By Kyle Russell As other manufacturers look to bring devices for your wrist to market bearing marked similarity to their phones, Pebble has gone in the other direction, focusing on its seven-day battery life and a simple interface. Last week, we stopped by Pebble’s Menlo Park office to chat with CEO Eric Migicovsky about the…

By Darrell Etherington Apple’s first wearable is right around the corner, and the Apple Watch will likely debut along a very healthy selection of third-party apps. It might be hard to envision just how those apps will work, however, especially for potential buyers who don’t have the luxury of being able to wander over to…

By Michael Rougeau AMD, too, is dipping a toe into virtual reality, the company announced today at GDC 2015 – but thankfully not with yet another VR headset. Instead, the component maker’s VR initiative involves a development kit called LiquidVR, which it hopes will enable developers to make better virtual reality on AMD hardware. AMD…

By Michael Rougeau AMD, too, is dipping a toe into virtual reality, the company announced today at GDC 2015 – but thankfully not with yet another VR headset. Instead, the component maker’s VR initiative involves a development kit called LiquidVR, which it hopes will enable developers to make better virtual reality on AMD hardware. AMD…

By John McCann The Archos 94 Magnus may look like just another run of the mill Android tablet, but beneath its 9.4-inch display lies a hidden secret. 256GB of internal storage. It’s harnesses Archos’ new technology, Fusion Storage, to achieve such as large amount of internal space What’s more the 94 Magnus also sports a…

By Darrell Etherington This week’s Droidcast is all about Mobile World Congress, where HTC unveiled some surprises in addition to the HTC One M9, and Samsung changed up its design strategy with a new take on the Galaxy that replaces boring old plastic with exciting metal and glass. Will the premium look make up for…

By John McCann The Archos 94 Magnus may look like just another run of the mill Android tablet, but beneath its 9.4-inch display lies a hidden secret. 256GB of internal storage. It’s harnesses Archos’ new technology, Fusion Storage, to achieve such as large amount of internal space What’s more the 94 Magnus also sports a…

By Michael Rougeau Syber, a division of CyberPowerPC, introduced a slew of new Steam Machines today at GDC 2015. CyberPowerPC was one of Valve’s early Steam Machine partners, announced way back in January 2014. The Galaxy S6 is finally here At the time the company only had one Steam Machine (granted, with multiple customizable loadouts)…

By Michael Rougeau Syber, a division of CyberPowerPC, introduced a slew of new Steam Machines today at GDC 2015. CyberPowerPC was one of Valve’s early Steam Machine partners, announced way back in January 2014. The Galaxy S6 is finally here At the time the company only had one Steam Machine (granted, with multiple customizable loadouts)…

By Hugh Langley Late last year, Amazon launched Echo, its voice-controlled speaker with attitude. Although it looks like little more than a futuristic cylinder, Echo can answer questions or perform tasks by being spoken to. Now Amazon wants you to play games on it. Speaking at GDC 2015, Amazon Developer Evangelist David Isbitski invited developers…

By Hugh Langley Late last year, Amazon launched Echo, its voice-controlled speaker with attitude. Although it looks like little more than a futuristic cylinder, Echo can answer questions or perform tasks by being spoken to. Now Amazon wants you to play games on it. Speaking at GDC 2015, Amazon Developer Evangelist David Isbitski invited developers…

By James Rivington Introduction Update: Video upload site Vimeo has added Chromecast support via its iOS app. Original Chromecast review written in August 2013. Streaming media around your home isn’t a new idea, but the rise of internet-based on-demand services like Netflix, Sling TV and Amazon Prime Instant Video means that it’s becoming more and…

By James Rivington Introduction Update: Video upload site Vimeo has added Chromecast support via its iOS app. Original Chromecast review written in August 2013. Streaming media around your home isn’t a new idea, but the rise of internet-based on-demand services like Netflix, Sling TV and Amazon Prime Instant Video means that it’s becoming more and…

By Darrell Etherington Pebble’s extra bump from the Pebble Time Steel announcement has put it over the edge, helping it break the record for most-funded project of all time on Kickstarter. The Pebble Time campaign beats out the Coolest Cooler, a camper cooler with various tech-friendly additional features. It’s currently sitting at just under $13.5…

By Natasha Lomas Rumors that Google feels threatened by the fast-paced rise of Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi, which has built its own UI atop Android and in China also offers its own app store (rather than pre-loading Google Play), were presumably front of mind for Xiaomi VP and former Google employee Hugo Barra today. Read…