First Look at Meizu's MX3 smartphone from CES 2014

Meizu's MX3 is a 5.1" smartphone that's set to challenge the phablet segment with an 8-core processor and 2GB of RAM running their proprietary Flyme OS 3.0. No North American availability for this bad boy but Meizu has told us they have a model in the works for North America. For the markets that will be getting it,  the MX3 does offer an interesting alternative for users who are tired of the usual same-old, same-old from manufacturers in the large smartphone space.

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Photos by Alex Davies, shot with Sony CyberShot RX10 courtesy of Sony Canada

Lenovo gearing up to acquire IBM's server business

Lenovo and IBM  have entered into a definitive agreement in which Lenovo plans to acquire IBM’s x86 server business. This includes System x, BladeCenter and Flex System blade servers and switches, x86-based Flex integrated systems, NeXtScale and iDataPlex servers and associated software, blade networking and maintenance operations. The purchase price is approximately US$2.3 billion, approximately two billion of which will be paid in cash and the balance in Lenovo stock.

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Microsoft to offer data storage outside of the U.S. for foreign customers

Microsoft wants to alleviate the concerns of its foreign clients about the U.S. National Security Agency’s monitoring of foreign citizens by offering the ability to store information on servers located outside of the U.S. According to Read Write, Microsoft wanted to implement the changes because of the NSA issue.

“People should have the ability to know whether their data are being subjected to the laws and access of governments in some other country and should have the ability to make an informed choice of where their data resides,” said Brad Smith, general counsel of Microsoft.

Horizon straightens crooked iPhone videos

If you or your friends just can’t take iPhone videos in the proper orientation, then it might be worth spending $0.99 on Horizon. The app lets you fix the rotation angle of video you took. Of course, the greater the angle the app has to fix, the lower the videos resolution will turn out.

Source: iMore