Friday, January 20, 2017

Samsung launches iPhone app for Gear smartwatches and other top stories.

  • Samsung launches iPhone app for Gear smartwatches

    Samsung launches iPhone app for Gear smartwatches
    Live coverage from the year's biggest technology conference, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The year in tech starts here. Samsung has released the long-awaited iOS apps for its Gear wearable accessories, including the Gear S2 and S3 ...
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  • New Nokia Android Smartphone Officially Revealed

    New Nokia Android Smartphone Officially Revealed
    The first Android-powered smartphone to carry the Nokia name from HMD Global has been announced. The Nokia 6 features 4 GB of RAM, 64 GB of on-board storage alongside microSD support, a 16 megapixel main camera, and a 3,000 mAh battery. The form factor may not push the limits of design - the handset is a monoblock form sculpted from a single piece of aluminium - but it represents the modern design ethics of a smartphone with a 1920x1080 HD screen measuring 5.5 inches on the diagonal. Nokia 6 (..
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  • Alexa took over CES. Now she needs to take over the world

    Alexa took over CES. Now she needs to take over the world
    "Alexa, why are you winning the smart home market?"It seems every appliance that's any appliance is adding Alexa support at CES 2017, giving Amazon a commanding lead in the race to become the de facto smart home standard.Here in Las Vegas, and the United States, it's clear that there's a love of Amazon's skill-based voice platform and how it's bringing useful smart home features to life faster than any other platform. As someone who lives in Australia, though, where Amazon Echo hasn't launched,..
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  • Apple Shares 'Take Mine' Ad Showcasing Photos Taken in Portrait Mode on the iPhone 7 Plus

    Apple Shares 'Take Mine' Ad Showcasing Photos Taken in Portrait Mode on the iPhone 7 Plus
    In 2017, the goal is for Apple to show us some of that roadmap so that the amount of trolling reduces. There are many ways to skin a cat... There will always be trolls regardless of what Apple does. Apple had its share of critics when they announced the iPhone, the iPod, the iPad, the MacBook Air; pretty much everything Apple did was mired in controversy. What we need is more informed, in-depth and well-reasoned arguments. No more of this knee-jerk "Fire Tim Cook" or smart-ass quips which cont..
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  • Canada finds Apple's carrier deals don't hurt competition

    Canada finds Apple's carrier deals don't hurt competition
    The investigation started in 2014 after the Bureau received info hinting that Apple was placing a heavy burden on providers. As in other countries, there were concerns that carriers had to buy a minimum number of iPhones, agree to up-front retail subsidies and give Apple a "most favored nation" clause that prevented rivals from getting better treatment. What evidence exists suggests that carriers could easily "mitigate" these terms, according to the decision.From first-hand experience, the fi..
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  • Traveler says laptop saved him during Florida airport shooting

    Traveler says laptop saved him during Florida airport shooting
    Traveler says laptop saved him during Florida airport shooting Jon Swartz , USA TODAY , KHOU 9:15 PM. CST January 07, 2017 Investigators work in Terminal 2 at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Jan. 7, 2017, the day after a shooting in the baggage area. (Photo: Mike Stocker, AP) SAN FRANCISCO — As shots flew through baggage claim at Terminal 2 of Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, and chaos reigned, one man considered himself lucky.St..
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  • People Have Started Hacking Nintendo's NES Classic And Adding More Games To It

    People Have Started Hacking Nintendo's NES Classic And Adding More Games To It
    It was only a matter of time before people found a way to hack Nintendo’s NES Classic, and that time has come. Earlier this week, modders trading tips on a Russian forum discovered a way to add ROMs to add extra games to the system that was previously limited to only thirty. A modder going by the name madmonkey posted a guide to hacking Nintendo’s NES Classic on a Russian forum last Wednesday. His method requires having a save file in the starting slot for Super Mario Bros., but no actual mec..
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  • Ford redesigns its best-selling F-150 pickup for 2018

    Ford redesigns its best-selling F-150 pickup for 2018
    Ford is updating the look of its F-150 pickups — featuring a redesigned grille — just two years after launching an all-new version of its top-selling model. FordFord is reshaping the look of its best-selling F-150 pickups for the 2018 model year, including body colored grilles instead of chrome on some versions(Photo: Ford Motor)DETROIT -- Ford is updating the look of its F-150 pickups — featuring a redesigned grille — just two years after launching an all-new version of its top-selling..
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  • Dell Unveils World's First Wireless Charging 2-in-1 At CES 2017: Latitude 7285 Touts Ultimate 'No Wires' Experience

    Dell Unveils World's First Wireless Charging 2-in-1 At CES 2017: Latitude 7285 Touts Ultimate 'No Wires' Experience
    The new Dell Latitude 7285 2-in-1 business laptop unveiled at CES 2017 promises the ultimate "no wires" experience, wirelessly charging through its keyboard. Wireless charging is gradually gaining ground as a must-have feature, yet its presence in devices is sporadic at best. Some high-end smartphones offer the feature, while others can support it via special cases that are often clunky. Other devices such as laptops, meanwhile, have yet to join the wireless charging trend - except for the Dell..
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