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Report: Apple buys Silicon Valley health startup Gliimpse

According to report by Fast Company, Cupertino-based mobile and services giant Apple has acquired personal health startup Gliimpse for an undisclosed amount. The niche…

Apple replaces revolver with water gun, highlights new emoji coming to iOS 10

While Google may have been leading the charge for more inclusive emoji in its operating systems, it’s Apple that has beat everyone to actually…

How successful is Apple every second? This website breaks it down

We all know that Apple is swimming in an embarrassment of riches, as evident by numerous reports and their most recent earnings. How do…

Weekly Round Up #71: Nintendo NX leaks, Apple financials, Verizon buys Yahoo & more

Welcome to Weekly Roundup, our podcast discussing the latest tech trends, innovation, and news from the last few days. This week, Hadlee Simons plays…

Apple Q3 2016 earnings is a mixed bag, iPhone still its biggest product

Many people cite Sony’s PlayStation 4 as keeping the company afloat, but clearly Apple‘s in the same boat, using the iPhone as a paddle,…

Android full-disk encryption is less secure than Apple’s, study finds

If you use an encrypted Android device that sports a Qualcomm CPU at its heart, this news is for you. Encryption usually makes infiltrating…

How do tech giants contribute to the clean, green energy economy?

Most of us consider the internet to be a virtual world in which we can learn, communicate, store data and perform a host of…

Apple is breaking down silos and focusing on how customers use tech

Its easy to get caught up in feature-hype. After all, Apple probably announced over 1000 new features for its OSX and iOS operating systems…

5 things you should know about Apple’s $3-billion Beats buy

Apple is officially acquiring the stylish audio product company Beats for a total of US$3-billion. Founded by Jimmy Iovine and Dr Dre (formally Andre…

All of a sudden, things aren’t looking so bad for Microsoft

Over the last few months people have been asking a lot of questions about Microsoft. That’s understandable. Steve Ballmer’s retirement was sudden and, even…

Intel presses for conflict-free minerals in Africa with new microprocessors

Africa has a lot of conflict minerals, from blood diamonds to tantalum and tin. Pretty much all electronic devices require minerals such as gold,…

Apple and Google have already won the smartphone wars, now what?

Last year, Android and iOS devices accounted for 93.8% of global smartphone shipments. That’s 94 out of every 100 shipped to operators and retailers….

Want to go to Apple’s WWDC? You’ll need to enter a lottery

Apple’s announced the dates for the 2014 edition of its annual Worldwide Developer’s Conference and if you want tickets, chances are you’re going to…

We’re still buying loads of tablets, but iOS isn’t winning any more

There may be some truth to the notion that our love affair with tablets is over (or at least not as passionate as it…

Could an Apple device detect your next heart attack?

If Google wants to stop people ageing, then it looks like Apple wants to help prevent some of the maladies that come with age….

3 factors that will see robotics play a role in the most unlikely places

Robotics are on the rise, and with Google’s recent robotics acquisitions, some techies are hoping that the long-promised era of helpful robots may one…

Samsung owning numbers game as smartphone shipments go past 1bn

Turns out 2013 was a landmark year for smartphones. Not because any particularly amazing models were launched, things were actually pretty slow on that…

Apple releases kaleidoscopic video for Mac’s 30th birthday

Apple’s released a video celebrating 30 years of the Mac and while it might please some, we can’t help but feel that it will…

No iPhone decline in sight, analysts say sales climbed 16% last quarter

As Apple gets ready to announce its financial results early next week, analysts are predicting another booming quarter for iPhone sales. A round-up of…

Google, Nest and the Internet of Things: welcome to your future

Who does not know Google? It’s a brand that is etched into the consciousness of almost everybody who has touched a computer, smartphone, or…

Building an app? Relax, there’s only a 99.9% chance it won’t make a profit

We’d like you think about something for a moment. When was the last time you picked up your phone and scrolled through the app…

Here’s how some of tech’s biggest stocks fared in 2013

2013 was a fascinating year for the technology sector in the stock market. We witnessed Apple’s share price fall from grace in the most…

Forget NFC payments, iBeacon could change everything

I’ve lost count how many (hardly-working, rickety) demos I’ve seen on how NFC is going to change commerce and payments as we know it….

Keyboard and Mouse or Controller The Right Choice by Game Type

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Acer Unleashes Beastly New Predator BiFrost and Nitro GPUs with AMD Radeon RX 9000 Series

Philips Evnia Drops Jaw-Dropping QD OLED Monitors: 240Hz, Ambiglow, and All the Good Stuff

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