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Wireless customers don’t like data caps in general and they really, really don’t like paying overage fees when they go over those caps, even if Verizon and AT&T do send them repeated text messages warning them that they’re about to exceed their monthly limits. With this in mind, T-Mobile has unv

The MQ-8 Fire Scout might be the US military’s marquee pilotless helicopter, but it’s not the only one. A pair of R/C Kaman K-Max K-1200 choppers have proven their value resupplying forward operating bases in Afghanistan and, now, the DoD is developing a system to turn any helicopter int

Brought to you by the same team who developed Apple’s Siri, this new app is still in its developmental phase. What if taking photos of your food could serve a real purpose besides helping you brag on Instagram and Facebook? SRI International, the lab responsible for the technology behind Siri,

In the hustle and bustle of New York it can be hard to find some peace and quiet. But now, thanks to a new company called Breather, there’s an app for that. “You go to a coffee shop, there’s no seat, there’s no outlet, you try to take an important call and there’s noise in the background. So [&helli

Elmo and Cookie Monster are taking on Netflix. The Sesame Workshop has just launched its own streaming service that lets you stream as many Sesame Street episodes as you want for a monthly fee. Called Sesame Go, the service is browser-based, and includes access to “hundreds” of new and c

Careful what you say about Samsung’s latest smartphone — the wrong thing could apparently cost you a fortune. Korean-language MediaToday is reporting that Samsung has filed a 300 million won ($285,000) lawsuit against South Korean newspaper Electronic Times over negative Galaxy S5 press that Samsung

Wattpad announced a massive $48 million third round of financing this morning, saying it would use the cash to expand its team and boost product development. The social reading platform already has 25 million users who spend six billion minutes a month on the platform, the company said, which means

If low-speed airline WiFi has you stuck playing Words with Friends, streaming Netflix on an international flight might seem a distant dream. Gogo is aiming to make it happen soon, though, with its new 2Ku technology that promises 70Mbps peak internet speeds, seven times what it can do now. It works

Panoramic webcasting startup Altia Systems finally disclosed this week who was behind the $10.5 million Series B funding it got earlier this year — Intel Capital. The Cupertino company led by CEO Aurangzeb Khan was featured in the Business Journal’s weekly Pitch profile about a year ago and ha

The U.S. Navy has developed a new process for generating jet fuel out of ordinary seawater thanks to technology that could be widely deployed in as little as a decade. Described as a “game-changer” by officials, the new process extracts carbon dioxide and produces hydrogen gas from seawater, and tra

The disturbing imagery or violent storylines of videos games like World of Warcraft or Grand Theft Auto are often accused of fostering feelings of aggression in players. But a new study shows hostile behavior is linked to gamers’ experiences of failure and frustration during play—not to a game

Paralysis may not last forever anymore. In an experiment hailed as “staggering,” a team of researchers at the University of Louisville and the University of California-Los Angeles restored some voluntary movement to four men who were told they would never move their legs again. The findi

Computer component manufacturers are always pushing for faster, bigger, and more efficient products. That benefits us, the end users, but also them for the premium they can charge on those new parts. And when it comes to memory modules, manufacturer SK Hynix has just raised the bar again. Buy a desk

Imagine a system that unlocks the doors and turns on the lights when your adolescent son arrives home and doesn’t allow him to watch anything on the TV until after he watches an educational video and notifies you at your office when he’s completed it. A well-funded and pedigreed startup

You know what they say – better late than never. If that is the case, Sprint has certainly stayed true to this particular saying, by rolling out BlackBerry 10.2.1 for their subscribers. Verizon as well as T-Mobile subscribers already dished out this particular mobile operating system update last mon

A group of French scientists has developed a method of shielding cities from the force of an earthquake, and after devastating earthquakes in Chile, the idea is drawing some much-deserved attention. It works on the principle of refraction, planting an array of boreholes to redirect the reverberation

Raspberry Pi plans later this year to ship new hardware in the form of a smaller board that plugs into a custom motherboard slot, which could appeal to a new audience of makers, enthusiasts and enterprise users. The new computer has similar circuitry from the current Raspberry Pi design, which is an

Data storage firm Seagate on Monday launched what it claims to be the “world’s fastest” 6TB hard disc drive. The Seagate Enterprise Capacity 3.5 HDD v4 boasts an operating speed of 7200 rpm, making it around 25 percent faster than any competing 6TB drive on the market, Seagate said

Google Ventures partner Kevin Rose says that his San Francisco home was visited by protesters today, who held up a banner calling him a “parasite” and distributed leaflets with the same message. What did he do to deserve this? Well, he invested in startups. While Rose didn’t sound happy about the pr

Qualcomm has just revealed the specifications for its 2015 mobile chips—and if you thought this year’s offering sounded good, you are in for a massive treat when you read about these newer slabs of silicon. The two new Snapdragon chips, known as the 810 and 808, are both 64-bit, and billed as

