Global PC sales expected to plummet this year also, despite Windows 10 launch
The forecasts are much bleaker than in 2014, when the traditional computer market nearly stabilized, showing encouraging signs of revival. No, the PC is not dead… yet, but it continues to bleed like crazy and taking it off life support certainly doesn’t look wise. Ironically, on the heels of an inexplicably solid year, which marked...
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Rumor: OnePlus One price trim, not sequel launch on deck for June 1
The fast-rising Chinese startup’s second flagship smartphone must wait, and the same goes for the oft-rumored OnePlus One Mini. Live by the sword unconventional marketing methods, die by unconventional product release cycles. That’s Pete Lau’s credo, apparently, with the wildly successful disrupting rookie Android effort cooked by the former Oppo VP seemingly milked past its...
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Roofing tech drastically reduces summer heat
Scientists in Australia have created a new type of roofing material that stays cooler than the ambient air temperature. Dr. Angus Gentle and his colleagues reported that their combo of specially chosen polyesters and silver layer, or “coated polymer stack,” stays 11 degrees or more cooler than existing state-of-the-art white roof. “We demonstrate for the...
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HBO Now aka “Game of Thrones” to arrive on Android this summer
HBO Now is coming to Android this summer. When we think of HBO Now we automatically think “Game of Thrones.” Up until now the premium channel’s online service was only available to iOS-based devices and select cable providers. The service has been available to select platforms since April, and since “Game of Thrones” viewers aren’t...
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Android smartphone will get ‘smarter’ later this year says Google
Google is revamping Google Now to make smartphone smarter. The online search giant showed off Android M earlier today at its annual developers conference in San Francisco. A major difference between Google Now and Android M is that users will be able to access Google’s voice-activated assistant directly from third-party applications. “Your smartphone ought to...
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Samsung reportedly working on a dual-screen foldable smartphone
SamMobile has published a new report today that details Samsung’s foldable smartphone that was first rumored earlier this year. According to the report, the smartphone is codenamed Project Valley, although it is also being referred to as ‘Project V’ apparently. Currently, the device is said to be in early stage of development, which means there...
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AMD’s flagship Fiji XT card gets pictured ahead of announcement next month
The AMD ‘Fiji XT’ launch is now more or less confirmed for next month. AMD recently releases a teaser video on its Twitch channel and now a leaked image of the card has showed up, revealing some new details about the card. As you can see in the leaked image above, the upcoming Fiji XT...
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OCZ to showcase new TLC-based SSDs at Computex 2015
Famed solid state drive brand OCZ today announced its plans to showcase an all-new Trion 100 series solid state drive at Computex this year. The new Trion 100 series SSD is based on premium A19 TLC (Triple-Level Cell) NAND flash memory technology and uses Toshiba’s Alishan SSD controller. As far as performance is concerned, OCZ...
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AMD ‘Godavari’ A-series desktop APUs go official
AMD today announced new desktop A-series APUs that are part of the ‘Kaveri Refresh’ platform, codenamed ‘Godavari’. The first APU to launch in the new A-series lineup is the A10-7870K that is claimed to offer ‘best-in-class experience for eSports and online gaming with superior performance, best-in-class efficiency in DirectX12, and unique features’. The new A10-7870K...
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ZOTAC reveals its product lineup for Computex 2015
Computer hardware manufacturer ZOTAC today revealed its product lineup for Computex 2015, scheduled to begin on June 2nd. The main highlights from ZOTAC this year will be the new ZBOX mini PCs and the new GTX Titan X ArticStorm graphics card with hybrid air + liquid cooling combo. ZOTAC’s mini PC lineup at Computex 2015...
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Rewards program for Apple Pay to be announced next month
Apple is reportedly going to introduce it at WWDC 2015. At the Worldwide Developers Conference 2015 in June Apple is expected to make lots of new announcements. It will unveil iOS 9, the next major update for OS X, possibly talk about its new music streaming service and perhaps may be even its internet TV...
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iMessage bug fix is coming soon
Apple has acknowledged this issue. We reported yesterday on an issue that’s being faced by iMessage users across the globe. Basically if users receive a particular string of text from someone this will cause the iMessage app to crash and may even cause the device to reboot repeatedly. This can obviously prove to be a big...
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Using Apple Watch while driving could get you fined
At least it got this man fined in Quebec, Canada. Watches have been around for hundreds of years, even before cars had been invented. It’s not illegal to check your watch while you’re driving but would the same blanket immunity apply to smartwatches as well, which can do much more than just show the time...
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Force Touch reportedly won’t be exclusive to iPhone 6s Plus
It was believed to be exclusive to the larger handset initially. One of the rumors continuously circulating about the next-generation iPhones is that they are going to have Force Touch, a technology that Apple introduced with the Apple Watch and even brought it over to its Macs. It’s believed to be one of the major features...
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Lenovo rehashes ThinkPad 10 to go after Microsoft Surface 3
Pre-installed with Windows 10 and set to be sold alongside a host of optional accessories, the tablet/mini-laptop is far from groundbreaking. Microsoft should probably forget about Apple’s iPad Air 2 (it’s untouchable anyway), and look in its own backyard for the biggest Surface 3 threat. We mean, of course, the non-Pro 10.8-inch configuration, as the...
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Quad HD Xperia smartphone? Keep dreaming, Sony officials say
While the competition has successfully made the transition from 1,080 to 1,440p, the at-an-impasse Japanese OEM doesn’t see the upgrade’s benefits. Where does “true” innovation stop and gimmicks start when it comes to smartphone “evolution”? Do we really need monster processors with 8, prospectively 16 or 32 cores? Is 3 GB RAM enough for silky...
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Rumor has it: Microsoft Band 2 in the works, on track for June intro
That may sound premature, but there are a lot of things about the original in dire need of swift correction. Microsoft’s tentacles reach so many separate segments of the tech market nowadays, all requiring continuous R&D work, that some of you probably forgot the Redmond-based titan recently tried its hand at low-cost wearable devices. Seeing...
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Asus ZenFone Selfie reportedly prepped for Computex unveil
With a 13 megapixel laser auto focus rear-facing camera in tow and a 13 MP dual-LED flash front shooter. From fad to craze to trend, selfies have greatly evolved and deeply impacted multiple aspects of our pop culture lately. But of course, tech companies are most influenced by the needs of a growingly narcissistic audience,...
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