With Multiple iWatch Designs And A Host Of Sensors, Apple Could Win Over Smartwatch Skeptics
Apple’s iWatch is almost certainly coming soon, according to a host of recent reports, and the latest from the Wall Street Journal is that it’ll be offered in a variety of designs and screen sizes, and be loaded with over ten sensors including those that track health and fitness. Apple plans to…
New iPhone Might Have a Built-In Barometer
Apple has already stepped into the health and fitness tracking market with its Health app for iOS. Now, the company could be upping the ante with its upcoming iPhone. New code spotted by developers who spoke with 9to5Mac indicates the iPhone 6 could have a barometer built in. An integrated…
Fitness App Usage Is Growing 87% Faster Than The Overall App Market
A new report from Flurry Analytics shows that health and fitness apps are growing at a faster rate than the overall app market so far in 2014. The analytics firm looked at data from more than 6,800 apps in the category on the iPhone and iPad and found that usage (measured in sessions) is up 62% in…
Amazon's Fire Phone Has a Multi-Perspective Display that Moves with You
After weeks and weeks of being rumored, Amazon's finally unveiled its first smartphone: the Fire Phone. And, as expected, there are 3D-like features on board, with something the company's calling Dynamic Perspective. Thanks to this, Amazon's Fire Phone will be able to do a number of neat things…
Apple Adds A New Entry-Level iMac For $1,099
Apple has a new iMac model today, an entry-level machine that brings the price of entry to the all-in-one desktop to $1,099, or $200 less than was the case just yesterday. The new version has a 1.4 GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB of memory, a 500GB hard drive and Intel HD Graphics 5000…
Facebook's Slingshot Challenges Snapchat
After accidentally releasing it to the world last week, Facebook has now officially unveiled Slingshot, a curious new app to come out of the company's Creative Labs division. Widely rumored as a Snapchat competitor, Slingshot certainly has an ephemeral element -- all of the photos and videos you…
Samsung Reportedly in Talks to Buy Nuance, the Software Firm Behind Siri
The firm behind the technology that powers Siri – Apple’s voice-activated virtual assistant – is reportedly in talks with Samsung over a possible acquisition deal. People with knowledge of Samsung’s interest in Nuance told the Wall Street Journal that representatives from the pair first met…
Interactive Map Site Lets You Travel the World Through the Lenses of Drones
Most of us have become accustomed to the amazing imagery of the world available on Google's Street View, but a new site promises the same kind of virtual tourism from the aerial perspective of drones. Launched back in April by Switzerland-based Jan Hiersemenzel, Travel By Drone is a site that…
Netflix is Shutting Down Its API, but Helpers Like InstantWatcher Aren't Going Away
Over a year ago, Netflix announced it was no longer issuing keys to its public API platform, cutting off any potential new developers from joining. That's the service that allowed third-party developers to build apps that gave you different ways to browse and access its library of movies. Today,…
Honeywell Has a Thermostat That Can Compete With Nest
Honeywell introduced the Lyric thermostat ($279) on Tuesday, the first smart thermostat on the market that uses geofencing technology within the device itself. There's a healthy collection of programmable and smart thermostats already available (and some work with geofencing), but this one can…