Apple Car: The biggest challenges Apple faces

If an Apple Car really is in the works, here's what Tim Cook and company needs to get right Numerous reports from reputable sources suggest that Apple is working on building its own car, code-named Project Titan.A number of high profile defections from the likes of Tesla, Ford, and Mercedes Benz all point to this one inescapable conclusion - and it could launch its first automobile by 2020.It's a...
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Best crowdfunding campaigns we'd invest in this month

Home to some of the most imaginative and ambitious tech ideas, we pick out our favourite crowdfunding projects of the month from the likes of Kickstarter and Indiegogo.Whether you want to build the world’s first hoverboard, an umbrella made of air, or a smartring, the likes of Kickstarter and Indiegogo have a captive audience willing to put their money where your mouth is.Some have enjoyed great success...
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Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge leaked again and it sure looks pretty

by Chris Smith 27 February 2015 |Share:Image credit: CNET KoreaA new gallery of renders, apparently showing the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge in all its glory, have appeared online just 48 hours before Samsung’s Unpacked event at MWC 2015. The leak comes via CNET’s Korean site and claims to show the dual-edged handset from multiple angles.The rather official-looking renders match up with the teaser images...
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Panasonic TX-55CX700 TV Review

Panasonic TX-55CX700 – First Impressions The headline TVs on show at the recent Panasonic Convention in Frankfurt were undoubtedly the brand’s previously unseen flagship curved 4K TVs, the CR850 series. But for many regular folk – people without bottomless bank accounts – the most intriguing TV Panasonic unveiled was actually the mid-range CX700 series. We took a look at the 55-inch TX-55CX700.The...
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Lenovo flushes Superfish adware with new fix

by Sean Keach 27 February 2015 |Share: Lenovo has released an automated tool in hopes of protecting its customers from the Superfish adware installed on the company’s laptops. The tech firm updated its statement on the matter to further assuage user concerns over the potential vulnerability of the software.Lenovo also says it’s working with both McAfee and Microsoft to have the Superfish software...
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LG G Flex 2 Phone Review

What is the LG G Flex 2?The LG Flex 2 is the Korean company’s second stab at a curved smartphone. Unlike the Galaxy Note Edge, this is a phone that’s all curve from the screen to the predominantly plastic body. The original G Flex was packed with innovative, albeit ultimately flawed, tech and in its second coming, LG seems to have learned its lesson.Now there’s a smaller, more manageable design, a...
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Ericsson hits Apple with lawsuit, demands iPhone sales block

Ericsson has filed a lawsuit against Apple in hopes of resolving a fierce legal battle over telecoms patent licenses. The Swedish company claims that Apple’s mobile products have allegedly infringed its patents. These patents are claimed to be essential to 2G and 4G/LTE network standards.The suit specifically deals with Apple’s refusal to accept Ericsson’s offer to have a court decide appropriate...
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Google banks on apps with $25m domain purchase

by Sean Keach 27 February 2015 |Share: Google has shelled out a mega $25 million to purchase the .app website domain. The search engine giant managed to scoop the prize domain at an auction held by net authority Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).ICANN is currently in the process of rolling out brand new web domains, many of which are bringing in big cash at auction.Also amongst...
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TalkTalk warns customers over hack-attack data theft

by Sean Keach 27 February 2015 |Share: TalkTalk is warning its customers that their data may have been compromised in an earlier breach of the company’s computer systems. According to the firm, scammers managed to illicitly acquire account numbers and names of customers for nefarious means.Specifically, TalkTalk described how scammers were using the information to try and trick customers into giving...
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Report: Huawei and LG to build two Google Nexus devices this year

by Sean Keach 27 February 2015 |Share: Google is going outsource the production of two Nexus devices to Huawei and LG, news rumours suggest. According to a source on Weibo (via GizmoChina), Google plans to offload two devices under the Nexus umbrella in 2015, most likely a smartphone and a tablet.The source also points to China-based Huawei and South Korea-based LG taking up the brunt of the design...
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Original Apple Clock designer launches Apple Watch rival

by Sean Keach 27 February 2015 |Share: Mondaine has just announced its own Swiss-made smartwatch in an effort to battle the upcoming Apple Watch. That’s the same company that previously saw itself embroiled in a legal battle with Apple over the rights to the original Apple Clock application design.Mondaine claimed Apple stole the design for the application from the Mondaine-made clocks seen at Swiss...
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Google backs down on Blogger porn ban

