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Harman’s 3D scanning technology can custom make earphones for you

Everyone who has ever used earphones understands the frustration of having them fall out. Even the best earphones out there are limited by the fact that not all ears are...

Nintendo pulls out of Brazil due to high import taxes

Brazil's import taxes are so insane that they've become somewhat of a joke, but Brazilians aren't laughing, and neither is Nintendo apparently. The company has announced that it has ended...

Jet wants to be to Amazon what Costco is to Wal-Mart

Just as Wal-Mart came to dominate the brick-and-mortar retail scene, Amazon has come to dominate the online retail scene, and just as Coscto challenged Wal-Mart's supremacy with a wholesale business...

Half of all Spotify users listen to their music on mobile devices

Spotify, like many music streaming services, has been exploding in popularity recently. Not only does the service have more than 50 million monthly active users, but the number of cross-platform...

The OnePlus One sold almost one million units in 2014

The OnePlus One was definitely the most surprising smartphone success of 2014, so much so that even the company itself only expected to sell 30,000-50,000 units. However, thanks to the...

President Obama to unveil initiatives to improve US cybersecurity

Later this week, President Obama will be unveiling a series of initiatives that are meant to improve cybersecurity in the United States in a time when cyberattacks from foreign governments...

Texas Hold-em computer program claims to have ‘solved’ the game

It's hard to imagine that a game such as Texas Hold'em poker would need to be solved, but that's exactly what the University of Alberta claims to have been done....

Disney’s robotic turtle can draw pictures in the sand

The beauty of robots is that you can design them to do anything, from something as useful to vacuuming your floor, to something as useless as drawing a giant recreation...

What is the Rise and Shine app and why is it so awesome?

Getting woken up by an alarm is probably one of the most jarring and unpleasant experiences, and many people have to deal with it every single day. In order to...

Twitter is going to start selling advertisements within third-party apps

Twitter apparently has a new advertising strategy that it hopes will help increase its revenue: sell advertisements within third-party apps. The social media network apparently revealed these plans to the...

Fox may finally be bringing us a Minority Report television series

Many people, myself included, have been asking for a Minority Report televisions series since the movie first came out, and now it looks like that might finally be happening. The...

Genetics company Invitae is filing for an IPO

The genetics field has become increasingly popular in recent years thanks to improvements in technology, which is probably why San Francisco-based Invitae feels confident enough to go public. The genetics company has...

Snapchat’s growth is slowing down significantly

Despite the app's seemingly endless popularity, it looks like Snapchat's user growth slowed down significantly as it approached the end of 2014. After having peaked sometime in March, the number...

China is cracking down on ride-sharing apps like Uber

Just like many countries, China doesn't seem to like ride-sharing apps like Uber, which is why the country has decided to tighten regulations on these apps by preventing them from...

Qualcomm introduces a “kill switch” into the Snapdragon 810

The idea behind a "kill switch" is that it will enable users to remotely disable their smartphones or tablets in the event hat they get stolen in order to protect...

Images of Xiaomi’s new flagship smartphone have been leaked online

Xiaomi has managed to make quite a name for itself in the short time that it has been in existence. The burgeoning Chinese smartphone manufacturer is expected to announced its...

LINE releases a new app dedicated solely to stickers

Stickers are really popular, especially in Asia. They're so popular in fact that not only does LINE make more than $10 million every month from selling them, the company has...

Toshiba’s new SD card can connect to Wi-Fi

Although connectivity is one of the most popular features of today's gadgets, such as cameras, there are still plenty of them out there that don't have the built in capability...

Singapore is bringing its Block 71 startup ecosystem to San Francisco

Some of the greatest public-private coalition achievements in the world can be found in Singapore, such as Block 71, which is a public co-working space that acts a central startup...

NASA and Nissan are teaming up to develop autonomous vehicles

When it comes to autonomous vehicles, NASA and Nissan feel like they could learn a lot from each other, which is why the two have partnered up for the next...