RCA unexpectedly jolted an otherwise slowing tablet market in the third quarter as Apple’s iPad shipments continued to decline. Global tablet shipments totaled 53.8 million units during the third quarter, growing by 11.5 percent compared to the same quarter the previous year, according to research released Thursday by IDC. The surprise of the report, though, was that RCA shipped 2.6 million tablets worldwide, up 194 percent year-over-year, vaulting the company into fifth place among global tablet vendors. The venerable brand was
China’s Lenovo finally has the global smartphone presence it has craved, finalizing the purchase of Motorola Mobility from Google for $2.91 billion. Motorola’s offerings in mature markets will complement Lenovo’s growing smartphone presence in developing countries. Lenovo hopes to unseat the likes of Apple and Samsung, and has an ambitious goal of shipping 100 million devices, including PCs, tablets and smartphones, by the end of March next year. Details of the joint product road map were shared in a Thursday press conference and these are some points that stood out. Lenovo and its Motorola subsidiary will continue to distinguish their individual brands. Lenovo will target its products at emerging markets and Motorola products at mature markets. Both Motorola and Lenovo products are sold in some countries, such as India, and there are no plans to change that either.
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China may be blocking access to Facebook, but that doesn’t mean the social media network can’t one day enter the country, as long as it follows the rules, a top government official said on Thursday. Lu Wei, the director of China’s State Internet Information Office, made the comment at a press conference after media outlets had previously reported him saying that Facebook would never be allowed in the country. “The media claimed that I said ‘it would absolutely impossible.’ Today, I can tell you that this news is fake,” he said, according to a
A new update for Flipboard aims to make the popular reading app more personal—but not all the time. Flipboard 3.0 lets users add new magazines on more than 30,000 topics, from broad ones like “art” and “food” to highly specific ones like “optical illusions” and “human geography.” When launching the app, Flipboard presents a massive list of potential topics to select, along with a search bar for finding exactly what you want. As before, Flipboard sources its stories from around the Web and presents them in a magazine-like format. For those who don’t want to drill down into specific topics, Flipboard is also adding a staff-curated “Daily Edition,” with general topics like news, business, tech, sports and culture. A new edition will arrive every day at 7 a.m., and it will always conclude with a “Parting GIF.” Of course, users can still follow individual publications or users who’ve curated their own magazines, and they’ll show up alongside new topics in Flipboard’s typical grid view.
Samsung's standalone Gear S smartwatch will launch in the United States starting November 7, but the service won't come cheap. Unlike Samsung's other smartwatches, the Gear S can make calls, send text messages and access the Internet without a paired smartphone. As such, wireless carriers are treating it like any other connected device, with its own service plan. AT&T and Sprint are both charging $10 monthly access fees for Gear S service, though Sprint says it will waive the charge through December 2015 if you have a
Batteries don't last forever. Like everything except diamonds and viral tweets, they eventually wear out. But with proper care, a laptop battery can still carry a sufficient charge until you're ready to move on to a better laptop. But it's a tradeoff. Taking the best care of your laptop battery just may be more of a hassle than it's worth.
Rachio just released an update to its sprinkler system app that the company says can reduce your outdoor water usage by up to 30 percent.
YouTube said it was coming, and it’s finally here. Google’s uber-popular video site now supports On Windows, Firefox, Opera, and Internet Explorer failed to run videos at the improved frame rate.
Pirate Bay co-founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg was found guilty of hacking and serious vandalism in the Court of Fredriksberg in Denmark on Thursday. Warg was found guilty for hacking the mainframe of IT service provider CSC in Denmark. A 21-year old Danish man was also found guilty, as he acted as Warg’s accomplice, according to the ruling. To protect the man’s privacy, Judge Kari Sørensen, who presided over the case, ordered news outlets not to publish his name. Svartholm Warg’s sentence will be announced on Friday at 1 p.m. local time, said Sørensen. She declined to discuss further details of the case over the phone. The prosecutor in the case is requesting
Inbox will change your life, or at least the way you manage email. Here's what it does best and why you should switch over from the Gmail app.
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Im seinem Buch fordert der Journalist Raffael Schuppisser, dass Geisteswissenschaftler ihre Ansichten über Games erneuern. Games könnten die Erzählweise sogar verändern.
Künftig will Google nicht nur das Internet durchsuchen, sondern auch den menschlichen Körper. Nano-Partikel sollen im Organismus Krebs und andere Krankheiten erkennen.
Ein Software-Entwickler hat eine Demo-App entwickelt, die das Interface von Apples smarter Uhr auf dem iPhone simuliert. Ein Video demonstriert die Funktionstüchtigkeit.
Ein Relikt aus den 70er-Jahren und gestreamte Musik. Passt nicht zusammen? Von wegen: Ein Tüftler präsentiert einen Kassettenrekorder, der Lieder von Spotify wiedergibt.
Ubisoft hat einen neuen Trailer zum nächsten Meuchelmörder-Game veröffentlicht. Im Video tritt eine Auswahl aus 200000 von der Community designten Assassinen auf.
Die Verbreitung des neuen mobilen Apple-Betriebssystems hat sich gegenüber Anfang Oktober kaum erhöht. Ein Grund könnte das nur leicht überarbeitete Design sein.
Das Strategiespiel «Civilization: Beyond Earth» schickt Spieler ins All und lässt sie fremde Planeten in Besitz nehmen. Sobald sie die komplexen Funktionen gelernt haben.
Das Bekenntnis zu seiner Homosexualität hat Apple-Chef Tim Cook viel Lob auf Twitter eingebracht. Allerdings sind auch negative Stimmen zu hören.
Apple-CEO Tim Cook outet sich in einem Beitrag für das US-Wirtschaftsmagazin «Businessweek» als schwul. Er sehe seine Homosexualität als eines der «grössten Geschenke Gottes».
Ob zum Arbeiten, zum Zeichnen oder um multimediale Notizen anzufertigen: Das Samsung Galaxy Note 4 bringt dank seines Stifts so manch praktische Funktion.
Die jüngste Generation aus dem Hause GoPro zeichnet Videos in vierfacher HDTV-Auflösung auf. 20 Minuten hat die Sportkamera für Sie ans Limit gebracht.
Einst gehörte das Vorweihnachtsgeschäft den Blockbusterspielen. Nicht länger: Wir stellen die zehn besten Indiegames für Herbst und Winter vor.
Das ist Googles Antwort auf die Health-App von Apple. Mit Fit werden Schritte gezählt. In Zukunft soll die Plattform zum Dreh- und Angelpunkt für Fitnessdaten werden.