Samsung's Answer to the iPhone 6 Debuts in the U.S. This Week
September 23, 2014NewsSamsung,Iphone 6
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha, which is the company's answer to the iPhone in terms of both looks and specs, is officially launching in the United States later this month, exclusively atAT&T. First announced in August, the metal-framed phone (a departure from Samsung's plastic offerings) will be…
Apple Sells Record 10 Million iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Units Over First Weekend
Apple sold a record 4 million iPhone 6 and 6 Plus units in the first 24 hours of their availability. On Monday, the company followed that announcement by saying it sold a record 10 million iPhone 6 and 6 Plus units over the opening weekend. The iPhone 6 sales shattered the earlier record of 9…
First Person to Buy an iPhone 6 Drops It on Live TV and CPS Warranty Corporation Offers Him a Free Repair!
September 19, 2014NewsIphone 6,CPS Warranty Corporation
Talk about bad luck. The first person to buy a new iPhone 6 in Perth, Australia, early this morning proceeded to drop it on the ground as he was being interviewed on live TV. The young man, named Jack, and a Channel 9 reporter struggled to cut the plastic covering the box. As he excitedly opened…
Amazon’s Kindle Voyage Is Its Lightest E-Reader Ever
September 18, 2014News,New ProductsAmazon Kindle
Amazon’s long-term vision for digital e-readers is paper. Literally, a device that looks, feels and acts like paper, with the exception of it being a screen that can refresh and interact with the reader. Though that dream is years or decades away, the all-new Amazon Kindle Voyage may be the closest…
An iCloud Drive Warning Before Updating to iOS 8
September 17, 2014News,TipsiOS8
iCloud Drive is an integral part of the latest operating systems, iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite, from Apple. The new service from Apple allows you to browse, edit, and share files from the "cloud" similar to what's currently possible with the likes of Dropbox and Google Drive. For those who currently use…
Misfit Wearables Launches The Flash, Fitness And Sleep Tracker
September 16, 2014News,UncategorizedWearables,Misfit
Misfit Wearables, which has sold roughly 600,000 metallic, quarter-sized activity trackers or Shines, has launched a more affordable fitness wearable called the Flash. The company, which was co-founded by an extremely experienced hardware CEO Sonny Vu and former Apple CEO John Sculley, has been…
What iPhone 6 Plus Mania Says About Smartphones
Pre-orders for Apple's new iPhones are off and running, and there's already a clear winner: the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus is sold out, well ahead of the "standard" model, the 4.7-inch iPhone 6. The big screen is officially the big hit. It's certainly possible Apple made more iPhone 6's than it did 6…
Report: HTC to develop GoPro Like Waterproof Camera
September 12, 2014News,HTCNew Products
As Bloomberg news is reporting HTC is developing its first camera, a waterproof model for extreme sports, as it diversifies beyond smartphones amid three years of declining sales, according to a person familiar with the plans. The HTC waterproof will be more GoPro-like device. The camera will have…
Microsoft to Get Rid of Nokia and Windows Phone Brands?
September 11, 2014NewsMicrosoft,Nokia
Microsoft has already made it clear that it's planning to phase out the Nokia name in its mobile products, and a newly leaked internal document confirms just that. The document, which was obtained by tech blog GeeksOnGadgets, reportedly says upcoming Nokia Lumia devices will soon be branded as just…
Apple Watch
September 10, 2014News,AppleNew Products,Apple Watch
It's not called the iWatch as we expected, but Apple did unveil its first wearable, the Apple Watch. Cook saved this bit of news for last and borrowed the late Steve Jobs' signature "One More Thing" catchphrase for the reveal. The Apple Watch must be used in conjunction with an iPhone and will be…