If you thought Amazon was done releasing new devices into its Echo smart speaker line-up, think again. Amazon has officially unveiled the " Echo Input Portable Smart Speaker Edition, " and it's one of the first Echo devices to be capable of running entirely on battery power.

To be clear, this new gadget is not the same as the existing Input, which was designed to be a companion device for "dumb" speakers (it brings Alexa to non-Alexa devices, in other words). Instead

Why it matters: Ever wondered what the most popular Android smartphones are in each US state? It probably won’t come as a surprise to learn that Samsung’s Galaxy handsets dominate, being the most common Android phones in every location.

The data is provided by speedtest service Ookla (via PCMag ). It found that when it comes to Android phones, the Galaxy Note 9 is the most popular in the US. It’s the top choice in the majority of states, especially those in the south and

In brief: Part of Qualcomm's hardware announcements underpinning most 2020 smartphones, is the company's new and improved ultrasonic in-display fingerprint sensor, appropriately called the 3D Sonic Max, since it has a scanning area that's 17 times larger than the company's first-generation 3D Sonic sensor.

Qualcomm's latest mobile computing platforms were teased at the company's Tech Summit in Hawaii, where it also announced the new and improved second-gen ultrasonic fingerprint sensor

After roughly 20 years of leadership, Google's original co-founders -- Larry Page and Sergey Brin -- have announced their decision to step down from their management roles at Alphabet (Google's parent company). Page will be removing himself as CEO, and Brin will no longer be president.

Both individuals will "continue their involvement" with Alphabet as shareholders, members of the company's Board of Directors, and co-founders (whatever that entails), but they will no longer be

Facepalm: When Valve decided to put the Steam Controller out of its misery by discontinuing it last week, the price was cut to just $5 from the usual $50. But the company took more orders than it had stock, leaving some buyers to find their purchases had been canceled.

While the Steam Controller sold over 500,000 units in the first six months following release, it was never able to build on that initial success. PC gamers, it seems, prefer to use either

Why it matters: Qualcomm has yet to include 5G connectivity in its flagship mobile platform, which means manufacturers like Samsung will have to continue to add that in upcoming flagships like the Galaxy S12. This requires some sacrifices in terms of added space for the separate modem chip and lower battery runtime.

At Qualcomm's Tech Summit in Maui, Hawaii, the company announced the launch of its two new mobile computing platforms, the Snapdragon 865 and the Snapdragon 765 5G, which are set

What just happened? Tech companies might have a pretty big collective carbon footprint, but some firms are at least attempting to reduce it. Amazon today announced three new renewable energy projects as part of its broader goal to become powered by 80 percent renewable energy before the start of 2024, and 100 percent renewable energy by 2030.

These three projects will begin construction in both the US and Spain. The first will be a solar farm in Sevilla, Spain, and it will provide

In a nutshell: AMD has opened up it Ryzen ecosystem to OEMs wishing to build high-powered, SSF PCs. For those in the market for small form factor PC solutions for enterprise or industrial use, four OEMs have already introduced rigs with AMD Ryzen processors.

On Tuesday, AMD announced that it is initiating an “open ecosystem” for its Ryzen Embedded V1000 and R1000 processors. The move will allow OEMs to customize and create high-performance Mini PCs for the industrial,

Typically, when we cover Steam's latest breakout successes, they're completely new titles, or sequels to existing titles. However, it seems the Halo franchise is an exception to that norm. Halo: The Master Chief Collection (MCC) officially launched on PC today and it's doing quite well for itself.

The MCC is now the number one bestseller on Steam, and it has 130,645 concurrent players as of writing, putting it in fourth place behind CS:GO,