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Microsoft Buys Nokia
In a major yet unsurprising move, Microsoft has acquired Nokia’s device and services devision for around $7.2 Billion. Building on the partnership with Nokia announced in February 2011 and the increasing success of Nokia’s Lumia smartphones, Microsoft aims to accelerate the growth of its share and profit in mobile devices through faster innovation, increased synergies,…
October 31, 2013
Touch ID takes hardware security to new levels It was then discovered that the Touch ID sensor currently in the device was not the original one that came in the device. Once the original was returned, Touch ID started working again. At this point, we knew there had to be some additional, previously undisclosed, hardware…
November 6, 2013
“Our business does not depend on collecting personal data” Foremost, the document explains Apple’s philosophy on customer privacy. “… Our business does not depend on collecting personal data,”* the report said in an obvious poke at Google, Facebook and others. “We have no interest in amassing personal information about our customers. We protect personal conversations by providing…
iPhone Sales Top 9 Million
Apple’s iPhone 5s and 5c break a record and sells 9 million units “This is our best iPhone launch yet?more than nine million new iPhones sold?a new record for first weekend sales,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “The demand for the new iPhones has been incredible, and while we’ve sold out of our initial supply…
Opinions on BBX
I watched the entire RIM presentation live today. Basically, the brand new “BBX” operating system is a marriage of BB OS 7 and QNX. They strictly talked about the OS and it’s “under the hood” technicalities. No new hardware in particular yet. From what I saw, they have a lot of neat graphical and UI…
November 25, 2013
Why Apple Bought PrimeSense Very obviously, Apple has plans to for a stronger living room presence itself, with its plans for an Apple TV. Picture a device that watches you as you watch it. It can see how your heart throbs when certain shows or celebrities or sporting events go on the air. Based on…