In brief: If you are an early adopter, get your credit card ready. Motorola will finally start taking pre-orders for its Razr foldable smartphone in a few days. It's going to set you back about 1,500 bucks, but for some that is worth the compact design the phone offers.

Motorola officially unveiled its long- rumored and teased Razr reboot back in November. At the time, it had pre-orders slated to open on December 26 with the launch coming January 9

The big picture: Apple and Spotify’s stranglehold on the streaming music market isn’t as tight as perceived as a third competitor is right on their heels. Amazon has been able to make meaningful headway in the crowded streaming space thanks in part to its pricing structure.

Steve Boom, head of Amazon Music, told the Financial Times on Wednesday that the e-commerce giant’s music streaming service now has more than 55 million users. The figure encompasses six different price tiers, including an ad-supported

In brief: Amazon boss and world’s richest man Jeff Bezos reportedly had his phone hacked in 2018 via a WhatsApp message sent from the account of Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman.

The revelations come from a report in The Guardian , which claims the encrypted message contained a video file that forensic analysists believe was likely to contain malware. Once activated, it was able to remove large amounts of data from Bezos’ phone. Exactly what was taken and what it was used for is unknown.

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The big picture: When you step back and think about it, traditional cars really aren’t all that ridesharing friendly. They’re difficult to get in and out of, aren’t meant to accommodate a lot of passengers and have lots of useless instruments taking up space. Really, they are best suited for individuals or small groups taking long trips.

Cruise this week showed off its vision for the future – an electric shuttle bus constructed by majority shareholder General Motors that’s purpose built for ridesharing.

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In brief: Stadia hasn't quite taken the gaming industry by storm, but Google isn't giving up on its latest project just yet. Last Friday, we reported on the tech behemoth's decision to partner up with home internet service provider BT to bundle Stadia into some of the latter's service plans. Now, Google has reached a similar agreement with Verizon.

Starting on January

In brief: Tencent is continuing to invest heavily in the video game industry after the company announced its intention to fully acquire Norwegian developer Funcom.

Funcom, which is behind multiplayer survival game Conan Exiles and the upcoming open-world Dune game, is already partly owned by Tencent. The Chinese giant acquired 29 percent of its stock in September last year, making it the largest shareholder. Now, it wants to acquire the rest of Funcom's shares.

"We have had a great relationship with Tencent as our largest

Rumor mill: While manufacturers like Razer are trying to extend the NUC concept to a modular gaming PC that can fit inside an eGPU enclosure, Intel is busy working on the next generation of small form factor PCs that are said to hit the market later this year with Tiger Lake CPUs, PCIe 4.0 SSD support, and possibly even laptop-grade Xe GPUs.

The next generation of Intel NUCs - codenamed Panther Canyon and Phantom Canyon - may have been spotted by the folks at FanlessTech. The new series will reportedly

In brief: Details on Microsoft's highly anticipated next-gen console continue to emerge as it approaches release. Today, photos of an alleged prototype surfaced online, giving a proper look at the console's rear and letting gamers get a better idea of what to expect in terms of connectivity.

Last month, we came to know that the Xbox Series X was out in the wild , and one had become Phil Spencer's primary console at home. Shortly afterward, we got our first look at the console