Month: July 2014

The research firm Gartner is predicting that the total number of PC, tablet and mobile phone shipments, including those of iPhones and iPads, will go up 4.2 percent worldwide in 2014, with traditional PC shipments starting to recover while tablets slow down. Gartner believes that shipments of traditional PC desktop […] Read the original post…

The research firm Gartner is predicting that the total number of PC, tablet and mobile phone shipments will go up 4.2 percent worldwide in 2014, with traditional PC shipments starting to recover while tablets slow down. Gartner believes that shipments of traditional PC desktop and notebook sales will total 276.22 […] Read the original post…

Your day begins at dawn. After all, you are lying in a sleeping bag under the open sky grateful that you haven’t: a) been stabbed by a grifter, b) been trampled by a herd of animals or c) contracted hypothermia and frozen to death. Read the original post by Engadget

Over the weekend, we did bring you word that there is a new TSA rule in town – your consumer electronics devices will need to be turned on before you board a flight, so make sure that your personal devices have enough juice left, or at least adequate residue to […] Read the original post…

In the latest BlackBerry “Fact Check,” CEO John Chen said that while Knox is a good step for Android, it’s not BlackBerry-level security. Read the original post by Joe Rossignol

The tiny Divoom Voombox Travel speaker offers solid Bluetooth audio performance in a portable, outdoor-friendly package. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

Apple seeded beta 3 of iOS 8 earlier today to registered developers of its iOS developer program. Apple unveiled iOS 8 last month with a number of new features like Handoff, custom keyboards, widgets, interactive notifications etc. Here’s what’s new in iOS 8 beta 3. Continue reading → Read the original post by Jason

Apple today released the third beta of iOS 8, which brings a number of improvements, changes, and bug fixes to the beta software that was first introduced on June 2. iOS 8 beta 3 also includes several minor interface tweaks and modifications that make the beta feel both […] Read the original post by Juli…

Along side iOS 8 beta 3, Apple has also seeded OS X Yosemite Preview 3 to registered developers of the Mac developer program. Continue reading → Read the original post by Jason

Lepow Official via Amazon offers Prime members the Lepow Moonstone 6,000mAh External Battery Pack in Apple Green, model no. L-MS6000-AppleGreen-US-01-FBA, for $17.99 with free shipping. (Non-members can spend $35 or more to qualify for free shipping; otherwise, shipping adds $5.55.) That’s the lowest total price we could find by $4, […] Read the original post…

Developers interested in playing around with OS X 10.10 can now check out the Yosemite preview 3. The latest beta of iOS 8 was also released today, if you’re interested in playing with the bleeding edge on the iPhone and iPad side of things. Head on over to the Mac App Store […] Read the…

As companies continue to look for ways to make our homes smarter, right down to the lights, the apps that make these smart devices work need to continue to upgrade to support more devices, and broaden functionality. Quirky, which aims to be a hub for all your smart home accessories […] Read the original post…

Think you’re digitally connected today? You haven’t seen anything yet. Forget carrying a smartphone in your pocket. Read the original post by Emmy Advanced Media

NEW YORK — Archer-Daniels-Midland said it will buy Swiss natural ingredient company Wild Flavors for $3.1 billion in cash and debt, as it seeks to expand its offerings to food and beverage companies. Read the original post by TheStreet.com

Walmart offers the Seiki 55″ 4K 2160p LED LCD Ultra HD Television, model no. SE55UY04, for $579 with free shipping. That’s tied with our mention from a week ago as the best we’ve seen for any 55″ 4K TV. (It’s also the lowest total price we could find for this […] Read the original post…