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If consumer electronics companies are to be believed, someone on your holiday shopping list is just dying for a wristwatch that displays message alerts and weather updates. Samsung and Sony have devices out for the holidays. Qualcomm has one coming. Apple is believed to be making one, and a new report says Google is developing one, too. Why the big push for computerized watches? It’s not coming from consumers, says Jonathan Gaw, a research manager at IDC. Rather, it’s a product in search of a market _and an expensive one at that. “We’ve had smartwatches for a while, and while the capabilities and technology have gotten better, this is still not something that people are clamoring for,” Gaw says. “The idea that it would ramp up for the holidays was…

There has to be some great features in OS X Mavericks if users are upgrading to the improved software at a record pace. 5.5 percent of the web traffic originating from Mac desktops and laptops during the first twenty-four hours of launch were Mavericks users. Of course when the update is free, that certainly adds to users' desire to download. But there are also some great new features including updates to built-in apps like Safari, additions of popular ¡OS apps like Maps an iBooks, and updated Finder features. You can access the update by pulling up on Software Update under the Apple menu under Finder. A word to the wise, though. It's a long download, so if you're going to walk away from it, make sure nothing is going to…

Genre: Pop Released: Oct 22, 2013 16 Songs Price: $14.99 5.0/4.0 12798 Ratings Prism Katy Perry For Perry's fourth studio album, she sought a sound similar to Swedish dance music artists like Robin. To create the sound, she worked with a Swedish producer, as well as previous collaborators and a few new collaborators. She said in an interview from late last year, "I know exactly the record I want to make next. I know the artwork, the coloring and the tone ... I even know what type of tour I'm doing next. I'll be pleased if the vision I have in my head becomes a reality." FIVE FACTS: 1. When Perry started working on the album, she was coming off her divorce from Russell Brand and thought the album would…

When it comes to your mobile presence, do your customers see you like this? - It's 2013, and global mobile web usage is up by 10 percent over last year, with no signs of slowing down. There are 133 million smartphone users in the U.S. alone. Smartphones seem to be the ultimate prosthetic device for the human brain, attached to the hands of school kids and businessmen alike. If you haven't noticed this, your business might be missing out on a definitive wave of cultural change and another way to interact with prospects and customers. If you are not using QR codes on your literature, advertisements, promotional items, and at trade shows, continue reading this article to get a grasp of the vast channel to business that you might be…

LOS ALTOS, Calif. - The Silicon Valley home where Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs grew up and built some of his first computers is now on the city's list of historic properties The historical commission in the city of Los Altos voted unanimously for the historic designation Monday night, the Palo Alto Daily News reported. Any proposed renovations to the modest, ranch-style home now require additional review. The home, where Jobs and his foster parents moved in 1968, is owned by Jobs' sister, Patricia Jobs. The commission didn't need her permission forthe designation, although she could appeal it to the City Council. Zachary Dahl, a senior planner with the city, said Patricia Jobs requested corrections to the city's evaluation ofthe property but then didn't respond when it was sent to…

A smartwatch from Google could go into production within months as the search giant is in talks with Asian manufacturers, The Wall Street Journal reports. Citing "people familiar with the matter," the Journal reported Tuesday the potential smartwatch would run Android and Google Now, the company's voice-assistant feature that runs on Google Glass. It is expected to be capable of communicating with other devices including smartphones and tap into information from the wearer's Google account. The Google watch would compete in the marketplace with a number of wearable computing devices such as the Galaxy Gear smartwatch from Samsung. Sony has a smartwatch on the market, Microsoft is said to be working on one, and Apple has long been rumored to be preparing an iWatch for release. The growing wearable computing…

What? Already? The holidays are almost here? In a word: Yep. Sure, year-end celebrations may seem to loom long into the future, but at least in the travel world, planning has been underway for a good long time. That's because booking flights to get the best deal must be done as much in advance as is possible. So is settling on and locking down hotel rooms, rental cars, and all the other extras, like special excursions, that you are going to need to travel in style. So what about your tech needs? Does forward thinking help here? The answer to that would be a resounding "yes." For instance, while its always best to travel light if at all possible - after all, who wants to lug heavy objects through airport…

