TECHNOLOGY

A new report claimed that iPad 5 with iPad Mini-like design is on its way for an October release date.

Motorola Mobility CEO Dennis Woodside teased Moto X to be the first phone earning approval from leaders of Google according to the D11 conference interview. Motorola X is expected to be released later this year with new set of unique features to make it win against iPhone 5s, Galaxy S4 and HTC One.

Apple appears to be ramping up the preparations for the release date of its new flagships, the iPhone 5S and possibly even the rumoured phablet-size iPhone 6, as sales promos involving old iPhone models started cropping out.

New rumours claimed that the iPhone 6 will be released next year to give way to other Apple devices lined up this year.

A study by Cisco found that 90 per cent of young people in Australia, or those under 30 years old, fear having no mobile phone. That fear is called nomophobia.

Microsoft is cutting prices of its Surface tablets in what is seen as the tech giant unloading its inventory to prepare for refreshing the Surface line.

Apple is in danger of losing its hold on the tablet market, a study by ABI Research said on Thursday. Although the study did not place a definite timetable when would the 50 per cent market share of the Cupertino-based tech firm in the first quarter of 2013 lose its crown, it attributes the threat to the growing acceptance of Android tablets in China.

The first generation of the Galaxy Note line, N7000 initially runs Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread and later features Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Owners of the device can update their Galaxy Note N7000 to Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean with special features such as colour inversion, notification drawer, lock screen shortcuts and custom Quick Settings.

Cupertino-based tech firm Apple failed in its bid to block the sale of Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1 in Europe after the Supreme Court of The Netherlands issued the landmark decision on Friday.

Besides releasing in October 2013 the Moto X smartphone, Motorola Mobility's first handset since it was acquired by Google, the company is working on new methods that would make remembering passwords unnecessary.

Reports claim that the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 3 will have a different design compared to its predecessors and leaks spreading now are allegedly "fake".

As much as Apple phones and gadgets enjoy the majority of the market, many seemed to missed out on Apple Inc’s yearly iTunes festival

The new iPhone 5s model will have twice as much resolution of its Retina display than ever with 1.5 million pixels compared to the current iPhone 5 according to latest report.

Breon Nagy of Minessota becomes the first man in the world to have recorded a wedding proposal using the wearable computer Google Glass. Nagy proposed to his designer girlfriend Amanda Ingle in Leeds Castle in Kent, Britain.

Reports claim that the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 3 will have a different design compared to its predecessors and leaks spreading now are allegedly "fake".

The speculations are spot on. Google announced this week that the Play Store will sell another Android flagship, the HTC One, that operates exclusively on its stock operating system.

Apple CEO Tim Cook has indicated that global consumers will get to see a totally redesigned iPad 5 and iPad Mini 2 on their rumoured October release date, crediting Jony Ive for the ‘incredible changes’.

Samsung officially unleashed the Galaxy S4 Mini, a scaled-down Jelly Bean smartphone that aims to further strengthen its bigger sibling’s, the 5-inch Galaxy S4, unstoppable climb to the top.

HTC is rumoured gearing up to battle the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with HTC T6 featuring 5.9 inches of screen display and Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie.

Interest in renewable energy development is not only limited to California and Germany. South Africa is of growing interest to renewable and alternative energy investors like US tech giant Google.

More concept videos come out, taking Tim Cook’s words in his D11 conference.

Before the E3 2013 puts the hype on games, here’s a head-to-head comparison of the next generation consoles.

Apple’s iPhone 6 release date is said to represent the tech giant’s radical jump to uncompromising device engineering and software technology. As such, the latest render of the rumoured phablet further plays up to the hype.

It seems that Microsoft’s effort will go down the drain as it may face its doom with its battle against the PlayStation 4.

The much awaited Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is expected to be released later this year with downgraded specs and features.

There are rumours that emerged online that Apple’s upcoming smartphones dubbed as iPhone 6 and iPhone 5S will be released in June 20 countering the launch event of Samsung Galaxy S4 Mini.

This year, two phones inspired by and made for superheroes will be available.

The mermaid hoax on Animal Planet drew mixed reactions from its 3.6 million viewers (and still counting). Social media channels are being filled with mermaid insights, jokes and memes. "Mermaids: The New Evidence" is drawing much publicity - both good and bad. Have you seen the mockumentary?

Apple watchers got the strongest hint yet this week of the impending iPhone 5S release date, which a new report will come between September and October based on purported production activities build up in the months ahead.