Something to look forward to: Samsung's annual Galaxy Unpacked event kicked off in San Francisco today, and it brought the usual array of exciting product announcements. There was the Galaxy Z Flip, the all-new S20 series of smartphones, and, the focus of this piece, the Galaxy Buds+ -- the 2nd-generation of Samsung's similarly-named truly wireless earbuds.

In short, the Galaxy Buds+ are a proper successor to the original Buds. While their design hasn'

The big picture: Smartphone makers continue to push the boundaries of high-end device pricing in a cat-and-mouse game with consumers to see what they’re really willing to pay for the latest and greatest. Just a couple of years ago, a $1,000 flagship smartphone was scoffed at but now, nobody really bats an eye.

Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Flip and Galaxy S20 smartphones are the talk of the town in tech today but their price tags have caught some

In context: Microsoft has been known to force often-unwanted software (and software updates) on its Windows 10 users from time to time, but this trend became especially frustrating last month. At the time, we reported on Microsoft's little-known plans to swap Google Chrome (and Firefox) users' default search engine to Bing when they install or update Office 365 ProPlus.

This information was first spotted in a Microsoft support article, which stated the following: "Starting with Version 20

What just happened? Samsung at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco on Tuesday held its latest Unpacked mobile event. The company wasted no time in jumping right into the announcements, starting with the new Galaxy Z Flip.

Samsung’s latest foldable affords quite a different experience than the first-gen Galaxy Fold, folding in half like a traditional clamshell rather than vertically. It features a 6.7-inch FHD+ (2,636 x 1,080 resolution) Dynamic AMOLED Infinity Flex

In context: As larger companies buy up more and more smaller firms, it becomes increasingly important for watchdogs to keep tabs on acquisitions. That's why the FTC has initiated a study into several major players in the tech industry. It wants to see how these corporations handle smaller takeovers that are not subject to governmental oversight.

On Tuesday, the US Federal Trade Commission opened an antitrust investigation into several tech companies, including Microsoft, Amazon, Facebook, Apple, Google, and the latter’s parent company Alphabet.

In brief: Just a day after Microsoft's dual-screen Surface Duo smartphone was spotted in the wild, the company has revealed additional details about its upcoming "Windows 10X" operating system, designed for dual-screen devices. We now know that the OS will be capable of updating itself in just under a minute and a half, or 90 seconds, if you prefer.

Windows Updates aren't usually tremendously slow to download, but they certainly take longer than a couple of minutes (at

In brief: Sony Pictures Television Chairman Mike Hopkins is gearing up for another tour of duty on the streaming battlefield. The former Hulu CEO has accepted a job with Amazon to oversee its video entertainment business later this month.

Tony Vinciquerra, chairman and CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, made the announcement during Sony’s quarterly leadership meeting according to Deadline . Sony’s Jeff Frost and Keith LeGoy will oversee matters once Hopkins departs, we’re told.

As the publication notes, Hopkins will assume responsibilities previously held by Jeff

Cutting corners: Do you access Facebook via the Windows 10 dedicated app? In all likelihood, the answer is no. It’s not exactly popular, which is probably why Facebook is shutting it down at the end of the month.

MSPowerUser spotted an email that is being sent to users of the Windows 10 Facebook app, informing them that it will stop working on Friday, February 2