Latest stories · Page 198

Even though Waze is now under Google’s umbrella, it’s continued to operate as if nothing has changed, other than the fact that it now has a billion dollars. To that end, it’s just rolled out a new release for Android and iOS with some welcome new features, most significantly an aut

AT&T’s “GigaPower” all-fiber network has launched in parts of Austin, Texas, with a price of $70 per month for download speeds of 300Mbp. The $70 price is only available if you agree to see targeted ads from AT&T and its partners, however. Interestingly, AT&T labels the

There has been a fair amount of methods that are being practised to make sure that patients do take their medication on time, all the time, but how about something more passive? Here is another pair of drug-eluting contact lenses that could pave the way for prolonged delivery of anti-glaucoma eye dr

New high-tech sensors have been developed which are said to be capable of measuring the amount of food intake as well as activity level, so that one is able to figure out just what kind of obesity risks are attached to the associated lifestyle. This particular project is funded by the European Union

Recycling aluminum uses about 95% less energy than making new one from bauxite ore, which compares very favorably with other types of recycling. For example, recycled plastic requires 70% less energy and paper uses about 40% less. The fact that recycling it saves so much energy combined with the fac

With the trend of wearable gadgets catching on, we’re bound to see some great products come out next year. These products will obviously depend upon breakthroughs in technology, and today Vuzix announced a major optical breakthrough that will radically improve glasses-based wearable devices. With th

Samsung has said that its new Galaxy Note 3 is far and away the most successful so far of its entire Note lineup, with 10 million units shipped in a mere 60 days. That’s twice the sales pace of the Galaxy Note II, and even pushing its sales champ, the Galaxy S 4, which took 50 days to hit that

The Nintendo 3DS has sold a fair number of consoles, but when you compare it against its predecessor, the Nintendo DS alongside its other variants such as the Nintendo DS Lite, it does not live up to such wild expectations and figures. Fortunately, the latest update for the Nintendo 3DS will not onl

When it comes to flexible display technology, companies such as Samsung probably come to mind. Recently there have been talks about a flexible tablet, and also the possibility of a flexible OLED TV which has been rumored for unveiling at CES 2014. Well the semi-good news is that the idea of a flexib

Huawei filed a trademark for a “PhoPad” with the USPTO this week. There’s no guarantee that the manufacturer will come out with such a device — which, given the name, we’d expect to be similar in concept to the ASUS PadFone or FonePad , but who wouldn’t love to pi

Earlier this month, a user uploaded a video on YouTube showing his Galaxy S4 catching fire while charging. Since the unit was under warranty the owner could simply get it replaced from the company. However, in a follow-up video, the user shows viewers a letter he received from Samsung that demands t

Amazon drew a lot of attention to itself when it announced that it would be using drones to deliver packages sometime in the new future, but that’s not the half of it. Amazon is currently investing millions into designing various efficient robots that could replace human workers. Amazon got a

The next great innovative companies come out of a world where giving the public exactly what it wants is key, and part of that is an openness and transparency that brings those consumers into the process. But the USTR is supporting the 1950s vision of giant monolithic companies deciding what the pub

A new report on FBI surveillance techniques has revealed some interesting details on the hacks the Bureau is using to keep tabs on suspected criminals. The Federal Bureau of Investigation often attempts to install malware by targeting the email addresses of those who are under investigation. Essenti

Amazon has caught a lot of flack for introducing the idea of 30-minute drone deliveries. Since its announcement earlier this week, everyone and their mother have been concerned about piddling little details like the severing of hands as the drone tries to deliver goods and whether or not the drones

A small group of robots will soon be competing at the DARPA Robotics Challenge as a part of an effort to fast-track the development of robots that can become the future of disaster response. By completing a series of search-and-rescue and crisis response tasks, the robots will be trying convince the

Jogging is one of the most popular forms of fitness activity around the world, with around 10 million people in Germany alone donning their running shoes and hitting the pavement on a regular basis. However, this popularity also translates into a large number of jogging-related injuries. In an effor

To stay in front of the LTE pack, Verizon purchased $3.6 billion worth of spectrum from a cable consortium last year, then sold off a bunch of its own to gain FCC approval. The fruit of that labor is now arriving in force, as Big Red has quietly turned on the new Band 4 frequencies in the commercial

We’re spoiled here in the US. When we want to browse what’s trending on Twitter, we just break out our smartphones, launch an app and we’re perusing the latest tweets about Joan Didion and the war on Christmas in no time. Those in developing nations don’t have that luxury. Tw

In the early days of the Galaxy Tab line, Samsung released a couple of Android tablets with AMOLED screens, the Galaxy Tab 7.7 and 8.9, but since then the company’s tablet lineup has been a strictly LCD-only affair. That may be about to change in 2014, however, as reports from the Korean press

