In addition to their force touchpad toting MacBook and 13″ MacBook pro, Apple have announced the 15″ MacBook pro. Its force touchpad offers the same functionality as the one seen on these models: ‘taptic’ feedback when performing certain tasks, providing a sense of depth to the pad. Apple have opened up the developer API for the trackpad, meaning that we can expect to ...
Read More »Oculus Rift will not block VR porn
Luckey Palmer, co-founder of Oculus VR, has stated that the team will not block X-rated content for its VR headset, the Oculus Rift. When asked at the Silicon Valley Virtual Reality Conference on Monday, about his plans regarding adult content on their device, he had this to say: “The rift is an open platform. We don’t control what software can ...
Read More »LG Unveils Wallpaper OLED Panel
Lg unveils its 55-inch wallpaper OLED panel in Seoul at a media event today. The new LG product is far thinner compared to its LG Displays existing flagship 55-Inch OLED panel that is 4.3 mm thick. This new OLED display is a only 0.97 mm thick and weighs in at 1.9 kg. It can be easily put up on a ...
Read More »YotaPhone 2 Reaches Crowdfunding Goal in Less Than 5 Hours
When talking about innovating ideas within the Smartphone industry only a few come to mind. However there is a clear company that holds that number one spot at the top as a shiny beacon of bringing things to the table that will change the game of mobile devices completely. This company is Yota Devices, and with their eyes set on ...
Read More »Two New LG Mid-range Devices Announced: The G4 Stylus and G4c
LG Electronics officially announced today that they will be adding two new members to the G4 family, the G4 Stylus and the G4c. Both devices will be in the mid-range category and are great alternatives to the more high end devices in the G4 line. The real question is, can these two smartphones match up to the other devices in ...
Read More »Scratch Wireless Smartphone Arise Provides Free Calls Via Wi-Fi
Thrifty individuals—the sort that hold onto old appliances and electronics until they self-combust—are a notoriously elusive and fickle market. Rather predictably, it is tough to wrangle a demographic that is loath to spend money to sustain survival, let alone on new consumer electronics. None the less, this is the market that Scratch Wireless hopes to corner. The bait with which ...
Read More »WYX Remix Android Smartphone Dock Ready to Ship In July
Looking for a Android smartphone dock that is decked out in high end features? Well lucky for you this might be your last stop in your shopping adventure. Shenzhen Weiyixun Technology (or SWT) released the successor to the WYX Android Dock, the new and improved WYX Remix Android Dock. Not much of a change in name but definitely a change ...
Read More »Apple’s $930 million reduced by court in Samsung case
Remember when Apple won its lawsuit against Samsung in 2012 for infringing upon its patents? Well, they’re still arguing about it and while the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reaffirmed that Samsung most certainly copied the iPhone, an opinion filed by the court today declares that Apple will receive less than the $930 million originally proposed for damages. ...
Read More »ASUS ZenFone 2 Hitting North American Smartphone Market
Known primarily in the United States for its desktop’s, laptops, and computer parts, ASUS is set to make a foray into the North American smartphone market with the ZenFone 2. The ASUS ZenFone 2 faces an uphill battle against more entrenched competitors as it moves in on the territory of the Samsung Galaxy S6 and the iPhone 6. Those looking ...
Read More »Apple Beefs Up GPS Program With Coherent Navigation Purchase
Apple yesterday confirmed to The New York Times their purchase of global positioning company, Coherent Navigation. MacRumors got wind of the acquisition before the official announcement, reporting that Coherent Navigation’s CEO, Paul Lego, and co-founders, William Bencze and Brett Ledvina, had already made the transition to new positions at Apple. Apple has not officially released the reason for the purchase, ...
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