Amazon won’t be enjoying Black Friday — and the rest of the holiday season — this year. Over 500 workers at the e-commerce giant’s main distribution hub in Italy have agreed to strike for the first time this Black Friday after disappointing talks with Amazon for bonuses and better pay, Reuters reported Wednesday. The plan …

Google wants us to know it’s not tolerating any extremism online, not even content from a dead man. As part of its growing effort to crack down on extremism on YouTube, Google is barring terror-related content “featuring persons and groups designated as terrorist by the US or British governments” from YouTube, reported Reuters. This also includes videos don’t show gore …

China is one of Apple’s biggest markets, but it seems the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus aren’t doing too well there. As the launch of Apple’s iPhone X looms, Chinese e-commerce sites are offering discounts on the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus in hopes of spurring sales, South China Morning Post reported Monday. The cheapest 64GB iPhone 8 model, which is …

You don’t have to visit Australia to experience the wonder of the Great Barrier Reef. Google, Netflix and Twitter, as well as the BBC and Australian nonprofit New Horizons, have produced digital experiences that make the reef accessible from your couch. Swim in the pristine waters of Australia’s Coral Sea, spy on the reef’s bountiful marine life and soak up …

Welcome to China, where there can never be enough love for its president. As the country’s 19th Party Congress begins, Chinese tech giant Tencent has released a new game that lets users give Chinese president Xi Jinping a standing ovation from their couches, reports Bloomberg. Called “Clap for Xi Jinping,” the game — in Chinese and only works on phones …

What does your ringtone sound like? A lot more work went into it than you probably think, but if you own an Android, you may not even recall what it sounds like off the top of your head. During a visit to South Korea, I got to see what’s behind the sounds in the millions of Samsung Galaxy phones out …

What does it take to crash China’s equivalent of Twitter? A pop star’s new girlfriend, apparently. Luhan, a popular Chinese singer once part of Chinese-Korean pop band EXO, on Sunday made a post to Weibo introducing the world to his new girlfriend. Traffic on the platform soared, leading to it crashing within half an hour, Chinese media reported. After nearly …

Another Samsung phone has gone up in flames. But it’s not Samsung at fault this time. A man in Indonesia was seen falling onto the ground trying to rip his shirt off after his phone exploded in his left breast pocket and set the garment aflame, Channel News Asia reported Thursday. The phone in question was a Samsung Grand Duos …

China has given HP the green light to buy Samsung Electronics’ printer business, but the deal comes with conditions. HP has received approval to buy Samsung’s printer business for $1.1 billion — along with restrictions meant to keep the company from monopolizing the market and engaging in unfair practices, China’s Ministry of Commerce said Thursday. The Chinese government’s approach to …

Xiaomi has created a new record. On Saturday, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun said on Chinese social media the company shipped more than 10 million phones in September alone, saying demand is so high that supply for some models remains tight.  More Xiaomi reads Xiaomi’s slick Mi A1 offers a pure Android experience Xiaomi’s move into brick-and-mortar stores has paid off “We have …