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Facebook has officially launched āHelloā, another oddly vague name for the new Android dialer, which is available on the Google Play App Store for free starting today. Hello has a few new features to make it more than the typical dialer application on Android, including harnessing Facebookās large social... Read more
One Million Apple Watch Pre-Orders In First 24 Hours
News April 13, 2015
The Apple Watch launch might not have been greeted with the usual commodity of fans at the doors, but it looks like online the first-generation smartwatch is pulling some good sales numbers. Data measurement firm Slice Intelligence claims Apple sold just shy of one million Apple Watch units in... Read more
Appleās latest touch trick is a new āForce Touchā mechanism. Instead of taking every tap as a tap, Force Touch allows Apple to create different functions for the speed of the tap, the length of the tap and the force of the tap. This opens up a whole new... Read more
In 2014, Google launched a way for Android developers to quickly port apps onto Chrome OS and more importantly, onto the Chrome browser. The native client App Runtime for Chrome (ARC) has been in private beta with a few well known developers, but today Google launched it for everyone.... Read more
Microsoft has not found a lot of success with its tablet business, but in 2014 we heard it tripled sales with the Surface Pro 3. Now it is launching the Surface 3, the cheaper brother, finally running Windows 8.1 instead of RT. When the Surface first launched, it came... Read more
Microsoft launched the Surface 3 earlier this week, fitted with Windows 8.1 and some beefy specs. It is the first of the original Surface lineup to not run Windows RT, to the applause of most Microsoft fans. Having full Windows 8.1 (and Windows 10 when it launches in summer)... Read more
Apple Preparing 4-inch iPhone 6C Comeback Later This Year
Mobile March 30, 2015
The iPhone 5C might be seen as a failure by many, but for Apple it is a means to stay in the āmid-rangeā smartphone market. Rumors are starting to float around that by the end of this year, we will have a new colorful plastic iPhone. Taking the monikerĀ ... Read more
If you are a health worker in Sierra Leone, then most days are not going to be good ones. The Ebola epidemic is still very much a grave situation. The disease has already claimed approximately 10,000 lives globally and it is looking as though the crisis is not going... Read more
I’ve had a smartphone since the days of the iPhone 3GS, and I’ve never looked back once. Not surprisingly, I do most everything on my iPhone – email, music, set up appointments, web research, text, you name it. Oh, I almost forgot – I also occasionally use it to... Read more
What’s the worst thing you ever did to your parents when you didn’t care for their punishment? Did you yell at them? Slam your bedroom door? Mutter under your breath? Give them the silent treatment for a few days? I remember once when I was upset over getting in... Read more
As a gamer, I freely admit that I have longed to see Nintendo games available to download via an App Store. I donāt even care which App Store that may be. Now, however, is a red letter day in the Nintendo calendar as the Japanese gaming giant has officially... Read more
I love to drink coffee; I may be slightly addicted to the caffeine but that’s another story for another article. I especially love it when it’s cold outside. There’s just something about a nice warm cup of Joe that does more than simply warm you up. Starbucks, of course,... Read more
9 Ways to Repurpose That Old Smartphone
Mobile March 16, 2015
In the market for a new smartphone? Whether yours has taken a splash in the pool one too many times or you’re just ready to take advantage of the hottest new device releases coming up in the next few months, you may be wondering what to do with your... Read more
I really take advantage of Siri on my iPhone. I know a lot of people who have iPhones and don’t utilize her at all, but I’ve found the digital assistant to be very helpful. I especially use her for reminding me to do things so I don’t forget them,... Read more
Will The Next iPhone Be Waterproof?
Mobile March 13, 2015
Even though the iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus are selling hotly off the shelves, people are still enamored by the prospects of what the next iPhone will have. One of the top questions seems to revolve around whether it will be waterproof or not. While I’ve never... Read more
Apple has announced a new software framework for collecting health information on iPhones, known as ResearchKit, as its event earlier today. The new ResearchKit ties into HealthKit launched last year as an API for software developers to connect health apps on iOS. It is part of a huge push... Read more
Apple is delaying the launch of the iPad Pro, following issues with the display panel supplier in procuring enough 12.9-inch panels in time for an early launch. Internal conflict is also delaying the launch, with some executives looking into adding additional USB 3.0 ports, alongside ports for a mouse... Read more
The new mobile payment system, Apple Pay, is being used by criminal gangs to buy high-value goods, often from Apple Stores, with identities and credit card details that have been stolen.Ā With around two million Americans already using the system, this is a big security issue. Apple Pay was introduced... Read more