There will be no “dislike” button, but the founder and CEO says the social network will soon test a way for people to express emotions with a shorthand interaction. Marketing Land is one of the few sites that get this right. Most titles are just clickbait. Facebook won’t have a ‘Dislike’ button, far from it. …
Month: September 2015
Fantastic piece from The Verge that analyses the myth behind the “rice treatment” to wet phones. Three lessons learned: Never, ever, try to power on the phone after it getting wet. Wait until it dries completely. The idea is to “expel fluids out” from the phone. Rice doesn’t help, but at least “hides” the phone …
The new Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 seems a beefy proposal for future smartphones. Let’s hope it doesn’t overheat as its predecessor, something that has really made other makers to look for alternatives in their flagship devices this year. One of the most important features is Quick Charge 3.0, which allos to charge 80% of the battery …
How has a watch so universal in its appeal earned a reputation that could see you imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay for owning one? Find out here. I’m pretty sure you didn’t know your regular digital watch had behind that kind of relationship with terrorists. It’s one of the most popular and famous watches ever, and you can …
On July 29th, Microsoft launched the final version of Windows 10 for desktop PCs and laptops, but that was only the first part of their ‘One Windows’ launch strategy. Now comes the hardware. The event Microsoft has confirmed for October 6th is going to be a big one: the first high-end Lumia 950 / 950 …
A popular request for Apple users has come to life. According to Xcode, the new iPhone 6s and 6s Plus have 2GB of RAM, while the iPad Pro has 4 GB. I wonder what’s the reason behind the growth in RAM memory. Cost is probably not an issue (maybe the 1GB chips were obsolete?), but …
The newest iPhones are built to run on practically any network worldwide, and Apple is financing purchases. This means we’ll soon have the freedom to move between networks as we please. Apple was the first to include its Apple SIM on their iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3, and now it has done the …
This kind of article is pretty useless. Specs are only a (small) part of the package nowadays. Hardware has become a commodity. It’s the result of the combination of hardware and software that makes the difference. Oh, and design. I almost forgot. Source: The iPhone 6s Plus vs. the competition: Big is beautiful
No big surprises in the Apple event this morning, with little to tell about the products besides what was told following the rumors. Few updates on the Apple Watch: the discourse was 50% about apps and 50% about straps. The money is currently on the latter (that’s pretty clear from that time devoted to design …
The official Raspberry Pi 7 inch touchscreen display is available to buy, with an 800×480 RGB screen, 24-bit colour and 10-point capacitive touch. There were ways to connect the Raspberry Pi to several kind of displays, but having an official, specific touch display is really nice. I guess we’ll see tablets and laptops based on …