MICROSOFT
Windows 10 for Smartphones Preview Rolls Out

A technical review of Windows 10 for the smaller screen is here. Announced Thursday, many Windows phone lovers have been waiting for this. The version, although expected to have a bunch of unfinished elements, will include Action Center upgrades, voice … Continue reading →

 

DELL
Dell’s New Venue 10 and Venue 10 Pro Tablets Are Made to Be Super Durable

Dell announced a series of education-oriented products this week, including the Venue 10 and the Venue 10 Pro tablets, that offer several cool new features geared towards students. The Venue 10 series by all estimations falls just short of the … Continue reading →

 

HP
Super Cheap Highly-Rated HP Windows Tablet, the Stream 7

The price of HP’s Stream 7 tablet is so low, it may make you wonder how HP can afford to sell a Microsoft-operating device for just $79. You may or may not know that Microsoft no longer charges device manufacturers … Continue reading →

 

APPLE
Purism’s Librem 15, the First Pure Free-Software Laptop, Is on Its Way

A company called Purism recently launched a campaign to create the “first high-end laptop in the world that ships without mystery software in the kernel, operating system, or any software applications”. Using Crowd Supply, a curated crowd-funding and e-commerce company … Continue reading →

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Microsoft Ready to Take the AR Challenge, Reveals HoloLens

It’s about time we heard about Microsoft getting into the VR/AR game. I mean, let us not forget about Project Neo, Microsoft’s Enterprise VR Headset for Xbox announced back in March 2014. But, wait a minute, most of us did … Continue reading →

 

CONVERGENCE & CONVERTIBLE HYBRID PCS
Meet the PlayBox: a PlayStation 4 and Xbox One Combo Housed in a 22-Inch Hybrid Laptop

“Well guys, I did it… I managed to cram a PlayStation 4 and an Xbox One into a 22-inch Laptop form factor”. That was the headline yesterday on edsjunk.net, the website of self-proclaimed “hacker/prototyper” Eddie Zarick. Some of you may … Continue reading →

 

APPLE
Fingerprints Can Now Be Stolen from a Distance

When we think of technological advancements, do we also think increased security when it comes to our identity? The capability to replace passwords with fingerprints has already taken place. Actually, they have been around since the 1990s in consumer technology … Continue reading →

 

INVENTIONS & INNOVATIONS
Microsoft Rolls out K5 Autonomous Patrolling Bots

Microsoft recently let loose an army of robots to patrol its Silicon Valley campus. Designed by California based robotics company Knightscope, the “autonomous data machine” aims to give security guards assistance with patrolling areas while collecting and analyzing data. The … Continue reading →

 

INVENTIONS & INNOVATIONS
Human Rights Organizations Release Detekt to Help Avoid Government Surveillance

It should come as no surprise to anyone who has seen even five minutes of news in the past year that we are all being watched. Credit card scammers seem to be able to pull information from even the most … Continue reading →

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
With Nimble Sense, You Can Explore VR Glove-Free

Last week I got excited about new waves being made in virtual reality. VR being only about seeing and hearing is in the past, and Dexmo wanted to make feeling the virtual realm the new norm with it’s exo glove. … Continue reading →

 

LAPTOP TRENDS
From Windows 8 to 10, Positive Changes to Be Made

Tuesday, Microsoft announced it will be launching Windows 10, which means yes, it will be completely skipping over Windows 9. In lieu of Windows 8 being perceived so poorly, Microsoft had to show a significant gain in improvement in its … Continue reading →

 

MICROSOFT
Microsoft Has Minecraft, Ok, but Just Don’t Change It!

Monday, Microsoft announced its $2.5 billion acquisition of Mojang AB, the company behind the pixelated world-building game Minecraft. The company made a previous deal to buy Mojang, but once other prospects started showing similar curiosity, Microsoft decided to latch on … Continue reading →

 

APPLE
Lumia 830 Uses Premium Specs and Price to Take on Rivals

During Microsoft’s chance to shine at the IFA 2014 tradeshow, the Nokia Lumia 830, also described as the most affordable Windows Phone flagship yet, was unveiled. The smartphone is being hailed as possibly taking on rivals Samsung and Apple, as … Continue reading →

 

INTEL
Microsoft Partners with Intel for DIY Mini PC, Sharks Cove

The Raspberry Pi, a credit-card sized single-board computer developed in the UK, has become a hugely popular sensation since it’s start in 2012. It not only created waves in the developer/computer community, but even had big rivals like Intel and … Continue reading →

 

DELL
Austin-Based Open Labs Partners with Dell, Lenovo, and Others to Launch Stagelight 2.0

Open Labs debuted the first version of their music production and creation software, Stagelight, back in 2013. For you Mac people in the audience, Stagelight is essentially the PC version of GarageBand – a program that allows even the least … Continue reading →