In many cultures, ravens do not carry a whole lot of positive connotation. In western literature, this bird seems to always carry an overtone of bad omen. There is even an old Chinese saying that roughly translates to -- no doubt with a negative overtone -- "All ravens are black under the sky." Basically, this Chinese saying is suggesting there are no exceptions in this world; as long as something is in a bad category, it is bad. But why are we...
Pink is one of the many traditions here at APH Networks. Starting off with the FSP NB Q90 laptop power adapter reviewed by Jeremy To back in 2011 and the SilverStone Air Penetrator SST-AP121-USB by my colleague Kenneth in 2012, both products added a hint of pink in some way or another. This is not to mention we talk about how our Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Kwan is a fan of the color pink; judging by his T-shirt collection and Windows Live Messenger...
From InfoWorld: Among a blizzard of announcements about Office Thursday, Microsoft also snuck in a loose release date for the touch-centric Office it has long planned to ship for Windows.
"We will deliver touch-optimized Office apps for Windows with Windows 10," Microsoft said in one of several...
From PC World: LG's G Watch R started racking up solid reviews a couple weeks ago, but now you can actually buy one.
The Android Wear-based smartwatch is available now through the Google Play Store for $299. AT&T is selling the LG Watch R as well, as announced earlier this week, but there's no...
From DailyTech: We’ve already seen leaked details of Microsoft’s first Lumia branded smartphone (sans Nokia), and the Redmond, Washington-based company today just announced that it will reveal the device next Tuesday:
Unfortunately, Microsoft’s first Lumia smartphone isn’t some high-powered...
From InfoWorld: Four months after Apple and IBM announced a partnership to amalgamate IBM's big data and analytics capabilities with Apple's iPhone and iPad, Apple launched a new support offering that taps both companies' expertise to assist enterprises.
AppleCare for Enterprise, as the new support...
From PC World: On Thursday, Microsoft released a new version of Office for iOS that unifies the user experience across all devices—great and small—and opens the door to free editing and content creation, whether you have an Office 365 account or not. This new Microsoft Office for iOS suite includes...
From CNET: A bug in Android 5.0 Lollipop was draining Nexus 5 smartphone batteries at a fast clip, but the Wi-Fi-related glitch was fixed by early Thursday.
Nexus 5 users who had received the Android 5.0 update had been complaining that their phone battery would drain much faster than expected...
From DailyTech: OnePlus may not be a name known to a mainstream audience, but tech enthusiasts should be familiar with the company by now. The company has been selling its “One” smartphone for the past six months via an invite-only system (which has sparked the ire of many people) at a bargain price...
From InfoWorld: In the latest example of Microsoft partnering with a major competitor, the company has struck a deal with Dropbox to improve interoperability between Office and Dropbox's cloud storage and file sharing services for consumers and businesses.
The partnership, announced Tuesday...
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