News Stand

The latest news around the world, focused on businesses, products, services and apps.

Airbnb Adventures Wants to Help You Get the Most Out of Your Travels

By: Nick Gambino As if booking through Airbnb and playing “will I die if I stay here” roulette wasn’t adventurous enough, Airbnb has just launched a new service called “Airbnb Adventures.” Airbnb Adventures...

Dropbox Gets an Overhaul

By: Nick Gambino Gone are the days of simple Dropbox. The cloud service started with a not-overzealous ambition – to be a tool for backing up or saving your files in the...

The HTC Vive Pro Eye is Here and It’ll Cost You

By: Nick Gambino The HTC Vive Pro Eye VR headset has finally hit the U.S. and Canada after launching in Europe and China in May. Able to track the movement of your eye,...

iTunes is Dead…But Not Really

By: Nick Gambino Apple as it currently exists was practically built on the back of iTunes. The legal answer to the thorn in the music industry’s side (Napster and every other free...

Rumor: Galaxy Note 10 Will Ditch Headphone Jack

By: Nick Gambino With the 10th-anniversary edition of the Galaxy Note most likely dropping in August, it looks like Samsung is taking a page out of the Apple notebook. Rumors are swirling...
iOS 11

Apple Pay Comes to New York Subway Turnstiles

By: Nick Gambino This Friday, New York subway commuters using the 4, 5 and 6 lines will be able to swipe through turnstiles using Apple Pay on their iPhone or Apple Watch...
Uber Eats

Get Free Food Delivery with Uber Eats $10 Monthly Pass

By: Nick Gambino It’s like Uber Eats is giving away food for free! Well, not exactly. It looks like the food delivery arm of Uber is gearing up to offer a monthly...

Disney Nabs Full Control of Hulu

By: Nick Gambino Disney’s diabolical plan to gain control of everything in the known universe just racked up another major win. Comcast handed over the keys to Hulu, giving Disney full control...
Google Assistant

Google Home and Nest Products Become ‘Google Nest’

By: Nick Gambino Way back, a million years ago, in 2014, Google purchased Nest and then did…nothing substantial. The Nest branding stayed intact and largely continued to operate as it had before...

Airbnb Has an Unlikely Competitor – Marriott Hotels

By: Nick Gambino Airbnb is essentially the Uber of short-term home rentals. Up until a few years ago, hotels and motels were the only option when you were out of town and...