Google maakt Instant Apps beschikbaar bij eerste Android-toestellen

Google is begonnen met de ondersteuning van Instant Apps op de eerste Android-toestellen. Gebruikers van onder andere Pixel-toestellen constateerden dat ze de ondersteuning konden activeren, waarna de toestellen overweg kunnen met apps zonder die te…

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Microsoft's Surface Book gets a UK price bump thanks to Brexit

How Apple iCloud Drive works and how to use it

iCloud Drive is Apple’s essential connection between all your devices, Mac, iPhone, iPad, even your Windows PC. While it is expensive in comparison to other online storage services it works natively across all your devices, so you should know how…

Comcast's Xfinity Stream app will bring live TV, Xfinity X1 features to your mobile device

February is app month for Comcast. After introducing its Roku app earlier in the month, Comcast announced it will replace its Xfinity TV app on February 28. Xfinity Stream, the name of the new app, aims to give Comcast subscribers an Xfinity X1-l…

Apple In Talks With BOE to Supply OLED Displays for the iPhone

Apple is in talks with China's BOE Technology Group to supply OLED displays for future generation iPhones, according to a Bloomberg report.Apple’s been testing BOE’s active-matrix organic light-emitting diode screens for months but hasn’t decided if…

Cheer up, pal: UK mobe networks are now 8% less crap, tests show

At data, EE leads, Voda fails Real-world mobile network performance monitor RootMetrics reckons the reliability of the UK’s mobile networks improved eight per cent in the last six months of 2016.…

Cheer up, pal: UK mobe networks are now 8% less crap, tests show

At data, EE leads, Voda fails Real-world mobile network performance monitor RootMetrics reckons the reliability of the UK’s mobile networks improved eight per cent in the last six months of 2016.…

Finally, a use for your mobile phone: Snapping ALIEN signal blurts

Citizen science project to find galactic bursts using selfie-taking pocket radio receivers Friends, take out your mobiles in the name of science! Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics are trying to look for fast radio burs…

Signal ondersteunt versleutelde videochats

Open Whisper Systems heeft de chatapp Signal ondersteuning gegeven voor versleutelde videogesprekken. Nieuw is daarnaast de ondersteuning voor CallKit in iOS 10, waarmee inkomende gesprekken direct vanaf het lockscreen te accepteren zijn. Het gaat n…

Amazon UK is reportedly developing its own clothing lines

Amazon may have become the defacto place to buy electronics, books and associated forms of media, but a number of other product categories are quietly booming. Clothing sales, for instance, have grown so much in the last year that investmen…

Apple Begins Selling D-Link's HomeKit-Enabled 'Omna' HD Camera With 180º Lens

D-Link today announced that its new Omna 180 Cam HD Camera, unveiled at CES 2017 last month, is now available to purchase at Apple.com for $199.95. The cylindrical Omna 180 Cam HD features a 1080p camera with a 180-degree field of view, a built…

Apple in 'Early Stages' of Discussions for Apple Pay in South Korea, Android Pay Likely to Launch First

A few Apple executives have had meetings with South Korean financial authorities, spurring a rumor that the Cupertino company is beginning to make headway in its attempt to launch Apple Pay in the country. Sources speaking with The Korea Herald said…

AppGratis Shuts Down

AppGratis today announced that, after seven years of operations and more than 50 million app installs globally, it has shut down today. The service offered hand-picked apps for free or up to 90% off on a daily basis through its website and Andr…

Apple Mulling Adding Chinese Company BOE As OLED Supplier For Future iPhones

Apple is reportedly in talks with Chinese OLED display maker BOE Technology to secure OLED panels for next-generation iPhones. The Cupertino company has been testing OLED panels from BOE since quite a few months now but is yet to take a final deci…

IBM and ServiceNow lock eyes, vow long commitment

Roses are red. 'Global strategic alliance' is … eeeww. We've written a more fun headline for you even though V-Day is over IBM and ServiceNow have signed a “multi-year, strategic partnership” to blend their respective SaaS-y bits in the service of a…

Pioneer's Lightning earbuds let you charge while you listen

Amazon's Alexa now supports Outlook.com calendars

Pioneer announces new Rayz line of ‘smart’ Lightning headphones with built-in Lightning port, more

Popular audio accessory company Pioneer today announced a new line of Lightning earbuds that the company says offers an experience not possible with traditional 3.5mm headphones. The “Rayz” series includes two pairs of earbuds, the Rayz and the Ray…

Riverbed bakes SD-WAN into WAN optimisation

It's all cloudy, innit? Riverbed is hoping to push more large-scale Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) deployments with a data centre version of its SteelConnect, plus integration of the system into its SteelHead appliances under the new moniker "SteelHe…

Oracle 'systematically stiffed its salesforce' claims new sueball

Former worker says Big Red constantly re-writes commission rules retrospectively, even if it puts workers in 'debt' A new lawsuit filed by a former Oracle employee alleges the software giant “has systematically stiffed its salesforce of earned commi…