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The new Microsoft Band. Microsoft has unveiled a new, $249 Microsoft Band, a big update to last year's fitness tracker smart bracelet. It's available for preorder today. The new Microsoft Band has been redesigned, such that the screen actually wraps around...

(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp unveiled on Tuesday a new line of Lumia smartphones and an updated version of its wearable fitness tracker, Microsoft Band, that will run on Windows 10, its latest operating system. The company was also expected to launch a...

The invite to today’s Microsoft event promised some exciting new Windows 10 products. Translating the PR-speak, we expected some new phones, a new Surface Pro, maybe a couple of other things. Turns out one of those “other things” stole the show. Surface...

Microsoft on Tuesday unveiled its first laptop: the Microsoft Surface Book, a 13-inch touch-screen device that also comes apart to become a tablet. "This is the ultimate laptop," Microsoft's Panos Panay said. It has two processors and a dedicated graphics-card...

If you have always wanted your very own personal robot, you will soon get your wish. Japanese electronics manufacturer Sharp has showcased a prototype robot that doubles as a smartphone at the Ceatec electronics show in Makuhari Messe, Japan. The robot...

For the past week, my usually naked wrist has played host to Samsung’s new Gear S2 smartwatch. And though I’ve tested and reviewed more than a dozen such gadgets over the past two years, this is the first one I’ve actually wanted to buy. Since I have...

The Apple of China does it again with the amazing Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 phablet Cheap and powerful Chinese smartphones are something of a mystery for most western buyers, which is ironic when you consider that so many of the best-known tech brands create...

Anyone who used an iPhone 6s after the iPhone 6 can easily tell you that the speed difference is easy to see. The new Apple smartphone is faster than its predecessor by a considerable margin, and benchmark scores have indicated the phone can be as fast...

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Instagram tops 400 million users

Published on September 28 2015

San Francisco (AFP) - Instagram has rocketed past the 400-million-user mark, with more than 80 million pictures shared daily at the Facebook-owned service. The number of people sharing pictures and videos each month using Instagram soared from 300 million...

Google has already staked out spots in your living room with its Nest thermostat, Chromecast video-streaming device and Android TV software. Now it wants more. On Tuesday, the Mountain View, California, company is expected to unveil a music-streaming...