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Sony Classical reissues original Star Wars soundtracks

Sony Classical has made the original soundtracks of Star Wars episodes I-VI available for preorder in newly restored audio collections. The bundles will come in three editions: "The Ultimate...

Google to produce Project Tango 3D phone with Lenovo

Google and Lenovo said on Thursday they would team up to produce the first smartphone using three-dimensional mapping developed for the US tech giant's "Project Tango." The partnership...

Facebook Messenger app grows to 800 million users

Facebook announced yesterday that the number of people using its Messenger app monthly has shot past 800 million, with more features on the way to win more fans. "The team's mission is to make...

No more Internet Explorer 8, 9, 10 come Tuesday

Microsoft has announced that it will stop delivering support for Internet Explorer 8, 9 and 10 next Tuesday. The company introduced its new browser called Microsoft Edge with Windows 10. This...

Samsung unveils new editions of Gear S2 watches

Samsung has announced plans to launch blinged-out versions of their Gear S2 smart watches in 18K rose gold and platinum plating. In addition to a facelift, the new watches will feature NFC...

Huawei targets premium segment with new phone, watch

Chinese electronics giant Huawei has taken aim at the premium segment dominated by Apple, unveiling a new large-screen smartphone along with a tablet and luxury smartwatch. As it unveiled its...

Samsung launches ultra-lightweight tablet, notebook

Thin seems to be in at CES this year, with Samsung debuting a pair of new tablets and notebooks which are vaunted for being ultra-lightweight. First, the Samsung Notebook 9 series is a...

More than 5 million PlayStation 4s sold worldwide as of January 3

Sony Computer Entertainment announced yesterday that it had sold 35.9 million units of its PlayStation 4 globally as of January 3. Over the 2015 holiday season, consumers bought more than 5.7...

Tweets too short? Twitter mulling 10,000 characters, says report

Twitter's 140-character limit on tweets has long frustrated and challenged its most verbose users. Now the company could offer a solution, according to tech news website re/code: the 10,000...

HP unveils thinnest, lightest business-class notebook

HP has unveiled their thinnest, lightest notebook ever, weighing in at about 0.9kg. To be officially launched at the CES 2016 show in Las Vegas this week, the HP EliteBook Folio is 21% slimmer...

New LG display can be rolled up like newspaper

LG is set to unveil the world's first futuristic bendable screen that can be rolled up like a newspaper. To be introduced at the CES 2016 show in Las Vegas this week, LG Display will show off...

App usage soars as smartphones take hold

Global app usage soared in 2015 as a growing base of smartphone users found new ways to use their devices, a study showed Tuesday. The survey by Yahoo-owned analytics firm Flurry found app...

Microsoft’s Windows 10 running on 200 million devices

Microsoft Corp's latest operating system, Windows 10, is running on 200 million devices in what the company said was the fastest adoption rate of any of its operating systems. Windows 10, which...

Samsung goes into whole-home audio with wireless soundbar

Samsung is adding a new wireless soundbar system for whole-home audio to its list of offers, according to Tech Crunch. The South Korean company will incorporate Dolby's HW-K950 speakers,...

Stay zen with these new connected devices

We've brought together a selection of connected devices that focus on relaxation and well-being. Treat yourself to a moment of calm. WellBe, a bracelet which monitors and detects stress This...

New child-friendly search engine ‘Thinga’

Designer BJ Heiney at The Bear James Company, who previously worked on the now-defunct Yahoo Kids, has created a new kid-friendly search engine called Thinga, TechCrunch reports. Children (the...

Microsoft launches new selfie app for iOS

Just in time for New Year's photos, Microsoft has launched a free selfie app designed to improve users' appearances. Similar to the "beauty" option on Xiaomi smartphones, Microsoft Selfie is a...

Twitter restores access to politicians’ deleted tweets

Twitter said on Thursday it was restoring access to deleted tweets from politicians, saying it would help "bring more transparency to public dialogue". Earlier this year, the US messaging...

Microsoft to warn users about ‘nation-state’ intrusion

Microsoft has joined other online companies with a new policy alerting users if their accounts are being targeted by governments. "A key part of our work is identifying and preventing...

Some WhatsApp users still facing service disruption

WhatsApp, a messaging service owned by Facebook Inc, said some users were still facing issues while accessing its messaging service. The problems were primarily centred in the UK and western...