July, 2016

• 25 July

  New Pokemon Go dating app brings new meaning to ‘catch ’em all’

  

  Pokemon can now help you catch your next date. PokeMatch, an app available on Android and iOS, allows you to “find dates for Pokemon Go” or just dates, period. First you need to register and create an account, which entails stating your age (no worries, no verification required), saying something about yourself (relating to Pokemon …

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• 25 July

  Chinese TV maker LeEco reportedly looking at buying Vizio

  

  It’s not Verizon gobbling up Yahoo, but by the standards of the TV market, an acquisition of Vizio by LeEco could be big. A series of reports, the latest by India’s The Economic Times, points to either an acquisition or investment by the Chinese conglomerate LeEco in Irvine, California-based Vizio, which along with Samsung has been one of the two …

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• 25 July

  Android Nexus phones can now screen spam calls

  

  Google has announced a new update to Nexus and Android One devices running its Android operating system. As an extension to Android’s caller identification, these devices will now be able to tell you when you’re receiving a call from or making a call to a suspected spam caller. “Spam callers be gone! Today, we’re beginning to update your Google Phone …

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• 25 July

  Mayer to Yahoos: ‘I’m planning to stay’

  

  Now playing: Watch this: What the Verizon-Yahoo deal means for users 2:19 Although many of her media bets as CEO of Yahoo failed, Marissa Mayer wants to stick around. In an open letter to employees on Yahoo’s Tumblr page, Mayer indicated that she’d like to stay on in some capacity after her company gets acquired by Verizon, a $4.83 billion …

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• 25 July

  Verizon to buy Yahoo for $4.83 billion, merge it with AOL

  

  Now playing: Watch this: Yahoo sets sale to Verizon 1:48 It’s official. Yahoo will soon have a new owner: Verizon. The two companies made the announcement Monday after a months-long courtship between the troubled internet giant and the largest wireless company in the US. Verizon will pay $4.83 billion in cash for Yahoo’s core internet business, which includes iconic web …

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• 25 July

  Slow internet? Watchdog says ISPs must advertise how fast they really are

  

  Internet service providers, you’re on notice: Stop putting pictures of fast athletes on your broadband advertising and tell us how good your service actually is. That’s the call from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, which has today announced a review into the advertising and promotion of broadband services and the speeds and performance that ISPs offer their customers. It’s …

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• 25 July

  Samsung envisions new wireless chargers that stand tall

  

  For the Samsung fan who has a Gear to go with his Galaxy, a new wireless charger for both might be around the corner. A Samsung patent application published last week shows three new wireless charger designs that are distinct from its current, flat wireless chargers for phones. The new taller chargers are designed to charge both a phone, like …

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• 25 July

  iPhone 7 tipped to launch September 16

  

  Now playing: Watch this: iPhone 7 launch could be coming early this year 1:13 Apple will launch the iPhone 7 on September 16, according to known and generally reliable leaker Evan Blass, aka @evleaks. Blass offered his prognostication via a tweet on Saturday, saying the new iPhone will launch the week of September 12 and then specifying September 16 as …

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• 25 July

  How to watch the Democratic National Convention 2016 from anywhere

  

  Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will officially accept the party’s nomination for president this week in Philadelphia. The Democratic National Convention will include appearances from President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, former Clinton rival Bernie Sanders and a handful of others. The event will begin on Monday, July 25, and run through Thursday, July 28. Clinton is expected to …

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• 25 July

  Flashback to 1995: Yahoo, the startup (video)

  

  Now that Verizon is officially buying past-its-prime Yahoo for $4.83 billion, we figured it was time to dig up some vintage footage of a time when Yahoo was the coolest kid on the web. In fall 1995, Yahoo was just a tiny, unprofitable startup run by former Stanford University Ph.D. students Jerry Yang and David Filo. CNET Central reporter Desmond …

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