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Just yesterday Samsung had teased that they would be making some Exynos-related announcements. One of the rumors had suggested that Samsung would finally be bringing LTE connectivity to their Exynos lineup, and sure enough they did with the Samsung ModAP. Previously Samsung had to rely on Qualcomm’s

In a memo from Dish Network’s Senior Vice President and Deputy General Council Jeffrey Blum to the Federal Communications Commission, a series of meetings on July 7 indicate that the company has raised issue with the prospective merger of Comcast and Time Warner Cable. Believing that the combi

Fitness and health might be a landscape best defined by how products work together. Or, how they don’t. But it seems that fitness trackers and other wellness accessories are in a hurry to start dovetailing in 2014. Case in point: Misfit, makers of the Shine fitness tracker, have announced the

In what looks like Count Dooku’s personal spaceship in Star Wars II: Attack of the Clones, the small spacecraft that you see above also comes with a very of solar-powered sail that it can call its own. This small aircraft was specially designed to harness the power of the sun so that it will be [&he

When music fans encounter a song online, in many cases they can’t simply play it where they find it. Rights management issues, which have plagued the industry since the launch of Apple’s iTunes and Napster, make digital music distribution complicated. And consumers demonstrate a wide variety of habi

Ubisoft announced its financial results for the fiscal quarter ending on June 30, revealing that it has shipped more than 8 million copies of its hacking-themed sandbox action game Watch Dogs to date. Reporting €360 million in sales for the first quarter of 2014-2015, Ubisoft notes a year-on-year im

The robot’s quill runs across the paper scroll, from right to left, scribbling down ancient Hebrew letters with black ink. It is penning down the Torah, the Jews’ holy scripture, and it is doing it much faster than a rabbi could because it doesn’t need to take breaks. The Torah-wri

Be honest. That’s all Airbnb wants. The home-rental service said Thursday it tweaked its reviews system in the hopes of encouraging more honest reviews. The startup cited the potential concern of someone wanting to leave a review that includes both praise and criticism, but worried about recei

Are we in a bubble? We’re in a bubble. CYNK Technology, a “company” with a grand total of $39 in assets, has seen its share price rise dramatically, spiking to a valuation of more than $6 billion in a matter of days. The company’s 52 week low valued the firm at less than $18 million. [&h

The US Senate Judiciary Committee has voted to approve legislation that would allow mobile phone owners to unlock their devices for the purposes of switching carriers. The committee, with a unanimous voice vote Thursday, approved an amended version of the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Compe

Any particular device or product that is going to be worth its salt these days seem to have to carry the “smart” prefix,from smartphones to smart cars and smart homes. How about a smart doorbell like the i-Bell? The i-Bell camera basically works this way – it lets you check out who has just rung [&h

Surveys do provide a general idea on the behavior and thought process of the masses, although it is not exactly downright accurate at times, but is still a good way to get a “feeling” about a particular situation. When it comes to job satisfaction, you might want to increase yours by being addicted

Canada is used to being jilted by online media providers that avoid the country like the plague, but that era may be nearing an end, just weeks after Google Play Music got the all clear, Spotify has confirmed that it’s coming to the True North Strong and Free. While the internet music service

It’s been a while since we’ve seen any new curved or flexible displays following LG’s G Flex and Samsung’s Galaxy Round smartphones. LG Display is thinking bigger now. It’s announced that it’s been able to create an 18-inch OLED panel that has enough give and flex

Tech companies, even those that dislike the patent system, still feel pressured into getting lots of patents, often for defensive purposes, to avoid lawsuits. However, as we’ve discussed in the past, even patents that are initially obtained for defensive purposes are a nuclear weapon problem i

Aereo has had a rocky journey recently, it suspended its antenna and internet-based TV service just days after the Supreme Court ruled that it violates US copyright law. Chet Kanojia, Aereo’s CEO and founder, had pledged to fight on, and now the company has issued a letter to the lower court which a

Sure, your favorite weather app might look good, but can you really tell how accurate it is? Instead of relying on just one weather source to provide you with an overview of the week’s weather, Climendo wants to do things a little differently. It compares and combines data from the most popula

With the changes and new features that Apple is introducing to the upcoming OS X 10.10 Yosemite, we’re sure many are looking forward to the operating system. This has been proven by web analytics firm, Chitika, who revealed that early adoption of OS X 10.10 Yosemite is significantly higher than that

Foxconn’s upcoming robot deployment on Apple-based production lines will only be in a supportive role, leaving human jobs mostly intact, claims Taiwan’s United Daily News. Sources say that the robots will help in tasks like locking down screws and polishing parts, leaving the most essent

If you’re England and you go crashing out of the World Cup at the semi-finals stage on your home ground, then it would be considered as an unprecedented success. However, in the spiritual home of football, the Seleção are supposed to win the World Cup for a record sixth time with home ground support

