A few hours from now, Google is expected to unveil two HTC-made Pixel and Pixel XL phones, spiritual successors to the Nexus devices of yesteryear. However, according to Android Police, Google originally wanted Huawei to make its two Pixel phones. The Chinese electronics giant, you probably remember, was behind last year’s excellent Nexus 6P. Huawei …

Spotify launched its music-streaming service in Japan, joining a party already bustling with competitors Apple Music and Line Music. Japan is the second-biggest music market in the world. At last count it was worth over $2.6 billion, a little more than half the US market. Digital music, however, hasn’t taken hold and an estimated 80 percent of music there is …

It can only mean one thing when that Hotline Bling — more good news for Drake. The Canadian rapper has become the first artist to have an album, in this case the April-released “Views,” register over 1 billion streams on Apple Music. Earlier this week, he received a plaque from Apple CEO Tim Cook, iTunes boss Eddy Cue and Apple …

Why use your data on public transport when you can use free internet provided by Google? The American tech giant on Tuesday announced Google Stations, a project which aims to bring free Wi-Fi to trains and buses around the world. This all started last year when Google began providing Indian stations with free internet, but the company hopes to branch …

The Trump name was yet again embroiled in controversy when Donald Trump Jr. tweeted on Monday a picture comparing refugees to Skittles. In an amazing twist of irony, the BBC reports that the Skittles picture was taken by David Kittos, a 48-year-old refugee. Kittos, currently living in the UK, was a refugee from Turkey’s 1974 occupation of Cyprus. “This was …

Now playing: Watch this: Beware of strange USB sticks in your mailbox 1:13 Some people just want to watch the world burn. A person or a group of people have been dropping malicious USB sticks in mailboxes around Victoria, Australia. The State Police on Wednesday issued a warning, saying these USB drives are “believed to be extremely harmful,” urging the …

Now playing: Watch this: North Korea’s internet has only 28 websites 1:25 Enlarge Image North Korean leader Kim Jong-un keeps his country’s internet to a bare minimum. KCNA/AFP/Getty Images Too much choice may be a bad thing at times, but evidently that’s not a problem for North Korea’s internet users. Thanks to (presumably) a higher-up in the country making a …

It’s been three years since Netflix started creating original programming, birthing beloved shows like “House of Cards“, “Daredevil” and, more recently, “Stranger Things.” It appears that the company is just getting started. Netflix aims to have 50 percent of its content be original programming, Chief Financial Officer David Wells said Tuesday at the Goldman Sachs’ Communacopia conference, according to Variety. …

Response to the iPhone 7 has been mixed. It looks to be a great phone, but the incremental nature of its advances from the excellent iPhone 6S have left some underwhelmed. It’ll sell millions in the US, Europe, Australia and the rest of Apple’s established markets. But what about China? Apple has desperately been trying to crack open the world’s …

Now playing: Watch this: Jet black iPhone 7 vs. matte black iPhone 7 Plus 1:57 Apple’s iPhone 7 will come in a stylish jet black variant, but the company recommends you cover it up with a case. “The high-gloss finish of the jet black iPhone 7 is achieved through a precision nine-step anodization and polishing process,” the new phone’s official …