With almost three weeks to go until Apple announces its quarterly earnings for its first quarter of fiscal year 2015 (ending in December 2014), analysts from UBS have revealed in a new note to investors seen by AppleInsider that the company may have sold significantly more iPhones during the period than expected, beating its own record and Wall Street’s estimates in the process.
Bill Gates may not run Microsoft anymore but he's still doing some insanely cool things, such as coming up with more ways to provide clean drinking water to people around the world who now lack access to it. Gates' quest for clean water has now led him to try getting it from a most unexpected source: Human waste.
Does living in the Bronx Zoo make you less appealing to your fellow humans? New data released by online dating app The Grade seems to indicate that it does.
Netflix announced on Wednesday at the Television Critics Association's winter previews that the first season of Marvel's Daredevil series will premiere on April 10th at 12:01 a.m. PT. The 13-episode season will star Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock, a lawyer who dons the Daredevil costume to fight crime at night.
2015 is going to be just a bit longer than other years, but you’ll hardly notice this abnormality, as scientists have only added a tiny second to the count to make up for the Earth’s slowing rotation. But, Techie News reports, Google is already taking preemptive action to make sure that one silly second doesn’t take down the Internet as we know it.
Samsung definitely had an off year in 2014, as its Galaxy S5 posted disappointing sales and the company's overall profits were down significantly. That said, 2015 is a new year and Samsung has an opportunity to make up any ground it lost with what will reportedly be a completely redesigned Galaxy S6. Nowhereelse.fr has spotted some new concept renders posted at Behance that show how Samsung can regain its momentum with a completely fresh approach to smartphone design.
August Connect plugs into a power outlet inside the home of an August Smart Lock user and connects to their home wireless network and the Internet. This connection enables several new features such as the ability for a user to check the status of their lock remotely and operate it from the August mobile app for iOS or Android on their smartphone or tablet. This allows users to ‘buzz-in’ guests, and such service providers as contractors, dog-walkers, and others remotely while also receiving notifications around all lock activity.
Microsoft on January 21st will make several announcements related to Windows 10, although it’s not clear whether project Spartan will be one of them. Various reports have revealed so far that Microsoft is creating a special new browser for its upcoming desktop operating system meant to make Internet Explorer forgotten. Dubbed Spartan internally, the project we posted screenshots of yesterday, has further been detailed by Neowin , with the publication providing additional information about how the browser is supposed to look and feel.
Transwarp persists even when the power is turned off. Once the SSD is reconnected, Transwarp seamlessly picks up where it left off, making it a great option for laptop users looking for the flexibility to be light on the road, but fast at home or in the office. Converting a drive from Transwarp happens as quickly as it is created, returning both drives to regular volumes within minutes.
T-Mobile wasn't just the first major carrier in 2014 to announce groundbreaking new initiatives such as rollover data plans and paying off rivals' early termination fees. It also posted insanely high net customer additions for a carrier that some had written off after years of decline.
Since launching in September alongside the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, iOS 8 has seen its adoption rate grow to 68 percent of compatible iOS devices, according to new numbers posted on the Apple Developer Support page.
Apple may have sold 69M iPhones during Christmas quarter, shattering records and estimates