Month: October 2015
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Samsung Gear S2 Tizen OZ smarwatch now available in Australia
AUSTRALIA- Samsung ELECT LTD (NASDAQ: SSNLF) The South Korean based tech giant makes its Gear S2 smartwatch available in the Australia. Right when you were convinced that choosing a smartwatch could not get much more difficult – due to the plethora of options – a new player has entered the game. With the Samsung Gear S2, Aussies…
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Apple iOS 9 untethered Jailbreak released
CHINA- Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) A Chinese hacking team has managed to release an untethered iOS 9 jailbreak, despite the struggle due to iOS 9 security wall. Disclaimer: Here at Technology News Extra we do not encourage the use of Jailbreak nor other pieces of software that infringe the respective company’s terms and conditions of…
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OnePlus X Release Date confirmed: October 29th
SHENZEN, CHINA- One Plus The Chinese smartphone giant confirmed the release date of its upcoming OnePlus X, which is October 29th. This month should be marked as the month of events and conferences around technology and innovations on the field. Among the many of the already known events, a London debut was teased on social…
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Samsung releases Tizen OS powered Z3 smartphone in India
INDIA- Samsung ELECT LTD (NASDAQ: SSNLF) The smartphone giant announced the new, Tizen OS powered, Z3 smartphone aimed for the Indian market. Samsung has been experimenting with its home-brewed mobile operating system for years now, without propelling it to any major appearances, besides its latest smartwatch, the Gear S2. The company seems to be skeptical about…
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Apple loses processor patent lawsuit to University of Wisconsin and faces $862M in damages
CUPERTINO,CA- Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) The tech giant has been accused of non-authorized use of processor technology that belongs to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, resulting to a US$892 million fine. Apple could be in serious trouble, after a US jury on Tuesday discovered that the company had been using technology owned by the University of…
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Facebook tests video feed to challenge Google’s YouTube
PALO ALTO, CA- Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) The social networking giant is making waves to the video streaming field, that way challenging rival Google’s YouTube video service. Facebook seems to be through an era of changes and major updates that give the users new ways to use their favourite social network. One could even say…
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Acer Aspire R14 vs Microsoft Surface Pro 4 vs Apple iPad Pro: Which one to buy!
Acer has just announced its latest laptop-tablet, the Aspire R14, so it is time to put it against Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4 and Apple’s iPad Pro. Owning a powerful professional tablet – or a convertible laptop than can be turned into one for that matter – is a privilege that only a handful of people…
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Apple iMac 2015 Vs iMac 2014: What is new?
CUPERTINO, CA- Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) The US-based tech giant has just refreshed its iMac computer line-up, improving screen resolution, performance and much more. Few hours ago the Cupertino giant revealed the new versions of its iMac desktop line-up, as well as the updates of several accessories, including the Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse 2 and…
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Meet Acer’s new Windows 10 Aspire R 14 and Aspire Z3-700 laptops
NEW TAIPEI, TAIWAN- Acer Inc. (NASDAQ: ASIYF) The computer giant released a slew of new exciting laptops, the Aspire R 14 and Aspire Z3-700 that run on Microsoft’s Windows 10. Microsoft is not the only one who released a Windows 10 charge by announcing a range of devices that take advantage of the newly refined operating…
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Apple bans News app from China to retain interests
BEIJING, CHINA- Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) The Cupertino giant has banned its very own News app from the Chinese region, thus going along with China’s censorship laws. During WWDC 2015 in June, Apple released a news aggregator application that would come pre-installed with iOS 9 called News. The app is supposed to confront third-party apps…