Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at 12:05PM 
A new style of the Alcatel OneTouch Watch wearable, which runs a proprietary OS and is compatible with iOS and Android, is now available in Canada. The white sport version of the Watch is available via alcatelonetouch.ca for $149.99 USD. This style is only available in the S/M (7.2-inch band).
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at 12:00PM 
Since 2013, Logitech, maker of mice, keyboards and mobile accessories and peripherals, has been working behind the scenes on reinventing the company, shaking things up culturally and through its product innovation. Its latest products and new logo and branding strategies are an outward expression of these changes, and moving forward Logitech is also bringing new life to its brand identity. A new label for their latest product categories: Logi. will also debut soon.
Expect bold colors and simple designs to make their mark across Logitech.com, social media, on packaging and in-store displays over the coming year.
Wednesday, July 8, 2015 at 9:34AM 
The reign of Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has been punctuated by massive change in management and massive layoffs - Photo from Microsoft
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
More change is afoot at Microsoft which has seen various departures in management due to recent restructuring, the ripple effect of these changes and compressions is the loss of jobs. Microsoft announced today that it will lay off 7,800 workers, majority of these coming from the declining smartphone unit, which it acquired from an already weakend Nokia just last year for US $7.2 billion. Microsoft is the third largest player in mobile behind Apple and Google, but it holds a tiny 2.5 per cent market share, with no indication of moving up.
These layoffs are separate and in addition to the expected 18,000 employees that Microsoft announced would be laid off a year ago as part of the larger restructuring plan. It must be remembered that Microsoft inherited 25,000 employees as a result of the Nokia acquistion last year. This latest development questions what the future of Windows on Mobile Phone will be. Microsoft also relayed it is writing off $7.6 billion related to its acquisition of Nokia and resulting restructuring costs which comes off as a loss for the company.
Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at 7:10PM 
Since last week, Instagram has been upping the image quality of the pictures it stores and shows to a higher 1,080 x 1,080 resolution for both Android and iOS. Now, it seems Android might be getting improved image compression so photo upload quality should also improve. According to Mike Krieger, Instagram’s co-founder, they are adding a “bunch of improvements to the image pipeline” to provide “better upload quality” for Android users.
It hasn’t exactly been explained why Android users suffer from lower quality uploads than iOS counterparts. Instagram developers have previously admitted that it’s a challenge to develop for Android with its wide variety of screen sizes. But they have never really explicitly said if that affected quality. But we’re all for better uploads, and if Instagram has that, we hope to see it soon.
Source: The Verge
