You will no longer buy a phone. You will lease it.

Samsung is planning to launch a program for leasing its Galaxy phone hardware in the U.S. market, similar to the one Apple announced in early September. It was not difficult to see others were going to follow the new smartphone leasing trend. I see it coming for other makers as well. That will have a

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Steve Jobs movie: I don’t mind the ‘whatever’

I felt dissapointed after watching Jobs (2013) and more recently Steve Jobs : The Man in the Machine (2015). Steve Jobs (2015) seems really promising. The just released second trailer is a little more revealing that I’d want to, but whatever. Jobs’ daughter, Lisa, seems to have a prominent role, which as far as I know

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iOS 9 seems like a worthy upgrade, especially on the iPads

Apple gives the iPad a lot of love as iOS goes back into spit-and-polish mode. Today users will be able to upgrade to the final version of iOS 9. There are no big announcements here, but it doesn’t matter because there are  several little enhancements overall. I’ve not tested it, but if you want to

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Surface Pro 4 and the new Lumias are on their way: please Microsoft, get this right

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

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Spec comparison is no longer (very) useful

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

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The unimaginative Apple in four paragraphs

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

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