The Google Nexus 9 has just been confirmed, and you can thank Samsung for that
You know that company that keeps getting sued by all sorts of competing companies that accuse it of copying their technology? Well, it was recently sued by NVIDIA, and in the process the upcoming Google Nexus 9 tablet has been confirmed, Bright Side of News has discovered.
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U2’s latest album is already on your iOS device because Apple told you it’ll put it there… sort of
As rumored in the days preceding the Apple’s iPhone 6 event, U2 made an appearance at the highly anticipated keynote not only to perform, but also to announce that its latest album will be available as a free download to all iTunes users until October 13. What Apple didn’t specifically say is that it’ll force the download on all iOS devices – at least sort of – soon after the announcement, although in Tim Cook’s conversation with Bono, the CEO said that Apple could send the album to all of its iTunes subscribers, if “it gave it away for free,” thus making it the largest album release of all time.
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The secret reason Apple is giving U2’s album away for free… and how to get it
It turns out that most of the U2 rumors were true, Apple did invite U2 to perform on stage during the iPhone 6 event and the band’s latest album will be available as a free download to iTunes users for about a month. Did Apple do it just because it has a special relationship with the band? Business Insider thinks it has figured out the secret reason for Apple’s decision to pay for the all the free U2 album downloads that will take place through October 13.
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Samsung and Diesel Black Gold team up to make the wildest looking smartwatch yet
It seems that the Apple Watch’s design has been somewhat polarizing so far — indeed, our own unscientific poll of our readers showed roughly a 50-50 split between readers who loved it and readers who thought it was hideous. However, you can leave it to Samsung to take design choices for its gadgets to crazy new levels, as we can see from the new Diesel Black Gold editions of Samsung’s Gear S.
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Even Tim Cook thinks ‘Apple Watch’ is a silly name
Apple on Tuesday announced its first smart device for the wrist, as was previously rumored, but the company surprised fans with its official name, which is a more boring and un-Apple-y “Apple Watch” rather than the “iWatch” name many people expected. However, it appears that iWatch may be a popular name inside Apple as well, as Tim Cook was caught on camera during an interview ABC News exclusively scored ahead of the iPhone 6 event.
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New reports confirm Microsoft’s plan to kill the ‘Windows Phone’ brand, call everything ‘Windows’
When we started hearing reports in the last week that Microsoft planned to kill the Windows Phone and Windows RT brands and instead call everything “Windows,” we were very skeptical that Microsoft would really make such a move. After all, if someone bought a “Windows” tablet, they might easily get confused about it whether runs the full desktop-centric version of Windows or the mobile-centric version. However, we now have two new reports confirming that Microsoft really is planning to put the “Windows Phone” brand out to pasture and just refer to every single software platform it puts out as “Windows.”
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Here are all the iPhone 6 and Apple Watch-related buzzwords you need to learn
Apple on Tuesday unveiled a bunch of new products during its iPhone 6 event and it described them using plenty of “Appletalk,” the kind of marketing terminology used to etch certain product features into the memory of potential buyers. In case you weren’t following the live event and didn’t check Apple’s redesigned website, you might have a tough time understanding the new terms, so we made a list with all the words Apple invented to describe its products.
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Brand new Android Wear watch sees price cut moments after Apple Watch unveiling
Apple’s newly unveiled Apple Watch won’t hit the market until sometime early next year, ensuring that developers have time to explore iOS on a smaller screen and build exciting apps that take advantage of the Apple Watch’s new features. The device has certainly created more buzz than any smartwatch that has come before it, of course, and rival companies seem to be taking notice; we’re still several months away from seeing Apple Watches hit consumers’ wrists, but one competitor dropped the price of its brand new Android Wear smartwatch just moments after the Apple Watch was announced.
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Samsung, HTC and Sony troll Apple’s ‘bigger than bigger’ iPhone 6
Apple’s main rivals in the smartphone business, including Samsung, HTC and Sony, have already taken several hits at the iPhone maker for its “bigger than bigger” new iPhone 6 models.
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This is the one thing Apple forgot to address with its Apple Watch design
When unveiling the Apple Watch during its iPhone 6 event, Apple kept harping on how personal the device is, and also on how it can be customized by users to create unique experiences. Apple will have three distinct Apple Watch versions in stores, coming in two sizes and sporting six different metal finishes, a large variety of straps for every occasion, and even more watch faces for buyers to customize their experience. It may take a while for Apple to reach millions of different Watch combinations, as Apple’s Jony Ive says, but there are certainly going to be plenty of different Watch configurations around.
However, Apple did not think of everything, and one important Watch version is missing in action.
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