AT&T is hopping on the bring-your-own-device bandwagon. The Dallas-based wireless carrier unveiled Toggle, a mobile-device management solution AT&T executives hope will change the way people work. At least when it comes to their choice of devices they bring to the office. On Toggle, employee

The US Senate Intelligence Committee approved Tuesday a cybersecurity bill that would pave the way for sharing of information between government and the private sector on security threats. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat from California, and Vice Chairman Saxby

The brainy folks over at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have done it yet again, having come up with an audio reading device which is meant to be worn on the index finger of someone who suffers from a certain degree of visual impairment, which would provide them with affordable as well as

If you think that your smartphone is one tough cookie, then think again if you are not using the Sony Xperia Z2, as that particular model could which was encased in a block of ice continued to work when it was thawed, now how about that when it comes to mainstream longevity? Well, there were [&helli

PayPal, one of the worldwide leaders when it comes to secure online payment, has not rest on their laurels when it comes to servicing their customers with better and improved features. In fact, over the past one and a half years, PayPal has worked on being a better partner to the numerous businesses

While BlackBerry’s squat Passport smartphone probably won’t win any beauty pageants, BlackBerry is pretty confident you’ll choose it over something from Apple and Samsung. And it has a big reason why. In a post on BlackBerry’s website, the company argues the merits of the Passport’s design, saying “

LG is going all out to make its presence felt in the wearables space. After its Android Wear-based G Watch went on sale across the world Monday, it has unveiled a new wearable device for kids, the KizON wristband. KizON is designed primarily for parents to track the location of their pre-school and

The Sony Xperia Z3 has yet to be officially revealed, but word on the street has it that the handset could be released and making its way into stores by September. Given that IFA 2014 will be kicking off sometime in September, we guess it sort of makes sense that Sony could potentially unveil the [&

Companies are increasingly turning to fitness wearables like the Fitbit to help reduce costs. Cloud services firm Appirio launched a wellness program it calls CloudFit, and provided the Fitbit device to 400 of its employees. As a reward for employee health data tracking, the company re-negotiated it

If you’re into the whole quantified self movement, or you just fancy watching what you eat,GE is working on new microwave tech that could make manual calorie counting obsolete. The company’s R&D department developed a prototype that directly measures the caloric amounts for the foods

A handful of tech giants including Intel, Samsung, Broadcom, and more yesterday unveiled a new Internet of Things consortium with an aim to create standards for the next generation of connected electronic devices. Dubbed the Open Interconnect Consortium, the group is planning on coming out with the

Investors are betting big money on hybrid cloud storage as an attractive option for enterprises. Hybrid cloud vendor Cloudian has raised $24 million in new funding, the company announced today, bringing its total financing to $44 million. Cloudian’s thesis is that cloud storage often works best when

It’s almost impossible to find the right pair of earphones. They’re either too large, too small or just an odd fit, but Normal wants to change all that. With Normal’s 3D printed earphones, you can buy a product that contours perfectly to your weird ears, no matter the size or shape. Simply download

Often the shortest route between two places involves some grey, eight-lane expanse of Interstate that’s about as thrilling to drive as it was to pave. Resourceful road-trippers have learned to make use of the avoid highways feature, but that’s always a crapshoot. Sometimes you get a scen

In light of Facebook’s disconcerting emotion experiment, The Guardian has published an in-depth look at the US military’s own research efforts to understand and influence social media. DARPA, the Department of Defense’s tech research arm, has sponsored numerous studies across the most popular servic

A new product geared toward women adds a bit of fashion to the realm of high-tech wearables: WaryBee, created by Malaysia-based programmer Ray Teng, is a free mobile app and a panic button built in to jewelry. Check out the story behind the invention over at Tech in Asia. After hearing of a 15-year-

A group of bandits robbed a Samsung factory in Brazil last night, escaping with seven trucks filled of goods from the smartphone and notebook computer manufacturer. Reuters reports the factory in Campinas was robbed just before midnight, with 20 robbers, some armed, posing as employees. According to

Is your life goal to basically do nothing? Do you sit around and pass the time by sitting on the couch? Maybe every now and then you see what’s on Netflix while you shovel Doritos down your throat. Do that, only get paid for it. Netflix recently posted a job listing in the UK looking […]

TubeMogul has again updated its S-1 filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, per Amendment No. 3 to TubeMogul’s Form S-1. The updated S-1 notes that the public offering price of TubeMogul is expected to be between $11 and $13 per share. The number of common shares available,

Box, the cloud software company that has delayed for months its widely anticipated IPO, has raised $150 million in funding from hedge fund Coatue Management and private equity firm TPG. Los Altos-based Box on Monday updated its IPO filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission to show the new i