Toshiba Corp. has introduced its first application processor designed for wearable computing devices. The system-on-chip will be available later this year. The new ApP Lite TZ1001MBG chip will power such devices as activity monitors, smart watches, bracelet- and glasses. Toshiba ApP Lite TZ1001MBG integrates ARM Cortex-M4F processor (with 48MHz clock-rate) …
Read More »HTC admits to One (M8) benchmark cheating
It seems that some phone makers are still cheating in Android benchmarks as HTC has admitted that it optimised the One (M8) to push itself harder than normal in order to get higher benchmark results. People began suspecting that this was the case when the new HTC phone began dominating …
Read More »Lenovo recalls 150 thousand laptop batteries due to fire hazard
Lenovo Group on Friday said it would recall as many as 150 thousand laptop batteries due to fire hazard. The batteries powered over ten different ThinkPad notebook models, which were on sale in the U.S., Canada and China. According to the U.S. consumer product safety commission, Lenovo has received two …
Read More »BlackBerry sales fall 64% due to poor BB10 adoption
BlackBerry sales have taken another dive thanks to poor adoption of the BlackBerry 10 platform. The troubled phone maker posted a fiscal fourth quarter loss of $423 million down from a $98 million profit last year. Revenue also fell 64 per cent to $976 million. According to Thomson Reuters, analysts …
Read More »Dell licenses Android-, Chrome- and Xbox-related patents from Microsoft
Dell and Microsoft this week announced a patent licensing agreement that covers a broad set of intellectual property and also causes a lot of questions. Under the terms of the deal, Dell will obtain licenses to use Microsoft IP that covers Google Android and Chrome platforms. Moreover, Dell may get …
Read More »Microsoft launches free Office for Apple iPad, but there is a catch
Microsoft Corp. on Thursday made several announcements regarding Office suite applications for Apple iOS and Google Android mobile platforms. The company introduced Office for the iPad and free Office Mobile apps for iPhone and Android smartphones. While the applications are free to get, Microsoft requires Office 365 subscription to actually …
Read More »Apple quietly sells its 500 millionth iPhone smartphone
This quarter shipments of Apple iPhone have crossed the psychologically important milestone: 500 million units in life-to-date sales. Despite of the fact that Apple’s share is declining on the market of smartphones, the iPhone remains the most popular handset on the planet in terms of unit shipments. Steve Jobs demonstrated …
Read More »Cut the Rope dev hopes to cancel King’s ‘Candy’ trademark
Cut the Rope developer, ZeptoLab is currently fighting King.com's controversial trademark of the word “Candy” on the grounds that the trademark hinders fair use of the word in the development community. If ZeptoLab's push is successful, then King will lose the trademark in Europe and game developers can freely use …
Read More »Intel completes acquisition of wearable computing devices maker
Intel Corp. this week announced that it had finalised acquisition of Basis Science, a maker of wearable computing devices. The acquisition accelerates Intel's wearable products focus. It also brings access to new technology, and further expands the leadership team with new people who have a proven track record of innovation …
Read More »The new HTC One has been officially revealed
HTC has had a hard time keeping the new HTC One (M8) under wraps, over the last couple of months the device has been leaked in long, in depth videos and pictures but now the company has officially revealed its new flagship device- which is available to buy today. HTC …
Read More »Moto 360 to be customisable like the Moto X and Moto G
Last week Google announced the Android Wear operating system along with two partner devices, one of those devices was the Moto 360 which is arguably the most stylish smartwatch to date. Motorola has become known for its customisation options on the Moto X and Moto G and it looks like …
Read More »First details about the MacBook Air 12” get revealed
While Apple MacBook Air family has probably been the most popular Apple laptops for quite some time now, they were not significantly updated in the last three years. A media report claims that Apple plans to introduce an all-new MacBook Air 12”, which will not only have larger display than …
Read More »Apple mulls iTunes for Android, new music streaming service
Apple is thinking about releasing a version of iTunes music and content store for Google Android operating system, according to a media report. In addition, the consumer electronics giant is mulling to create an on-demand music service like Spotify in a bid to continue earning from selling music and digital …
Read More »Microsoft and Nokia deal won’t close until April
Microsoft's $7.17 billion Nokia buyout deal was announced late last year, the deal was expected to finally close this month however, regulators have delayed the finalisation until April as a few more approvals need to be made. Microsoft's Executive Vice President, Brad Smith, announced the small delay in a blog …
Read More »Sony: we are looking for 4K-capable smartphone hardware
Both analysts as well as developers of application processors for mobile devices are predicting the emergence of smartphones with ultra-high-definition displays in the foreseeable future. Even so, none smartphone makers have so far disclosed plans to launch such gadgets. A Sony executive this week was the first official for a …
