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Google is launching Android Pay today

Google has been preparing its second attempt at breaking in to mobile payments following the success and adoption of Apple Pay. Google's new implementation is called ‘Android Pay' and it is launching today in the US, with support for phones running Android 4.4 KitKat and above. The new app will …

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iOS 9 will roll out next week

Apple's annual September event took place yesterday, at which we saw the new iPhones, a new Apple TV and the new iPad Pro and iPad Mini. Along with these new devices, Apple users will be getting a software upgrade, with iOS 9 set to roll out next week on the …

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Apple speeds up iPad mini, makes it thinner and lighter

Apple on Wednesday introduced its fourth-generation iPad mini tablet. The new slate is thinner and lighter than all of its predecessors, yet it offers considerably higher performance and image quality than previous models thanks to a new system-on-chip as well as display technology. The Apple iPad mini 4 – the company’s …

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Apple unveils iPad Pro: The notebook-replacement iPad

Apple on Wednesday introduced its iPad Pro, the largest tablet from the company ever. The slate is designed for professionals, it sports bigger 12.9” display, comes with optional physical keyboard and stylus as well as features considerably higher performance than its predecessors. The tablet was developed as a replacement for …

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Apple announces the new Apple TV

Apple's September event is still on-going, with the company ushering out announcement after announcement. Next up on the block is the long-rumoured Apple TV, which has finally received its first revamp in years, with a new remote, voice support, better app support and even the addition of Siri. The new …

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Apple announce iPhone 6S, iPad Pro and Watch OS 2

Apple's annual September event is well under way and so far, some big announcements have been made. First up, the iPad Pro is now an official thing, featuring a 12.9 inch screen, An A9X chip offering twice the performance of last year's A8X and a new stylus, to help designers …

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Samsung unveils the first 4.26GHz LPDDR4 chip with 12Gb capacity

Samsung Electronics has announced that it had begun mass production of LPDDR4 memory chips with 12Gb capacity. The new memory devices were designed for high-performance smartphones and tablets that require a lot of ultra-fast dynamic random access memory. Samsung’s 12Gb LPDDR4 memory chip not only features unprecedented capacity – 12Gb, …

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Apple TV hardware specs leak out ahead of announcement

The Apple TV is set to be announced at next Wednesday's iPhone 6S event. This will be the first major revision to Apple's set top box in years and we are expecting some pretty big changes for the device. For starters, according to a new internal spec leak, the new …

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iPad Pro to start shipping in November

Apple's long rumoured iPad Pro is apparently just around the corner, with an announcement set to take place at one of Apple's upcoming press conferences. The new tablet will sport a larger 12 inch screen, though it won't start shipping until November, which is apparently due to the fact that …

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Tech giants to pay out $415 million in poaching lawsuit

A US District Judge today approved a $415 million settlement in the no-poaching lawsuit levied at several massive tech companies, including Google, Apple and Intel. The class action lawsuit came about after it was discovered that several massive tech companies agreed to not poach employees from one another, which in …

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Apple to announce 4K iMac in October

Last year Apple surprised us all with a 5K iMac, featuring a custom made display controller to get the massive resolution running properly. It seemed like an odd move at the time considering the massive push for 4K. However, this year it looks like Apple is set to launch a …

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The Apple TV may be getting a price bump

Apple hasn't updated its Apple TV set top box for quite some time now. As a result, the price is fairly low, coming in at $99 for a brand new model. We have been hearing about the new Apple TV for some time now and aside from the updated internals, …

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Apple is now the second biggest wearable maker, behind Fitbit

Apple has managed to climb its way up to the second biggest wearable maker in the world, right behind Fitbit. According to market analysis from IDC, Apple's quarterly numbers show that the company managed to ship 3.6 million Apple Watch units following its launch in the second quarter. On the …

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Apple loses German court battle on ‘slide to unlock’ patent

Apple just lost another fairly important court battle in Germany, over a patent for unlocking smartphones with a finger swipe. Judges yesterday ruled that the ‘slide to unlock' method isn't sophisticated enough in order to be awarded with patent protection. This could end up having an impact on another of …

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TSMC obtains orders from AMD and Nvidia for 16nm FinFET chips

Although Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is behind Samsung Foundry with its first-generation FinFET fabrication technology, which is why it lost orders from Apple and Qualcomm, it will still produce chips using 16nm FinFET manufacturing process for other major customers, including Advanced Micro Devices and Nvidia Corp. Advanced Micro Devices plans …

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Apple patent invalidated ahead of Samsung lawsuit retrial

The Apple VS Samsung patent lawsuit just took an interesting turn as the US Patent and Trademark Office has invalidated one of the key patents involved in the suit. Design patent D618677, which details the front of the old iPhone 3G has been invalidated due to an insufficient description on …

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Boot Camp now supports Windows 10 64-bit on Macs

While many find OS X to be a useful operating system for certain applications, it does have a few compatibility limitations, which is why Apple has supplied its Boot Camp tool for years, allowing Mac owners to install a copy of Windows in a hard drive partition. Boot Camp previously …

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EU clears Apple of anti-competitive behaviour with Apple Music

Earlier this year, ahead of Apple Music's initial announcement, the European Commission launched an investigation in to Apple's business practises leading up to the streaming service's launch. At the time, the EU suspected that Apple may be resorting to anti-competitive tactics in order to get an edge over competing companies. …

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iOS 9 will switch to mobile data if WiFi plays up

Apple is currently working on iOS 9, which will launch towards the end of October alongside the new set of iPhones for this year. We've already got wind of a few new features heading our way thanks to the public beta test, though Apple still has plenty more to share. …

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Apple Music already has 11 million users

Around six weeks back, Apple launched Apple Music, its new streaming service set to take on Spotify. In order to get people on-board, Apple offered its users an extensive three-month free trial, which apparently a lot of people were interested in as the service already has around 11 million users. …

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Apple avoids lawsuit over disappearing iMessages

It seems like Apple is in a new legal battle every few weeks these days. However, today, it actually managed to avoid a lawsuit, after convincing a judge to rule in its favour in a case targeting the iMessage service. A while back, Adrienne Moore filed a complaint claiming that …

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