After more than a year of living at the edge of illegality, Google Glass has been officially outlawed in US movie theaters, along with any wearable devices capable of recording video. Whether you consider them a passing fad or the future of computing, head-mounted contraptions such as Google Glass are here to stay for the...
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Google has one less thing to worry about, as Motorola Mobility is officially Lenovo property. The most surprising tech purchase of the year has been finalized after eight excruciatingly long months of waiting. Excruciating for all parties involved, we presume, given Google’s eagerness to offload the financially struggling handset business of its daughter company, and...
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Both smartphones are the first in Samsung’s Android lineup to feature a unibody design. Following months of rumors and leaks, the Galaxy A3 and Galaxy A5 have finally been made official by Samsung. After indulging in metal frames on the Galaxy Alpha and Galaxy Note 4, the Korean manufacturer has decided to go all in....
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A little startup based in Slovakia has just shown off what could be the future of modern transportation, a flying car capable of hitting a top-flight speed of 100 miles per hour. The vehicle, which is about the size of a minivan, was unveiled at an annual innovation conference at Vienna’s Hofburg Palace. The operable...
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The privilege will remain exclusive to the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 for now. Even though it didn’t mention this at the event where iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 were unveiled, the two new tablets come with something that’s called the Apple SIM. Basically its a SIM card that’s pre-installed in...
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An Apple executive says that its not happening. There were countless rumors and reports every single day of last year before iPhone 5c was unveiled that Apple will soon launch a cheap iPhone that will help it go head to head against Android devices in emerging markets like India and China. While iPhone 5c was...
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This won’t be music to Samsung’s ears. We often see comparisons of how Samsung’s products perform in the market as compared to Apple’s iPhones. Samsung retains its crown of the world’s largest smartphone vendor only because it makes and sells dozens of different handsets every year whereas Apple only releases two new iPhones per year....
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A recent teardown has revealed the iPad Air 2 comes with more RAM, a better processor but smaller battery than its predecessor, and now a second disassemble operation explores the impact on the 9.7 incher’s production costs. It should come as no surprise by now Apple builds its iGear on the cheap, and sells it...
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It’s all about fitness and health for Microsoft’s rookie stab at the fledgling wearable niche, as the aptly named Band doesn’t intend to compete against fancy smartwatches. We were warned to not expect much from Redmond’s debut wearable piece in terms of smartwatch features, but boy, does the Band make up for it with sensors....
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Little known (to Western audiences) Chinese gadget maker Oppo is taking its quirky swiveling camera concept to the next level, and on a different note, is entering ridiculous territory in the pointless race for the world’s thinnest smartphone. Skipping a number in the branding of various tech products seems to have become a trend, and...
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We’ve known the near-full story of the Verizon-exclusive Motorola Droid Turbo for a good couple of weeks now, but it’s nice to finally get it out in the open, and fill in the remaining blanks, pricing and release timing included. Caught in the middle of an unusually lengthy transition process from Google management to Lenovo...
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Motorola has enough lollipops stocked to last it no less than nine Android 5.0 updating waves, while LG currently has its sights set merely on its latest two flagship devices. It’s raining plans and promises, our Android-loving readers and friends, as Google begins to send hardware manufacturers Android Lollipop source code for customization and optimization....
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Samsung’s job for 2014 may not be done yet, according to fresh speculation floating around, and last year’s mind-blowing Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet could be in for an even more breathtaking sequel. There were two things that made Samsung’s pre-IFA Unpacked press event special and unusual this year. First, an experimental, limited take on the...
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Proving it has quickly become a name to be reckoned with in the blossoming wearable scene even for marketing juggernauts like Apple or Samsung, Fitbit has taken the wraps off three new fitness-focused gadgets, ranging from basic to… a little more advanced. Fitbit is not yet ready to take on the complexity and swankiness of...
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Current demand hardly justifies new pushes from mobile players in the not-so-mobile 12-inch tablet scene, but Sony reportedly sees great potential there, as do Samsung or Microsoft. PCs are not dead, there’re merely transforming and adapting to new trends. Convertibles might well be the next big thing in tech, or we could see gargantuan tablets...
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Lenovo’s first Smartband has been a long time coming, making the rumor rounds and stopping by the FCC in recent months, and now it’s official at last. Say what you will about Lenovo’s tablet and convertible laptop endeavors, but there’s no denying the China-based tech giant is trying hard to come up with unique products....
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If you’re trying to get in the Google Inbox club, don’t worry you’ll get in—eventually. The nerdy bouncers at Google are stiff-arming a lot of people trying to get in on the Inbox action, and those without the coveted invites will have to get in line like the rest of us. The search giant has...
