By Jamie Carter Introduction and design Anyone who thinks their ereader choice is a straight fight between a Kindle and a few choice products from Kobo should think again. This isn’t the first ereader from French company Bookeen, but it is its best value version to date. The clue to its key feature is in…

By Jamie Carter Introduction and design Anyone who thinks their ereader choice is a straight fight between a Kindle and a few choice products from Kobo should think again. This isn’t the first ereader from French company Bookeen, but it is its best value version to date. The clue to its key feature is in…

By Marcos Burnett At the beginning of 2014, there was a lot of chatter about it being the year for the enterprise storage industry, with many commentators using “phenomenal” as their preferred description. However, it is doubtful that anyone fully appreciated just how big the change would be. Flash technology is changing how we work,…

By Marcos Burnett At the beginning of 2014, there was a lot of chatter about it being the year for the enterprise storage industry, with many commentators using “phenomenal” as their preferred description. However, it is doubtful that anyone fully appreciated just how big the change would be. Flash technology is changing how we work,…

By Kate Gray I wish people treated Pancake Day like they do Christmas. I wish there was a two-month-long wind up, with pancake-flavoured things, lemon and sugar-scented candles, festive spatulas, the works – all while songs about how brilliant pancakes are play merrily in the background. Alas, it is not to be, for Pancake Day…

By Darrell Etherington Apple is offering a new repair program that extends coverage for certain MacBook Pro models made between 2011 and 2013 that are exhibiting problems related to video. The program offers either free repairs on affected models, or reimbursement for repairs already paid for by users. The it’s an easy way to check…

By Anthony Ha Amazon.com hosted a summer preview event in New York City today, and I’ll be real honest: I thought there was going to be more tech stuff. Nonetheless, we soldiered on with a whirlwind tour of the cruelly summer-themed exhibits, highlighting new and popular products on sale on Amazon. Unfortunately, we couldn’t demo…

By Alex White Introduction, display and specs Lenovo has made a name for itself in computer hardware over the past few years. Boasting powerful, high quality and often affordable computers, this Chinese based company has provided plenty of competition for brands more established in the West. However, Lenovo appears to have struggled to break into…

By Alex White Introduction, display and specs Lenovo has made a name for itself in computer hardware over the past few years. Boasting powerful, high quality and often affordable computers, this Chinese based company has provided plenty of competition for brands more established in the West. However, Lenovo appears to have struggled to break into…

By Chuong Nguyen Introduction, setup and design If you want to bring the bezel-less aesthetics of Dell’s XPS 13 ($799, £517, AU$1020) to your desktop workspace, then Acer’s S277HK 4K UHD ($699, £452, AU$892) display may be just the ticket. The S277HK features a high resolution output, fast refresh rates, and plenty of ports for…

By Chuong Nguyen Introduction, setup and design If you want to bring the bezel-less aesthetics of Dell’s XPS 13 ($799, £517, AU$1020) to your desktop workspace, then Acer’s S277HK 4K UHD ($699, £452, AU$892) display may be just the ticket. The S277HK features a high resolution output, fast refresh rates, and plenty of ports for…

By Matt Burns Robocoin released its first Bitcoin ATM nearly two years and today the company is announcing a software pack that enable any ATM or kiosk to accept, dispense or transfer money with Bitcoin. Called Coin SDK, the software pack is part of the company’s mission to bring the power of Bitcoin to the…

By Darrell Etherington Apple’s car ambitions may go well beyond simply developing tech that benefits from automotive advances to serve its existing offerings. A new breakdown by 9to5Mac of the employees amassed under Apple’s automotive lead Steve Zadesky includes a list of talents that go well beyond skillets which would be useful in building a…

By Darrell Etherington Apple is said to be building a new battery division that competes directly with a firm that builds lithium-ion batteries for cars and other large vehicles, in a new lawsuit that accuses Apple of poaching engineers from said firm in order to build said division. Battery maker A123 Systems has filed court…

By Natasha Lomas Spanish smartphone maker Geeksphone, perhaps best know for its partnership with Silent Circle over the pro-privacy Android fork Blackphone, is expanding from handsets into fitness wearable Read More …read more Source: TechCrunch Gadgets