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Have you been pouring over Apple's press releases from its recent high-profile launches of ¡Life, ¡Work and OS X Mavericks, perhaps marveling over Mavericks features of the updated Safari, iBooks, Maps and Finder Tabs and Tags? Or maybe you're enchanted by those 64-bit, revamped apps like Pages, Numbers, Keynote and iPhoto? If so, we reckon that you might have missed the real story in the recent announcements. If there's anything that so many of the bloggers and columnists are noticing about these software releases, it's that they're free... for the most part. For example, although GarageBand is among the free apps, an in-app purchase of additional sounds and instruments is still possible for $4.99. That aside, Mac users who have bought a Mac sometime in the past six years do…

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Nokia reported Tuesday a third-quarter loss as sales at the handsets unit it is sellingto Microsoft continued to plunge. Butthe company gave a positive outlook on continuing operations, including the networks unit, causing the share price to surge. Third-quarter net loss of 91 million euros ($125 million) compared with a net loss of 969 million euros a year earlier, while revenue fell more than 20 percent to 5.6 billion euros. But the struggling company said its network operations saw net profit grow 33 percent and was expected to have a positive operating margin of up to 12 percent in the last quarter, with "solid net sales growth on a sequential basis." Nokia's share price closed up 7 percent higher at 5.34 euros in Helsinki. The Finnish company sold 8.8 million…

Comcast said Tuesday that it is updating its mobile viewing app, Xfinity TV Go, to allow subscribers to watch popular channels such as CNN, Fox News, Disney Channel, CNBC, ESPN and FX on the go. Subscribers will be able to watch 35 live TV channels on their Apple and Android devices outside their homes, as long as they have a Wi-Fi connection. Previously, the nation's largest cable operator allowed subscribers to watch live feeds only on its website from a computer, or on mobile devices for special events like last year's London Olympics. Comcast Corp.'s update, expected in the coming days, comes as TV ratings provider The Nielsen Co. plans to incorporate mobile viewing into its TV ratings starting next fall. Access to live TV channels has been limited on…

by David Soren Genre: Kids & Family Released: 2013 Price: $14.99 5.0/4.0 285 Ratings Turbo In this 3D computer-animated film from DreamWorks, an ordinary garden snail dares to dream of becoming the fastest snail in the world, but his friends are happy living life at the standard snail pace, incredibly slow. He has a chance to make his dream come true after he earns a spot in the Indy 500. Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Michael Peña, Snoop Dogg, Maya Rudolph, Michelle Rodriguez, and Samuel L. Jackson provide voices. FIVE FACTS: 1. Director David Soren conceived the idea for this film in a DreamWorks pitch competition, and pitched it as Fast & Furious with snails. 2. Soren chose snails for the movie, as for him, "it was less about trying to…

The Galaxy Round created some buzz in tech circles when Samsung announced it earlier this month, but no one in the downtown Seoul cafe where I played with the curved screen smartphone asked me about it or even gave a curious glance. That is likely because the curve is so subtle it is not apparent without a close look. At first glance, the Galaxy Round appears similar to the Galaxy Note 3 phone, which also has a big display measuring 5.7 inches diagonally. I could see the Round's left and right edges were raised slightly only when viewed from the top or from the bottom. After handlingthe device for about 20 minutes, it became clear why Samsung shied away from puffing a more dramatic curve in the display Reading news…

Research group IDC says worldwide shipments of smartphones grew 39 percent in the most recent quarter to 258 million as Samsung and Apple maintained their dominance. The total sets a record, beating the previous high of 237 million in the second quarter. Samsung Electronics Co. remains the world's largest smartphone maker, shipping more than the next four vendors combined. It shipped 81 million in the July-September quarter for a market share of 31 percent. Apple Inc. shipped 34 million iPhones, for a market share of 13 percent. The company introduced two new iPhones toward the end of the quarter. Rounding out the top 5 are Huawei with 12.5 million, Lenovo with 12.3 million and LG Electronics Inc. with 12.0 million, each with a market share of less than 5 percent.…

Investors expressed mixed reactions Monday to Apple’s fourth- quarter earnings report, as revenues ticked up, but profit fell sharply by 8 percent for the technology giant that once ruled Silicon Valley Apple’s stock closed up slightly at $529.88, but fell in after- hours trading. But Apple CEO Tim Cook remained upbeat about the company’s fourth quarter performance. “We’re pleased to report a strong finish to an amazing year with record fourth quarter revenue, including sales of almost 34 million iPhones,” Mr. Cook said in a statement. “We’re excited to go into the holidays with our new iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s.” Apple reported earnings after the markets closed Monday. Profit fell to $7.5 billion in the fourth quarter, which ended Sept. 28, from $8.2 billion in the same quarter of…