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There are quite a few gaming laptops out there, and some are quite powerful and somewhat heavy, but few are touch-enabled, especially when they have a big 17” display. The Lenovo Y70 is the first such laptop from Lenovo, and Windows 8 users should appreciate the arrival of the touch option in this l

Samsung said Wednesday it is buying Canadian cloud-printing firm PrinterOn, as a part of its push to bulk up its lineup of mobile-software products, particularly for corporate clients. Ontario-based PrinterOn, which develops technology that allows users to print materials using their smartphones by

For those sick of dealing with the embarrassment produced by the antiquated way in which we deal with bathroom odors, the Fresh Air Plus is now available to solve all those problems. Creator Adam Payz has introduced his unique solution to Kickstarter in hopes of generating enough money in pre-orders

Earlier this year at CES 2014, Razer announced their first wearable which comes in the form of the Razer Nabu. The Nabu is not a smartwatch and appears to be more of a band, and perhaps to capitalize on China’s growing economy and the demand for wearables, Razer has recently announced that they will

Motorola and Verizon have a special relationship in which Motorola would release devices exclusive to Verizon under the Droid branding. Now the DroidLanding Twitter account has been inactive for a while now, although a recent post has some speculating that we could be in for an announcement in the n

There are a few ways that one can pay for their meals at McDonald’s. You can either pay by cash, or depending on which country you are in, you can pay using a debit/credit card just by tapping the terminal. That being said, it seems that in the future you could possibly use your mobile […]

Android devices in general have a history of suffering from a lack of interesting accessories, but the Nexus line in particular has historically not seen much more than some cases and an updated Qi charger. Several leaks have pointed to this year being a little different, as we see keyboard cases an

Compuware said it was selling the company to private equity firm Thoma Bravo in a deal valued at $2.5 billion. The enterprise software company, which primarily offers mainframe operating software, has been retooling, divesting units and fending off activist investors. Compuware also spun off its Cov

How do you know when wrist-worn technology is officially a trend? When a brand best known for its printers gets in on the action. As promised, Epson is launching its first wrist-based wearables, and they’re all about improving your fitness. Each line delivers a slight twist on a familiar formu

A portable charger can save your butt on days when your smartphone never seems to leave your hand, but only if you remember to bring it with you. So not only has Elgato packed 6,000 mAh into its new Smart Power battery, but Bluetooth and an accompanying iOS app as well, so that it can […]

Sonos has made a name for itself as a wireless home audio system. The problem is,up until today, that you still needed to plug something into the router . What’s new today? Sonos has come good on its promise, letting you drop that pesky “last cable” completely. The update means you

Online sales of budget smartphone maker Xiaomi’s new Android phone were gone in India before many even had a chance to click. Known as “China’s Apple,” Xiaomi sold all 40,000 units of its low-cost Redmi 1S within 4.2 seconds on Flipkart, an online marketplace that does business exclusively in India,

By definition, the Internet of Things should connect with anything, even writhing, kinda gross, but often delicious eels. SK Telecom’s latest project is aimed at showcasing its IoT skills with a pilot connected eel farm that uses a network of sensors to monitor thousands of eels, mostly autono

Alipay and Huawei have jointly launched a biometric security service for m-payments. Users of a new Huawei smartphone equipped with a fingerprint reader will be able to make mobile payments without passwords using Alipay’s Wallet app. Biometric security technology built into Huawei’s feature smartph

NASA is not down with drones flying around town all willy-nilly and potentially electrocuting North West. The space agency is developing an air traffic control network near Moffat Field, California for unmanned aircrafts at 400 to 500 feet meant to put regulations in place. As the New York Times poi

Alleged press images of Sony Xperia Z3 Compact made the rounds online. The photos showcase the unannounced successor of the Sony Xperia Z1 Compact in all its glory. Unsurprisingly, the design of the upcoming device is quite similar to that of the model it is bound to replace. The most noticeable dif

In the future, when our home planet is covered in man-made waste, we all might live in climate-controlled, perfectly manicured bio-domes. Plans unveiled by developers show intent to build an entire indoor city in Dubai, complete with retractable glass roof in what is being billed as the world’s larg

Home automation is a trend that’s catching on these days. Manufacturers and developers are creating hardware and software which bring control for connected objects to a user’s smartphone, tablet or wearable device. Samsung has come up with several products under its Smart Home program and now its lo

If Wi-Fi can track a heartbeat through walls, why can’t I get internet in my corner bathroom? Jason Cole was trying to figure that out too, but unlike me, he’s a PhD student in physics. So he mapped his own apartment and assigned refraction values to the walls, then applied so-called Hem

Phones 4U, the British phone retailer which is controlled by BC Partners, the private equity group, stands to lose a major part of its sales after UK mobile phone operator Vodafone revealed it would withdraw its products from the chain next year. The value of debt in Phones 4U, listed on the Irish s

