The Morning After: Roku's $30 streaming box and Galaxy S8 hype (already!)

It's Monday, November 07, 2016. It's Monday, it's the Morning After. While you were weekending, you might have missed Roku's cheap, entry-level video streamer, our first 24 hours with Olympus' intriguing new camera and Samsung's attempts to hype up its next smartphone way in advance. What's going on this week? Well, there's a certain election happening on Tuesday… The time is now for cheap set-top boxes Review: Roku's new $30 player is more intriguing than its high-end siblings The Roku Express is a streaming marvel thanks to its low price. If you can live with some speed issues, it's perfect for bringing streaming video to screens all over your house -- and could well be your first set-top box. The Mark II is all about speed, image stabilization -- and heft 24 hours with Olympus' new OM-D E-M1 Mark II After a day of using Olympus' OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Edgar Alvarez says capturing moving subjects is a breeze, especially compared to its aging predecessor. He's crediting the performance to the new AF system and improved tracking performance. However, a bigger battery ensures it's heavier than the original E-M1. Intrigued? Then take a look at the sample images -- and expect a deeper rundown later this week. Samsung starts to hype up its next smartphone 'Forget about the Note 7, let's talk about the Galaxy S8!' It's unusual for Samsung to start discussing its future smartphones months in advance. However, given its recent exploding phone issues -- it's not hard to see why the company is already teasing what's coming next. Following the purchase of Viv, an AI platform from the makers of Siri, it looks like artificial intelligence will be a major feature of Samsung's next flagship phone. Tips and cheats, but only for a weekend Nintendo is reviving its NES' hint phoneline Alongside the launch of the NES Classic Edition on November 11th, Nintendo is resurrecting its Power Line tips hotline next week weekend. Call 425-885-7529 between 9AM and 10PM Eastern each day (until the night of the 13th) and you too can pretend that the internet doesn't exist, and listen to hints for "several" NES games as well as tales from those who manned the phone-lines back in the day. But wait, there's more... 1. Pokémon Go's daily bonuses begin! (And it's expanded its 'Nearby' test areas.) 2. In this week's After Math: Politics in numbers 3. US is totally ready to hack Russia if it interferes with the election The Morning After is a new daily newsletter from Engadget designed to help you fight off FOMO. Who knows what you'll miss if you don't subscribe. Craving even more? Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter. Have a suggestion on how we can improve The Morning After? Send us a note. Copyright © 2016 Aol Inc. All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: AOL 770 Broadway #4 New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you opted in at engadget.com. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe from this newsletter.

The Morning After: Google Home & GoPro Karma reviews, plus our guide to the 2016 presidential candidates

It's Friday, November 04, 2016. TGIF. Before you fall back this weekend, it's time to take a look at Google's Assistant-powered Home device, take a spin with GoPro's drone and find out how Singapore is pushing to be the first "Smart Nation." Also, undecided (or, more likely, firmly decided) voters can peruse Engadget's election guide to see where presidential candidates stand on tech issues. A "living lab" nation-state Inside the Smart Nation initiative pushing Singapore into the digital age Across this 30-mile-wide island, a network of fiber connections and sensors underpin scientists' efforts to address the problems of urban living. The "Smart Nation" plan is trying to address pain points, like energy usage, health and transportation, while also accumulating data to fill out a detailed model of Virtual Singapore, where planners can test new projects to see their potential impact. The only problem? Figuring out the potential privacy impact of pulling together all of that information. Google is in your home, showing you how smart it is Review: Google Home brings its Assistant to your living room Nathan Ingraham says Google Home is a great way to show off just how smart Google is, but it doesn't feel like an essential experience yet. That's mainly because it lags behind Amazon's Echo in terms of support for third-party services. For now, the Echo might be a smarter buy, but Home is a perfectly viable option for those who use lots of Google services. Less for drone lovers, more for outdoor moviemakers Review: GoPro's debut drone, the Karma As a standalone drone, GoPro's Karma lacks a lot of the features found on rival fliers. Worse still, the battery life is borderline acceptable. However, the charm with GoPro's first foray into drones is its ease of use and overall versatility. If you're invested in the GoPro ecosystem, Karma makes a lot of sense. More serious drone enthusiasts, however, might want to look elsewhere. Something old, something new … Here are the first games optimized and ready for the PlayStation 4 Pro It's a mix of recent titles ("Battlefield 1," "Bound," "Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare," "FIFA 17," "Hitman," "Mafia III," "Rise of the Tomb Raider") and flagship older hits like "inFamous Second Son," "Knack," "Ratchet" and "Clank," as well as a bunch of PSVR titles. Mark this down for Turkey Day NFL Films is producing a nine-episode VR series for Google's Daydream platform A still-untitled project will offer a 360-degree view of NFL action from the perspectives of players, coaches and fans. It's coming to the Google Daydream platform, with the first episode debuting Thanksgiving Day, so expect some additional demo content to show the family on your new Pixel. It is election season The "New York Times" is free to read during the presidential election Yes, the Gray Lady is opening up those paywall curtains to let readers in for 72 hours of election coverage. Alongside live coverage, the paper will also be Facebook livestreaming on Election Night as well as hosting a call-in show run by the crew of the "Run-Up" podcast. But wait, there's more... 1. Engadget's guide to the 2016 presidential election 2. The first sex toy on Kickstarter is the Fin 3. PlayStation's official coloring book is here 4. Huawei's Mate 9 is a solid, smart device that optimizes itself to fit your needs The Morning After is a new daily newsletter from Engadget designed to help you fight off FOMO. Who knows what you'll miss if you don't subscribe. Craving even more? Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter. Have a suggestion on how we can improve The Morning After? Send us a note. Copyright © 2016 Aol Inc. All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: AOL 770 Broadway #4 New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you opted in at engadget.com. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe from this newsletter.