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Researchers from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies (SIBS) may have found the key to stopping the HIV-1 engine from starting. HIV is a deadly virus that remains dormant until conditions are favorable for it to begin replication and eventually knocking out the immune system. It is a long this same train of thought that...
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The “new benchmark for wearables”, as LG boldly describes it, will go on sale in select European markets in early November, followed by North America, Asia and the CIS “soon after”. It’s time. No pun intended, but it’s time for a new timepiece. One that’s both stylish and actually looks like something non-geeks would have...
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Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University want to send kids to the moon using the Oculus Rift. Daniel Shafrir and his colleagues at CMU are working on a lunar rover that kids can control using the Oculus Rift. The team, aptly named Astrobotic Technology, aims to get their hands on a $30 million prize from Google,...
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Facebook wants you to get a room, virtually. The social media goliath just launched Rooms, an app that lets users congregate anonymously to discuss things that are relevant to them. Users are sent QR Code that identifies each Room, so anyone that’s not part of the secret society can’t access the content. The app itself...
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Apple has confirmed that iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 are now available at some of its retail locations. Just last week Apple unveiled two new tablets and opened up pre-orders for both iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 on October 17th. Those who ordered their units online have already started receiving them...
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Warning comes in the wake of purported man-in-the-middle attack on iCloud users in China. It has been widely reported over the past few days that iCloud users in China are being hit with man-in-the-middle attacks that are meant to steal users’ information. China has denied any wrongdoing but the country has been blamed for sanctioning...
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You can’t have it all, so while Apple doubles down on RAM at long last for the “lighter than air” new iPad, battery capacity wanes and repairability remains a great hassle. Curious to see exactly what lies beneath the slim, stylish hood of the just-released iPad Air 2? Don’t even think about prying it open...
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Innovation in the display tech sector may get a big boost from research in the area of optically rewritable liquid crystal display (ORWLCD). Current LCD techs are huge battery drainers, but if the pace of research continues the battery-killer will be laid to rest thanks to ORWLCD. LCD display use liquid crystal molecules that are...
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Today in unconnected, unexceptional Samsung Galaxy news: another derivative variant of the S5 is official, so is a low-end smartphone with a Super AMOLED display, and whispers of an imminent Android 5.0 update for the Note 4 are about to turn into rumblings. It’s no secret Samsung likes to keep busy in the mobile landscape,...
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A working prototype of Microsoft’s oft-rumored rookie wearable effort may have recently shown up on film, in an “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” episode, and a mysterious FCC certification lends even more credence to the purported imminence of said smartwatch. Didn’t pay much attention to the latest report suggesting a cross-platform-supporting Microsoft-made intelligent timepiece is decidedly on...
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Hendo and Arx Pax are working a hoverhoard, and it’s wicked if you’re into that type of stuff. The board is a self-powered unit that levitates using four disc-shaped hover engines, which create a special magnetic field that pushes against itself. Purportedly, the current prototype can handle a full-grown adult or up to 300 pounds...
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Every once in awhile, there comes a mobile app revolutionizes everything, but some times one comes along and we’re just not quite sure what to say about it. PhotoMath from MicroBlink is just that. It’s a math problem-solving app that might just change the way we go about studying and, dare I say it, cheating....
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Microsoft’s transition of Nokia Windows Phones to own-brand Lumias is nearing completion, according to The Verge, and the new Microsoft Lumia name could become official in a matter of weeks. Brace yourselves, the Microsoft Lumias are coming. Technically, they’ve been around for a while, as Redmond closed its Nokia takeover back in April, and since...
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It’s too early to analyze the box-office performance of the spanking new iPad Air 2 and Mini 3, but their predecessors failed to shine during the fiscal quarter ending September 30. When Apple came forward with a somewhat underwhelming iPad Air upgrade and a decidedly disappointing iPad mini 2 rehash, many claimed Cupertino had no...
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Apple’s thriving financial prosperity is glaring from a couple of new reports summing up iPhone 6/6 Plus supply ratios and popularity, as well as a fresh exalted statement issued by Tim Cook in regards to flourishing demand. It’s no big secret finding a balance between supply and demand for the overgrown, bendy iPhone 6 and...
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If you’re a Call of Duty fan, then it shouldn’t be surprising that the franchise’s recent releases are quite demanding on the hardware. Advance Warfare, due for launch on November 4, will hog even more PC resources than its predecessor. According to Steam’s minimum system requirements, Advanced Warfare will require 55GB of disk space, and...
