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Ultra HD Blu-ray 4K discs will ship before the holidays

The Blu-ray Disc Association will begin licensing 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc technology this month and expects content to be out by the holidays.
Why I ditched my Fitbit and what this means for analytics

Dashboards that don't evolve don't get used. Here are best practices for delivering successful self-service analytics to your employees.
Quantum-dot 55-in. UHD TV to sell for one-third the price of OLEDs

Chinese electronics company TCL announced what it said is the first quantum dot TV that has the same color spectrum as OLED UHD TVs but ...
Amazon reportedly scoops up video gamer site Twitch for $1B

Reports would mean Google's talks with Twitch fell through while Amazon stepped up
LG to sell first OLED 4K TV - for $US11,000

The OLED sets will come with curved screens
Google gets patent to make Glass look like ordinary specs

New design, if used, could make wearable computers look less dorky

Even rivals are waiting for Apple to get into wearables

Market not worth spit much less the time and money unless <i>someone</i> transforms the category, argues analyst
AT&T's $50B interest in DirecTV is just one part of an ambitious expansion

To compete against Google and Verizon, the wireless carrier is moving fast
First-to-market means diddly when it comes to smartwatches

Samsung's early entry with Galaxy Gear could be a proving ground for Apples iWatch premiere in 2015, analysts say
The 12 pros and cons of a cellular smartwatch

Samsung Gear 2 variant would be a standalone smartwatch, according to reports
Wearables fit perfectly into Google's smart strategy

Android Wear mobile OS to eventually work with robotics, smart cars, smart homes and search
Suddenly, wearables are big with new developer software releases

Emerging battle with Samsung and Google will be joined by Apple and Microsoft

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