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Latest Apple patent points at gesture controlled Apple TV
Apple Inc. has been granted 34 patents by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Included in the batch is an incredibly broad patent for gesture-based controls or “Three dimensional user interface session control”, as described in the patent. The patent was actually first filed in 2011 and describes how human gestures could be used to ...
Leaked: Apple Watch ‘Companion’ app for iPhone, plus new features
Apple fans keen to know how the upcoming Apple Watch will work will be delighted to know that an Apple Watch app for the iPhone is being tested in the latest iOS 8.2 beta. The iPhone app manages Apple Watch application settings, and controls how the two devices interact. Settings in the app also point ...
Samsung launches Galaxy A7: ultra-thin, metal uni-body and 8-core processor
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. has officially introduced the new ultra-thin Galaxy A7 smartphone. Coming in at a thickness of just 6.3mm, the Galaxy A7 beats the recently launched Galaxy A5 and becomes Samsung’s thinnest smartphone to hit the market. Rumors about the Galaxy A7’s specifications leaked in December, and since then the anticipation for the ...
2014 App Store sales up 50%, iOS devs paid total of $25B and 2015 off to a record start
Apple Inc. has set a new record in sales on its App Store. iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch users spent half a billion dollars in the first week of 2015, with New Year’s Day ranking as the single biggest day in the App Store’s sales history. “This year is off to a tremendous start after ...
BBM coming to Android Wear, BlackBerry enters smartwatch market
By integrating BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) into Android Wear, BlackBerry Ltd. is entering the smartwatch market. The announcement happened yesterday at the Consumer Electronics Showcase (CES), taking place in Las Vegas this week. The integration will bring all of the BBM features straight to your wrist, including push notifications for new messages, the ability to read full ...
LG drops Android for WebOS-powered smartwatch coming in 2016
LG Electronics Inc. has a new range of smartwatches in the works slated for release in early 2016. Unlike the company’s current line, the G Watch and the G Watch R, which runs Google Inc.’s Android operating system (OS) for smartwatches, Android Wear, the new lineup will run WebOS. An anonymous source, speaking to the ...
Take the Apple Watch for a spin with this interactive online demo
With rumors circulating that Apple Inc. will release the Apple Watch at the end of March, you still have a few weeks to wait before you can get your hands on the real deal. However, courtesy of Pipes, the iOS news app, you can have a go on their online, interactive Apple Watch demo. The ...
Apple Watch on sale in March, retail training kicks off in February
Apple Inc.’s release of the long-awaited Apple Watch could go on sale by the end of March, according to 9to5Mac’s Mark Gurman. According to his sources, Apple is completing work on the Watch’s software and the device will be ready to ship in the U.S. by the end of March. According to sources aware of Apple’s ...
WhatsApp hits 700M users sending 30B messages daily
The popularity of messaging service WhatsApp continues to grow at a rapid pace. The latest figures, announced by WhatsApp Inc. CEO Jan Koum in a Facebook post, saw one of the world’s most popular messaging services increase their monthly active users to 700 million. These 700 million users are sending an astounding 30 billion messages ...
TCL acquires Palm, intends to crowdsource the brand’s comeback
It’s official. Palm has a new home. On Tuesday, TCL Communication Technology Holdings Limited announced that it is the proud new owner of the PDA giant of old, confirming last week’s rumor that the brand could be coming back under Chinese ownership. TCL said it will create a new subsidiary, Palm Inc., which will operate ...