At long last, iOS is getting widgets; just in time to help the iPhone become a smart home controller. Philips already has a concept widget for controlling its intelligent light bulbs. Read more »
After watching Apple show off two hours worth of software developments, it’s clear there’s a big change in Apple’s walled garden. You can see it in iOS 8, for example, which… Read more »
Apple’s annual developer conference is slated for next week. We’ll be on-site sharing news live from the keynote but for now, here’s what we’re thinking, hoping and wishing will be shown… Read more »
Sure the industrial design of the iPhone is nice but those hard edges may not be ideal on a larger iPhone 6. Based on mocks of the next iPhone, the handset… Read more »
New types of sensor technology, rapidly growing analytics enabled by big data, and the new business models that IoT may catalyze will have a major impact on health care in the… Read more »
In an interview, Nest’s CEO tells us why a union with Google is a good idea (hint: infrastructure and scale) and how he can now get back to designing killer product… Read more »
Wirelessly charging an iPhone usually means you need some bulky case accessory. The iQi adds it without the bulk and lets you choose your own case or cover. How does it… Read more »
Wall Street Journal technology writer Farhad Manjoo says there’s no point in paying attention to what younger users do, because they are poor predictors of technology trends — but he couldn’t… Read more »
Looking for a new iPod for music, video chat, messaging and web surfing — but don’t need to take photos? This new 16GB iPod touch may be for you. Read more »
Eight years after Google launched Maps as a beta product, the search giant is reinventing the map for a new data rich web that lives on fast broadband, and runs on… Read more »