The hardware is nearly identical to the Windows version that launched in January, including the edge-to-edge display that essentially fits a 13-inch laptop in an 11-inch body. But instead of Microsoft’s operating system, the XPS 13 Developer Edition comes with Ubuntu 14.04. It’s even $50 cheaper than the Windows version when you line up the tech specs, starting at $950 …
Samsung Galaxy S6, Galaxy S6 Edge, MacBook Pro, and More Tech Deals
This week the latest generation Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch, coloured laser printer, Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge, and more gadgets are available at a discounted price. 1. Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch (2015 model) The latest edition of the Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch is now available online in India. Paytm is offering a cashback of Rs. 9,000 on all the …
Xiaomi to Hold ‘Global Mi Phone Premiere’ in India on April 23
Xiaomi India on Friday announced an event in New Delhi on April 23. The company made the announcement via a tweet, which read “i IS COMING. Register for our global Mi phone premiere in New Delhi on 23 April.” Xiaomi points users to its India site to register for the event. The Xiaomi India site further reveals that the …
Xiaomi Sets Guinness World Record Selling 2.11 Million Phones in 24 Hours
China’s smartphone giant Xiaomi on Thursday said it has set a new Guinness World Record for mobile phone sales by selling 2.11 million handsets in a 24-hour flash sale held to celebrate its fifth anniversary – the Mi Fan Festival. The half-day bonanza, which brought in CNY 2.08 billion ($335 million) from sales of handsets and other accessories broke the …
Austria court considers Facebook privacy case
Some 25,000 users – led by Austrian law graduate Max Schrems – accuse Facebook of violating European privacy laws in the way it collects and forwards data. The case has been brought against Facebook’s European HQ in Dublin, which handles accounts outside US and Canada. Facebook’s lawyers have argued for the case to be dismissed. They presented a list of …
Real money trade hits World of Warcraft game
The exchange rate for dollars fell by almost a third on the first day that Blizzard let people swap real cash for game gold. At launch, players could spend $20 (£13) to get 30,000 gold coins to spend on gear in the fantasy game world. But 24 hours later the same amount of cash netted players about 20,000. Before now …
Europol kills off shape-shifting ‘Mystique’ malware
Shapeshifting malware that changes its identity up to 19 times a day to avoid detection has been deactivated by Europe’s Cybercrime Centre and the FBI. At its height in September 2014 the malware, called Beebone, was controlling 100,000 computers a day. Criminals used it to help steal passwords and download other programs to the infected computers. Around 12,000 victims are …
15 tips and tricks to get the most out of your Samsung Galaxy S6
Samsung didn’t see the kind of sales it hoped for with last year’s Galaxy S5, so this year the Galaxy S6 is a radical departure. A number of prominent features from last year’s device have been removed, and others are disabled by default to make for a cleaner experience. You don’t have to bend over backwards to get Samsung out …
Intel shrinks its RealSense camera to bring Kinect-like awareness to smartphones
Intel plans to cut the fat from its Kinect-like RealSense 3D camera so that it can fit the device on a smartphone. The company’s CEO Brian Krzanich showed off Wednesday in Shenzhen, China a 6-inch prototype phone built with the new camera, which is about half the size of the older version. The company plans to start deploying the technology …
LG wants your help testing and talking up the G4
LG Electronics is recruiting an army of social media users to test and talk up the company’s new G4 smartphone ahead of its official launch on April 28. By offering 4,000 people a G4 for 30 days, the company hopes to create some buzz around its new device as flagship devices from its rivals Samsung Electronics and HTC go on …