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  Setting a new record as the highest-earning fixed crowd funding campaign on Indiegogo, a total amount of $10,288,472 (approximately £6.6 million) has, thus far, been generated in pledges by London-based developer Canonical for its Ubuntu Edge smartphone. The money raised by the Canonical Ubuntu Edge smartphone in its Indeigogo crowdfunding campaign has surpassed the record set by the Pebble smartwatch last year. Pebble had raised a total of $10,266,845 in its crowdfunding campaign. However, with the Ubuntu Edge crowdfunding campaign scheduled to end on August 21, Canonical is far from its achieving its overall funding target of $32 million. If the developer fails to reach the funding goal, it will have to return all the money to the backers. In case Canonical is successful in achieving the funding target of its Ubuntu Edge smartphone campaign on the Indiegogo crowdfunding website, it plans to deliver 40,000 handsets to qualifying backers by May 2014. Noting that the public intere...

In an evident attempt to retain its market-dominating position in the fiercely competitive smartphone and tablet arena, tech giant Apple is reportedly preparing for a busy close to the ongoing year, with the launch of new iPhone and iPad models. According to unidentified sources aware of the proceedings at Apple, a new iPhone model - and probably even a budget iPhone aimed at smartphone users in developing countries - will be unveiled by the company at a September 10 event. Along with hinting at the possible introduction of a new iPhone model at the September event, two sources have also revealed that Apple will also launch new iPad models in the coming months. These models will include an iPad with a sleeker body design, as well as an iPad Mini with a high-resolution screen. The speculated update of the iPhone and iPad models by Apple will give the company the ability to unveil a refreshed lineup of its best-selling products to consumers, ahead of the holiday shopping season this ye...

Nikon’s latest Coolpix cameras focus on durability and versatility, the waterproof, shockproof and freeze-proof AW120 leads the way  Nikon has announced seven new Coolpix cameras sporting a variety of features to complement different lifestyles from rough and rugged to slim and stylish. The Coolpix AW120 leads the pack with a 16-megapixel camera and is waterproof to 18m, shockproof to 2m and freeze-proof to -10°C for £329.99.  Meanwhile the 13-megapixel Coolpix S32 is an easy-to-use camera that’s shockproof, dustproof and waterproof for an active family lifestyle for just £99.99. The high performance entries on the lineup are the Coolpix P600 and super-zoom P530. Both cameras are compact with high zoom power and include a built-in electronic viewfinder that allows you to snap photos on the move. The Coolpix P600 will set you back £429.99 whilst the P530 costs £329.99. Nikon has also released the stylish Coolpix S9700 and S9600 cameras with built-in WiFi so you can upload and ...