It’s a boom time for miniature electronics and amateur hacking – the Raspberry Pi devices and Arduino boards are proof of that – but there’s a new tiny computer in town that’s looking to dramatically undercut the competition. CHIP (it stands for something, but we’re not sure what) is a new device from Next Thing Co, and they’re looking for Kickstarter funding to help get it off the ground. The
Greetings, game fiends. For those of you in the UK who haven’t been blown away by this week’s galeforce winds or election results, prepare to be blown away by NEWS! Marvel at my fantastic segue. For the rest of you around the world, I’ve got nothing. Sorry. We can’t talk about anything else until we’ve talked about Splatoon, Nintendo’s new ink-splatting IP that even your gran can enjoy. I played
Apple Watch release date and price Apple Watch is on the wrist of its earliest adopters right now and you can read how this Android Wear-rivaling smartwatch performs in our full review. Want the verdict? Check out our final Apple Watch review The first Apple Watch sales projections indicate it sold more on day one through pre-orders than Android Wear watches did in in all of 2014. New orders have
Apple Watch price range At least, our Apple Watch review is live, but way back when the Apple Watch price was announced to be “starting at $349,” we had a feeling that the iPhone-tailored smartwatch wasn’t going to be cheap. Sure enough, the sticker shock peaked at $17,000. Even at its base level and limited Apple Watch battery life, this iPhone-tailored smartwatch is pricier than Google’s most expensive watch, the
Apple Watch bands: Sport vs Watch vs Edition Apple Watch is on the wrists of its first wave of customers, meeting its release date, but picking one has been no easy decision. There are 38 different designs with varying bands, sizes, cases and prices. There are three cases: the aluminum Sport, stainless steel Watch and gold Watch Edition. But where it gets complicated is in the number of interchangeable bands.
By Julia Fioretti BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union and the United States are close to completing negotiations on a deal protecting personal data shared for law enforcement purposes such as terrorism investigations, three people familiar with the matter said. The two sides have been negotiating since 2011 over the so-called “umbrella agreement” that would protect personal data exchanged between police and judicial authorities in the course of investigations, as
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK (Reuters) – USAA, a San Antonio, Texas-based financial institution serving current and former members of the military, is studying the underlying technology behind the digital currency bitcoin to help make its operations more efficient, a company executive said. Alex Marquez, managing director of corporate development at USAA, said in an interview this week that the company and its banking, insurance, and investment management subsidiaries hoped
By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators are asking Qualcomm’s rivals how the U.S. chipmaker’s business practices and the way it licenses its products affect them, as part of an investigation begun seven months ago, a document seen by Reuters showed. Qualcomm has been feeling the regulatory heat in Europe, the United States, China, Japan and South Korea in recent years as watchdogs focus on its licensing
By Christine Murray RIVIERA MAYA, Mexico (Reuters) – Cuba is in advanced talks with Chinese telecoms equipment company Huawei to do more business on the Communist island, Cuban finance minister Lina Pedraza said on Friday. He’s Chinese by the way,” Pedraza said on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum on Mexico’s Caribbean coast. “He is very advanced in negotiations with a Cuban company,” Pedraza added. Asked if the Chinese
President Obama told Yahoo, Senator Warren is ‘absolutely wrong’ in her criticism of a U.S. trade pact with a dozen Asian nations that he says will help protect American interests across the continent.
