CES 2016: Chevy Bolt EV ushers in age of more affordable electric vehicles

Chevrolet took the wraps off the production version of the anticipated Chevy Bolt at the Internatonal CES in Las Vegas. The 2017 Bolt EV will offer a range of 200 miles on a full battery charge and is expected to sell for under US $30,000.00, which is a price point that many believe is ideal for a viable EV that the public could buy into. This electriv vehicle comes in compact hatchback form, Chevy says it will take 9 hours to charge via your standard power outlet and should be available in North America late 2016.

Replete with the latest technologies, the Bolt EV will come with 4G-LTE, can be monitored and controlled remotely with a smartphone app, as well as Apple CarPlay or Android Auto infotainment links. It also features proactive safety and assistive driving features.

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Apple announces record-breaking Holiday season for its App Store

Apple's App Store had a record-breaking period this past holiday season. In the two weeks ending January 3, customers spent over $1.1 billion (USD) on apps and in-app purchases, setting back-to-back weekly records for traffic and purchases. January 1, 2016 marked the biggest day in App Store history with customers spending over $144 million (USD). It broke the previous single-day record set just a week earlier on Christmas Day.

Possibly an indicator of new iPhones and iPads sold over the holidays with new owners downloading apps (we'll know more on Apple's earnings call on January 26), this latest news reflects Apple's lead in developer communities and app ecosystems.

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CES 2016: Samsung pivots its tablet game to Windows 10 with the TabPro S

Samsung unveiled a new tablet at CES but this one is running Windows 10. The TabPro S is the South Korean giant's dog in the exciting 2-in-1 fight, and answer to Microsoft's Surface line of devices.

Saying that this is "the best of a tablet and a laptop," Samsung has outfitted the TabPro S with a 12-inch AMOLED display, Intel Core M processor, 10-hour battery, 128GB of storage and 8GB of RAM.

This tablet sports a USB Type-C port for charging and connectivity. Unlike most 2-in-1 tablet makers Samsung will gracefully include the skinny magnetic keyboard case in the package. There's a 4G-LTE variant as well. Pricing and availability are still unknown.

CES 2016: Samsung's new Gear S2 smartwatch will finally work with iPhones

Samsung unveiled yet another generation of its Galaxy Gear S2 smartwatches as part of its CES event in Las Vegas. Showing off two new editions including an 18K rose gold version and another in platinum, the wearables will have NFC for Samsung Pay contactless payments. While the Tizen powered Gear S2 will work with Samsung phones and certain Android-powered phones, Samsung has also made their latest wearable compatible with iPhones.

The extent of the compatibility is still unknown but at least Samsung has made it possible for more uses to consider their Gear S2 devices.