Windows 8.1 market share inches ahead of Windows 8

From PC World: Windows 8.1's market share has finally inched ahead of Windows 8's, according to the May 2014 statistics Netmarket share released yesterday.

But the combined legacy juggernaut of Windows 7 and Windows XP still dwarfs all versions of Windows 8 combined. And it's Windows 7 -- not 8 --...

T-Mobile: Android 4.4.3 to reach Nexus 5 and 7 on June 2

From CNET: T-Mobile subscribers who own the Google Nexus 5 or 7 could get a dose of Android 4.4.3 KitKat before the day is over.

In two separate and updated support documents, T-Mobile promised the Nexus 5 smartphone and the Nexus 7 tablet would start to receive Android 4.4.3 beginning June 2...

ADATA PV100 Power Bank Review

When the recent student union elections were held at the University of Calgary, there was a candidate running for a vice president position with a quirky yet neat idea. This person had other platform points, but one of them was to bring, what he dubbed, "Power Towers" to the university. These are universal-charging stations (Presumably USB) with the ability to charge at a "faster rate", while increasing Wi-Fi bandwidth throughout the university...

Kingston FCR-HS3 Review

When Lenovo Canada made a "mistake" of selling an IdeaPad Y410p with an Intel Core i7-4700MQ processor, dedicated NVIDIA GeForce GT755M graphics, 8GB of DDR3 RAM, and 1TB hard drive for $279 CAD last week, no one could have imagined it to turn out to be its worst ever public relations disaster ever recorded in the company's history. If you do not know what is going on, we here at APH Networks has the entire story covered live as it unfolded...

Git 2.0 features better defaults and a kinder learning curve

From InfoWorld: Git 2.0, the latest release of the popular open source distributed version control system, debuted this week, featuring improved default settings and "low-impact" implementation.

Notice of version 2.0 was posted on the Linux kernel mailing list on Wednesday by Git maintainer Junio...

Netflix CEO: Sorry, we're not making a streaming device

From CNET: If you're a Netflix superfan, Chief Executive Reed Hastings may have just burst a couple of your bubbles: dreams of a Netflix-made streaming-media box and live sports.

In a Q&A session at the Recode technology conference in Palos Verdes, Calif., Hastings said Thursday his subscription...

Latest Samsung Galaxy Gear Smartwatch Update Ditches Android for Tizen

From DailyTech: Samsung launched its first generation Galaxy Gear smartwatch back in September 2013. The $299 smartwatch launched with a heavily customized version of Android and wasn’t exactly well received by customers.

When Samsung launched the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo smartwatches — sans Galaxy...

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