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This smart coffee table runs both Windows 8 and Android

We’ve seen some big tablets before — like the Lenovo IdeaCentre Horizon Table PC, which earned the tongue-twisting mantle of The Table Tablet, or Samsung’s 40-incher,…

‘WoW’ gets selfie cam because your Orc Mage also looks pretty

So this just happened. Blizzard’s massive multiplayer online game World of Warcraft has just added a selfie feature, with matching filters and all that….

Samsung will be the main producer of the iPhone’s next-gen A9 chip

According to a report from South Korea’s Maeil Business Newspaper, Samsung will be mainly responsible for the A9 chip — Apple’s next badass processor….

Mouse Box is a computer in mouse’s clothing

Microcomputing is a trend that’ll make massive waves in the future. Unlike smartphones, downsizing otherwise large and cumbersome computing devices like laptops and all-in-ones,…

Apple Watch battery will last you an average 19 hours of mixed use

The all so notorious battery issue is still holding back the all so trendy smartwatch movement. Recent reports suggest that the much anticipated, pretty-looking…

HoloLens, Continuum and Cortana: Microsoft’s Windows 10 playbook

We knew Microsoft was going to talk about Windows 10 at length today, but no one realised just how much the company had to…

Xbox One to Windows 10 device streaming coming in 2015

There’s a lot of Windows 10 related news clogging up the internet’s veins this morning, but one piece of news stands out for PC…

Is your new iPhone 5S a battery vampire? Here’s why

Apple noted that for a very limited number of new iPhone 5S’, the battery will drain rapidly. Speaking to the New York Times, Apple…

iPhone 5S, 5C arrives in South Africa, Brazil and others 15 November [rumour]

It’s now widely understood that Apple will launch its two new iPhones, the 5S and 5C, into territories such as South Africa, Qatar and…

Call of Duty: Ghosts ‘Extinction’ trailer reveals 4 player co-op

Call of Duty: Ghosts is coming our way 5 November to Xbox 360, PS3, Wii U and PC. We have already seen some teasers…

Motorola’s modular smartphone, Project Ara, is Phonebloks in all but name

Remember Phonebloks, the modular Lego-like phone you could physically upgrade yourself? Motorola’s at it now with Project Ara, an “open hardware platform for creating…

Google announces Glass 2, will play nice with prescription glasses

Google Glass 1 hasn’t even made it into the hands of consumers (properly) and now Google Glass 2 gets a November launch date. Google…

Google to mass produce its own smartwatch soon, says report

According to people familiar with the matter, Google is currently in talks to mass produce its own fancy smartwatch running Android. This is according…

iOS 7 creator dreams up gold Earpods, gleaming red MacPro for charity

Jony Ive, Senior Vice President of Design at Apple and the genius/madman behind iOS 7 has turned his attention to one of the company’s…

Write directly to iPhone or iPad with the $150 Livescribe 3 smartpen

While we’ve all been watching the news, eagerly awaiting a smartwatch that will actually impress us, we’ve totally missed the boat on smartpens. Enter…

Here’s the best shot of the Nexus 5, which could launch 1 November

We’d all love a Nexus 5 at this point. Google’s stock Android phone (which is said to be one of the first devices to…

New Xbox One ad touts dashboard UI, impressive Kinect voice commands

“Xbox, on.” The new Microsoft ad of the Xbox One shows us the console’s dashboard in action as well as very impressive response time…

LG drops it like a ‘G Flex’: curved phone with ‘self healing’ rear now official

After some leaks, LG has now officially announced its curved smartphone and promises both luxurious form and function. It also has a very curious…

Tizen launches tablet in Japan, but is for developers only

Do you remember Tizen? If not, here’s a hint: it’s a Linux-based OS aimed at mobile devices and it’s available right now, if you’re…

16-bit style side scrolling ‘Super Roman Conquest’ launches on Kickstarter

Announced this week by LucasArt veterans, comes Super Roman Conquest. The same guys behind the likes of Star Wars: 1313 and Star Wars: First…

Samsung files patent for Google Glass competitor ‘sports glasses’

“Galaxy Glasses” does have a ring to it. Though that’s not the official name of Samsung’s new Google Glass concept alternative. Instead a patent…

‘Plants vs. Zombies 2’ finally free for Android

“It’s about time” reads the adequately placed slogan for PopCap’s puzzle-adventure, Plants vs Zombies 2 which has just been made available on Android. Similar…

Microsoft cuts original Surface Pro pricing by $100

Happy days for those of us who haven’t picked up the first, and fairly powerful Surface Pro 1 yet. Microsoft’s just announced that it’s…

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