Google has rescinded its decision to effectively ban all sexually explicit content on its Blogger platform. Earlier this week, Blogger users were informed that Google would no longer be allowing ‘graphic nude images or video’ on the site.This rule was set to come into effect from March 23, however it seems that the big G has had a change of heart.Jessica Pelegio, Google’s Social Product Support Manager,...
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Britain’s BlackBerry user-base to total under 1m by 2017

The BlackBerry death knell is unmistakable – new research points to the company’s UK market share slipping below one million users by the end of 2017. That’s a stark drop from its comparatively glorious yesteryears, with BlackBerry having once held an 8 per cent market share – that’s 8 million users – back in June 2012.The research comes as part of a new report from eMarketer, revealing this year’s...
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Samsung Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge names and designs confirmed

by Jon Mundy 27 February 2015 |Share: The Samsung Galaxy S6 and Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge have leaked ahead of their imminent March 1 unveiling. We've seen plenty of components, rumours, renders, and even slightly fuzzy amateur photos concerning Samsung's next flagship phone range, but this latest leak is the clearest and most official yet.An employee of Sprint, the US mobile network, has deliberately...
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Amazon’s 3D printing vans could slash delivery times

Amazon has filed several patent applications detailing a system whereby vans equipped with 3D printers would provide goods to customers. The retail giant outlined the quirky truck-based scheme that would see vastly reduced shipping times by actually creating the products during delivery (via WSJ).The fleet of vans would all carry the printers as cargo, which would then begin working as soon as a customer...
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Sesame: the smart lock that lets you in when you knock

by Joe Svetlik 27 February 2015 |Share:The future of locks?Smart locks are a burgeoning category, but they all do pretty much the same thing. Sesame has a unique feature, however – it unlocks when it hears the special knock. It connects to your phone over Bluetooth. You can unlock it using the app, or set a special knock and rap it out on the door. If you want to go easier on your knuckles, you can...
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New album releases move to Friday thanks to online piracy

by Jon Mundy 27 February 2015 |Share: The record industry will now release its albums on Fridays, and a major reason for the shift is online piracy. In the UK, album releases currently occur on Monday, while in the US they happen on Tuesday. That's set to change this summer with a universal shift to a Global Release Day of Friday (at 00:01, to be precise).The International Federation of the Phonographic...
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EE trials 400Mbps 4G+ network at Wembley stadium

by Jon Mundy 27 February 2015 |Share: The UK's biggest network (for now) EE has been showing off its new 4G+ network at Wembley stadium. The new network technology is capable of attaining download speeds of up to 400Mbps, which is more than four times that of current fixed broadband offerings.More importantly, this extra capacity allows for more users within the same area to perform 4G tasks simultaneously...
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Google looking to split Hangouts and Photos from Google+

by Jon Mundy 27 February 2015 |Share: Google is planning to separate its Hangouts and Photos services from its Google+ social network. In an interview with Forbes, Google's Sundai Pichai spoke about how his team viewed the Google+ service, as well as the perceived stagnation of some of its key features."I think increasingly you’ll see us focus on communications [Hangouts], photos and the Google+ stream...
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Apple rolls out universal access to iWork suite for iCloud on the web

by Chris Smith 26 February 2015 |Share: Apple is now allowing anyone to sign up for an Apple ID to use its iWork productivity suite in a web browser, even if they don’t own an Apple device. The Pages, Keynote and Numbers apps can now be accessed freely online by those willing to create an Apple ID from the iCloud.com browser site.The rollout (via TechCrunch) now allows any web user to create, edit,...
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Report: Apple Watch release will come in early April

by Chris Smith 26 February 2015 |Share: Following months of speculation and the gradual shortening of release windows, we may be closer to narrowing down the release date for the long-awaited Apple Watch. Following the initial promise of an 'early 2015' on-sale date, Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed an April release back in January. Now, MacRumors sources claim Apple is targeting the early part of the...
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Report: Apple Watch release will come in early April

by Chris Smith 26 February 2015 |Share: Following months of speculation and the gradual shortening of release windows, we may be closer to narrowing down the release date for the long-awaited Apple Watch. Following the initial promise of an 'early 2015' on-sale date, Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed an April release back in January. Now, MacRumors sources claim Apple is targeting the early part of the...
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