Apple is planning to offer a paid TV service with channel bundles, reports Recode. Those bundles will be available with a single monthly fee. Among the potential offerings is one package for HBO, Showtime, and Starz. Apple may struggle in negotiations.


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Tesla Breaks Quarterly Vehicle Delivery Record

Tesla has reported its most successful quarter for vehicle deliveries. It reached a new record with "just over" 25,000 vehicles being delivered in Q1 2017. That's up 69% over what Tesla reported in the first quarter of 2016. The Model X nearly matched the Model S' deliveries.


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Apple Using Its Own Graphics Chips For Upcoming iPhones

Imagination Technologies' partnership with Apple is coming to a close in under two years, at which point Apple will switch to using its own graphics chip. The British company, which has provided its PowerVR processors for iOS devices, revealed the transition.


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iPhone Models Return To Indonesia

iPhone models have returned to the largest phone market in Southeast Asia, Indonesia. Apple will be able to sell phones in the country again now that it's committed to building a $44 million R&D center in the country. 4G smartphones must use local components.


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Google's Android 7.1.2 Now Official

Alongside Android Wear 2.0 roll out, Google has reportedly also released new Android update. Some users of Nexus player and Pixel C tablet are reporting that the Android 7.1.2 update is available for download, so it is only a matter of time before it reaches other devices.


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ASUS Working On A Ultra-Budget Gaming Notebook

ASUS shipped most gaming laptops last year, but there is still a lot of room for improvements. The company has high-end and mid-range segment covered, but the budget gaming notebook section is something that ASUS has been working on for a few months now.


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Android Wear 2.0 Now Rolling Out

A few days ago, Google officially confirmed that Android Wear 2.0 rollout has come to a stop due to a bug. The exact details about the bug were never released, but it looks like the bug is fixed as six more smartwatches are now receiving their Android Wear 2.0 update.


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Meizu Allegedly Working On Its Own Chipset

To minimize cost, many companies have developed their own chipsets, including Samsung, Apple, Huawei, Xiaomi and more. There are still many companies that have yet to develop their own chipsets and until then, they have to use ones from MediaTek or Qualcomm.


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38% Of American Jobs At Risk Of Being Replaced By Robots

Up to 38% of American jobs are at risk of being automated by the early 2030s, according to a Price Waterhouse Cooper report. The report found the US is likely to be more affected by automation in the coming 15 years than the United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan.


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SpaceX To Try And Recover Falcon Heavy's Upper Stage

When the Falcon Heavy rocket launches for the first time this summer, SpaceX may try to recover its upper stage. CEO Elon Musk confirmed the rocket would launch this summer and that the company will attempt to recover the upper stage during the demo.


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YouTube Wants Users To Translate Video Descriptions

YouTube is expanding its Community Contributions feature to let viewers contribute translated descriptions to videos. YouTube has let people contribute subtitle translations since 2015 and this move could make videos easier to find in a variety of languages.


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Apple iPhone 8 May Be Called 'iPhone Edition'

Apple's more significantly updated iPhone for 2017, which many have referred to as the iPhone 8, could end up being called the iPhone Edition. iDrop News reports the manufacturing process for the phone has begun and its name is known. It'll use a 5.8-inch OLED display.


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True Tone Displays Could Reach iPhones This Year

Apple's 2017 iPhones could offer True Tone displays. Barclays has released a report claiming the display technology will be offered in iPhones for the first time this year. It appeared in the 9.7-inch iPad Pro in 2016. It'll be found on all three iPhone models.


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Blizzard Opening First eSports Stadium In Taipei

Blizzard is setting up its first eSports stadium in the world and it'll initially be focused on Overwatch. The new Taipei studio, known simply as the Blizzard eStadium, can fit up to 250 people. It'll be used for local matches and international tournaments in the region.


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AT&T, Verizon, Comcast Claim They're Not Selling Personal Browser Histories

Major internet providers have come out to clarify that they don't intend to sell personally identifiable browser histories. Statements intended to reassure users have been released by AT&T, Comcast, and Verizon, all of which are trying to calm people down.


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Google Brings Ms. Pac-Man To Maps

For April Fools' Day, Google is offering a Ms. Pac Man game within Google Maps. This is similar to the April 1 feature Google released back in 2015. If you want to try it out, open Maps and find the pink button on the right. The feature takes you to a random spot on the globe.


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Twitter Gets Rid Of Egg Profile Photos

Twitter "eggs" have become a thing of the past. The social network has finally replaced its default egg profile pictures with a human-shaped icon. People have been presented with an egg for their default photo ever since 2010. Egg accounts are strongly associated with trolls.


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Snapchat Adds Search For Stories

Snapchat has released the ability to search through all of the app's publicly available Stories. The search function applies to over 1 million Stories, enabling people to find content that fits with a given keyword. This feature is reliant on machine learning.


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Verizon Planning Its Own Live TV Service

Verizon is also interested in setting up a live TV streaming service, reports Bloomberg. The company may come out with its service as early as this summer. Recent reports have also claimed Comcast is considering a streaming TV option. Verizon is further along than Comcast.


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