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A Delaware student has spent the last two years of his life building an entire virtual city in Minecraft, which he calls Titan City. Titan indeed. The city spans 96 buildings constructed from 4.5 million building blocks. Duncan Parcell, the city’s proprietor, dedicated about five hours a week to build the impressive world. One of...
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OnePlus will put its elusive flagship phone on pre-order for an hour later this month. To say the OnePlus One has been hard to get would be an understatement. With the phone available to only those with an invite, and with invites themselves hard to come across, it’s not been easy for consumers to get...
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The update enables Apple Pay and brings a slew of bug fixes. As Apple had promised, iOS 8.1 has started rolling out to the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. The biggest feature in iOS 8.1 is Apple Pay, which will let users pay for goods inside apps by swiping their finger over the fingerprint sensor,...
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HTC plans to roll out Android 5.0 Lollipop to no less than 12 smartphones currently running 4.4 KitKat, and naturally, the One M7 and M8 Google Play Editions are first in line. With an unchanged official stance on Android 5.0 Lollipop updates since before the software got a dessert name, HTC may seem like it...
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The speculation has resurfaced, get it, reSurfaced? Taking an entirely different approach to its smartwatch debut than archenemy Apple, Microsoft is believed to have been secretly working on a health-centric wearable for more than a year, with the end result ready for a coming out party in the following weeks and commercial bow in time...
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After building a reputation for itself in the wearable game by addressing fitness enthusiasts with basic, easy-to-use, affordable activity trackers, Fitbit looks ready to take things to the next level. Does Garmin’s Forerunner 920XT feel a little rich for your blood, even though it’s virtually unbeatable in the multisport wearable niche as far as features...
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Touchscreen all-in-ones are all the rage but Apple’s not interested it seems. Apple’s new iMac with a 5K display comes after a long time that was filled with speculation about the future of the company’s all-in-one lineup. It is sticking around for sure and now that it brings the “world’s highest resolution display,” according to...
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Turns out the RAM modules are soldered in the new Mac mini. It has been a considerably long time since the Mac mini was updated and Apple finally came through earlier this week when it unveiled the new Mac mini. Now there’s nothing to write home about as far as the exterior design is concerned...
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The new tablets can now be pre-ordered from Apple. On October 16th Apple conducted its second major event of this year to unveil new hardware. At last month’s event we were treated to new iPhones, the Apple Watch and Apple Pay. This time around tablets were on the agenda, as well as the iMac. At...
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Such a shame that Apple didn’t update its Thunderbolt Display. As you might have heard by now earlier in the week Apple took to the stage at One Infinite Loop in Cupertino, California to unveil some new products. Apart from launching the two new iPads the company also unveiled a new iMac. The all-in-one has...
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Prices for the Tegra K1-powered tablet start at $399. Less than a week after Google announced the Nexus 9, the search giant has started taking pre-orders for the first tablet that runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop on the Play Store. Pre-orders are available from HTC as well, with orders set to start shipping from November...
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90 percent done already, this neat, minimalistically designed, long-lasting smart “bracelet” needs just $140k more to materialize. Everybody wants a piece of the wearable market. Apple, Samsung, LG, Motorola, Asus, even no-name hardware manufacturers based in China… or Ukraine. Of course, not all obscure, minuscule companies can afford to build a fancy smartwatch without outside...
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It’s been quite a productive recent few months for Apple, with larger iPhones launched, an entirely new Watch introduced, and most recently, rehashed iPads, iMacs and Mac minis announced. Can you even remember the last time the “mini in a massive way” Mac mini was upgraded? Let me refresh your memory. It was October. 2012....
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The update will start rolling out sometime in early 2015. Ever since Google made Android Lollipop official (and unveiled three new Nexus devices in the process), manufacturers have been letting consumers know when they can expect their devices to get what is the biggest update to the OS since Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. HTC...
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After months in developer and public beta OS X 10.10 is finally ready for public consumption. Yosemite is arguably one of the biggest updates ever for Mac. It has a whole new look and feel which is much more consistent with that of iOS 8, Apple’s latest mobile release, and both software now share some...
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iPad Air S and iPad mini S names would have probably been more appropriate, with “s” standing for “same”. After spoiling us with perhaps the most extensive iPhone upgrades in history, and tackling a new product category for the first time in ages, we couldn’t help but expect a similar level of dedication from Apple...
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Pixel maniacs will get a kick out of Apple’s new 27-inch iMac with a 5K display. The new iMac model utilizes 14.7 million pixels, and a slew of other fancy features to deliver a high-end desktop experience. The 5K display features a 5120 x 2880 display, which is four times more pixels than the standard...
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