Компания Alcatel показала на выставке IFA 2014 несколько новых устройств, в том числе 6-дюймовый «планшетофон» Onetouch Hero 2 со стилусом и 8-дюймовый планшет Hero 8. Смартфон получил алюминиевый корпус и IPS-дисплей формата Full HD с защитным стеклом Dragontail. Устройство оборудовано 8-ядерным чипом MediaTek MT6592 с тактовой частотой 2 ГГц, 2 …
Мир переживает настоящий бум мобильных устройств: от коммуникаторов и планшетов до фитнес-браслетов, «умных» часов или проекционных очков вроде Google Glass. Сюда можно отнести даже системы управления «умным домом» как устройства, использующие беспроводное соединение WiFi. …
В преддверии выхода iPhone 6 сеть быстрого питания McDonald`s готовится к внедрению терминалов оплаты с поддержкой NFC. Для совершения покупки в ресторанах пользователю будет достаточно поднести смартфон к специальному считывающему терминалу. …
Несмотря на то, что LG и Samsung перешли на мобильные экраны 2K (разрешение – 2560 х 1440 пикселей), японская компания Sony не намерена следовать за южнокорейскими конкурентами. Это стало понятно после анонса флагманского смартфона Xperia Z3, у которого дисплей имеет разрешающую способность 1920 х 1080 точек (Full HD). Обозреватели CNET …
Становятся известны все новые подробности о следующем поколении смартфонов Apple, именуемом в Сети iPhone 6. Как сообщают в пятницу Feld & Volk, новая модель iPhone получит камеру с технологией оптической стабилизации изображения. Разрешение камеры, предположительно, останется на прежнем уровне. …
Глава Apple Тим Кук сделал первый комментарий по поводу хакерского скандала вокруг облачной службы iCloud. Гендиректор пообещал принять меры с целью усилить защиту сервиса. …
Alibaba is looking to raise as much as $21 billion in its U.S. IPO, according to documents filed Friday, making the Chinese e-commerce company’s debut one of the largest initial public offerings in U.S. history. Its stock will be priced between $60 and $66 per share, according to a prospectus …
Every time Apple announces a new iPhone, the device has a few features and surprises that put the company’s most profitable product ahead of the competition, at least for a few months. That’s probably going to happen again on Tuesday. The iPhone 6 will probably be extremely thin, fast and …
Alibaba is looking to raise as much as US$21 billion in its U.S. IPO, according to documents filed Friday, making the Chinese e-commerce company's debut one of the largest initial public offerings in U.S. history. read more
Wrike's social project management software for enterprises now features new reporting capabilities designed to help leaders and participants better visualize project workloads and progress. read more
The Internet of Things already includes cows and pigs, but it's about to branch out into another form of agriculture: an underwater ranch. read more
Apple's iPhone 6 is coming soon, but it may have met its match in the new Moto X. Plus: Read reviews of the Moto 360 smartwatch, and Glass Explorer Edition is available in the Google Play store. read more
Wireless charging will reach PCs next year, and laptops will be able to recharge when placed on tables, pads or surfaces supporting power delivery, according to an Intel executive read more
Attorneys for Google, Apple, Adobe Systems and Intel have appealed a judge’s decision to throw out a proposed settlement in Silicon Valley’s employee hiring case. Attorneys for the companies filed a petition Thursday evening with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, appealing Judge Lucy Koh’s recent decision …
Several high-profile websites — including Kickstarter, Etsy, Reddit, Mozilla and Meetup — will display spinning-wheel icons next Wednesday in an attempt to show visitors the Internet slow lanes they say will appear if the U.S. Federal Communications Commission doesn’t pass strong net neutrality regulations. The symbolic Internet slowdown will include …
Attorneys for Google, Apple, Adobe Systems and Intel have appealed a judge's decision to throw out a proposed settlement in Silicon Valley's employee hiring case. read more
Apple’s chief executive yesterday took the unusual step of publicly commenting on the theft of hundreds of intimate photographs from celebrities’ iPhones. An expert in crisis communication applauded Cook for speaking up. “This was clearly a good idea,” said Gene Grabowski, senior strategist at Levick, a Washington, D.C. firm that …
Several high-profile websites — including Kickstarter, Etsy, Reddit, Mozilla and Meetup — will display spinning-wheel icons next Wednesday in an attempt to show visitors the Internet slow lanes they say will appear if the U.S. Federal Communications Commission doesn't pass strong net neutrality regulations. read more
Intel may not have a reputation for being cool along the lines of, say, Apple, but its developer forum next week will showcase wearables, robots and other innovative electronics indicative of the markets it wants to break into. To help it make inroads into new markets, Intel is tapping into …
Intel may not have a reputation for being cool along the lines of, say, Apple, but its developer forum next week will showcase wearables, robots and other innovative electronics indicative of the markets it wants to break into. read more
Here’s one more piece of evidence that Windows Phone lags far iOS and Android in app availability: The FTC, which has gone after Google, Apple, and Amazon for unlawful app billing, hasn’t even bothered to target Microsoft. Yesterday Google paid $19 million to settle an FTC complaint which alleged that …
Microsoft wants to get into giant screens, even if Surface and PixelSense did tank. read more
Smartwatches powered by Google's Android Wear operating system will soon become a little more useful, with features like GPS support and offline music playback. read more
If you want to see where your old electronics go to die, take a trip to Guiyu. For two decades, PCs, phones and other electronics have been shipped to this town on the southeast coast of China, where locals in thousands of small workshops pull them apart with buzz saws …
NTT has successfully tested technology for optical Internet backbone connections that can transmit 400Gbps on a single wavelength. read more
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Tracey L. McNeil has been selected as the first ombudsman for the agency. Ms. McNeil will begin her new post on September 22. She currently is a senior counsel in the SEC’s Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI), an office created …