It’s happening again. After viewer demand for the “True Detective” finale overwhelmed HBO’s streaming service last month, HBO Go customers took to the Web again Sunday night to complain that they couldn’t access the fourth season premiere of “Game of Thrones.” Like it did wit

Everyone has probably day-dreamed of launching a space-ship from their backyard at some point. Well, now that NASA plans to release over a thousand of its software systems into the public domain, your idle musings could become a reality. On April 10th, the outfit is dropping a ton of free code for t

The EU has been talking for years about requiring pedestrian alert noises on electric cars and hybrids, and some vehicles already do. In the future, however, those warning systems will be mandatory. The European Parliament has backed a proposal that would require sound-making hardware in new electri

A professional-grade laptop can be expensive compared to a consumer model, but with our coupon today you can get a powerful 14-inch Dell Latitude for a price that won’t put too much of a dent in your wallet. This Dell Latitude 14 packs a Core i5-4200U ULV processor, giving you great performance as w

It’s been almost three years since HP decided to scrap all of its webOS hardware and in that time some of the software has been released as an open source project, and much of the the webOS team has moved to LG to work on televisions. But the team has one more thing to give to […]

Wi-Fi speeds in homes, offices, and public networks could triple very soon. Qualcomm, an American tech giant, says seven years of research have yielded MU-MIMO, a new approach that allows wireless routers and access points to faster transmit data to multiple groups of users simultaneously using prop

Could the dark horse smartwatch of the year come from technology savant will.i.am? The accessory maker this week appeared on a British TV show and showed off what he says has completely replaced his phone. Ditch your Note 3, your iPhone 5s; you don’t need a big screen and beautiful apps or cameras.

eBay has quietly added a new category that allows users to buy and sell items related to cryptocurrency including actual virtual currency, mining rigs and mining contracts. In a statement to TechCrunch on the matter, eBay said they updated their Currency Policy in February to promote a trustworthy m

It seems a little bit like something from a retro-futurist’s dream: Tell a small handheld device your grocery list, and it’ll go ahead and prepare an order that will be delivered to your door. It sounds a little like a smartphone, but it isn’t: It’s Amazon Dash, a new way to order groceries through

T-Mobile may have stolen the spotlight earlier this year by paying customers to switch, but it looks like Sprint is cooking up a similar deal in response. An S4GRU leak has revealed a Sprint promo that will pay you to switch from a competitor to the carrier’s Framily plan between April 4th and

Children of the 1980s spent hours perfecting the art of playing Namco’s Pac-Man computer game. And now computers are teaching each other to play the popular game, which sees a player navigating a maze, trying to gobble up pellets while avoiding four colourful enemies. Researchers have managed to dev

To say The Elder Scrolls is a popular IP would be an understatement. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrimrecently surpassed the 20 million sales milestone. So what does that mean for The Elder Scrolls Online? Well, a LOT of people are interested. Bethesda has released an infographic that shows some interesti

Remember when the BBC’s latest chief pledged to revamp the iPlayer? His bosses at the BBC Trust have just rubber-stamped the decision to extend the catch-up window from seven days to 30. The changes will take some time to implement, since there’s various technical and legal hoops to jump

I suppose it makes perfect sense – if you were to push parts of your body to the extreme or over the edge, there is bound to be pain, discomfort or injury which will happen. Your eyes are sensitive organs, and opticians have already shared their concern that one’s eyes could be over-exposed to light

Arlington-based energy software provider Opower went public Friday morning in an offering that could raise $115.9 million for the company. Opower intends to sell 6.1 million shares at $19 each. It will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “OPWR.” The firm’s software tracks a

T-Mobile head honcho John Legere’s assuring its BlackBerry-toting subscribers they’ve got nothing to worry about despite the companies’ falling out. But, just in case they are worried, or just want to try other platforms, he’s also offering them a $100 credit toward any devic

There is an ancient Chinese saying that goes something like this, once a word has been spoken, even the fastest horse in the land is unable to catch up with it. Hence, there are moments in life when our mouth moves quicker than our brain, leaving us to regret our choice of words. Samsung ChatOn know

Samsung is expected to launch a mini version of is Galaxy S5 flagship in the near future. As was the case last year, however, the device doesn’t appear to actually offer high-end specs like the flagship Galaxy S5. While the company has yet to unveil the handset, SamMobile has already obtained hardwa

In November last year, Yahoo revealed plans to encrypt all information that moves between its data centers by the end of Q1 2014, and it has delivered. As of March 31, traffic between its data centers is fully encrypted, the company announced today. This comes after Yahoo switched on default HTTPS f

HTC One M8 was launched just last week and like we have said in the past, it has to be one of the more beautifully designed Android handsets we’ve seen to date. The phone is made entirely from metal, features front-facing BoomSound speakers, and a Full HD 1080p display to top things off. However it