Technology 
New iPhone 6 Plus shipments to take several weeks
If you didn’t preorder an iPhone 6 Plus, prepare for a lengthy wait. Several wireless carriers and Apple’s online store are reporting delays of several weeks to two months for the larger of the two new iPhones. T-Mobile, for example, … Continue reading
Report: Samsung partnering with PayPal on smartwatch payment
Samsung, never one to shy way from new products, is planning to unveil a payments-enabled smartwatch, according to a report in Business Korea. The company is said to partner with PayPal in building this capability into a new watch. According … Continue reading
MinION USB stick gene sequencer finally comes to market
Oxford Nanopore Technologies has finally delivered on its promise to bring personalized genome sequencing to the desktop. It is now time to see what their MinIon USB device can do.
Nvidia’s ace in the hole against AMD: Maxwell is the first GPU with full DirectX 12 support
In addition to Nvidia’s new Maxwell GPU having top-of-the-line performance and power efficiency, it has another feature that will probably make a lot more difference in the real world: It’s the first GPU to offer full support for Microsoft’s upcoming … Continue reading
Get started with the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus
Congratulations, you’ve snagged yourself a brand-new iPhone. But before you get to playing with your new device, you’ll probably want to get to know it and set it up. Thanks to iOS’s step-by-step activation process, Apple’s made it pretty simple … Continue reading
Google Play Store may finally start listing in-app purchase prices
You may soon be able to see how much that free app will really cost you.
This nuclear battery could power your smartphone forever – as long as you don’t value your life or sperm count too highly
Your next smartphone or electric vehicle might be powered by a nuclear battery instead of your usual lithium-ion cell thanks to a breakthrough made by University of Missouri researchers. This is bad news for those of you who think that … Continue reading
Android L will turn on encryption by default
The pre-release window for Android L continues to be full of surprises. The new Android OS, due out before the end of the year, is set to encrypt device data by default, a first for the Android universe—but it’ll probably … Continue reading
Sony releases SmartEyeglass developer kit
Sony has launched an SDK (software development kit) for its SmartEyeglass head-mounted display, another step toward challenging Google Glass. The glasses can connect to Android smartphones via Bluetooth and project green monochrome text or basic graphics across a field within … Continue reading
Nvidia launches Maxwell, a next-gen GPU that will make everyone an Nvidia fanboy
Today, at an event in California, Nvidia has officially unveiled the first full-fat Maxwell chip: The GM204. This chip will power both the Nvidia GTX 970 and GTX 980, both of which should be available to buy from your favorite … Continue reading
