The context… Apple recently admitted to slowing down older iPhone models with aging batteries in order to preserve battery life and prevent sudden shutdowns that could interrupt the user experience. According to the company, its iOS 10.2.1, released last year, improved power management during peak w
Apple recently announced its new, long-awaited iPhone 8, 8 Plus, and iPhone X. While the iPhone 8 is more of an incremental update to last year’s iPhone 7, the iPhone X touts a completely new design and set of features. Needless to say, the latter has overshadowed its peers, thanks to the dramatic c
It seems like modern society takes for granted that any of its members should own some sort of a device. Not only do we own gadgets, but we have developed very close relationships with them. They function like our external memory supports. We renounced carrying certain data stored in our brain.
In February 2017 Facebook lost $500m in the US lawsuit over the Oculus VR headset. Although the Oculus side announced it would appeal the court order, the outcome marks an important setback for Mark Zuckerberg. The Facebook CEO held a conference call in which he admitted his disappointment. Does
Cyber-security nowadays is getting more and more competitive, and it certainly is a battlefield where companies can suffer losses of huge proportions when hit. Even zero day exploits can cost vast amounts of money if not remedied in time, and that is just one of the effects. Damaged reputation also
Updated: BlackBerry announced it would actually stop making its own smartphones. This is due to the $372 million loss for its fiscal second quarter. Therefore, the DTEK 60 is “unlikely to show up”, as CNET puts it. CrackBerry announced on Monday, September 26 that the DTEK 60, also known as the Arg
The Power over Wi-Fi (PoWiFi) tech system won the 2015 title for one of the most game-changing technologies of the year. Developed by the University of Washington researchers and previously announced by Popsci in June 2015, this concept harnessed the already existing power in Wi-Fi routers and
This week we continue our tech gifts suggestions list – with the second part of our list with a twist. The twist would be that for each category the tech gifts are meant to surprise in a certain way: either completing their functionality by a nice design, either bringing a new perspective or an e
Blockchain technology is the digital transaction support system created for or, more exactly, derived from the bitcoin operations. Defined as a distributed database that incorporates the ever-growing data records associated to bitcoin transactions, the blockchain database is secured against
The technologies envisioned for the near future are based on meeting people’s needs, advancements in technological development and, ultimately, the public’s reaction. Somewhere between demands, costs, regulations and general feedback, lie the chances of innovation when confronted with reality. Of co
