Trying to guess the name of the next version of Android is a fun game to play while you’re twiddling your thumbs waiting for it to arrive. Last year Android L became Android Lollipop in mid-October, and the timing should be similar this year as well. A new promotional video from Googlers Nat and Lo has some fun with the idea and gives us a sneak preview of the new
Introduction Do you know your C-RAN from your SON, your WiGig from your Bluetooth Low Energy and your MirrorLink from your machine learning? If you don’t, then you soon will after you’ve finished browsing through this slideshow. So dive in and educate yourself concerning ten tech trends that get little attention, but are already having a big impact. Also check out: 5 trends set to shape computing in 2015 Device-to-device
The Apple Watch is increasing its appeal by increasing its maximum band sizes, making the iPhone-compatible smartwatch fit for people with bigger wrists, too. That’s wonderful news because, in letting everyone I meet try on my Apple Watch, it’s been a snug fit at times. The swappable medium-large band size that comes in the box doesn’t always help. The Apple Watch face is appreciably smaller than bulky Android Wear watches,
Are you ready for a tech story that reads as if it’s straight out of a Bond film? For more than 10 years, Kaspersky Lab has been manipulating rival antivirus companies into deleting or disabling harmless files on your PC. Two unnamed Reuters sources claim the Russian security software developer targeted Microsoft, AVG, Avast and other developers by reverse-engineering their virus detection software to figure out how to flag good
Breakdown Fitbit reigns supreme in the world of fitness trackers, and for good reason. Started in 2007, it quickly began rolling out devices that were not only efficient, but also affordable for mainstream consumers. Fast-forward to 2015. There are several companies on the market that now manufacture fitness trackers like those churned out by the San Francisco company, and everyday customer now know just how much these devices can really
Samsung, never shy of releasing multiple gadgets at multiple times of the year, has followed up the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 Edge+ reveal with another handset: a retro-looking flip phone. For those of you too young to remember, flip phones have a screen on one piece of plastic and a keypad on the other. The main advantage of the form factor is being able to look cool while
Google hasn’t breathed a word about the future of its Nexus smartphones, but the leaks have come so thick and so fast that it would be a huge surprise if we didn’t see a new Nexus 5 and Nexus 6 before the year’s end. The latest fuel for the fire is a set of renderings depicting a 2015 edition Nexus 5 made by LG. These aren’t leaked images – they’re
Sony’s strategy for its flagship Xperia devices has been somewhat confusing of late, with the Xperia Z4 a rather underwhelming upgrade on the previous model and given the title Xperia Z3+ in every country other than Japan. We’re suckers for a bit of smartphone hype though, and that disappointment hasn’t stopped us from hoping that the Xperia Z5 is the super-powerful flagship phone we’ve been waiting for. Images on Weibo
Some weeks are like the Del Amitri song where “nothing ever happens”. This week, though, is more Everything Everything: we’ve discovered a new Galaxy, seen Google announce a surprise and very significant reorganisation, found more reasons to distrust car tech and discovered the games consoles we thought were gone for good. Man Alive, it’s week in tech! A is for A Large Corporate Restructuring Everybody sing along: A, B, C,
By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Beginning more than a decade ago, one of the largest security companies in the world, Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab, tried to damage rivals in the marketplace by tricking their antivirus software programs into classifying benign files as malicious, according to two former employees. Some of the attacks were ordered by Kaspersky Lab’s co-founder, Eugene Kaspersky, in part to retaliate against smaller rivals that he
