Hitachi is leaning on Roku to make its latest televisions smarter. The Japanese conglomerate launched a new line of televisions with Roku’s streaming set-top box capabilities built in. The prices of the televisions range from $499 to $999. Hitachi is just the latest to partner with Roku; TCL had previously struck a similar alliance. For …

If you’re a Comcast customer, prepare to watch out for how much internet data you’re consuming. The cable giant is set to roll out its Terabyte Internet Data Usage Plan across all of its territory starting November 1. As the program’s name suggests, customers will be limited to 1 TB of data each month. Those who go over will have …

Chances are, you’re probably not rushing out to buy a new iPhone or Galaxy device. Tech giants like Apple and Samsung have hit a wall when it comes to phone innovations, as each new model offers just a handful of minor improvements over the previous iteration. Yeah, the iPhone 7 has a nicer camera, but is it really that different …

Spotify wasn’t just serving up tunes over the last few days. The streaming music company confirmed that some listeners on the free version of its service saw “questionable website pop-ups” that continually opened up a device’s browser. The company, which counts about 70 million people as users of its commercial-driven free service, confirmed the problem in a response to a …

HTC needed a break. It got just that when Google chose the veteran phone manufacturer to produce its newest flagship phones, the Pixel and Pixel XL. The partnership is a testament to strong relationship between Google and HTC, which was also tapped to build the original Android phone, the G1, as well as the first Nexus phone, the Nexus One. …

It’s difficult to tell when you’re in the midst of a landmark moment in history. Few guessed that in 2008 when Google debuted the G1, the first phone to run Android, the mobile software would transform the wireless world. It didn’t help that when Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin went up on stage, they were wearing roller blades. …

Finally, the real Google Phone appears. Google showed off the Pixel and Pixel XL, the new flagship phones from the search giant. Unlike in past years, Google had a stronger hand in developing the hardware and software, which will be the first to work with Google Assistant. Google Assistant was such a big deal, by the way, that CEO Sundar …

Now playing: Watch this: End of an era: BlackBerry stops making BlackBerrys 1:32 Enlarge Image The BlackBerry DTEK 50, which was built by Alcatel, was the most recent phone released by BlackBerry. BlackBerry It’s a big nail in the coffin for phones from BlackBerry. The Canadian company said Wednesday it will shut down its phone business after the failure of …

Verizon once again slammed the door shut on the idea of unlimited data. “At the end of the day, people don’t need unlimited plans,” Verizon Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo said at an investor conference Thursday. If you listen to Shammo regularly, you’ll know this isn’t a new sentiment. But Verizon’s rivals have put a renewed emphasis on unlimited data …

Not a fan of your cable provider? AT&T is prepping an alternative for you. The Dallas-based telecommunications giant plans to launch an online streaming video service, DirecTV Now, in the fourth quarter, CEO Randall Stephenson said Wednesday at an investor conference. He teased that the service will include more than 100 premium channels and feature “very, very aggressive price points.” …