Sonos has announced an impending price change in the UK that'll see its items listed for up to 25% more. The company confirmed the price increase on a support page and says it'll kick in on February 23. Sonos is raising its prices due to the Brexit decision.


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Uber Starts Mapping Roads In Asia, Beginning With Singapore

A large mapping project at Uber has expanded to Asia, starting with Singapore. The company is sending out mapping vehicles to collect data that'll ultimately improve its service for Uber and its customers. Uber needs data that allows for highly accurate pick-ups and drop-offs.


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Verizon Returns To Offering Unlimited Data With New $80 Plan

Verizon is back to offering unlimited data. The wireless company has introduced a new $80 plan that includes unlimited talk, text, and data. It offers HD video streaming, Mobile Hotspot, calling/texting to Mexico and Canada, and 500 MB/day of LTE roaming in Canada and Mexico.


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Man Faces Ongoing Detention For Over 16 Months Due To Not Decrypting His Hard Drives

A former police sergeant in Philadelphia accused of possessing child porn has been jailed for over 16 months for refusing to decrypt his hard drives. As Ars Technica reports, Francis Rawls will seemingly be jailed indefinitely without a conviction unless he complies.


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South Korea Might Arrest Other Samsung Officials

In their ongoing investigation of government corruption, authorities in South Korea could end up arresting other Samsung officials. The Supreme Prosecutors' Office of the Republic of Korea is considering whether more arrest warrants for Samsung Group executives should be issued.


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Jack Dorsey Will Remain In Charge Of Twitter, Square

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey isn't planning to change his leadership position at Twitter and Square. During a conference call about the network's fourth-quarter earnings, Dorsey said to investors that he will remain the chief executive of both tech companies.


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Magic Leap CEO Defends Company, Says Leaked Photo Was Of Test Rig

Rony Abovitz, CEO of Magic Leap, has jumped into action to defend his company in the wake of a damaging leaked image. A photo posted by Business Insider over the weekend claimed to show "a working prototype" of Magic Leap's AR device. The device clearly wasn't consumer-ready.


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PS4 Slim Bundles Temporarily Dropped To $250

Sony has dropped the price of a couple PS4 Slim bundles to just $250. The Uncharted 4 and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare bundles are both at the lowest they've been since Black Friday. The price cuts apply to all retailers around the US. Both include a 500 GB console.


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Google Street View Lets You Explore Seven African Countries

Google Street View is letting people explore 81 countries, seven of which are located in Africa. Recently, Google added "some of the most iconic landmarks and monuments in Ghana, Senegal, and Uganda" to the service. Those include Ghana's Nzulezo village, a World Heritage site.


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Splatoon 2 Test Reaches Nintendo Switch In March

A test of Splatoon 2 will be available on the Nintendo Switch close to the console's launch. A free "Global Testfire" preview of the game will be available from March 24 to March 26. On each of those days, you'll be able to play it for an hour or more.


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BlackBerry Mercury Teased To Launch On February 25

BlackBerry Mercury, also known as DTEK70, has been in the pipeline for months now and last month, the company officially confirmed it will launch the handset very soon. According to the latest leaked image, the BlackBerry Mercury will be formally unveiled at MWC 2017.


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Android's Instant Tethering Now Rolling Out

A few weeks after Google Pixel smartphones received Android's Instant Tethering, the same feature is now rolling out to Nexus devices. The Pixel, Pixel XL, Nexus 6, Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P running Android 7.1.1 and above can share their data connections, while all those devices


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Xiaomi's First Chipset Coming This Month

It's no secret that Xiaomi is working on its first chipset to further reduce cost of making mobile devices. The Chinese smartphone manufacturer started making its own chipset back in 2015 and they finally have something to show. The first chipset will be released later this month


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Lenovo Miix 320 Is Another 2-in-1 Tablet To Be Announced At MWC 2017

Among series of new laptops, Lenovo is also preparing another member of its 2-in-1 tablet lineup. If all goes according to plan, the Lenovo Miix 320 hybrid tablet will be unveiled at the Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona. Ahead of the introduction, a few details regarding


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Sony Is The First Company To Bring Google Assistant To TVs

Sony's latest TV lineup come with nice design and powerful specifications, and according to the company, it will also support Google Assistant, but not right away. The Android TV platform will receive new software update later this year that also includes Google's


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Alcatel Idol 5S Spotted Online With MediaTek Helio P20

Alcatel and TCL are expected to announce a successor to the Idol 4S handset at the MWC 2017, and we now have first details about the smartphone. The Idol 4 and Idol 4S packed decent specs for very affordable prices, and according to Geekbench database, not much will change


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Users Of iPhone 7 Matte Black Complain About Poor Paint Quality

An increasing number of customers who purchased the Matte Black iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus are reporting about poor paint quality on their devices. The images are showing that the anodized finish on Matte Black models has started chipping or peeling off in some areas.


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Subaru Gets Permit To Test Autonomous Vehicles In California

Subaru has received a permit to test autonomous vehicles in California, bringing the number of companies with permits to 22. The Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit was obtained from the DMV on February 9. What features will be tested isn't currently known.


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First Photo Of Magic Leap Leaks, Shows Backpack

An image of the Magic Leap's full setup has leaked for the first time. Business Insider published a photo of the system being worn by an unknown individual. From the angle of the image, we can see the Magic Leap's required head harness, shoulder straps, and backpack.


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Ford Invests $1 Billion In Autonomous Vehicle AI Startup

Ford has pumped $1 billion into Argo AI, a machine learning startup that's going to work exclusively for the automaker on autonomous vehicle AI. This investment is part of Ford's larger push to offer an initial self-driving car by 2021. Argo AI will be treated as a subsidiary.


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