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Razer today announces a whole new ultra-low-profile mechanical switch, designed for and making its debut in the company’s first mechanical keyboard case for the iPad Pro. The gaming peripherals champion is clearly taking the idea of the iPad Pro as a PC replacement seriously, and so it’s making sure its products are ready for the […]

After Apple’s big iMessage announcement at WWDC, Facebook-owned WhatsApp certainly does not want to remain behind when it comes to features. The buzz around the web now points to the WhatsApp team working on new features, including the ability to share music, which will be a first for its iOS app. Complete article: The new WhatsApp

A judge in Amsterdam has ruled in favor of a Dutch woman who sued Apple for refusing to replace her broken iPhone 6 Plus with a new model, and instead offering her a refurbished model as per its standard policy. The court nullified the purchase agreement and ordered Apple to refund the woman the full €799 […]

Nintendo shares were up about 12% on Tuesday afternoon in Tokyo, following a 25% gain on Monday, giving it a market capitalization of about ¥3.2 trillion ($31 billion). The shares swung wildly during the day, rising at the opening before falling back later in the morning, only to surge again in the afternoon. Complete article: Nintendo Go!

Smartphone cameras today are so advanced that they’re ready to give professional cameras a run for their money. For a fraction of the cost of a pro setup, your iPhone can take gorgeous pictures and videos, and Apple has an entire “shot on iPhone” marketing campaign to drive home that point. Phones from the competition […]

One of the new features coming to the next version of Apple’s mobile operating system, iOS 10, is the fact that developers will gain the ability to create animated emojis for the iMessage app, utilizing the Messages API.  Complete article: Apple iOS 10 – animated emojis für iMessage

Spotify says Apple is making it harder for the streaming music company to compete by blocking a new version of its iPhone app. In a letter sent this week to Apple’s top lawyer, Spotify says Apple is “causing grave harm to Spotify and its customers” by rejecting an update to Spotify’s iOS app. The letter says Apple […]

Google is serving a new morsel for fans of its Android software: The next version has been dubbed “Nougat,” extending Google’s tradition of nicknaming each overhaul of Android after a sweet food. Complete article: Next name for Google Android OS

Today, Facebook announced that it’s tweaking its algorithm so that users see less stuff shared by publishers and brands and more stuff from friends and family. This isn’t a nightmare scenario for publishers, but it’s pretty grim; websites and news organizations are leaning more and more on Facebook for growing their audiences, and Facebook just […]

eBay sellers are generous, but they like to give their permission before their money is donated to charity. This week, some eBay users discovered that PayPal was making unauthorized donations to charities through eBay Giving Works, taking the money right out of their PayPal accounts. Complete article: PayPal gives to charity without permission

It is widely speculated that later this year, Apple will introduce their second-gen wearable in the form of the Apple Watch 2. So far not much is known about the device, although we did hear that it could potentially be slimmer, but we haven’t really heard much about its features and/or its specs that Apple […]

WhatsApp announced this week that it now hosts more than 100 million calls per day, an impressive stat for a company that has its roots as a messaging service. WhatsApp began beta testing the calling feature back in February 2015, just to show you how quickly it was able to scale the service – likely […]