Move over, iPad Air 2: Dell's Venue 8 7000 launches next month as the world's thinnest tablet

Move over, iPad Air 2: Dell's Venue 8 7000 launches next month as the world's thinnest tablet

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At 6.1 mm, Apple’s iPad Air 2 is the thinnest tablet in the world (from those that you can actually buy), but this will change come November - after Dell launches its brand newVenue 8 7000. 

First showcased by Dell last month, the Venue 8 7000 is only 6 mm thin. Of course, it will be hard to notice the 0.1 mm difference between it and the iPad Air 2, but that’s not the point here. 

Apple plans to rebuild Beats inside iTunes by next year

Apple plans to rebuild Beats inside iTunes by next year

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As you should know by now, the music industry is in the midst of another shift. The industry never quite figured out digital sales, but now the market is moving more towards subscription services and sales are dropping. This is a big reason why Apple purchased Beats Audio; and, now we're getting an idea of the plans for the Beats streaming service.

Beep-boop! Ping gives you random interesting notifications from the Internet cosmos

Beep-boop! Ping gives you random interesting notifications from the Internet cosmos

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The makers of Secret, the Silicon Valley's favorite gossip-spreading software tool, brainstormed a simple and clever app that you never knew you needed in your life until you got it. You are going to like this app.

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After Ping installs, you tap the little black dot and select a bunch of topics that interest you - completely, vaguely, maybe a little, or not at all. Then, Ping disappears in the reaches of your device's random access memory, only to rear its tiny head in unpredictable moments, broadcasting fragments of stories pulled from sources familiar and foreign into your notification tray. Voices from places such as Twitter and search trends, established media and news portals, weather channels, the Secret app, daily fortune cookies, random thoughts (YMMV), "Yeezus speaks" (lol!) chime in with little fragments of information that lead to their original sources when you tap. 

Ping puts the right kind of randomness in your life, and does it without being annoying, confusing, or harmful. The app is about as harmless as Yo, but it's, frankly, a lot more interesting. It's not the pinnacle of smartphone development, nor it tries to be. But one can't deny Ping has potential. Just imagine the chance competitions and random draws that can be organized through it. Since it's developed by Secret Inc, which is a fast-growing startup, it's unlikely Ping will remain in its dead-simple state for long. And someone will inevitably borrow the idea and build a more featured app.

Ping is free and available on Android and iOS. Beep-boop!

Mobile device users give up their first born in exchange for Wi-Fi signal

Mobile device users give up their first born in exchange for Wi-Fi signal

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A public experiment was conducted in London. Those in an internet cafe in the city who wanted access to free Wi-Fi, were asked to sign a made-up "Herod clause." Under the terms of the clause, "the recipient agree to assign their first born child to us for the duration of eternity." The idea behind the experiment was to show the public how careless they are when mobile and are searching for Wi-Fi connectivity. 

Poll results: Is a 5.9-inch Nexus X (aka Nexus 6 'Shamu') too big for you?

Poll results: Is a 5.9-inch Nexus X (aka Nexus 6 'Shamu') too big for you?

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With leaks all over the place about a new, 5.9-inch Nexus X smartphone (a phone also referred to as the Nexus S, or under its Motorola ‘Shamu’ codename), it seems that Google’s next Nexus is almost certainly going to be a phablet. And not just any phablet - at such a display size, it will be one of the largest phablets out there. It will be huge.