Apple Watch to hit retail stores, expand to more countries in June

From CNET: Customers around the world will have more ways to get their hands -- or wrists -- on Apple Watch in the coming weeks.

Apple Watch will be available in Apple's brick-and-mortar retail stores in two weeks, the company announced on Thursday, ending months of speculation on when it'll...

Apple recalls Beats Pill XL speakers on risk of overheating

From CNET: Consumers who purchased Beats Pill XL speakers from Apple are being asked to stop using them due to a potential fire hazard.

On Wednesday, Apple announced a voluntary recall of the speakers, complete with refunds to customers who bought them. The company said it determined that in rare...

AMD to launch next-generation Fiji GPUs on June 16

From ComputerWorld: Gamers, buckle up: AMD will launch its highly anticipated graphics processing unit, code-named Fiji, on June 16 at the E3 conference.

Many were expecting Fiji to launch at a press event at Computex on Wednesday, but that didn't happen. Instead, AMD show off its key technology...

Firefox Developer Browser offers peek at app performance

From InfoWorld: With version 40 of the Firefox Developer Edition browser, Mozilla is adding performance tools to give developers a better understanding of what's happening in apps from a performance standpoint.

The new upgrades profile the performance of websites, apps, or games. "All performance...

Asus mini-PCs pack Skylake chips, 4K video capabilities

From PC World: There is a lot to look forward to in Skylake PCs, if mini-PCs from Asus showed on the Computex show floor are an indicator.

Lying in one corner of the Asus booth were two mini-desktops based on Intel’s upcoming sixth-generation Core processor. With the powerful processors, a host of...

AMD takes aim at the notebook market with new 12-core processors

From CNET: Announced Wednesday at Computex, AMD's latest A-Series processors will come in 3 flavors and are designed for serious online streaming and gaming. The 3 variants come packing discrete graphics cores in the form of a Radeon R6 or R7 for better visual performance, and the chips in range...

Intel cranks up speed of Thunderbolt 3, builds in support for USB

From InfoWorld: Intel is giving Apple and other laptop makers a reason to put its Thunderbolt high-speed data ports back in their next ultrathin laptops: Thunderbolt 3.0 ports will use the same Type C connector as USB 3.1 -- but when connected to other Thunderbolt devices, will run up to four times...

Dell warms to AMD processors in new laptops, desktops

From PC World: Dell’s PCs largely use Intel chips, but the company is once again warming to AMD processors for its new Inspiron laptops and desktops.

The Inspiron 5000 laptops with 14-inch, 15-inch and 17-inch screens contain AMD’s new A-series chips, code-named Carrizo. The laptops are now...

Samsung's 5.5-inch Galaxy S6 Plus rumored to be coming soon

From CNET: Samsung Galaxy S6 phone buyers waiting for a version with a 5.5-inch screen might get their wish fairly soon.

The Korean mobile phone maker is reportedly planning to unveil the Galaxy S6 Plus, a variant of the Galaxy S6 with a bigger screen and other enhancements, according to Italian...

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