Smartwatches now more popular than Swiss watches, thanks to Apple

From CNET: The venerable Swiss wristwatch industry may have a smartwatch problem.

Global shipments of smartwatches outpaced those of Swiss watches in the fourth quarter of 2015, according to figures released Thursday by market researcher Strategy Analytics. This marks the first time the wearable...

Apple re-issues iOS 9.2.1 to fix iPhones bricked by Error 53

From ComputerWorld: Apple today re-issued iOS 9.2.1 to fix the "Error 53" that had crippled iPhones whose owners had replaced some parts themselves or had a third-party shop do repairs.

The new iOS 9.2.1 will only be served to users who update their iPhones through iTunes on a Mac or Windows PC...

Marvell, Carnegie Mellon settle patent fight over hard drive chips

From ComputerWorld: Chip company Marvell Technology Group has settled with Carnegie Mellon University to end a long-standing patent dispute over chips used in hard disk drives.

Under the agreement announced Wednesday, Marvell has agreed to pay CMU US$750 million, with no ongoing royalty payments...

US Department of Defense will put Windows 10 on 4 million computers

From PC World: The U.S. Department of Defense is going to standardize 4 million computers on Windows 10, a significant endorsement for Microsoft's latest operating system.

It marks the largest announced deployment of Windows 10 in an enterprise setting to date. The goal is to have all of the DoD's...

Apple building development site in India, its first outside the US

From CNET: Rumours have circled that Apple would be opening up retail stores in India, but it looks like that's just the beginning of the Cupertino, California-based company's plans for the region.

Apple will be investing $25 million into a development centre in Hyderabad, India, its first such...

Seagate takes on SSDs with super-slim 2TB hard drive for ultrabooks

From PC World: Seagate has managed to squeeze two terabytes into the 7mm, 2.5-inch form factor used by some ultrabooks, continuing the increase in portable storage capacity.

Seagate claims that its drive is the first of its kind. The company competes with Western Digital, the market leader in terms...

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