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Apple and Microsoft to be banned by the Chinese government

Apple received a hard blow from China yesterday, as the government decided to exclude iPads and MacBooks from a list of products that can be bought with public money. This decision was encouraged by the security issues China had to deal with lately, and led to the banning of ten Apple products. Apple isn’t the ...

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Tags: Apple, China, excluded, Facebook, Google, iPad, iPhone, Lenovo, Macbook, market, Microsoft, OS, security, Twitter, WeChat, Windows, Windows 8

Google gives Project Ara to developers

Creating customizable modular smartphones is probably Google’s most ambitious and interesting project. Called Project Ara, Google’s attempt to bring modular smartphones to the market is now one step closer to reality, because the tech giant has recently announced its intentions to give Project Ara to developers. Google has already accepted some applications from developers, who ...

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Tags: ATAP, developers, developing boards, functional, Google, Google I/O, market, modular smartphones, modules, Paul Eremenko, Project Ara, smartphones

Apple is preparing a smart home software platform

According to a report, Apple is planing to make an entrance in the connected smart house area. The company plans to make a platform that would allow their iOS devices to control their smart home devices. For instance, using an iPhone to control the lights or the security system are only some of the thing you ...

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Tags: Apple, Apple TV, Google, home automation, iBeacon, iOS, iPad, iPhone, market, platform, Samsung, smart home, software, WWDC

LG introduces Lifeband Touch and Heart Rate Earphones

LG Electronics joins the wearable fitness devices market with the Lifeband Touch and the LG Heart Rate Earphones, both compatible with iOS and Android smartphones and available starting May 18. The Lifeband Touch comes with a 0.9-inch OLED touch display that shows a series of fitness data including health-related infos and it allows users to ...

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Tags: fitness, Heart Rate Earphones, LG, Lifeband Touch, market, prices, wearable devices