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Apple has announced the availability date for its iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus smartphones in China. Apple authorized resellers and with all three major carriers: China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom. The devices will be available at Apple’s … Continue reading →

If you were wondering how Pebble was responding to the Apple Watch, check out the brand’s website. The Kickstarter-developed smart watch brand has put up a special message for Apple SVP of Design Jony Ive: Image: Pebble Scroll down and … Continue reading →

Kim Jong-un has broken both of his ankles and is now in the hospital after undergoing surgery, a report in a South Korean newspaper claims. The North Korean leader has been missing for more than three weeks, fueling speculation about … Continue reading →

It was supposed to be a marriage between two parties that complemented one anothereBay had built up an impressive auction marketplace that accounted for the majority of PayPal’s business and PayPal had mastered online payments, something eBay had tried and … Continue reading →

John F. Kennedy’s favorite sport was swimming. In November 1937, Kennedy was 20 years old, and his time-trials were sufficiently speedy to gain him a place on the Harvard college swimming team. But when press photographers visited to take pictures … Continue reading →

John F. Kennedy’s favorite sport was swimming. In November 1937, Kennedy was 20 years old, and his time-trials were sufficiently speedy to gain him a place on the Harvard college swimming team. But when press photographers visited to take pictures … Continue reading →

The umbrella was initially used by activists in Hong Kong to shield themselves from police pepper spray. But it has quickly emerged as an unlikely symbol of resistance in ongoing pro-democracy protests there. The #OccupyCentral demonstrations began peacefully last week, … Continue reading →

Hopefully you’ve already heard of the Bechdel test, which asks if a film (or, really, any work of fiction) meets three criteria: There are two or more female characters with names, they talk to each other and the topic of … Continue reading →

From wake up calls from strangers to avoiding friends we don’t want to see, sometimes apps designed to help with our personal lives just end up making things really awkward instead. Good2Go, a new app that encourages users to make … Continue reading →

Blindly agreeing to a jargon-filled Terms of Service without reading it is a fairly common occurrence. But one security firm’s latest experiment might make you reconsider that decision. In Canada Square, London, the security firm F-Secure set up a free … Continue reading →