Apple 12-inch Retina MacBook, less pricey iMac, higher-res iPad forecast for 2014

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities has forecast that Apple will release three major changes to products sometime in 2014. These include a new MacBook, a cheaper iMac, and a sharper iPad. Kuo’s analysis is based on past patterns by Apple, statements by Tim Cook, and other information. According to Kuo via 9to5Mac, Apple will […]

Nexus 5 video shows KitKat early build, hardware from France

This morning a lovely piece of video has surfaced showing the LG-made Nexus 5 from all angles, complete with an early version of KitKat called Key Lime Pie. This device appears to be working with KitKat, but as you’ll find in the menu pull-down the user attains right off the bat, he’ll be heading down […]

HTC One Max: the final countdown

There’s little left to say about the HTC One Max – it’s a device that’s been leaked more than almost any other smartphone this year. But here in the days before the actual final reveal, we can move down the list with every little bit and piece we’ve been tipped to know. This begins with […]

Themer brings unique designer home screen customizabiliy to Android

If you thought you had a home screen replacement app that brought versatility to your Android smartphone before, you’ll be blown away by Themer. There’s a beta release going on right this minute with codes being pushed in waves – always keep a line at the door, of course – and the app will be […]

Wearables addictive and unstoppable says Google X’s Mary Lou Jepsen

Wearable computing is an unstoppable, addictive force that could well step in to address neurodegenerative illnesses where medicine cannot, Google X’s Mary Lou Jepsen says, though the display division chief refuses to be drawn on what her team is working on inside the clandestine lab. “It’s coming. I don’t think it’s stoppable” Jepsen said of […]

Facebook invisibility axed: here’s what you can do

All the way back in 2012, the folks at Facebook began cutting out a privacy measure – this week they’re completing the job. This measure went by the name of “Who can look up your Timeline by name?” and it included the ability to block your name from search results of the public. This was […]

2014 Cadillac ELR priced up (and pitched right at Tesla)

GM has announced pricing for the 2014 Cadillac ELR, the company’s luxury extended-range hybrid coupe, and despite the similarities to the Volt under the bodywork, the eco-Caddy certainly won’t be cheap. The two-door will have a sticker price of $75,995 including destination charge when it hits forecourts in January 2014, excluding tax and other fees, […]

Here’s how to opt out of Google’s personal endorsements

This morning Google unleashed an initiative that would have user names and faces attached to advertisements across the Google search universe. These faces and names are generated by users’ personal endorsements, in turn connected with additional reviews as well as Google+ profile pages. This system is not compulsory for Google accounts, nor is it even […]

Android 4.4 KitKat and Nexus 5 appear in photos in Italy

This week someone all the way over in Italy appears to have gotten their hands on a Nexus 5 running no less than Android 4.4 KitKat. This build seems to be final or certainly near-final with a collection of features we’ve either only heard rumors of or have never seen before. Working with build KRS92B […]

Google dropping Google TV brand as Android takes helm

Despite having been around for a while now, Google TV has never taken off in a big way, and some speculated that Chromecast would serve to replace it. Google’s Sundar Pichai put such concerns to rest in July, however, saying that Google TV would live on as a “full-fledged Android for TV.” While the company’s […]