Robert Schoon
It looks like Apple is probably going to put all its eggs in one basket - that is, unveil all of its major fall/winter products on the same day, including the 2013 Macbook Pro Retina with a new Intel Haswell processor, the Retina iPad 5, and the new 2013 iPad mini 2, which is also rumored to have a Retina screen.
Google loves to tease fans and spectators with clues about when it's releasing its new products, and there have been a couple of rival release date theories spawning out of Google Kit Kat's teaser images. However, there can only be one, and it looks like Oct. 28 is winning the day.
The leaks are coming fast and loose now that the Google Nexus 5 is rumored to have a release date soon after its late October reveal. The most recent leak is a rumored press shot, showing the purported white Nexus 5 in all its glory.
With the news that Apple is cutting back on iPhone 5c manufacturing and ramping up the iPhone 5s, due to iPhone 5c sales being far below expectations, the question remains: Why? Let's take a look at some of Apple's historic flops for clues.
It wouldn't be Microsoft if the company didn't have some sort of issue with the rollout of its new update to Windows 8. This time it's the Windows RT 8.1, which has been pulled from Microsoft due to a "situation" which is affecting some users.
As we approach the 2014 release date of Google Glass, tinkerers and app developers have innovating several apps for the new smartglasses. Even though the wearable computing devices are still in the "explorer" phase, where just a few thousand Google Glass beta editions have been sold to a few lucky developers, technophiles, and journalists, a lot of applications for the smartglasses have been fiddled with.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 has been on the market for approximately three weeks, and the device is already getting updates for security and stability's sake. Most recently, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is getting its second update for stability improvements, according to Samsung watching site SamMobile.
It looks like Samsung's Galaxy S4 Android 4.3 Jelly Bean firmware update is making its way beyond just the first international LTE models of the device. Now there are reports that some other Exynos-based Samsung Galaxy S4 handsets are receiving the update being released over-the-air.
With its CEO position up for grabs and trouble selling the Surface/Windows 8 combination earlier this year, a lot is riding on Microsoft's Windows 8.1 update, which was released by the company to download for free on Thursday. Here's what the Windows 8.1 update has to offer.
Amazon.com has started shipping the most recent addition to the Kindle Fire HD lineup, the 7-inch Kindle Fire HDX. The smallest of the new HDX tablets was announced in late September, showing a bold new direction for Amazon's Kindle Fire tablets.
Samsung is taking preorders on its new Ativ Book 9 Plus Ultrabook, which has a has one of the top-of-the-line Intel Haswell processors: the Core i7. The company says it is shipping the new ultrabook in early November, but specific release date has been proffered yet, according to PC World.
Of all the companies to push for higher cybersecurity standards, Huawei had to walk into the conversation. China's largest phone maker, Huawei Technologies Co., said in a white paper published this week that it wants IT companies and regulators to work on a new broad range of security standards.
The Samsung Galaxy S4 hasn't even been on the market for that long (really), but the rumors are starting to pile up about the Samsung Galaxy S5. This one is a doozy.
By process of elimination, Google's October 24 event may be an unveiling of Android 4.4 KitKat.
As anticipation builds for Google's new flagship handset, a brief glimpse of the Google Nexus 5 16GB variant was given, if accidentally, by Google on its Play Store late Thursday night.