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E-Commerce Minute: Thursday -- November 3, 2016

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Headline Scan
Broadcom Sews Up $5B Deal for Brocade
Amazon Builds Fulfillment Centers, Investors Grouse
Microsoft Rebrands
Tech Industry Lambasts New FCC Privacy Rules
Tech Billionaire Thiel Aims to Justify His Trump Support
Many Customers Aren't on Board With Self-Service Trend
Should Salesforce Buy NetSuite?

Today's Story Highlights

Broadcom Sews Up $5B Deal for Brocade
Chip manufacturer Broadcom on Wednesday announced that it would buy
Brocade Communications, a major supplier of fiber channel storage area
networking technology to data centers, for $5.5 billion in cash and the
assumption of Brocade's $400 million debt. That represents a 47 percent
premium over Brocade's closing share price last week, said Brocade CEO
Lloyd Carney.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84057.html

Amazon Builds Fulfillment Centers, Investors Grouse
Amazon shares closed at $785.14 on Monday, having failed to rebound from
last week's slide. The company's stock had closed at $818.36 last
Thursday, just before the company reported third-quarter earnings that
unpleasantly surprised Wall Street. Its share price dove $40-plus on
Friday. Amazon's net income rose 52 cents a share, in the quarter, but
analysts had expected 78 cents a share.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84054.html

Microsoft Rebrands
Microsoft recently rebranded its business software offerings and the
effect largely has been positive. Still, it must be emphasized that the
cumulative effect of the deck chairs moved in performing the exercise
remains to be seen. One of the effects is surely that all of the ERP and
CRM solutions now are offered online, as the "Dynamics 365" moniker
implies.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84056.html

Tech Industry Lambasts New FCC Privacy Rules
The U.S. FCC last week adopted privacy rules for both wired and wireless
broadband ISPs aimed at giving consumers greater control over their
data, more privacy, and stronger security safeguards for that data. The
rules implement Section 222 of the Communications Act. They establish a
framework of customer consent required for ISPs to use and share their
customers' personal information.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84052.html

Tech Billionaire Thiel Aims to Justify His Trump Support
Peter Thiel, one of the few well-known Silicon Valley figures who has
given Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump a public
endorsement, on Monday reiterated his support at a National Press Club
event in Washington. He prefaced his remarks with a disclaimer. "Nobody
thinks his comments about women were acceptable," Thiel told the
gathering, referring to Trump.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84047.html

Many Customers Aren't on Board With Self-Service Trend
Enterprises have been warming to digital transformation, but it's
crucial that they maintain a human element in their customer
interactions, according to a study Verint published last week.
Researchers surveyed more than 24,000 consumers and 1,000 businesses
across 12 countries for the study. Organizations have to balance digital
and human customer engagement to thrive and survive.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84051.html

Should Salesforce Buy NetSuite?
The recently released spreadsheet hacked from Salesforce board member
Colin Powell's email names multiple companies that Salesforce was at
least considering acquiring. In the aftermath of the initial reports,
it's worth noticing that there were at least two enterprise resource
planning/back office companies on the list: Workday and NetSuite. There
are plenty of reasons to dismiss acquisition talk.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/84045.html

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