Read More »Samsung Gear 2, Gear Fit devices get priced: $199, $299
Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Gear smart-watch has not become popular due to many reasons, but the main one was its price of $299. With the Gear 2 series of watches as well as Gear Fit smart-band the company risks to repeat its central mistake: price the devices higher than customers are …
Read More »Moto 360 watch to pair with phones running Android 4.3 and up
Motorola recently announced the Moto 360 smartwatch, one of two upcoming watches featuring the all new Android Wear operating system. Since Android is all about being open, the Moto 360 will be able to pair with all devices running Android 4.3 or higher, unlike Samsung's Gear line of smartwatches which …
Read More »Huawei denies plans to release dual-OS smartphone
Huawei, a top maker of smartphones, has denied plans to release a handset with two operating systems, Google Android and Microsoft Windows Phone. Instead, the China-based manufacturer intends to keep offering phones with Android and Windows Phone, but separately. Last week it turned out that Huawei was going to release …
Read More »MSI Shows Off New Gaming Notebooks
Earlier this week KitGuru was invited to attend the launch event for MSI's new range of gaming notebooks. Star of the show was the debutant GS60 which is the lightest and thinnest 15.6″ gaming notebook on the market. But before gorging on the glamorous GS60, let's outline the key features …
Read More »Toshiba’s adapter converts HDDs into wireless storage devices
Wireless hard disk drives are extremely convenient and easy to use. But their major problem is a rather high price which prevents many people from buying large wireless storage devices. Fortunately, it looks like Toshiba Corp. has found a solution for the problem. A U.S. division of Toshiba on Wednesday …
Read More »ImgTec debuts PowerVR Wizard: ray-tracing GPUs for mobile devices
Imagination Technologies, a leading-designer of graphics processing technologies for mobile devices, has introduced its brand-new family of graphics IP cores that are designed to render graphics using real-time ray-tracing method. The latter allows to significantly increase realism of graphics on all types of devices. Moreover, Imagination claims that despite of …
Read More »Samsung reportedly faces hiccups with Galaxy S5 production
Samsung Electronics is reportedly facing more issues with production of its new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S5. In addition to a fire on a fab that produces printed-circuit boards for the device, there are problems with production of lenses for the Galaxy S5 cameras. Samsung is seemingly having trouble manufacturing …
Read More »Google unveils Android Wear: first OS for wearable devices
Google on Tuesday introduced the world’s first operating system designed for wearable devices from the ground up. The new OS is expected to enable tens of intelligent wearable devices from tens of manufacturers in the coming quarters. Google Android Wear uses systems found in Android OS for mobile devices and …
Read More »Samsung’s smart-watches may work with other makers’ smartphones
Samsung Electronics’ Gear smart-watches seem to be rather promising solutions for those who want to have an additional mobile companion device that monitors things like heart-rate. Unfortunately, they only work with Samsung’s own Galaxy smartphones at present. However, that might change in the future. The Samsung Gear 2 and Gear …
Read More »Apple re-launches iPad 4 at $399/ £329, replaces iPad 2
Apple on Tuesday re-introduced the iPad 4 16GB at a new price-point of $399/£329. The old-new iPad with retina display will replace the iPad 2 and will significantly improve Apple’s competitive positions on the entry-level market segment. The fourth-generation iPad was originally introduced in 2012 and then discontinued in late …
Read More »Three kills off unlimited tethering
Mobile Network, Three, has just recently upgraded its customers to 4G for free and up until now, there didn't appear to be any drawbacks to the deal. However, now the network has decided to pull unlimited tethering from its current tariffs, which was a key benefit to the popular ‘One …
Read More »Steve Jobs was against making an Apple TV, new book says
Even though Steve Jobs told his biographer Walter Isaacson that he was interested in making Apple TV and even knew how to make a unique TV-set, the co-founder of Apple also told other executives of the company that it did not make sense to enter the TV business. Despite of …
Read More »Microsoft may launch Office for iPad this month
Satya Nadella, chief executive officer of Microsoft Corp., may unveil a version of Office software suite for Apple iPad media tablet later this month. The set of programs will help Microsoft to boost its revenue in case users of the iPad find the Office useful and necessary. The world’s largest …
Read More »8GB iPhone 5C may launch tomorrow
According to leaked documents from O2 Germany, Apple is set to launch an 8GB iPhone 5C tomorrow in an attempt to boost the devices poor sales. However, it might not actually do any good as the 8GB model is tipped to sell for just £60 less than the 16GB model- …
Read More »Vodafone to offer exclusive gold Galaxy S5 at launch
With the Samsung Galaxy S5 release swiftly approaching, Vodafone has been keen to trumpet to the world that not only will it be stocking a lot of the new handset, but it will also have the exclusive on the gaudiest of the phone's colour schemes: gold. “We’ve focussed on a …
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