The percentage of US adults who own a smartphone or tablet has skyrocketed in recent years, while PC ownership has held more or less steady. That’s the takeaway of a According to the survey, 68 percent of adults in the United States currently own a smartphone, up from 35 percent four years ago. Meanwhile, 45 percent own some form of tablet, up from three percent in 2010. Pew’s data shows that desktop and laptop ownership has remained more or less flat over the last decade. According to Pew, 73 percent of survey respondents currently own a desktop or laptop, compared to 71 percent in 2004. Traditional PC ownership trended slightly upward until the early part of this decade before tailing off somewhat the last two or three years.
If Hollywood wanted a script about the inexorable decline of a corporate icon, it might look to Hewlett-Packard for inspiration. Once one of Silicon Valley's most respected companies, HP officially split itself in two on Sunday, betting that the smaller parts will be nimbler and more able to reverse four years of declining sales. HP fell victim to
Fierce competition is forcing music streamers to think beyond music.
Which could be where this review ended. And yet I find myself fascinated by
Researchers developing 5G mobile technologies now have a "playground" they can visit in South Korea -- if they're not too busy attending meetings. Service provider SK Telecom opened its "5G Playground" on Thursday with partners including Ericsson, Nokia, Intel and Samsung Electronics. The same day, a group of regional standards bodies announced a series of events for "building global consensus" on 5G. They'll also "focus their efforts and leadership." Yes, meetings. One every six months. Each will be in a different part of the world, though, so at least the conference rooms will have different wallpaper. 5G is serious business. Mobile operators and device makers are counting on it to deliver the performance needed for applications like high-definition video and the capacity for billions of connected things with tiny batteries. The standard is expected to be complete by 2020, so there's a lot of work to do.
Starting in December, you will be able to change your Facebook name to match whatever identity you want—if you have a good enough reason. On Friday,
Get the spooky weekend started early with the Play Store's top new apps and games.
Halloween offers plenty of downtime if you’re staying home and waiting for trick-or-treaters, so why not try some new games? There are plenty to be had in this latest giveaway from the Also, keep in mind that updates for these apps will come from Amazon instead of the Google Play Store. When you switch phones, you’ll need to reinstall Amazon’s Appstore app and start the process from scratch.
Microsoft loves Windows 10, users upgrading from Windows 8.1 love Windows 10, and even some pirates love the new operating system. Now, Microsoft wants to make it easier for pirates—'non-genuine users' in diplomatic Microsoft-speak—to get a legitimate Windows 10 license after upgrading from Windows 7 or 8.1. Soon Microsoft will introduce “a
Many people like the idea of increasing their privacy with encryption and anonymity tools for sharing files, web browsing and messaging. The trouble is finding tools for the job that aren’t overly complex. Today’s tip will take a look at how easily you can use current privacy tools to chat with your friends in privacy and security.
The tech world got an early Halloween scare Thursday evening when the The morning after, the truth is looking murkier. Google itself has denied that Chrome OS is going away, and several other reports also claim the browser-based operating system will stick around in some form. What just happened? Let’s dive into what we know.
Pick up that ‘wrong’ number…and you could die.
In that spirit, let us light some candles, cover the mirrors, and conduct a séance of sorts to call forth the souls of operating systems past. Not so we can gaze upon their ghastly interfaces, but to see if we can learn anything from their digital carcasses and signs of a life well-lived—or not. Who knows, perhaps they bring Windows XP proved to be a hit since its inception. Sure, it took Service Pack 2 to create the operating system we call XP today, but at the operating system’s launch in 2001 the basics were already there. It’s a good thing too, as Windows XP was destined to live long past its shelf life.
What’s more immersive than surround sound? An audio system that can use the third dimension of height.
As part of a massive suite of Windows 10 news on Thursday, Microsoft The big changes inside the new build are focused on improving Microsoft's Edge Browser. In particular, Edge now lets users send videos, images and audio over a network to any device equipped with Miracast and DLNA. Using that capability, they can share things like a Facebook photo album, a YouTube video or a Pandora audio stream. However, it's worth noting that the capability doesn't extend to casting protected content (like videos streamed from Netflix) so it's not a one-size-fits-all solution for getting stuff off a PC and onto something like a Miracast TV.
In Japan rennen die Menschen gern mit rohem Fisch am Ohr durch die Strassen: Handyhüllen im Sushi-Design machen sogar Hello Kitty Konkurrenz.
«Fallout 4», «Call of Duty» oder «Star Wars: Battlefront»: Die November-Games haben es in sich. Hier sind fünf Spiele, die man zocken muss!
Kontroverses Erlebnis in der virtuellen Realität: Im Game «[08:46]» schlüpft man in die Rolle eines Opfers der Terroranschläge auf das World Trade Center.
Der japanische Konsolengigant wird für sein erstes Smartphone-Spiel mit Spott überhäuft. Hier sind fünf Vorschläge für bessere Nintendo-Handygames.
Ein Mann hat in Berlin die Software von Bancomaten per USB-Stick manipuliert. In Europa gab es bereits 20 solche Jackpotting-Fälle.
Facebook-Mitglieder nerven sich schon lange über Einladungen zu Spielen wie «Candy Crush» und «FarmVille». Jetzt verspricht das Netzwerk Besserung.
Am Samstag findet das Finale der «League of Legends»-WM statt. Public-Viewing-Organisator Gregor Meyer erklärt, warum es so viel Spass macht, Profis beim Gamen zuzuschauen.
Die Mördersaga «Assassins Creed» findet ihre Fortsetzung in London. Atmosphärisch beeindruckt das Game, dramaturgisch nicht.
Mithilfe von Radiowellen können Menschen durch Hindernisse hindurch identifiziert werden. Das System ist noch nicht vor Missbrauch sicher.
Im aktuellen Halbjahresbericht warnt die Melde- und Analysestelle Informationssicherung vor Sicherheitslücken in der Schweiz.
Es ist mehr portabler TV als Tablet: Samsung präsentiert mit dem Galaxy View ein XXL-Tablet mit einer Diagonalen von knapp einem halben Meter.
Das 3-D-Touch-Display des iPhone 6s kann als Waage genutzt werden. Allerdings will Apple eine entsprechende App nicht im Store anbieten.
Samsung und Apple - bitte nachmachen: Selbst ein Pferdehuf kann Motorolas Handy nicht zerstören. Allerdings hat das Ganze einen Haken.
Mäuse in den USA schaffen es eher in die virtuelle Realität als die meisten Menschen. Ziel des tierischen Cyberspace ist es, das menschliche Gehirn besser zu verstehen.