Europol launched a cybercrime task force Monday to fight online crime in the EU and other countries. The Joint Cybercrime Action Taskforce (J-CAT) will be piloted for six months and hosted at Europol’s European CyberCrime Center (EC3), the organization said in a news release. The J-CAT will coordina

Europe’s 700MHz band should be freed for mobile broadband by 2020, a report to the European Commission recommends. The extra spectrum is needed to meet increasing demand for video on tablets, smartphones and other mobile devices. The 700MHz Ultra High Frequency (UHF) spectrum is currently used for t

How does a famous-rapper-slash-business-tycoon and a tech titan launch a collaborative project? Apparently, by throwing a fancy soirée graced by the presence of a robotic Picasso. In honor of Intel’s and SMS Audio’s new heart rate-monitoring headphones, a team of interactive artists led

That horizontal sound bar next to your crazy expensive, totally-not-gimmicky curved screen TV is such an eyesore. If only it were, you know, curved. Like your TV. Samsung clearly thinks this is a problem that’s begging to be solved, because the company has just announced… a curved soundb

A couple of weeks ago, Motorola sent out invites to an event that they would be hosting on the 4th of September. While we guess the event could be for just about anything, many have speculated that the announcement could be for the new Moto X and possibly the new Moto Gas well. While it […]

In a few days, Samsung’s Unpacked 2014 event will be held in Berlin and one of the expected devices to debut is the Samsung Galaxy Note 4. This is highlighted and teased once again by another “Ready to Note?” teaser from the South Korean company, focusing again on the S Pen. Consid

The CTO position at the FCC demands a person who is technically proficient in networks and the Internet, and also one who isn’t afraid to get neck-deep in policy making. At least that’s what the past has shown. The last CTO, Henning Schulzrinne, played a central role in the commission’s ruling that

More than 50 Norwegian oil and energy companies have been hacked by unknown attackers, according to government security authorities. A further 250 firms have been advised by the Norwegian government that they ought to check their networks and systems for evidence of a breach, The Local reports. Stat

Hundreds of nude, semi-nude, and revealing pictures of female celebrities were leaked overnight after being stolen from their private collections. Hunger Games actress Jennifer Lawrence, Kirsten Dunst, and pop star Ariana Grande were among the celebrities apparently shown in the pictures, which were

The Moto G is easily one of the best choices on the market for a low-cost smartphone. One of the more appealing aspects of the handset is that it’s essentially unlocked and free of carrier ties, allowing users to more easily do all the things that carriers attempt to block on their branded han

Bookless libraries aren’t quite so far-fetched as they used to be. Florida Polytechnic University, opening for the first time this fall, features a $60 million, Santiago Calatrava-designed main building with a library that doesn’t hold a single paper book within its walls. Instead, the l

How do you make messaging more interactive? Perhaps by removing the phone intermediary – by adding a human intermediary. Artist, author and filmmaker Miranda July has launched a brand new messaging app that doesn’t send the app to you – it sends it to someone close by, who then has

If reports and rumors are to be believed then September is going to be a very good month for gadget lovers. Not only do we have IFA 2014 in the first week, where countless manufacturers like Sony and Samsung are going to unveil new flagships, but in the second week we have Apple with its […]

Typically, attacks against your WiFi router require a lengthy attempt to guess any codes and passwords. Not if you use 0xcite’s new technique, however; the research firm has detailed a flaw in some router chipsets that lets hackers bypass the push-button security of WiFi Protected Setup almost

Nintendo went on a bit of a news spree recently, but not all of it was good: in addition to 130 employees affected by the closure of Nintendo’s European headquarters, the game and console manufacturer told Kotaku it will also cease working with 190 other people by August 31. Nintendo explained

Twitter pleased Wall Street with its latest user numbers, but it wants many, many more. How can it get them? One tactic: A new way to greet first-time users who show up at Twitter.com. Twitter has freshened up its sign up page and sign up process for newbies. If this seems like a small thing [&helli

NASA’s Opportunity rover is still trundling across the surface of Mars, more than 11 years after its 90 day mission began. But its software is getting bogged down, so NASA’s doing a full system backup, memory wipe, and reboot. It’s just like your routine computer cleanup, just from

Depending on who and when you ask, the iPhone 6 may or may not ship with a futuristic new Sapphire Glass display. Widely rumored to be nigh-invulnerable, Sapphire Glass is widely believed to be the technology that will make shattered iPhones a thing of the past. But will it really? Seeking answers,

The folks over at Samsung has joined forces with sporting giant Nike, and the two have worked to roll out the Nike+ Running App that ought to keep fitness buffs interested. The Nike+ Running App will play nice with the recently announced Samsung Gear S, where this app will make use of the new Samsun

I am quite sure that for many of us who happen to work in a traditional office setup can so identify with the following, our computers are connected to a network printer, so each time that we hit the Print button on our respective computers, we will have to wait for a while and then […]