Nokia has launched its Android-based X2 smartphone
Nokia has unveiled the colorful X2, an Android-powered smartphone costing €99 (roughly £80, $135 or AU$140). The company is yet to confirm when and where it will go on sale. The 4.3-inch X2 has a 1.2GHz dual-core Snapdragon processor with 1GB of RAM and 4GB of storage inside, as well as a…
Panasonic's 5-Inch ToughPad Is One Brawny Phablet
Think your Gorilla Glass-protected waterproof smartphone is durable? It's a proverbial wimp next to Panasonic's new ToughPad, an ultra-rugged 5-inch tablet that sometimes does double duty as a phone. That kind of ruggedness has a cost, however: This baby is anything but elegant. "Brick" is an apt…
With Multiple iWatch Designs And A Host Of Sensors, Apple Could Win Over Smartwatch Skeptics
Apple’s iWatch is almost certainly coming soon, according to a host of recent reports, and the latest from the Wall Street Journal is that it’ll be offered in a variety of designs and screen sizes, and be loaded with over ten sensors including those that track health and fitness. Apple plans to…
New iPhone Might Have a Built-In Barometer
Apple has already stepped into the health and fitness tracking market with its Health app for iOS. Now, the company could be upping the ante with its upcoming iPhone. New code spotted by developers who spoke with 9to5Mac indicates the iPhone 6 could have a barometer built in. An integrated…
Apple Adds A New Entry-Level iMac For $1,099
Apple has a new iMac model today, an entry-level machine that brings the price of entry to the all-in-one desktop to $1,099, or $200 less than was the case just yesterday. The new version has a 1.4 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB of memory, a 500GB hard drive and Intel HD Graphics 5000…
Samsung Reportedly in Talks to Buy Nuance, the Software Firm Behind Siri
The firm behind the technology that powers Siri – Apple’s voice-activated virtual assistant – is reportedly in talks with Samsung over a possible acquisition deal. People with knowledge of Samsung’s interest in Nuance told the Wall Street Journal that representatives from the pair first met…
Google Reveals 3D-Sensing Project Tango Tablet Prototype
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTL1IXTDH30#t=13 Google just unveiled a $1,000 tablet prototype equipped with 3D-sensors and a motion-tracking camera. The tablet is the latest venture of Google's Project Tango initiative aimed at bringing 3D motion and depth sensors to mobile devices. The 7-inch…
Intel Will Let You Build Your Own 3D-Printed Robot Later This Year
Intel CEO brought a robotic companion named Jimmy with him on stage at Code Conference today. Jimmy is a 3D-printed robot capable of walking, talking, moving his arms, dancing and even tweeting, and it's the key to Intel's vision of the future of robotics. Starting later this year, the company will…
LG G3 Hands On: It's All About the Screen
LG officially unveiled on Tuesday its latest flagship smartphone, the 5.5-inch LG G3. The G3's most distinguishing feature is its screen: It has a mind-blowing 2,560 x 1,440 resolution, which means its pixel density is a truly eye-popping 538 pixels per inch. To put that in perspective, that's the…