Sunday, 2 April 2017

WSJ: Apple's valuation soared by $144.8 billion during the calendar first quarter

Apple investors are now celebrating the company's best quarter in five years. The three month period expired on Friday, March 31st, and during the quarter Apple's valuation rose by $144.8 billion or 24%. Kicking off the strong buying interest among hedge funds, mutual funds and individual investors was Apple's surprisingly buff fiscal first quarter earnings report which was released on January 31st. The report showed that Apple had sold a record 78.3 million units of the iPhone during the three months, thus ending a short streak of year-over-year declines in iPhone sales.

On January 31st, ...

Scythe Fuma SCFM-1000 Big Air CPU Cooler Review

Does Scythe’s mid-priced, dual-fan, dual-tower CPU cooler have the performance to make it a better value?

Specs and another new render leak for the Moto X (2017)

The Moto X (2017) has been the subject of a number of leaks, and this morning we have another alleged render to show you along with rumored specs of the model.. First, let's start with the specs. According to a tweet from tipster Roland Quandt, the handset has a model number of XT-180x and a codename of "Sanders." Driving the phone will be the Snapdragon 625 SoC featuring an octa-core chipset and the Adreno 506 GPU. Inside will be 3GB/4GB RAM with 32GB/64GB of native storage. And at least one of the dual-cameras on back weighs in at 13MP. This obviously sounds like the Moto X (2017) will be a mid-range ...

Saturday, 1 April 2017

Before the Moto X, there was the Motorola DROID X

It was November 5th, 2009 when the Motorola DROID was launched. A Verizon exclusive in the U.S., Big Red finally had its iPhone challenger. And with Android 2.0 on board, Google's open source operating system was about to become the most popular mobile OS in the world. While many Verizon customers adored their device, only 8 months later some of them were ready to upgrade to a particular new phone with a huge (for the times) display and a unique design that set it apart from other handsets. We are talking about the Motorola DROID X.

The first thing that stood out about the DROID X was the ...

Best Galaxy S8 and S8+ accessories - cases, car chargers, headphones, and other essentials

If you are planning to own, or already have the Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+, you are likely interested in some accessories to protect your investment and help you make the most of it.

That's great – the choice is big, the possibilities are exciting, and buying any of the 10 Galaxy S8/S8+ accessories we've rounded up below will be a solid decision.

Check them out in the convenient slideshow below, where we've included all the visuals, descriptions, and purchase links you'll need.


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Apple, Google, Amazon and others are interested in buying Toshiba's memory chip business

A group of top tech companies like Apple, Google and Amazon are interested in purchasing Toshiba's memory chip business. The company that succeeds in buying the division will be obtaining the second largest provider of memory chips for smartphones and computers behind Samsung. The business accounted for 25% of Toshiba's $50.9 billion USD in revenue during its last fiscal year. The company is still bleeding red ink, and could report a $9 billion loss this year thanks to issues that have nothing to do with the memory chip business. But selling it to the highest bidder could bring in some much needed ...

Six more smartwatches are now receiving Android Wear 2.0

Just the other day, we told you that Google had finally commented on the delay in rolling out Android Wear 2.0. Originally expected to be disseminated in February, only a trio of watches received it when a bug forced Google to apply the breaks to the update. The three that were updated were the Fossil Q Founder, Casio Smart Outdoor Watch WSD-F10 and the Tag Heuer Connected. At the time, Google said that it would resume pushing out the update when everything was copacetic.

Well, it seems that everything is A-OK, and six additional smartwatches are now receiving Android Wear 2.0. Those models ...