Samsung patented a laptop-smartphone dock with dual OSes

Combination laptop-tablet not enough? Want even more gadget overlap? Then try ASUS' still incoming Windows laptop/Android phone hybrid. We (half) joke, because Samsung's patented something along those very lines.

Firefox OS comes to Africa with Orange's $40 package deal

Mozilla's major new ally will sell its Klif phone and six months' network service in 13 countries in Africa and the Middle East. Orange likes Firefox OS's inexpensive hardware requirements and expects to sell millions.

Why DNS in OS X 10.10 is broken, and what you can do to fix it

Recently, there has been a lot of discussion about the current state of Apple's software quality. Anyone with even a passing familiarity with development knows that bugs are par for the course, and most people aren't bothered by small, day-to-day bugs that are fixed within a reasonable timeframe. Obviously, like everyone else, Apple's software has its share of those.

Apple updates iTunes with OS X Notification Center widget

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BY STAN SCHROEDER30 MINUTES AGO

Apple updated iTunes to version 12.1 Thursday, giving it a handy widget in the Notification Center.

Apple Releases OS X Yosemite GM Candidate to Developers

Apple released the OS X Yosemite GM candidate on Tuesday.

GM, or golden master, refers to the final copy of a piece of software that is ready for a public release. The GM candidate build will likely be one of the last releases before Yosemite is officially unveiled to the public.