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From the brush pens of Asian calligraphers to the goose quills of Charles Dickens to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fountain pens to the S Pen of the Samsung Galaxy Note. The company is looking and the history of writing utensils and some of their...

The Passport Silver Edition - which was announced by BlackBerry earlier this week - is now available for purchase in the US from Amazon. The online retailer is selling the device for $549, and you can get one shipped as soon as...

US officials have revealed that Russian hackers managed to compromise the Pentagon's Joint Staff unclassified email system last month. Calling it a "sophisticated cyberattack," they said the intrusion occurred around July 25, following which the...

Pebble opened the pre-order books for its top-end Time Steel smartwatch. The wearable device is set to begin shipping in six to eight weeks. Available in three different finishes, the smartwatch is priced at $249 for a variant with genuine...

Xiaomi is set to take the wraps off the next iteration of its mobile operating system based on Android on August 13. But at that event we apparently might see a new smartphone being announced alongside MIUI 7. New rumors are popping up in China...

In the Android world, there are small tablets, medium-sized tablets, big tablets, and then we have Samsung's Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 and Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2. Compared to every other tablet out there, they are positively huge. However, they may not...

Microsoft has a competitor for Google Translate, and today it's launched it as an app for both iOS and Android. Furthermore, the Microsoft Translator mobile app comes with built-in support for both the Apple Watch as well as Android Wear...

T-Mobile has announced a new Android smartphone today. It's the ZTE Obsidian, and it will become available from the magenta carrier, online and in stores, on August 13. This is a lower-end offering, aimed at those who prefer a cheap device with...

After a week or so of having its invite request page up, OnePlus is now announcing that more than 2 million people apparently want to get their hands on a OnePlus 2. Or at least on an invite for the phone. Unlike what happened with the OnePlus...

Microsoft has announced that the Xbox One console will be getting the major update announced at E3 in November. Although the company doesn't specify it every time, the update is based on the new Windows 10 operating system, unlike the Windows 8 that...

In the middle of a fairly quiet week Asus introduced new Zenfones to bolster an already strong lineup. The Asus Zenfone 2 Deluxe is a prettied up version of the Zenfone 2 from earlier this year, while the Zenfone 2 Laser is a version of the 5" model...

Apple announced that more than 11 million users subscribed for Apple Music. The service launched just over a month ago and offers three months trial before the billing begins. The number is impressive, but we shouldn't forget it's a free trial...

Asus just launched a new mid-range smartphone entirely focused on battery life. Dubbed Zenfone Max it comes with an ample 5,000 mAh battery that should give it extra long power autonomy. The massive battery of the smartphone can even charge...

Working in London, drawing inspiration from luxury watches, trying out expensive materials and a lot of manual labor is how a Vertu is born. It's easier to show than describe so the company put together a two minute video of how Vertu Aster Summer...

Despite many special editions and offshoots it took nearly 5 years for the smash hit Angry Birds to get a true sequel. Even after all this time the level of excitement has not cooled off and Angry Birds 2 beat download records and passed the 20...

As Samsung already announced, it's holding a major press event in New York on August 13. From what we gather so far, the keynote will be focused on the Galaxy Note 5 and the Galaxy S6 edge+ phablets, but this new teaser suggests there may be a third...

We've all had to deal with this issue at one point or another - you managed to capture that one perfect shot and time it just right, but sadly a nasty fence or your own reflection are in the way and horribly distracting. Well, researchers at Google...

Seagate has announced a new Xbox branded portable USB 3.0 hard drive. The drive has a capacity of 2TB and is priced at $109.99. The drive works with both, the Xbox One and the Xbox 360. While the Xbox does come with capacious internal storage...

When Sony announced the Xperia C5 Ultra earlier this week, there was no word on its pricing and exact launch date. However, the device is now listed on the company's Hong Kong website, revealing a HK$ 3,298 ($425) price tag for an unlocked, dual-SIM...

WhatsApp's iOS app has received an update, bumping it to version 2.12.5. The update brings some new and useful features, such as the ability to include videos in chat backups, custom notification settings for individual chats, and automatic loading...