What just happened? Qualcomm presented this week two new chips for its made-for-PC lineup at the annual Snapdragon Tech Summit in Hawaii. The processors will power budget and mid-range Windows laptops once they trickle down into the market.

The new Snapdragon 8c compute platform , built on a 7nm process, is said to deliver up to 30 percent faster CPU performance compared to the Snapdragon 850 it replaces. It packs an octa-core Qualcomm Kryo 490 CPU alongside Adreno 67

In brief: Facebook has sued a Hong Kong-based company that it claims enticed people into clicking on celebrities’ photos in ads, which in turn installed malware that compromised their accounts.

The social network writes that it filed suit in California yesterday against ILikeAd Media International Company Ltd. and two men behind the firm: Chen Xiao Cong and Huang Tao.

Facebook says the defendants used “celeb baiting” to get users to click on ads. This installed malware that allowed attackers to hijack accounts. Once they had control,

Something to look forward to: Qualcomm says its newest silicon for mixed reality applications will allow manufacturers to build truly wireless, 5G-capable headsets that use the combined power of the cloud with that of the local hardware to deliver greater performance. Several unnamed manufacturers are supposedly working on devices that use the new platform and should be ready by the second half of 2020.

Qualcomm has revealed the successor of the Snapdragon XR1 chip released in 2018 for mixed reality applications, which is a beefed

In a nutshell: Smartphones are now powerful computers in our pockets, but as we become increasingly glued to their screens, the number of physical injuries they cause has skyrocketed.

In a new study published by the journal JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery , it’s revealed that injuries to the face, eyes, nose, ears and head cause by a phone—either directly, such as through exploding batteries, or indirectly, which includes falling when distracted—have risen “steeply” over the last 20 years

In brief: With governments ever seeking to have more control over their population, data from the computer security website, PreciseSecurity, reveals the top ten countries and cities with the highest number of CCTV cameras.

PreciseSecurity notes the definition of a CCTV as "a TV system in which signals are not publicly distributed but are monitored, primarily for surveillance and security purposes," and found that the US tops the list when it comes to the number of surveillance camera installations per capita, with 50 million CCTVs monitoring the entire US

WTF?! Amazon orders sometimes get mixed up and customers don’t receive what they bought, but these incorrect items are usually related to the original purchase. On Black Friday in the UK, however, at least a dozen people who bought a Nintendo Switch received some incredibly random goods, including a facial hair trimmer and a tambourine.

If this was an SKU mix-up, those who thought they were getting a Switch might have received something related to the hybrid console, such as an accessory or game. But

What just happened? Google's affordable, high-speed Fiber internet service has been around for some time, but only in select areas. As it continues to expand -- very slowly -- to more cities and regions, Google is looking to streamline its operations by eliminating one of its only two Fiber plans.

The plan on the chopping block is Fiber's $50/month, 100Mbps subscription, which has always been a slightly cheaper alternative to the full, 1,00

In brief: Uber has released its first-ever safety report, revealing that 3,045 passengers in the US reported sexual assaults in 2018. Nine passengers were murdered, while 58 were killed in crashes.

Over 3,000 sexual assaults , which include 229 rapes, is no small number, though the company points out it represents just 0.0002 percent of Uber’s 1.3 billion rides in the United States last year. Taking into

Why it matters: Self-driving car company and Alphabet subsidiary Waymo has been making steady strides with its driverless taxi service over the past couple of years. The taxi service, now known as "Waymo One," began invite-only beta testing in Phoenix, Arizona exactly one year ago, but the userbase has been expanding in recent months.

After rolling its official ride-hailing app out to Android users earlier this year, Waymo has finally decided to bring it to iOS as well. This new push effectively grants