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Samsung's round Gear A watch won't need a smartphone to work

Samsung has been talking big about its upcoming smartwatch, promising an ultimate all-in-one device that will be ‘the perfect smartwatch’. New rumours suggest it’s come pretty close to delivering on those promises.

Although the upcoming wearable was previously known as Orbis, SamMobileclaims that it will actually be called Samsung Gear A, and it has published a number of new rumours alongside the…

Samsung Galaxy Tab A will offer a big screen for those on a small budget

There’s no shortage of Samsung tablets, but that hasn’t stopped the company unleashing yet another one in the form of the Galaxy Tab A.

The tablet was first shown off in Russia last month, but now we have confirmation that it’s coming to Europe as there’s a page for it on Samsung Germany.

The Galaxy Tab A isn’t as exciting as the upcoming Galaxy Tab S2, but it should be a lot cheaper, with prices…

Touch ID will eliminate PIN theft issue in e- banking, says Giles

Although technology has ushered in new ways  in the 21st century banking, there appears to be growing fear over Personal Identification,  PIN, theft among bank customers across the globe especially in Nigeria where  e-banking applications are attracting the attention of the customers. Robert Giles, Head of Transaction Banking, Diamond Bank PLC, in this interview with Emeka Aginam spoke on a…

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Windows 7 and 8.1 users nudged in Windows 10's direction

Windows 7 and 8.1 users have received yet more encouragement to download Windows 10 later this summer after Microsoft secretly implemented a nudge in the right direction as part of a new update.

The optional KB3035583 update for the two older versions of Windows includes “additional capabilities for Windows Update notifications when new updates are available to the user” and upon further…

Kobo's Glo HD may be a worthy competitor to the Kindle Voyage

Kobo has today announced its next addition, the Kobo Glo HD, an ereader set to do battle with the current king of the market, Amazon’s Kindle Voyage.

The Kobo Glo HD comes with a 6-inch Carta eink HD display with a 1448 x 1072 pixel resolution equaling 300ppi. Under the hood is a 1GHz processor, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n connectivity and 4GB of storage fit to fill with thousands of ebooks.

As for the…

Review: Acer Aspire Switch 11

There’s certainly a market for entry-level Windows tablets. Plenty of people would prefer to run their favourite desktop software, such as desktop web browsers, rather than having to use alternatives from Apple and Google’s app stores with an iPad or Android tablet.

The Surface Pro 3 is without a doubt the best in this class, but its cost and performance approaches that of a fairly high-end…

Next peek at Windows Server 2016 due next month

Microsoft is finally ready to release the second technical preview of Windows Server 2016 more than six months after the previous incarnation was outed.

First reported by ZDNet, Microsoft plans to roll out the next technical preview at some point in May and to do so it is extending the date of the first version, which was slated to run out on April 15.

“Microsoft will release a solution to extend…

BRIEF-Electrocomponents enters distribution pact with Flir Systems

(Reuters) – Electrocomponents Plc

* New distribution agreement with Flir Systems

* Pact for distribution of high-performing, portable thermal imaging instruments

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HBO Now available … now on Apple TV

We knew that HBO Now was coming to Apple TV. Tim Cook promised us as much at last month’s Apple Watch event.

We also knew that it would arrive just before the season premiere of HBO’s hit show, Game of Thrones. But what we’re just finding out is that the app is now available for download on Apple TV.

Users of Apple’s set-top streaming box can commit to a cable-free HBO subscription for $14.99 a…

LG G4 launch officially confirmed as invites sent out

The LG G4 will definitely, 100%, no questions asked, be unveiled on April 28 as an invite expressing exactly that has been sent out.

We were already pretty sure the G4 would be landing on the 28 of this month after LG sent out a teasing, “G” laden ‘save the date‘ a few days ago – and we’ve now got confirmation with the handset getting a name check in the latest update.

The invite now sports the…

Netflix can now ban you for using a VPN

Netflix can now ban users for bypassing geographic restrictions according to a Reddit post, and based on the company’s own terms and conditions.

In the updated rules the company says “You may view a movie or TV show through the Netflix service primarily within the country in which you have established your account and only in geographic locations where we offer our service and have licensed such…

UPDATE 2-Informatica to go private in $5.3 bln leveraged buyout

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By Devika Krishna Kumar and Greg Roumeliotis

(Reuters) – Business software maker Informatica Corp said it would be bought for about $5.3 billion by private equity firms Permira Funds and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), in the biggest U.S. leveraged buyout so far this year.

Informatica shareholders will get $48.75 per share in cash. The…

Vivendi enters exclusive talks to buy Orange's Dailymotion

(Reuters) – French media group Vivendi has entered exclusive talks to buy 80 percent of video-sharing website Dailymotion from telecom operator Orange for 217 million euros ($236 million), the companies said in a joint statement on Tuesday.

Orange would keep the remaining 20 percent of the company as part of the deal, which corresponds to an enterprise value for Dailymotion of 265 million…

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Yemen’s Aden crumbles but resists Houthi militia advance

ADEN/DUBAI – Saudi Arabia says that defending the “Aden government” is its main military main objective in Yemen, but after two weeks of street battles the…

Swiss army knife maker plans foray into smartwatches – CEO

(Reuters) – Swiss army knife maker Victorinox plans to unveil its version of a smartwatch by the start of next year, its chief executive said on Tuesday.

Swatch, the world’s largest watchmaker, announced plans last month to put programmable chips in watches so wearers can make payments with a swipe of the wrist, while Tag Heuer, French luxury group LVMH’s biggest watch maker, will launch a…

UPDATE 2-Turkish academics to fight Twitter and Facebook ban in court

* Twitter and YouTube access banned on Monday

* Image spread “terrorist propaganda” -spokesman

* Legal professors plan to mount court challenge

(Recasts, adds comment from lawyers and student)

By Can Sezer and Humeyra Pamuk

ISTANBUL, April 7 (Reuters) – Two Turkish academics on Tuesday appealed a court order that allowed authorities to block access to Twitter and YouTube for several hours…