Facebook’s F8 conference: What you can expect, and how to watch the key moments live By Damon Poeter 30 April 2014 Facebook has brought back F8 this year, and here we’re discussing what the main points of interest are likely to be – and what we won’t hear about, too.
Ultra-private Blackphone to sport Tegra 4i chipset By Damon Poeter 29 April 2014 Swiss mobile device maker SGP Technologies announced Monday that it will be using Nvidia's Tegra 4i chipset to handle application processing and the connectivity in its Blackphone handset.
Apple to boost MacBook Airs with faster chips By Damon Poeter 29 April 2014 Apple is reportedly planning to upgrade its current lineup of MacBook Air laptops on Tuesday with faster processors from Intel.
Report: Semiconductor industry enjoys skyrocketing growth By Damon Poeter 24 April 2014 Makers of memory chips spearheaded a resurgence in worldwide semiconductor revenue, which rose 5 per cent year-over-year in 2013, according to IHS.
Want to be a beta tester for Apple's OS X 10.9.3? Here's how By Damon Poeter 23 April 2014 Apple on Tuesday launched beta testing for OS X 10.9.3, giving interested parties a chance to test drive the next update to the company's Mac operating system.
Report: Microsoft is locking OneDrive users out of their accounts By Damon Poeter 22 April 2014 One paid subscriber of Microsoft's cloud storage and syncing service says he's been locked out of his account for 24 hours with no specific reason given.
Amazon Fire TV not easily repaired, teardown reveals By Damon Poeter 07 April 2014 There are a lot of things to like about the Amazon Fire TV, but repairability isn't one of them. The folks over at ifixit have performed a teardown, scoring the set top box just 6 out of 10.
Apple rumoured to be eyeing up Japanese display chip firm By Damon Poeter 03 April 2014 Apple is reportedly in talks to acquire a chipmaking unit of Japan's Renesas Electronics to shore up its technological edge in designing smartphone displays for its iPhones.
Protesters block San Francisco Google bus with dancing protest By Damon Poeter 03 April 2014 Activists dressed in circus acrobat-style bodysuits danced and cavorted in front of a Google shuttle ahead of a city vote on letting the company use public bus stops for a fee.
Mammoth Nvidia GeForce GTX Titan Z graphics card muscles onto market By Damon Poeter 26 March 2014 Nvidia has lifted the curtain on a monster new GPU, dubbed the GeForce GTX Titan Z, a heavy metal graphics card capable of 8 TeraFLOPS of compute performance.
Project Morpheus: Hands-on preview with Sony’s great VR hope for the PlayStation 4 By Damon Poeter 22 March 2014 We took Sony’s virtual reality headset for a test drive, so read on for our first impressions – and thoughts on how it stacks up against the Oculus Rift DK2.
Oculus Rift DK2: Hands-on preview By Damon Poeter 21 March 2014 We got to spend some time with the Rift DevKit 2 at GDC this week, and the good news is that the device has made some significant strides forward.
Intel proposes new mission to 'reinvent the desktop' By Damon Poeter 20 March 2014 Intel goes all-in on mobile, multi-user all-in-ones and tiny business-class PCs while promising new unlocked Core processors for the hardcore gaming crowd later this year.
Wait, Apple's CarPlay iPhone system actually has BlackBerry inside? By Damon Poeter 06 March 2014 Apple's new in-vehicle infotainment system runs iOS on the surface but underneath the interface, BlackBerry's QNX embedded software is really driving the car.
Apple toppled from tablet market throne as Android devices take top spot By Damon Poeter 04 March 2014 Apple's multi-year reign at the top of the consumer tablet heap ended in 2013 as slates running Google's Android operating system outsold iOS-based iPads for the year, according to Gartner.
MWC 2014: An in-depth look at the future for mobile chipsets By Damon Poeter 27 February 2014 At this week’s MWC, chip makers like Qualcomm, Intel, MediaTek, Nvidia, and Broadcom showed off their mobile platforms for 2014 and beyond.
Intel unleashes XMM 7260 LTE Modem and next-gen Atom systems on a chip By Damon Poeter 24 February 2014 Intel on Monday introduced its next-generation LTE cellular modem and new Atom chipsets for mobile devices at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2014 in Barcelona.
Canonical promises new Linux OS Ubuntu smartphones this year By Damon Poeter 21 February 2014 Roughly a year after introducing its Ubuntu platform for smartphones, Canonical has inked deals with Meizu and BQ to finally ship the new product.
Google unveils futuristic Project Tango, a phone that can create 3D maps of its surroundings By Damon Poeter 21 February 2014 Google on Thursday unveiled Project Tango, a smartphone featuring the futuristic ability to create 3D maps of the surrounding environment. Will there be a use for it, or just another gimmick?
A closer look at the Ubuntu smartphone as it finally becomes a reality By Damon Poeter 20 February 2014 After endless trials and setbacks, Canonical said Wednesday that Spain-based bq and China-based Meizu have signed up to ship Ubuntu phones to customers in 2014. We take a closer look.
Bitcoin ATMs ready to spread through North American cities By Damon Poeter 20 February 2014 After debuting last year in Vancouver, Canada, Robocoin's bitcoin ATMs are set to go online this week in Austin, Texas with other locations in the United States, Canada, and Asia to follow.
Big Xbox One update delayed, Microsoft says By Damon Poeter 12 February 2014 An Xbox One update scheduled for Tuesday has been pushed out to later "this week," Microsoft said, while also revealing details about another big update due in March.
Researchers put nanobots inside human cells By Damon Poeter 11 February 2014 Researchers at Penn State have revealed that they have successfully inserted "nanomotors" inside live human cells, giving the team the ability to propel the cells with ultrasonic waves.
