During Microsoft’s Build 2016 conference, the firm came out with an updated Windows 10 installs figure of 270 million since launch, its fastest operating system (OS) adoption rate ever. But, …
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Lenovo readying Android-powered Yoga convertible with 15-hour battery life
Details of an incoming Yoga Book from Lenovo have spilled onto the internet. The device is interesting because it runs Android, rather than Windows 10, and will apparently be a full 2-in-1 able to …
MSI’s new 4K workstation is a ‘VR Ready’ powerhouse
MSI has revealed its new WT72, a beefy notebook which it’s billing as the world’s first professional Nvidia ‘VR Ready’ workstation.As you can imagine, there’s some ser…
Nokia may return to making phones later this year (or not)
Update: Android Authority has confirmed that its Nokia A1 “scoop” was nothing more than a clever April Fools’ prank. We fell for it, as did many others. While we wish Nokia’…
The LG G5 isn’t plastic, it’s just a paint job
Update: LG has now released an official statement on the G5 material saga, clarifying that its flagship smartphone does sport an all-metal body.The statement concludes “We want to reassure ou…
Telstra’s second free data day smashes through mobile data record
The last time Telstra’s network fell over, the telco gave its customers a free day of data, and those customers gobbled up 1,841 terabytes of data.Following a second major outage last month, …
In depth: How your phone will soon control your entire house
Just phone homeSince the jazzy heyday of 80s sci-fi movies, we’ve been promised houses that respond to our every whim. Music following us from room to room, heating that knows how warm you wa…
In: How your phone will soon control your entire house
Just phone homeSince the jazzy heyday of 80s sci-fi movies, we’ve been promised houses that respond to our every whim. Music following us from room to room, heating that knows how warm you wa…
In depth: The Messaging Wars: Who gets to choose how we talk?
The Messaging WarsCommunication is big business. Like Google with search and Facebook with social, it would be any company’s dream to dominate the messaging space, but whether anyone can actu…
Egypt reportedly couldn’t spy on Facebook’s Free Basics, so it banned it
Egypt abruptly blocked Facebook’s free internet service, Free Basics, last December, and now we may know why.Apparently, the social media giant wouldn’t let the government use it to spy…