If you've had access to a digital device over the past few days, you'll no doubt have caught the furor surrounding that dress - or The Dress, as the Internet is calling it - and specifically, what color it was supposed to be. Some said blue and black, while others defiantly maintained that it was, in fact, white and gold. The meme, which originated on Tumblr, seemed to explode into life, and while a few days have passed since it first went viral, the debate continues to rage on. As a very appropriate sign of the times in which we live, the snap of the dress has been made into a phone case, with two different color configurations allowing owners to pick their poison, so whether you're "#WhiteAndGold" or "#BlackAndBlue," you can now, quite literally, dress your iPhone in the gown that threatened to break the Internet.
Microsoft's reputation in the software game took a bit of a self-inflicted beating back when Windows 8 launched, and since then, the software giant has been busily reminding consumers of why its flagship OS has commanded such a huge market share over the past few decades. Windows 10 is shaping up promisingly, with the Xbox maker looking to integrate its multiple platforms, products and devices under a more unified, cohesive umbrella. The new Spartan browser, which will eventually replace Internet Explorer, is at the heart of these efforts, and as we've already learned, will harness the power of the digital voice assistant Cortana. Now, we get to see the fruits of this endeavor in action, and as you'll fathom from the clip below, Spartan looks a clean, fluid and functional experience even at its current beta standing.
Hackers and security experts make a living from sourcing bugs and vulnerabilities with our everyday software, but while the aim of the game is to find and patch these bugs as swiftly as possible, some lie dormant for many years before being discovered. Case in point: a long-standing flaw affecting both Google and Apple software has just been highlighted, leaving users vulnerable to attack when visiting a number of apparently secure websites including Whitehouse.gov, NSA.gov and FBI.gov.
The battle for supremacy in the smartphone arena continues to rage, and with this week's Mobile World Congress, we've seen a number of high-profile announcements from some of the major players in the industry. Among them is Samsung, which has announced the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge as it looks to recover from a torrid 2014, and we're just now learning that amid the poor sales general and lack of enthusiasm towards the many smartphones that Sammy launched last year, bitter rival Apple also overtook it as the world's foremost smartphone manufacturer in the final quarter.
Pebble has just taken the wraps off a new smartwatch that looks conspicuously similar to the Apple Watch, in an attempt, one suspects, to reel in potential consumers that may be swayed by the Mac maker's high-end finishes. After unleashing the Pebble Time only days ago, the Pebble Time Steel is essentially a redressed version, featuring a slick, metallic finish along with a premium-looking leather and steel strap.
Google is working on Android Wear iOS app for iPhone and iPad compatibility, making its smartwatch platform work fully with Apple's iOS. More details on the matter can be found here.
Samsung's Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge have retained the fingerprint scanning feature introduced with the Galaxy S5, but this time around the Korean giant has made it far less annoying to use - to put it more bluntly. The S6 now features a more iPhone like Touch ID tech, and we see what it's like, right after the jump.
If you ever had to type a quick email or two from your tablet or your phone whilst sipping away at a cup of coffee, you might have realized that on-screen keyboards aren't always the best option. Granted, they serve the purpose most of the time, but when doing long stretches of typing, you need to fall back on a dedicated, physical keyboard.
SanDisk has revealed the first USB thumb drive to take advantage of the new USB Type-C standard while also keeping the legacy USB option around at the same time.
Galaxy S6 vs iPhone 6: Samsung shamelessly copies Apple's design and feels proud about it. Thoughts and opinions on the matter can be found right here.
















