Day: May 7, 2020

Intel Z490 motherboards are on sale – and some will cost more than your entire PC

Intel’s Comet Lake desktop processors will be on sale later in May, but Z490 motherboards which have the new LGA 1200 socket that supports the CPUs are already up for pre-order. As you might imagine, all the major motherboard manufacturers have various Z490 products now […]

Smartwatch shipments grew during the first quarter of 2020, with Apple Watch still in first place

Despite the worldwide impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, global smartwatch shipments continued to grow during the first three months of the year, driven by online sales, says a new report by research firm Strategy Analytics. Shipments grew 20% annually to reach 13.7 million units in […]

Facebook Names the 20 People Who Can Overrule Mark Zuckerberg

Working from a list of hundreds of names suggested by insiders, the public, or self-nominated, the co-chairs and Facebook vetted résumés and conducted interviews. They were looking for accomplished experts who could work collegially and represent the breadth of the company’s multibillion global users. The […]

FCC orders Sinclair to pay $48 million fine related to its failed merger with Tribune

Sinclair Broadcast Group has agreed to pay a $48 million fine to the Federal Communications Communication to close investigations related to its attempted merger with Tribune Media. The FCC said in its announcement that this is the largest civil penalty paid by a broadcaster in […]