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This is firmly in the rumor category, but we wouldn’t be surprised to see Samsung see how big of a tablet buyers would be willing to get. Samsung likes to go big. It pioneered the phablet craze with its Galaxy Note series and isn’t afraid to try outside-the-box hardware, as its latest flagship Galaxy … Read more
New tools should help developers bring their extensions over from Chrome or Opera, but existing extensions may have trouble surviving the shift. Mozilla is pushing ahead with a plan to block unsigned Firefox browser extensions, though it’s offering better developer tools as consolation. As Mozilla has previously indicated, it will soon require a security check … Read more
Apple’s dug itself into a hole with the iPad, but now is the time to change everything (again). We’ve got a big fall ahead of us. New versions of iOS and OS X. As ever, a new iPhone (or iPhones). A new Apple TV. But for the first time in a while, it’s the iPad … Read more
With Windows 10, Microsoft is doing away with the conventional product key for digital installs. You may never have to manage product keys again. A funny thing happens when you look for a product key in Windows 10 after doing the free upgrade: You won’t find them. In Windows 10, utilities like Magical Jelly Bean … Read more
Update: Apple has released a public beta version of OS X El Capitan It’s been seven months and counting since Apple’s iOS-inspired OS X 10.10 Yosemite leapt onto the Mac. Attention has now turned to the next major release of OS X, which is expected to be named – you guessed it – OS X … Read more