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New Samsung smartwatch will be called the Gear A
Details about Samsung’s next big smartwatch have been trickling out for weeks. But now a new →
Apple Readies “TVKit” for the Apple Watch
Apple is readying software to allow its Apple Watch to work as a primary input device for →
Microsoft wants you to teach computers how to learn
As clever as learning computers may be, they only have as much potential as their software. →
Amazon’s Fling is its version of AirPlay and Google Cast
If you’ve been hoping for an AirPlay or Cast-like tool to beam content to your Amazonstreaming →
Trying the iOS 9 public beta is easier than you think
Apple isn’t releasing iOS 9 until this fall, but if you can’t wait for a taste →
Apple users angered over ‘staingate’ screen damage
Thousands of Apple Macbook owners are campaigning for action over reported issues with the laptop’s retina →
Three Lessons From Microsoft’s Windows Phone Misadventures
With last week’s write down of $7.6 billion, Microsoft has finished the chapter of its corporate career →
Hacking Team hack casts spotlight on murky world of state surveillance
In contrast to many of the private companies performing outsourced aggressive surveillance work for the world’s →
Apple claims 99% satisfaction in latest iPhone ads
“If it’s not an iPhone,” Apple’s latest advert for its smartphone points out, “it’s not an →
Office for Mac 2016 exits preview, bridges the gap with Windows
The last time a new version of Office for Mac came out, the year was 2010. →
iOS 9, Watch OS 2, OS X 10.11 El Capitan updated to Beta 3 for developers
Apple’s third beta software has been delivered to developers for the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and →
Office 2016 for Mac released for cloud users only
This week the folks at Microsoft have released the full version of Office for Mac 2016. →
Android 5.1 Lollipop update comes to Motorola, HTC, LG phones
The Android update to version 5.1 Lollipop has been launched for several smartphones over the past →
Breach at Italian Surveillance Vendor Prompts Security Alert
Software maker Adobe says it is fixing a critical flaw revealed by the spectacular attack on →
Jolla and Sailfish OS to split in two, go Nokia’s way
Jolla announces that they’ll be pushing for two separate companies in the near future, one focusing →
Jolla hopes to ‘focus’ its mobile plans by splitting in two
Jolla’s mobile efforts have barely begun, but it’s already shaking things up by splittinginto two companies. →
Chinese so mad at Galaxy bloat they’re suing Samsung
Most people are content with burying pre-installed apps into a folder somewhere, but a Chinese agency →
The untold story of a failed Nintendo game six years in the making
Nintendo has had a number of high-profile flops (Virtual Boy, anyone?). However, one of its biggest →
Sphericam 2 4K VR camera endorsed by John Carmack
This week Oculus CTO and gaming industry veteran John Carmack lent his support for the next →
You might not get the Windows 10 upgrade on launch day
We hope you didn’t book off July 29th to celebrate Windows 10 launch day — depending →
Sundown on Eclipse – Google pushes devs to Android Studio
Google announces that Eclipse Android Developer Tools kit will no longer be officially supported by the →
Lenovo ThinkPad Retro isn’t real – but it could be
Lenovo’s Vice President of Corporate Identity and Design David Hill teases a retro-inspired ThinkPad notebook. And →
Apple WatchOS 2 Beta 2 released with updates for iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan
This week Apple released three big updates to their Beta software to developers for multiple devices. →
Android Lollipop 5.1 update comes to Moto X 2
Updates to the newest version of fully-released Android version 5.1 Lollipop have come to the Moto →
Third-Gen Moto G: 3 reasons why you don’t need to upgrade
As Motorola’s third-generation Moto G begins to show itself in leaked photographs, we take another look →
Apple Watch hacked to run Mac OS 7.5.5
In the weeks since developers got their hands on the Apple Watch’s watchOS 2 at WWDC →
Three things to know about the Lenovo TAB 2 A8
Yesterday we reviewed Lenovo’s second-generation 8-inch TAB tablet, the Lenovo TAB 2 A8. This Android slate →
Stephen Elop out at Microsoft as it merges OS and device teams
Stephen Elop, the former Nokia CEO who helped engineer Microsoft’s acquisition of that company’s mobile arm, →
Apple will have human editors running its News service
The big pitch for Beats 1 is that, rather than leaving the finding of new music →
NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV update 1.2 – the best gets a boost
In addition to a new slew of games being released over the past few days, NVIDIA →