Tech

Depending on who you ask, Apple’s planned-obsolescence scheme is either a bizarre quirk or a sign of Apple’s transformation into a diabolical dystopian mega-corporation.  Either way, the scheme enters its next phase on June 9, 2015. An internal document from Apple, as reported by 9To5Mac, details the iPhone and Mac models that Apple will be declaring “obsolete.” This does not ...

Before getting my hands on the Mlais M4 Note, I was skeptical about how much quality I was going to get in the build of the phone. Of course performance, display and camera quality all are important, but since the Mlais M4 Note aims to be a cheap replacement of the iconic Galaxy Note 4, the design was what interested ...

Last month Microsoft offered to provide users of Windows 7 and 8.1 with the upcoming Windows 10 for free. Terry Myerson, Executive Vice President of Operating Systems at Microsoft, clarified to Reuters shortly thereafter that the upgrade would include “all qualified PCs, genuine and non-genuine,” meaning that anyone with Windows 7 or 8.1—regardless of whether it was purchased or pirated—could ...

Popular music streaming service, Spotify, has built a reputation on the gargantuan library of music it provides users with in exchange only for their willingness to listen to the odd advertisement. Spotify also offers a premium service that eliminates advertisements and allows paid subscribers to download music to listen to offline. According to Digital Music News’s sources, however, the paradigm ...

The Samsung Galaxy S6 was just launched and everybody is happy about it and longing to buy it, but there’s one problem: price. Like with any other flagship, the Galaxy S6 if you want it unlocked is rather expensive. The retail Galaxy S6 price is between $650 and $700, which for some people is more than their monthly salary. That’s ...

Chinese smartphones are usually not as popular because people have this preconception, I’m inclined to call it stigma towards them. In the past, Chinese companies had made themselves a bad reputation for making cheap quality devices that don’t last very much and that seems to have stuck with them in the international tech community. What we need not forget is ...

I had to do a bit of a double take when I spotted this emoji on the Emojipdia Blog. But with the new release of Windows 10, Microsoft will be making their next big update to their emojis since Windows 8.1. Apparently this will only be their third substantial update, as emojis made a late appearance on Windows systems. With the ...

Their has been new news from Oculus announced on their blog about the Rift headset. Anyone who is excited about the upcoming flood of various VR headsets will be happy to know that the Rift has received a shipping date for sometime in the first quarter of 2016. The precise date is still unknown, but assuming there are no more delays then users should ...

When the $1,500 Google Glass was introduced, the world stepped into the future. However, it was short lived.  As of January 15, 2015, Google halted their sales of the Glass in an attempt to improve their product. People assumed that the idea was dead.  That was not the case. On April 24, the Wall Street Journal reported a new development. Italian ...

It arrives in two forms.  Both are 13- inch systems, with Quad HD screens, fifth-generation Core i7 processors, 8GB of RAM and both have a 256GB solid-state drive. What could it possibly be? It’s Lenovo’s answer to the ultra-lightweight MacBook. And, dare we say it, may be the MacBook killer. What’s cool about the Lenovo’s laptop is that it’s chassis is made ...