Google's Project Ara smartphone postponed until next year

From CNET: If you're eager to build your own smartphone, you'll have to wait awhile longer.

Google on Monday announced Project Ara, its effort to develop "modular" phones that you can put together piece by piece, would be postposed until some time in 2016. The reason: The company said the device...

Google Reveals Next Dessert Title: Android Marshmallow

From DailyTech: Back in May a teaser leaked for the upcoming successor to Android Lollipop (Android 5.0-5.1), dubbed Android "M". At the time I dug into all the possible dessert themes and boldly concluded that Marshmallow was the second most likely title (ahead of "milkshake" but behind "meringue"...

Report: 50 million devices now run Windows 10

From PC World: How well is Windows 10 doing? Microsoft hasn’t said anything yet about how many people are running the new OS, but if figures reported by WinBeta are correct, it’s off to a strong start. According to WinBeta’s sources, Windows 10 is now running on at least 50 million devices (PCs and...

Mozilla Beefing Up Firefox Private Browsing

From PC Mag: If you want some privacy when it comes to Web browsing, most browsers offer private modes that don't track the sites you visit. It's not foolproof, though, so Mozilla is working on a version that gives the user more control.

Mozilla's updated Private Browsing "actively blocks website...

Sprint fires back at T-Mobile with perpetual iPhone upgrade program

From PC World: As new iPhones loom, Sprint is joining T-Mobile in trying to rope in new subscribers with a perpetual upgrade offer.

Under the “iPhone Forever” program, new and upgrade-eligible Sprint customers can trade in their current phone and get a new iPhone 6 for $15 per month, plus the cost...

Fractal Design Define S Review (Page 1 of 4)

In the early days of the internet, a photo of a man washing a red station wagon in the rain made its round to everyone who had access to the World Wide Web. For the longest time, I sat there, along with millions of teenagers with a PC, laughing at the sheer stupidity of the idea of a man washing their car in the rain. On one fateful night in June, I did the unthinkable. As the sky began to darken and drizzle, I pulled out my garden hose from my...

Tesoro Excalibur Spectrum Review

As of this week, I have officially been writing for APH Networks for two years now. I have to say it has been an enjoyable time, and I have learned a lot since my initial article of the FSP Raider 550W. I still remember when I began, I specifically told Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Kwan I would only review peripherals until I had a build of my own. As I was running with a Lenovo IdeaPad Y470, it was hard for me to review hardware like RAM, solid...

Apple, Intel cite gains in hiring women and minorities

From PCWorld: Apple and Intel are both making progress in their efforts to hire more women and minorities, according to figures released by the companies this week.

In the first six months of the year, more than 43 percent of Intel’s hires in the U.S. were women and minorities, up from 32 percent...

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