Owners of Apple devices across Australia have reported that their devices have been hacked and are being digitally held for ransom by hackers demanding payment before they will relinquish control, the Sydney Times reported. iPad, iPhone and Mac owners…
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One of the reasons Motorola’s forthcoming Moto 360 smartwatch has captured tech fans’ attention is simple: it’s got a circular display, and it looks damn fine compared to the rectangular smartwatches being pushed by other OEMs. But a batch of…
Apple’s big yearly event, the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) is right around the corner, scheduled for June 2. There, many expect to see the unveiling of its newest iteration of its mobile operating system, iOS 8, and, if we’re lucky, the…
News broke this morning that Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects division, or ATAP, is working on developing a tablet-sized version of its 3D mapping smartphone, Project Tango. According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Google intends…
Apple’s patents tend to make news because they offer hints about what gadgets the tech company is cooking up and preparing to unleash on its fans. But today, news is spreading about another patent that’s more interesting because of its environmental…
Today, if you meet a person who doesn’t have a mobile phone it’s like running into someone from another era.…
Trying to figure out the future of Google’s line of smartphones and tablets is becoming something of an industry in and of itself. It’s impossible to know for sure what’s going to happen, but that doesn’t stop every tech writer and blogger from…
If you’ve got a Nexus device – that includes the Nexus 4 and 5 smartphones and the Nexus 7 and 10 tablets – then you might want to keep your eyes peeled on May 23. A new report suggests that Google will start rolling out the latest version of…
Last week, enterprising code-analyzers found evidence of what might be Google’s next Nexus tablet, discovering code for something called “Flounder” in the Chromium issue tracker (quick reminder: Google codenames its Nexus products after fish).…
Technology monolith Google has decided to begin selling its highly-discussed wearable technology, Google Glass, to the public. That’s right, if you live in the United States, have $1,500 to spend and the desire to attach technology to your face, you…
A new report today claims that Apple’s forthcoming update to its mobile operating system, iOS 8, will introduce multitasking for the first time. If true, this could be a major boon to those looking to get work done on the iPad. A post on 9to5Mac cites…
Motorola’s big claim to fame lately has been the Moto 360, the hotly anticipated Android Wear smartwatch that we’re hoping to hear more about before its scheduled summer release. But Motorola has been a phone maker for a long, long time, and today…
Hardware and phone manufacturer LG has been on the promotional uptick for its new smart watch, the LG G Watch, since its unveil earlier this year. As we near its forthcoming summer release, the company has released a minute-long teaser video for the…
It’s a day ending in “y,” so that means there’s yet another rumor purporting to know when Apple’s new iPhone is going to be released. Despite more than one report of delays for the larger iPhone 6 with a 5.5-inch display, a new report from…
As you’ve no doubt heard, Microsoft has finally completed the process of purchasing Nokia’s devices division. That means that Microsoft owns the company responsible for making its Windows Phone handsets, including the impressive Lumia 1020 super…
Over the last few months, we’ve gotten rumor after rumor about a potential Nexus 8 tablet coming from Google. First we heard it’d hit in April. Then we heard it’d hit in July. Since then, rumor-mongers stopped bothering with giving us specific…
Yesterday, Google rolled out a new update for its Maps app—you know, the one you rely on to get anywhere when you’re not a hundred percent familiar with the route. The newest features added to Maps make the app’s navigation and informational services…
Earlier this year Google sold Motorola to Lenovo for $2.9 billion. The sale of Motorola by Google was definitely unexpected. Despite Motorola’s shrinking revenue and operating losses, it seemed Google still had faith it could turn the company around…
Even as our understanding of the forthcoming iPhone 6 starts to take shape, it seems every few days there’s a new rumor that forces us to reconsider. For instance, we’ve heard more than a few times that Apple plans on releasing two models of the…
Microsoft has reportedly been working on a miniaturized version of its Surface computing tablet for just about two years. The company’s family of tablets has struggled to gain market share close to what Apple boasts with the iPad line. It seems, at…