FuelBand no more: Nike lays off hardware division as it abandons wearables
One of the first brands to make wearables is getting out of the market, does this mean the future is dimming for the form factor? Nike has laid off the majority of its 70-person hardware team, and is killing the FuelBand line as it “refocuses” its business efforts according to a report from CNET. “As [...]
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Facebook users to get more real-world connections with Nearby Friends
Facebook is taking location sharing to a whole new level with Nearby Friends, offering to improve real-world connections by letting users find friends who are nearby. Social networking is oft blamed for degrading personal connections among users. While social media has enabled users to extend reach to other users around the globe, spending too much time online has [...]
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Asus announces ROG GTX 760 ‘Striker’ graphics card
Asus’ new card will expand the Republic of Gamers brand and offer 4GB of GDDR5 memory as well as a base clockspeed of 1085 MHz on the platinum version. Asus announced Friday another card in its Republic of Gamers brand, the ROG GTX 760 Striker. The GTX 760 Striker will be available in standard and [...]
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MIT says offshore nuclear power plants may offer a ‘cooler’ alternative
MIT researchers propose building nuclear reactors in offshore locations, due to several strategic and practical safety advantages. Standard nuclear reactors are water-cooled, and water can be cycled within its system solely as a coolant, or can be used to generate steam for a turbine. This is often the reason why nuclear power plants are built [...]
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Can Apple be convinced to drop Google search in favor of Yahoo?
A new report suggests that Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is actively pursuing Apple to end its mobile devices’ reliance on Google search. Google is the default search engine on Apple’s mobile devices. Users can change it to Bing or Yahoo through the Settings app but most never bother. After all, when you want to search [...]
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Samsung and GlobalFoundries sign multi-year 14 nm FinFET fab deal
Agreement between the two companies would see Samsung develop a 14nm process node and license it to GlobalFoundries, but there’s also a reason for caution. Intel will soon not be the only one fabricating 14nm chips. Samsung and GlobalFoundries have announced that the two companies have reached an agreement that would see silicon developed on [...]
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Consoles can’t keep AMD a profitable company
Revenue from PS4 and Xbox One sales boost AMD’s revenues by 28 percent, but the company ended up with a $20 million loss in the first quarter of 2014. Despite optimism from AMD executives that revenues from putting its SoCs in game consoles, amongst other diversification, would help return it to sustained profitability, the company’s [...]
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Apple starts selling refurbished iPad mini with Retina display
Refurbished units will retail for a discount of approximately 15 percent on Apple’s online store. Refurbished iPad mini units with the Retina display are now available for purchase now through the Apple online store. They won’t be available from third party retailers or even the company’s own brick and mortar stores. Apple has long offered the option [...]
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Toshiba starts shipping UHS-II microSD card samples
Toshiba starts shipping samples of its UHS-II compliant microSD cards, which are currently considered yet again as the world’s fastest. Toshiba started rolling out its new microSD cards earlier this week, with units being shipped out right now for sampling. The microSD cards are UHS-II compliant cards, and are claimed to be one of the fastest [...]
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Another iPhone 6 case hints at repositioned power button
Yet another purported iPhone 6 case has surfaced online, hinting once again at the possibility of the power button being repositioned. Recently a purported iPhone 6 front panel appeared online giving us a glimpse of just how big the new iPhone would look like when compared with the existing model. Some things have stayed the [...]
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Amazon to offer custom Kindle eBook service for Samsung devices
The eBook service will be exclusive to Samsung smartphones and tablets and is available in over 90 countries. Amazon has teamed up with Samsung for a custom Kindle eBook store and app for the Korean manufacturer’s Galaxy line of phones and tablets. As part of the deal, the two companies will launch Samsung Book Deals, which [...]
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Microsoft makes last week’s Windows 8.1 update mandatory
Windows 8.1 Update 1 must be installed by May 13 to continue to receive security patches from Microsoft. For the first time in recent memory, Microsoft is making a Patch Tuesday Windows update mandatory to continue to receive additional updates. The update in question is Windows 8.1 Update 1, which had some visual and performance [...]
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AMD demos HSA on Opteron X-Series processor
The Opteron X2100 is the first server chip to use AMD’s APU architecture. AMD demonstrated the world’s first server implementation of Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA) Wednesday using its new second-generation Opteron X-Series APU, called “Berlin,” at the Red Hat Summit in San Francisco. Like Kaveri, AMD’s HSA-compatible desktop APU, the Opteron X2100 has GPU and [...]
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Apple’s CarPlay gets a big push from third party receivers
Third party receivers are a way to use CarPlay in vehicles that don’t have it built in. Three high-end car manufacturers will be the first to install Apple’s CarPlay in their new vehicles. This feature was previously known as iOS in the Car. It essentially offers a special dashboard for drivers who plug in their [...]
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The PlayStation 4 juggernaut continues: 7 million units sold to consumers
The PlayStation 4 continues to break sales records. It looks like consumer interest in the PlayStation 4 isn’t going to subside anytime soon. After announcing last month that it has met its five million sales targets three weeks before schedule, Sony has announced today that it has sold seven million PS4 units. The seven million [...]
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Zenimax Media trademarks ‘Nuka Cola’
The next Fallout game or DLC might feature “Nuka Cola” in its name. Bethesda Softworks’ parent organization Zenimax Media has filed for three trademarks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the “Nuka Cola” phrase. Nuka-Cola is a fictional beverage that is referenced in the Fallout games. Of the three trademarks Zenimax Media [...]
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OnePlus One: 5.5-inch FHD display, Snapdragon 801 and 3 GB RAM for under $400
OnePlus One features high-end hardware in a slim form factor that will be available for under $400. OnePlus One might turn out to be a market disruptor, much like the Nexus 4 was when it launched a few years ago. The device seems to have it all: A great design, high-end internal hardware and a [...]
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‘Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn’ breaks 2 million registered users milestone
Square Enix has reported that over 2 million users have signed up for their newest MMORPG, a number that has "far exceeded" the developer's projections.
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‘Minecraft PS3 Edition’ coming to retail shelves in May
Sony has announced that a physical Blu-ray version of Minecraft's PS3 Edition will be available on store shelves starting next month.
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Samsung will finally launch a Tizen handset this quarter, Android Wear smartwatch is in the works
Samsung says that in order for Tizen to be successful, it needs to account for 15 percent of the company’s smartphone shipments. After being rumoured for over a year, Samsung’s Tizen handset will be officially unveiled later this quarter. Yoon Han-kil, senior vice president of Samsung’s product strategy team announced in an interview with Reuters [...]
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