[ad_1] Last week, Samsung released the iOS version of its Gear S app. With the app, users can use the Gear S2 or Gear S3 smartwatch with an iPhone for the first time. ZDNet’s Matthew Miller has already shared his impressions of the Gear S3 Frontier, when paired to an ...
Read More »'Transparent' iPhone, patents, and fake news
[ad_1] Yesterday the internet was awash with claims that as a result of a new patent awarded to Apple, the next iPhone will be transparent. I can only guess that these claims were made by people who just skimmed the patent before writing hyperbolic headlines. I actually took the time ...
Read More »Here’s what we know about the Nintendo Switch
[ad_1] What? The Nintendo Switch, the convertible console formally known as the NX. The product walks the line between a home and portable console, courtesy of a docking tablet and a pair of detachable controllers that work in a number of different configurations. It also features out-of-the-box multiplayer functionality, connecting ...
Read More »Sony Entertainment CEO Michael Lynton is now Snapchat’s chairman
[ad_1] Michael Lynton, the CEO of Sony Entertainment, will be stepping down from the company in order to serve as chairman of Snap (the makers of Snapchat), according to The Hollywood Reporter. Lynton’s name may sound familiar with respect to Snap. During his time at Sony Entertainment, he oversaw the ...
Read More »Amazon seeks to run wireless tests in Washington state
[ad_1] According to documents unearthed by Business Insider, Amazon Corporate has sought permission from the FCC to run tests of wireless technology prototypes in and around one of its facilities in Seattle, and outdoors in Kennewick, Washington, for unspecified purposes. The person who filed the request on behalf of the e-commerce and IT ...
Read More »The NSA can now share unfiltered surveillance data with other intelligence agencies
[ad_1] Barely a week before he leaves office, U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration has authorized controversial new legislation that grants America’s 16 intelligence organizations access to raw communications data from the NSA’s surveillance efforts. The New York Times reported that on January 3 Attorney General Loretta Lynch signed new regulations that permit ...
Read More »Track-Only Lotus Exige Race 380 Revealed
[ad_1] Looking for a new Lotus for the track? Look no further than the Exige Race 380, a slightly faster, track-only version of the Sport 380. Seen here in bumblebee yellow and black, it sports a new front splitter, modified grille, and a bigger motorsport rear wing to help keep ...
Read More »Chrome is the most popular web browser of all
[ad_1] When it comes to web browsers, Chrome is on top, Safari is second, and once-dominant IE is now far back in third. For over a decade, Internet Explorer (IE), thanks to Microsoft’s illegal crushing of Netscape, ruled the web browser field. Competitors, such as Mozilla Firefox, made runs at ...
Read More »Opera Neon: Could this be the future of the desktop browser?
[ad_1] Opera’s new Neon concept browser featuring here a pop-out YouTube video. Image: Liam Tung/ZDNet Norwegian software maker Opera has released a completely different take on the desktop browser with Neon, a so-called ‘concept browser’ that eschews tabs for bubble icons and pop-out videos. Opera is once again taking a ...
Read More »Apple's big iPhone payoff? It's on track to top $1 trillion from iOS by mid-year
[ad_1] iOS hardware units sold will probably reach two billion by 2018. Image: Asymco At some point before June, Apple’s revenues from its mobile platform, iOS, will exceed $1 trillion, according to Asymco mobile analyst Horace Dediu. The bulk of that revenue has come from the 1.2 billion iPhones that ...
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