80 million is clearly a very large number of devices a factory can produce and people can buy and use. The new iPhone 6 is being launched, allegedly, this September in tandem with Apple’s iOS 8 and there is a lot of controversy among fans and otherwise concerning design, functionality and interface. The new Apple gadget is said to be ...
Read More »Digital tattoos, innovative screen locks and more
The new Moto X comes with a promising and innovative new feature, almost spy-tech, even. Basically, you stick a tatto wherever you want and when the phone detects it, it unlocks. You can say goodbye to the waterdrops and the fades, the phone recognizes you. We have seen similar technology incorporated in LG devices as well, such as the face ...
Read More »Android running devices pre-loaded with the new Google Now Launcher
The Google Now Launcher, which has so far been available only for the Nexus family, has now become the built-in launcher of future ZTE devices. The first device to have the Google Now Launcher available is the Blade Vec 4G by ZTE. The device will be running Android 4.4 pre-loaded with the Google Now Launcher and sets the stage for ...
Read More »Twitter under pressure to release data
Reverend Jesse Jackson, a U.S. civil rights advocate has begun pressuring Twitter to follow in the footsteps of Google, Facebook, LinkedIn and Yahoo, to release its employee diversity data, claiming that blacks were underrepresented in the tech community based on racial discrimination rather than on skills and abilities. Jackson has founded The Rainbow Push Coalition, a black empowerment group, with ...
Read More »Microsoft to lay off 18.000 employees
Microsoft has announced on Thursday, July 17th that the company was going to begin massive layoffs of up to 14% of their staff, to be accomplished in the following year. Most affected by these layoffs will be the newly acquired Nokia devices and services division, with a cut of about 12.500 jobs, the company planning to shift non-Windows OS based ...
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