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And earlier today Intel helped deliver the first blow, announcing that Thunderbolt 3 would adopt the USB-C connector after previous iterations used Mini DisplayPort. Thunderbolt 3 stands on USB 3.1’s shoulders to deliver speeds of up to 40Gbps, letting you run two 4K displays at 60Hz through just
[embed height="315" width="560"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KLyOb7gDm8[/embed] Last year I ditched my iPhone right after Google I/O and went all in on Android. I have no such feeling this year. Part of me knows that the grass may seem
Google I/O is the week of the year where I like Google the most. It's where Google shows off some of their new tech and spells out what they believe. As far as tech goes, this was a less-than-thrilling event. There were very minor updates all around
Amazon is offering their Fire Phone for a pretty deep discount right now. Obviously the phone as not lit the world on…fire…like Amazon hoped it would and they’re clearing out inventory. This raises 2 questions for many of us: One, should you buy this as a cheap
Google is releasing “Photos” for Android We’ve been hearing for a very long time - virtually ever since Vic Gundotra left Google+, with more rumors springing up recently - that Photos would be splitting off from Google’s social/sign-in platform. We’ve heard vague rumblings, and even seen
Microsoft released Hyperlapse yesterday and it looks pretty fun. You can get it for Windows Phone or Android today. There is no word on whether an iOS version is coming as well. In the meantime, you can try Instagram Hyperlapse on the iPhone.
I own an iPhone 6 plus, which is not a cheap phone by any means, but I love the fact that anyone can get a pretty good smartphone experience for a much more reasonable price. There's quite the dichotomy between the tech conversations we have here and what
Apple Pay Is Creaming Walmart in the Mobile Payment Wars - Time Others argue MCX has failed to show why the average person would want to use CurrentC over Apple Pay, Google Wallet, or other mobile payment competitors. “They’re still caught up on interchange, still about circumventing the card
Fitbit filed for an IPO yesterday and they have some pretty impressive numbers to show off. Their 2014 revenue of $745 million was 3x their 2013 and 10x their 2012 revenues, which is very strong growth. And now just 2 months into 2015, their revenue is already at $336 million.
Marco Arment on Overcast for the Apple Watch I originally designed the Apple Watch app for my podcast player, Overcast, with a scaled-down version of the iPhone app’s structure. This seemed like a sensible adaptation of my iOS app to the Apple Watch. In practice, it sucked. While the
Microsoft's New Edge Browser Will Run Chrome And Firefox Extensions Microsoft’s Internet Explorer has been the butt of jokes for a long time now and in Windows 10, the company is finally replacing it. Microsoft Edge is the new browser within Windows 10 and along with a
Google is making a giant change this week that could crush millions of small businesses - Business Insider On Tuesday, April 21, Google is making a major update to its mobile search algorithm that will change the order in which websites are ranked when users search for something from their
Jawbone to Launch Payments Wearable With Amex - re/code Rahman said that while he knows there is significant competition in the space, he also thinks it is not as clear-cut as it seems. The Apple Watch, for example, has health apps, but is focused on messaging and other features.
Very few Today view widgets have made the cut since the launch of iOS 8, but I’ve been thinking about them a bit more lately. These are the apps that made the cut. OmniFocus - I had cleared my list by the time I took this shot, but this
I saw something amazing today. I saw someone making a call on a Samsung Galaxy Gear watch. Stay with me, that’s not meant to be a punchline. To put this into a little context, this was someone who has owned their watch for a few months. I remember talking