First it was missiles, and now the US Navy can add unmanned drones to the list of things that can be launched from a submerged submarine. The Navy today announced that it did just that in a recent demonstration that took some six years to develop. The drone, called an XFC UAS-eXperimental, was launc

Something a lot of people don’t consider is what happens to their online accounts after they die. The online accounts of people who have died often times remain public and unmanaged because the only person who can access them is dead. Fortunately, a startup called Perpetu wants to make it easi

Ever since it was first released Battlefield 4 has been plagued with innumerable bugs and crashes. While this is to be expected for the first week or so after a game is released, Battlefield 4 has been out for over a month and is still as buggy as it was at launch. In order to […]

Developed by famous hacker Samy Kamkar, the new SkyJack drone is capable of hacking other, nearby drones and take control of them. Using a Raspberry Pi circuit board attached alongside two wireless transmitters and a small battery, the drone is able to detect wireless signals of nearby drones, hack

Many people have been hoping for a new mobile operating system to challenge Android, iOS, and Windows Phone, the three dominant mobile operating systems. Both Mozilla and Samsung decided to take up the challenge by developing their own mobile operating systems, Firefox OS and Tizen. While both are s

Following the growing trend of bringing Chinese smartphones to the West, Lenovo is planning to expand its smartphone presence in Europe by bringing its smartphones to Europe’s largest economy, Germany, next year. Chinese manufacturer Lenovo is quite popular in its home country and even the entire re

Western Digital has unveiled the new Black Squared Dual Drive which is designed to be a high-performance drive for those with single-bay devices. WD claims the drive is exactly what upgraders, DIY folks, and enthusiasts have been asking for. Today WD is unveiling a slick 2.5″ hard drive it calls the

A new study has shown that the monthly Wi-Fi and data consumption for people who use large screen phones is actually higher compared to those using smaller devices. According to the numbers, owners with devices whose screen sizes are 4.5” or larger use 7.2GB of data per month on average, which is ab

Two generations of video game consoles ago, the PS2 redefined how long a console’s life cycle should be by lasting more than 12 years. One of the biggest goals of the generation that followed the PS2 was to reach the same level of lastability. While it seems that Microsoft has that same goal i

The big problem with drones is they look like, well, drones. It makes them easy to spot, and easy to target. The Army has a solution to this problem: make them look like birds. A microdrone that resembles a bird would be harder to spot, the thinking goes, rendering them almost as invisible to the en

A team in Japan has managed to travel a record-breaking 807 miles in an electric vehicle on a single charge. Using a modified Suzuki mini-vehicle equipped with a lithium-ion battery, the team drove on a 15.5 mile course in a remote village in Japan. Driving at around 18 miles per hour, it took the t

HireArt, a New York-based startup, is aiming to make it easier for employees and employers alike find jobs and suitable job candidates. Founded by two Yale graduates, the startup has already managed to acquire $1.4 million in funding. There’s no denying that America’s labor market is dra

On Thursday the new FCC Chairman, Tom Wheeler, said that he was working to allow passengers to use their smartphones in the air. However, only a day later he contradicted this previous statement with a new one describing how he thought allowing passengers to use their smartphones in the air was a ba

China has gradually been implementing economic and social reforms for the last few years and has recently released a blueprint detailing its future plans to reform the country. However, when it comes to social networking, the country isn’t showing any sign of loosening its grip and even has pl

A new website called Screech sifts through Twitter and collects all of the posts from people who are seeking answers to questions. The website then highlights these questions in a stream that users can browse and allows them to respond to the questions they know the answer to. The designer of Screec

Gaming hardware sales have been going down for a few years now due to current-gen consoles becoming more and more dated. The release of the Wii U was supposed to be the beginning of the next generation but mild reception and terrible sales have kept the system down. However, this months is going to

The PS4 will come bundled with a one-month trial of PS Plus and $10 of credit on PSN. However, if you purchase the console on launch day, you will instead get a one-year of PS Plus as well as $10 of credit on PSN. If you’re among those buying Sony’s brand new home console tomorrow and kn

MapQuest isn’t nearly as popular as it was a few years ago, before Google and Apple came to dominate the web mapping industry, but the company is hoping is get back into the game with its new mobile app. The app doesn’t waste any effort with fancy visuals or unneeded features, instead ch

Intel will be rolling out its own pop-up stores for the holidays, the first of which will be opening in New York. The stores will only remain open during the holiday season and will close some time in late January. Unlike traditional retailers Intel’s stores won’t actually be selling any

Researchers at Texas A&M Corpus Christi have found a way to speed up the growth of oyster reefs in the Gulf of Mexico. Oyster reefs are very important to certain industries as well as the health of local ocean environments. Despite their importance, the number of oyster reefs in the Gulf has dec