iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus

These new iPhones continue the fast-follower status for non-cellular connectivity by now offering WiFi 802.11ac in addition to dual-band WiFi a/b/g/n that it offered in previous generations. Like the previous generation, Bluetooth 4.0 is supported, too. NFC with a secure element is new too, enabling Apple Pay and other mobile payment platforms (such as Softcard and Google Wallet). For cellular connectivity, ...

The New 27″ iMac Retina Display

Apple might finally be ready to release its first desktop with a Retina display. Rumors began surfacing this week that the new 27-inch iMac will be receiving a massive boost in resolution from 2560×1440 (109 PPI) to 5120×2880 (218 PPI) — four times the raw number of pixels on-screen. To help push nearly 15 million pixels at once, a new ...

Windows 10

Microsoft’s unveil of Windows 10, and it was one of the most humble, apologetic things I’ve ever seen in technology. After years of defending Windows 8′s weird mashup of new Metro and old Desktop, there wasn’t a glimmer of hubris or righteousness on the faces of Microsoft’s Myerson or Belfiore as they showed off an early version of Windows 10 (a ...

Windows Phone update has safe-driving mode, support for larger HD devices

  Microsoft The new Windows Phone software supports larger full-HD devices, and can have smaller screen tiles. The layout for larger phones also will change. Phones may now sport a third column of tiles, for instance. Contact lists and other features will be able to fit in more information. That’s a contrast to Android, where text and images simply get …