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According to a report on The Wall Street Journal, Apple will reportedly use retina display from Samsung for its next iPad Mini which is expected to be launched in fourth quarter. The report confirmed that component manufacturers have been told that the iPad maker is planning to use screens from Samsung. The report also cites that the new iPad Mini will be of same size as that of current 7.9-inch model and will be rolled out in fourth quarter while the company also planning to introduce different colored back covers for the new-generation...

Finally the curtains was raised yesterday that how much Microsoft’s Surface really made up at the end and interestingly, the numbers which comes up one can’t even expected – it’s only $853 million, the company announced via its annual Form 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) which is less than even the recent $900 million write-down for Surface RT which the company revealed in its latest quarterly earnings. The number covers revenue from the time when the Surface RT debuted back in October till the end...

According to the latest figures from Strategy Analytics, Android tablet shipments up to 67% in the second quarter 2013, while iOS fell to 28.3% and Windows secured 4.5%, while overall global tablet shipments has reached 51.7 million units, up 43% from 36.1 million in second quarter 2012. The research firm says that Google’s Android platform making steady progress while Apple struggled as it didn’t having any new tablet to sell. “Apple iOS shipments were 14.6 million iPads in Q2 2013 which declined 14 percent annually,” Peter King,...

Voice-activated technology has been around for years, but it is only recently that it has developed enough for practical application in many consumers’ daily lives. However, recently there has been an influx of gadgets – both practical and whimsical – that you can control with just your voice. Samsung Smart TV The Samsung Smart TV has a built-in microphone in its remote control that allows you to navigate the on-screen content with just your voice. Or, you can use hand gestures – picked up via the remote sensors on the TV –...

Although Google hit a larger bar last day with introduced the new Nexus 7 tablet, Android 4.3 and Chromecast, The Wall Street Journal’s Amir Efrati shared via his Twitter account that Samsung reportedly building new Nexus 10 tablet, which will debut in the “near future.” Efrati shared that he learned about the tablet from none other than Android and Chrome boss Sundar Pichai himself. “Expect to see new 10-inch Nexus 10 Android tablet (made by @Samsung) in the near future, Google’s @sundarpichai tells me,” Efrati tweet...

Google today announced the launch of Chromecast, a small HDMI and USB-based dongle. The hardware allows users to stream videos from a phone or tablet to their TV using Chrome. “Everyone loves their phones, tablets, and laptops,” said Google. “Unlike other solutions, we will not force you to have the same operating system on all your devices.” The company further added that the hardware will receive input via an app and will display high-res content from the cloud to the device. Chromecast works with both YouTube,...

 Google today at its media event reportedly announced the new Nexus 7 tablet. The tablet is thinner as compared to its earlier model, about 2mm thinner and weighs also 50g lighter. The device is currently running on a stock version of Android while it will be having a large bezel on either side of screen. There is a high resolution on-board, 1920 x 1200 panel with a 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro 8064 processor with Adreno 320 graphics and 2GB of RAM. It also features dual stereo speakers, a rear-facing 5-megapixel camera with the...

According to a supply chain report from The Wall Street Journal, Apple is testing 13-inch iPad and larger iPhone. The report suggests that the company is planning for an iPad with a screen size of less than 13 inches in size while for an iPhone with having screen measuring more than four inches diagonally. Moreover with earlier both ET News and Reuters confirmed that the company was testing a 12.9-inch iPad as well as looking into production of iPhones with having the screen sizes of 4.7- and 5.7-inches respectively. The Journal citing...

Spotted by TechCrunch, Motorola seems committed on to building a wearable device as per the job listing on its career website which says requirement for a Senior Industrial Design which will be capable of handling all sorts of gadgets. The person has to be capable of defining and executing design strategies for “all” of Motorola’s wearable devices, listing reads. “The Industrial Design Team collaborates closely with our internal work partners to create compelling, usable and innovative products that define our brand with over...

With report earlier already suggested that Apple is in the process of adding more talent to its iWatch project, a 9to5Mac new report today outlined that the team also includes small device and fitness experts. Expected that both biometrics and wearables experts, including experts from AccuVein, C8 MediSensors, and Senseonics companies which specialize in sensor technologies all now being part of the project while it’s also being confirmed that Apple reportedly hired fitness consultant Jay Blahnik for the project. Although the publication...