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Wednesday marked the first day Uber investors and employees could cash out their shares and turn their stock into real money. While many early investors said they’d hold onto their shares, others flooded the market causing Uber’s stock to hit record lows. By the end of the day, the company’s shares were trading at $26.96 …

With Google’s Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL available now, it’s almost time to say goodbye to their 2016 predecessors. The Pixel and Pixel XL will get their last software update in December, the search giant confirmed. The original Pixel pair didn’t get the November security update Google released on Monday, as previously reported by The Verge, but will get …

Google is in talks over making changes to its political ads policy, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The reported discussions come as social media giants Facebook and Twitter take different tacks on the issue. Google has been holding internal meetings on possible changes to the policy and is expected to share more information with its employees as soon as …

What’s the difference between a hybrid smartwatch and a regular smartwatch? In the hybrid category, Fossil’s Hybrid HR mixes physical watch hands with an always-on display that shows information and notifications. It almost feels like an old-school Pebble watch fused with an everyday analog-style watch. The Hybrid HR isn’t Fossil’s first smartwatch with physical hands. There are plenty of Fossil …

Google said Wednesday that it will open-source the software for Cardboard, the company’s low-cost phone-based VR experience. The move comes less than a month after Google said it would discontinue its Daydream VR program. The move will let developers continue to build virtual reality experiences and add Cardboard support for iOS and Android apps. The project’s tools provide APIs for …

Google already has a few transit apps, such as Waze and its self-titled Google Maps. But whereas those prioritize driving and walking directions, a few engineers in the company’s Area 120 experimental wing have been developing a new one focused on public transportation.  Called Pigeon, the app functions as a sort of “Waze for public transit.” First launched last year, …

Tile is perhaps the best-known Bluetooth tracker around. The original Tile wasn’t ideal for tracking small stuff, though — designed to slip on a keychain, you couldn’t easily use it on a camera or a TV remote. Last month, though, Tile introduced the Sticker, which does just what the name suggests. Thanks to some 3M adhesive, it sticks securely to …

Google’s new flagship phone the Pixel 4 XL is more likely to snap when bending, a reviewer has found. YouTube tech reviewer Jerry Rig Everything managed to break the Pixel in four places, although the screen and back panel both survived. “Bending the Pixel 4 XL from the back is fine. The screen keeps the phone structurally solid with no …

The Optoma HD143X is the 2018 successor to the Optoma HD142X, which David Katzmaier praised for offering “a huge, hella impressive picture for a small price.” That price, incidentally, was a then-impressive $550. (Here’s the full Optoma HD142X review for your reference.) The newer model, meanwhile, has mostly lingered around $450 — until today. For a limited time, and while …

A year ago at its annual Adobe Max conference for Creative Cloud users, the company previewed its long-awaited version of Photoshop on iPad. Now it’s ready to ship, joining Aero, the AR-creation app for iOS and iPad OS that Apple demoed onstage at last year’s WWDC. Adobe also previewed its next big mobile releases: Photoshop Camera, which seems to compete with apps …