Microsoft can keep making fun of the iPad for not letting you multitask for a little while longer. The New York Times’ Brian X. Chen writes on Twitter that he’s been told “that the split-screen feature for iOS 8 isn’t ready yet and won’t be shown at WWDC.” Split-screen multitasking is one of the most anticipated features coming to iOS 8 and it’s something iPad users have wanted to have for a while now. Chen says that the new feature is still “a work in progress” at this point and we can only hope that it will be ready for whenever iOS 8 actually comes out, which will likely be in the fall with the launch of the iPhone 6. No matter how you slice it, however, this doesn’t seem to be a very exciting WWDC as far as new products are concerned and at this point we’re hoping iOS 8 has some added surprises for us that we haven’t yet heard about.

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PlayStation Plus has been one of the best deals in gaming for four years running, but Sony wants to make it ever better. Starting in June, any PS4 owners with an active subscription to PS Plus will be able to download two free titles from the PlayStation Store. Next month’s offerings include Trine 2: Complete Story and PixelJunk Shooter Ultimate.

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With Android Wear, the future of the smartwatch is finally looking bright. Many vendors have already announced their intent to implement the software within their unreleased products, but we haven’t had a great look at exactly what Android Wear is capable of quite yet. In order to create some buzz for the Moto 360, and give the community a chance to decide what their version of Android Wear could look like, Motorola has put together a face design contest for the upcoming smartwatch.

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Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S5 Active model complete with AT&T branding has been leaked by @evleaks, although it’s not clear when the device will actually be made available in stores.

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Is HTC following Samsung and getting into the gadget spam game? It certainly seems that way because the company is reportedly planning to release several variants of its HTC One (M8). Unnamed sources tell 9to5Google that HTC has two new variants of the One (M8) coming down the pipe in the near future known as the HTC One (M8) Plus and the HTC One (M8) Advance.

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Though Apple’s iPad business is still healthy, having shipped 16.4 million units and generated $7.6 billion in revenue in the most recent quarter, that business could be in big trouble, largely from Apple itself.

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If you see an unidentified flying object with a Google logo on it, don’t worry too much — the company isn’t planning to abduct you and subject you to invasive probes, especially since its own algorithms are capable of probing you more thoroughly than any aliens ever could. Space.com reports that two years ago, some residents in Pike County, Kentucky reported seeing what they thought were UFOs from outer space but that turned out to be some of Google’s balloons that the company plans to use to bring Wi-Fi connectivity to rural parts of the world that lack Internet service.

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So, did you think Samsung’s Galaxy Note and Galaxy Mega lines of smartphones were big? You haven’t seen anything yet. SamMobile has spotted a new filing with the Federal Communications Commission showing that Samsung is planning to release a 7-inch — yes, a 7-inch — smartphone this year.

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Spor is a tiny external battery for iPhone, Android smartphones and other devices and it’s currently raising money on Kickstarter by offering some very interesting features that could help users make sure they never have to worry about their smartphones running out of battery power.

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To paraphrase the Prophesy of Daenerys from Game of Thrones: “Three beasts shall Microsoft slay – one is slate and one is late and one is cut-rate.” It is now becoming increasingly clear Microsoft’s mobile device strategy hinges on conquering three problems that it’s going to have a very hard time tackling.

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