Tobias Hanraths/ DPA Here’s the good news: prices have plunged for decent computers that provide all you need for internet search, occasional email and letter writing and storage of music and photos. “Even the low-end computers are not underpowered when you compare them to the level of a decade ago,” says Hans Stahl, professor of computer science at the …

  Relaxnews Just as for virtual reality, 2016 is expected to be a pivotal year for wearable technology, particularly smartwatches and fitness trackers. Statistical data puts global sales of fitness trackers and smartwatches at 51 million units for 2015 and forecasts that this figure will jump to 84 million —38 million fitness trackers and 46 million smartwatches — by the …

  Washington/ AFP Samsung kept the top spot in a global smartphone market which showed signs of flattening in the first quarter of 2016, a survey showed. The recent report by research firm IDC said the worldwide smartphone market saw its slowest growth on record of 0.2 percent, with shipments totalling 334.9 million. South Korean giant Samsung maintained its lead …