Intel’s Basis Peak gets classy with a brand-new titanium case and leather straps
The world’s smartest smartwatch just got smarter. Intel-owned Basis — purveyors of what’s likely the most intelligent smartwatch on the market — has a new entry for the wearable tech category. But whatever you do, don’t call it a smartwatch. The Basis Peak has the looks and mind of a smartwatch,…
Apple Gets Partial Win In Patent Battle With Samsung
The U.S. Court of Appeals upheld a lower court’s ruling that Samsung copied specific Apple design patents related to the iPhone. However, the court also threw out part of the ruling and asked a lower court to reduce the amount Samsung is to pay Apple. The lower court previously ruled that Samsung…
Apple pushes back HomeKit launch
Apple is delaying the launch of HomeKit, the iOS-based connected home platform. As reported by Stacey Higginbotham for Fortune, sources involved with HomeKit's rollout claim that Apple is now planning on launching in August or September after originally aiming to have the platform up and running by…
Xiaomi Mi 4i review
The Xiaomi Mi 4i packs some fairly impressive hardware, including a 5-inch full-HD display, a 13-megapixel rear camera and a solid compact build while still sticking very close to the lower end of the cost spectrum. It's an impressive device for sure; however, the lack of optical image…
Apple Watch hack puts a tiny browser on your wrist
Still trying to find a use for your Apple Watch? Noted jailbreaker Comex has an idea: browse the internet an inch-and-a-half at a time. In a short video, he shows off the Google search bar, which, due to the display's minuscule size, only fits on-screen a portion at a time. From there you can see…
Apple iPhone 6S rumor roundup: Everything we know about the next version of Apple’s flagship phone
We're officially past the halfway point on the annual iPhone calendar. The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus first appeared in stores on September 19, 2014. If Apple sticks to the same mid-September release calendar it's followed for the past several years, we have less than six months until i-Day. And if…
Is the Apple Watch secretly waterproof?
The Apple Watch is water-resistant and Apple CEO Tim Cook even says he showers with his on. But can you actually take it for a swim without destroying its complex circuitry? The answer isn't so clear. A number of video tests suggest the Apple Watch is more water-resistant than Apple is letting on.…
Microsoft is reportedly making high-end Windows phones again
One of the biggest gripes among Windows phone devotees is a lack of high-powered devices as of late. How are you supposed to be a hardcore fan when most of the lineup is downright basic? At last, though, Microsoft appears to be catering to that need for speed. Both Unleash the Phones and The Verge…
Apple Watch has tattoo trouble, Apple confirms
If you have tattoos, you may have one less feature to count on in the Apple Watch. Apple has updated a support page on its website to say that some people who have tattoos may find that the wearable's heart rate monitoring doesn't work as expected, confirming user reports over the last week who…
Apple Watch reportedly hit by faulty Taptic Engine, slows rollout
Ordered an Apple Watch? If so, that long wait you may be experiencing looks as if it could be down to a technical problem that’s caused Apple to scrap some completed devices and switch suppliers in an attempt to resolve the issue. The problem concerns the smartwatch’s “Taptic Engine,” essentially a…