Articles for September 2014

In keeping with the annual renewal of the Apple product range, it is expected that Apple will debut new iPad tablet models in the latter part of October just in time for the holiday seasons near the end of the year. ... Read more

Never one to miss out on an opportunity for snappy marketing, the Korean electronics giant Samsung took aim once again at Apple's bendy iPhone 6 problem that has become affectionately known at Bend Gate. ... Read more

Excitement is building among professionals who are looking for an iPad that is larger than the standard 9.7-inch display on the iPad. Tempted by the 12.2-inch display on the Samsung Galaxy Note Pro tablet professionals want to see bigger iPads now. ... Read more

Tokyo Game Show 2014 ended last weekend after 4 consecutive days in a building that what attendees thought was a gaming utopia. ... Read more

A new, far more dangerous threat to computer security has appeared which specifically affects Mac and Linux computers, but not Windows ones. The threat has been rated 10 out of 10 by the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Group. ... Read more

Samsung has been following the moves of Apple closely and in response to the record-selling launch of the two iPhones 6 models recently they've decided to move up the launch of their latest phablet, the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 smart phone. ... Read more

Google Exec Chairman Eric Schmidt was asked to comment on the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus products recently released by Apple. His response was predictable and frank: “Samsung had these products a year ago.” ... Read more

In a continuation of their global transparency reporting, Yahoo has revealed that they received 18,594 US government information requests for 30,551 accounts from January–June 2014. This is the third global transparency report Yahoo has published. ... Read more

Thursday September 25 saw Apple roll out their iOS 8.0.1 update (so soon after 8.0?) which turned into a big of a nightmare for those iPhone owners with updates turned on by default and eager early adopters. ... Read more

TunnelBear, the virtual private network (VPN) app for iOS, Android, Windows and the Mac, has been updated for their Android and iOS version. Gone is the darker graphics and in comes a more attractive colorful look. ... Read more

Hot on the heels of the Kindle Paperwhite e-reader which featured a brighter display and thinner bezel, the Kindle Voyage is the latest Kindle e-reader from Amazon. This latest Kindle is 179 grams, 28 grams lighter than its predecessor. ... Read more

Joe Lamont-Fisher talks about the perks and challenges of game development, his new game Doppler, tricks to beat it, and gives advice to beginning developers. ... Read more

Blackberry CEO John Chen challenges consumers to try to bend the Blackberry Passport after reports of the bending iPhone 6 Plus. ... Read more

The iPhone 6 Plus seems to have an inherent flaw - its own flexibility. The internet is storming with reports of users claiming that their iPhone 6 Plus has bent in their pocket. ... Read more

After much speculation about Apple's recent involvement with sapphire glass, we've learned that the company has chosen to stick with Gorilla Glass in the iPhone 6. ... Read more