Chromebooks sell like hotcakes
Published in Mobiles
Friday, 22 May 2015 11:03

Chromebooks sell like hotcakes


Hotcake makers unavailable for comment

Market research firm Gartner has estimated 7.3 million Chromebooks would be sold this year, thanks mostly to the education industry realising that kids need keyboards rather than touchscreen tablets.

Chrome eats your Resources
Published in News
Wednesday, 20 May 2015 12:52

Chrome eats your Resources

 
RAM to the slaugher

For years people have been moaning that Firefox keeps taking their RAM and refusing to give it back, well now it appears that Chrome suffers from a similar problem.

Nexus 9 price falling
Published in Mobiles
Thursday, 07 May 2015 15:36

Nexus 9 price falling


Hitting a sweet spot

Google's Nexus 9 was not a bad tablet, the only problem was the $399 price tag.

Smartwatches cause car accidents claim
Published in IoT


Begun the lawsuits have

Fruity cargo cult Apple's latest nice looking over priced junkware is getting it into a spot of legal bother.

US tech companies lean on EU
Published in News
Friday, 01 May 2015 12:54

US tech companies lean on EU


Nice trade bloc you have there..  terrible if something happened to it

US tech giants have spent fortunes leaning on EU politicians to stop them from forcing them to pay tax or facing the music when it comes to their anti-trust schemes.

Samsung upgrades Galaxy Alpha to Lollypop
Published in Mobiles


Starts in Korea

The Samsung Galaxy Alpha update to Android Lollipop has begun in South Korea.

Google allows you to download your entire search history
Published in News


Now you will know what the NSA does

While there has been some controversy about search engines handing over histories to the cops, it appears that Google is allowing people do download their entire history and export it.

Finally you can Google your Android phone
Published in News
Thursday, 16 April 2015 11:39

Finally you can Google your Android phone


Tells you where you left it

Google will let you use the search engine on your desktop computer to find your lost phone.

Apple holds security door open for the Chinese
Published in News


Never reads the papers

While Google and Mozilla have been falling over themselves to stop a data leak to China, Apple has cheerfully ignored the problem.

Google and Intel to speed up Android updates
Published in Mobiles


At least on Intel gear

Intel and Google want to slash the wait time for users to get Android updates.