Reports claim Twitter plans to sell itself off before year’s end

If the recent reports are to be believed, it seems like Twitter is looking for a potential buyer before 2016 ends. Three big companies are already being named as potential suitors: Alphabet's Google, Salesforce, and Verizon. Microsoft is also being rumoured to be in the mix, if only to prevent Salesforce from acquiring the company. While Twitter has been struggling to get new users, monetize, and keep user engagement up, tons of real-time data and over 300 million active subscribers make for an attractive purchase. The social network is currently valued at US$18 billion and would make for a great investment if it starts to make the money the way Wall Street hopes it will. This recent round of rumours were enough to boost Twitter’s stock. But then again, they are still rumours and the companies have not issued any statements regarding these reports.

Source: Droid Life

Apple Watch Series 2 Hermès launches today

The Apple Watch Series 2 Hermès Edition wearables have started shipping today. There are 7 different Hermès models that each have Hermès watchfaces and feature handcrafted leather bands, including three with Single Tour bands, two with Double Tour bands, one with a Single Tour Deployment Buckle, and one with a Double Buckle Cuff. Prices start at CAD $1579.

Review: iOS 10

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

iOS 10 is the next best thing to a complete redesign of iOS because it relies on our familiarity with the OS but also pushes various critical functions forward in order to save time and make using our devices more efficient.

On the surface iOS 10, which was made available online as a free update to existing and eligible iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch devices, doesn't seem like a very huge visual upgrade.

The most venerable and really, oldest, modern mobile operating system, still retains much of the look and feel we've been used to for going on 10 years now. iOS 7 brought the biggest visual update and we've since seen refinements and locking down of the user interface for more precise and interoperable features.

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Amazon Alexa-enabled CoWatch smartwatch now available

While Amazon hasn’t ventured into smartwatch production just yet, the company has partnered with iMCO to create the CoWatch. This Android-powered wearable comes equipped with Amazon’s Alexa as your personal assistant. It’s not running Android Wear per se but an Android-based operating system called Cronologics OS. It was designed by former Google and Android engineers and works with both Android (version 5.0 and up) and iOS (iOS 9 and up). The OS is supposed to handle Alexa-heavy interactions The CoWatch is a 42mm watch that’s 12mm thick and comes with a 1.39-inch Super AMOLED display (400 x 400 resolution), 1GB of RAM, 8GB of storage, and 32 hours battery life. It’s water resistant and has an accelerometer and heart rate sensor as well.

The smartwatch was first expected to ship after its Indiegogo campaign ended in June but following delays, the release got pushed back. Now, it’s available on Amazon US for US$279 (around CA$360) and it comes in silver or black. The black version, for some reason, costs $20 more than the silver one.

Source: TechRadar