Uber and Volkswagen

Electronics company Nvidia are widely popular for their graphics cards, but they have also been making advancements in the field of self-driving cars. They have already developed the processor and software for a robust self-driving platform, and they plan to release the component at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this year.

'Dragon Ball Fighterz' PC news: system requirements released via Twitter, plus pre-order bonuses revealed
'Dragon Ball Fighterz' PC news: system requirements released via Twitter, plus pre-order bonuses revealed

"Dragon Ball Fighterz" is an upcoming 2D triple tag battle game, and their developers just announced the system requirements for it to run.

'Fortnite' servers issues: Epic Games anticipates massive server instability in the following weeks as they continue to apply Meltdown fixes
'Fortnite' servers issues: Epic Games anticipates massive server instability in the following weeks as they continue to apply Meltdown fixes

Epic Games' "Fortnite: Battle Royale" will continue to experience server issues due to the serve updates required to protect against the recent Meltdown bug.

Meltdown security flaw news: Microsoft's emergency patch and fixes put some PCs in a unbootable state
Meltdown security flaw news: Microsoft's emergency patch and fixes put some PCs in a unbootable state

Microsoft issued emergency fixes and patches to prevent malicious parties from taking advantage of the Meltdown and Spectre. However, the fixes seemed to have brought some older PCs into an unbootable state.

Volocopter flying taxi takes its first flight at CES 2018, through Intel's partnership with German aviation startup
Volocopter flying taxi takes its first flight at CES 2018, through Intel's partnership with German aviation startup

Intel showed off the flirst flying taxi, dubbed the Volocopter, at CES 2018

Net Neutrality 2018 news: U.S. Senators muster enough support to try overturning FCC's new net neutrality rules
Net Neutrality 2018 news: U.S. Senators muster enough support to try overturning FCC's new net neutrality rules

The fight for net neutrality in the United States continues and U.S. senators have recently gathered enough support to force a vote to overturn the new rules.