On Thursday, Microsoft will release Windows 8.1, a free update for Windows 8 users. But what happens after that?
Gadgets
Intel Touts Cheap Laptops and Even Cheaper Tablets for the Holidays
It’ll be less about the low prices and more about minimizing the tradeoff between performance and battery life.
Weak Demand? Apple Reportedly Reduces iPhone 5c Orders
The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple has asked the two companies it contracts with to produce iPhones — Hon Hai and Pegatron — to scale back on production of the iPhone 5c model.
Nintendo 2DS Review: It’s Perfect for Neophyte Pokémon-sters
It’s a non-gimmicky surprise.
HP Chromebook 11 Review: A Vanity Laptop for Under $300
Like Chromebooks? Here’s one to show off.
Apple to Unveil New Products on October 22
Apple has sent invitations out to the press for an October 22 event at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco, where several past Apple events have been held.
Survey: Almost All Smartphone Owners Do the Same Thing When They Wake Up
What’s the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning? Brush your teeth? Take a shower? According to mobile testing firm SOASTA, it’s none of these.
Google Nexus 5 Smartphone Apparently Leaked
Video, photos and another rumored launch date.
Aviate Is a Fresh Take on Android Home Screens
This alternative launcher organizes apps by category, time of day and location.
Parrot’s Flower Sensor Keeps Your Garden Lush and Green
Parrot’s Flower Power is a wireless plant sensor that measures in real time how your plants are doing and uses Bluetooth to send the info to an app on your iPhone or iPad.
This Is Probably the Best-Looking, Most High-Tech Gun Safe You’ll See
Fancy, eh?
Apple’s 2014 in Rumors: Big Changes for Mac and a Sharper iPad
A newly-designed 12-inch laptop could sport a Retina display, according to an analyst with a good track record.