Samsung’s “Next Big Thing” marketing push from five years ago propelled the company to the top of the smartphone market. Now, the company must figure out how to stay there. The man assigned to that task is Marc Mathieu, chief marketing officer for Samsung’s North American operations, which include televisions, home appliances and mobile devices. …

Now playing: Watch this: Picking the right gaming PC for virtual reality 1:30 Now that we’ve tested nine new PCs (eight desktops and one laptop) specifically built for use with virtual reality headsets, there are a few key takeaways: VR is an expensive hobby. The Oculus Rift and HTC Vive headsets cost $599 and $799, respectively, and the PCs required …

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Late last month, Spotify changed the pricing for its family plans to match those of Apple Music and Google Play Music. Before the pricing change, each additional user would cost you $5 per month, with a maximum of four additional users. This means Spotify for a family of five was $29.99 per month. The base Premium account pricing for Spotify …

Stanford University swimmer Brock Allen Turner had faced up to 14 years in prison after being convicted on three felony counts of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman on the Stanford campus after a fraternity party last year. But the case captured the attention — and ire — of the internet last week after the presiding judge sentenced Turner to just …

The Anti-Defamation League has added the echo symbol, denoted by triple parentheses, to its database of online hate symbols. The civil rights organization said the symbol — with a name inserted into triple parentheses as such (((NAME))) — has become popular with white supremacists and anti-Semites to single out Jews on Twitter and other social media sites. The symbol originated …

The HP Spectre is being called the world’s thinnest laptop, coming in at just 10.4mm thick, around 2.5mm thinner than Apple’s MacBook. Australians can now get their hands on the slick PC, with the company saying on Monday that it’s shipped units out to JB Hi-Fi and Harvey Norman stores around the country. The base model will cost AU$2,299. That’ll …

“Apple Watch is water resistant but not waterproof.” That’s the official word from Apple (well, Apple’s user guide) when it comes to liquid and your very expensive timepiece. But what does that really mean, and what should you do if a splash becomes a dunk? For starters, remember that although the watch itself can withstand a few drops, leather wristbands …

If you’re looking for Windows Update, look no further — it’s located in the new Windows 10 Settings menu. In an obvious effort to minimize the Control Panel (or perhaps do away with it altogether) in Windows 10, Microsoft has removed Windows Update from the Control Panel and placed it in the new Settings menu. Related stories: Stop Windows 10 …

Now playing: Watch this: Mark Zuckerberg’s been hacked 1:21 If you use LinkedIn, you might want to double check to make sure you don’t use the same password at other sites. Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter and Pinterest accounts were compromised for a short time. The hackers even published the password. It was “dadada.” That’s not terribly secure in the first place. …

After bringing its streaming service to nearly every corner of the world earlier this year, Netflix is working at expanding its catalogue to better serve its international customers. As part of the push, the American company on Monday announced its first original series from India, one of the 190 nations where its service was launched in January. Netflix has found …

BlackBerry’s supporters are starting to waver. An executive at AT&T, one of BlackBerry’s longest allies, didn’t pull any punches in an assessment of the latest flagship phone. “The BlackBerry Priv is really struggling,” the high-level executive, who asked not to be named, said last week. “We’ve seen more returns than we would like.” Wireless carriers are seldom publicly critical of …

Users of TeamViewer have been blowing up Reddit, Twitter and other social media sites with claims that their accounts have been hacked. These claims range from hackers taking control of their PCs, to making purchases using user information to malicious malware installation. In an interview over the weekend, TeamViewer spokesman Axel Schmidt admitted that there had been a significant amount …

Google has updated its online store, adding the Acer Chromebook 11 and Acer Chromebook 14 to its current offering. Announced at this year’s CES back in January, the laptops are the first of a new breed of Chromebooks that will be able to run Android apps when the stable release updates this September. The $180 (£125, AU $244) Acer Chromebook …

Now playing: Watch this: T-Mobile will bribe you with pizza 1:18 T-Mobile plans to give company shares to its customers. T-Mobile T-Mobile wants its customers invested in the company’s future. Literally. The nation’s third-largest wireless carrier said Monday that it will give one share of T-Mobile stock to millions of its customers, while providing people a chance to earn more …