Samsung appears poised to shake up the market for voice assistants with its latest acquisition. The electronics giant said Wednesday it had agreed to acquire Viv Labs, the artificial intelligence startup behind Viv — the voice assistant that aims to handle everyday tasks for you all on its own. The multiplatform software can be used …

In its latest operating system, Apple has lifted the limit on the number of tabs you can have open in Safari. The previous limit was 36 tabs in iOS 9. With iOS 10, you can, in theory, open an unlimited number of tabs for your browsing pleasure. In practice, the limit is somewhat less than infinity because your device’s processor …

Every so often, another internet photo shows up along the lines of the infamous white-gold — or is it blue-black? — dress that became a meme last year. But being at the heart of such an online fad isn’t always glamorous. Taylor F. Corso, of Jackson, Mississippi, tweeted a photo of her new Kate Spade handbag on Tuesday. Before she …

The first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton produced a basket full of mostly deplorable adorable hashtags and memes highlighted by sniffling, berries and quarterbacks. Tuesday night’s vice presidential debate between Trump’s running mate Mike Pence and Clinton’s veep pick Tim Kaine wasn’t quite as explosive as the first top-of-the-ticket match last month, but that didn’t stop the …

Project Fi fans will soon have two new phones to choose from when signing up for Google’s Wi-Fi-first service. Google took the wraps off the new 5-inch Pixel and its big brother, the 5.5-inch Pixel XL, at an event Tuesday in San Francisco. The company said the new smartphones will work with Project Fi. More from Google’s event Google Pixel …

Guess what? Windows 10 has a “secret” Start menu. I say “secret,” because it’s not really a secret — it’s not something you have to turn on, it’s just a little trick that makes accessing important features, such as the Command Prompt, the Control Panel and the Task Manager much easier. Related Stories: How to customize the Windows 10 Start …

With hours to go until Google announces its newest products, wireless company Verizon has accidentally leaked details of the new Pixel phones, which include something called “Google Magic.” Gizmodo has published images of the Pixel and Pixel XL that Verizon let slip on its Enterprise site. It lists the number one feature as “Google Magic” alongside business phrases such as …

Are you set to pre-order the Pixel or Pixel XL? Well, if you were hoping to grab one in the limited-edition Really Blue (really its name), there’s some bad news. It’s sold out. More from Google’s event Google Pixel phones, Daydream View and Chromecast Ultra: Everything Google just announced Google’s Pixel, Pixel XL are superphones set to take on iPhone …

Facebook is making your messages more secure with today’s introduction of end-to-end encryption within Messenger. The rollout started with a major encryption update of Facebook-ownedWhatsApp in April 2016, but Facebook didn’t begin trials until July. Now it is available to all 1 billion users. End-to-end encryption means that your conversations are encrypted from one device to another so the conversation …

Now playing: Watch this: Hands-on with Google’s Pixel and Pixel XL phones 2:03 This is the first official Google phone. Sort of. Google on Tuesday introduced its 5-inch Pixel and 5.5-inch Pixel XL phones, which represent the first time the company has taken full control of the handset development process. The Pixel will be the first phone built with Google …