Star Wars: Episode VII will hit theaters on December 18th, 2015, LucasFilm has announced, the contentious new part of the iconic series, to be directed by J.J. Abrams. “We’re very excited to share the official 2015 release date for Star Wars: Episode VII,” Walt Disney Studios chairman Alan Horn said today, “where it will not […]
There’s a collection of Android 4.4 KitKat software updates coming to the likes of Sony Xperia devices soon, with Sony suggesting which will get what where this afternoon. Sony’s upgrade schedule includes both updates to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean as well as Android 4.4 KitKat, so you’ll want to pay close attention to which device […]
A patent application has been made public this week which shows Motorola to be thinking about creating “tattoo stickers” that would be applied to a users throat. These aren’t the same sort of temporary tattoos you’d have gotten in 12-packs of Barqs rootbeer in the 90′s, but a sort of sticker that’d be just a […]
The Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is the second half of what Amazon hopes will be a one-two knockout punch to rival tablets, sliming down the last-gen Fire HD 8.9 and boosting speed and screen resolution in the process. As we found with the 7-inch Fire HDX, that can make for a compelling slate if you’re […]
Venture Glass has announced new plans by Rochester Optical on Google+ today, revealing that the company will be producing custom-made prescription lenses designed for Google Glass. The work won’t be limited to just prescription lenses, it seems, with both fashion and sport lenses also being pegged as additional options. If all goes as planned, the […]
Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata said during a call with investors last week that he’s comfortable with his company’s standing in the marketplace. He believes that Sony and Microsoft are competing for the high-end of the space, while Nintendo is going after casual gamers and families. And it’s in that niche, he says, that Nintendo will […]
There are a couple of Google engineers working for the Google security team replying in kind to the NSA and the GCHQ (on the other side of the ocean) regarding the most recent round of Edward Snowden-leaked documents on government snooping into Google and Yahoo cloud networks. What you’ll find is a rather everyman-level bit […]
The smartwatch known as Pebble is seeing a software update today that brings on full iOS 7 integration – across iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch – for full notifications support, just as on Android. This update, which will be pushed out OTA to all users, adds in support for notifications that don’t just include calls, […]
With rivals Samsung and LG outing their own curved smartphones last month, some probably expected a short reprieve from the craze of unconventional smartphone form factors. It seems, however, that it was only the opening salvo and Samsung, who fired the first shot, is ready to take it to the next level all the way […]
This week two former HTC executives have launched a smartphone brand called Kazam, complete with a whopping 5 models right out the gate. These smartphones are not aiming to present the sharpest displays, nor the most powerful processors – or the best cameras, for that matter. Instead they aim at a number of pressure points […]
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