Project Ara aiming for affordability (before customizations)

It only makes sense that the folks behind Google’s own formerly Motorola-based Project Ara-making Advanced Technology and Project group. That’s ATAP, and it’s one of the only bits of Motorola … Continue reading

Apple said putting OS X Snow Leopard out in the cold

Apple is rumored to have quietly ceased support for OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, having once again left the aging OS out of its latest batch of security upgrades. Speculation … Continue reading

Apple Touch ID tech explained as Galaxy S5 follows in fingerprints

Apple has further detailed the way security works in iOS, including how the Touch ID system handles keeping fingerprint data safe as biometrics come under renewed scrutiny following Samsung’s Galaxy … Continue reading

Moov wearable fitness tracker tells you how to improve

So you’ve seen – and possibly have worn – several wearable fitness trackers in the past. What’s next? One possibility for the first in a new generation of fitness wearables … Continue reading

Google Maps Gallery gives deep data room to shine

Google has launched Google Maps Gallery, a digital interactive atlas to showcase some of the ways charities, historic sites, galleries, businesses, and others have been creating custom mapping. The showcase … Continue reading

Nokia X: potential for “hundreds of millions of users over time” says Dev VP

This week a little more than 24 hours after Nokia X was revealed at MWC 2014, we had a chat with Nokia VP of Developer Relations Amit Patel about what … Continue reading

Huge Windows Phone license fee cut tipped as Nokia X nears

Microsoft could slash the Windows Phone licensing fee it charges manufacturers to use the OS by nearly three-quarters, reports from handset makers indicate, as the company tries to drive adoption … Continue reading

The new HTC One specs tipped for Butterfly S next-gen

Now that we’re just weeks away from the launch of the all new HTC One, it’s become apparent that HTC might continue their spread of the goodness to other high-end … Continue reading

Ford: Ditching Microsoft for BlackBerry isn’t a done-deal

Ford has denied ditching Microsoft for BlackBerry’s QNX to power its new in-car infotainment systems, though pointing out that it is “not married” to Microsoft and suggesting that the field … Continue reading

Facebook Messenger for Windows gets axed March 3rd

Facebook’s little-loved email service isn’t the only service getting shuttered, the social network has confirmed, with Facebook Messenger for Windows also facing the axe. Notifications in the Windows app have … Continue reading