Obama turns to social media to discuss free community college
In order to build support for the policy that he'll be presenting at his State of the Union address, President Obama has turned to Facebook, Twitter, and Vine to unveil...
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The launch of the PS4 in China has been postponed indefinitely
Despite the fact that China has lifted its blanket ban on foreign video game consoles, companies still need to go through a rigorous approval process if they want to sell...
Amazon’s redesigned homepage will get you to buy more stuff
For the past months, Amazon has been working on a redesign for its website that it not only hopes will be more aesthetically pleasing, but will convince potential customers to...
Dato raises $18.5 million to help small businesses tackle big data
Big data is an invaluable tool for companies in today's data-driven markets, but it can be a difficult tool for smaller business to utilize. This is something that Dato, previously known as GraphLab,...
2015 is looking like it’ll be an exceptionally good year for LG
LG's product demonstrations at CES this year were so impressive that the company's share prices have risen by almost 5%. Pair that with the fact that the South Korean electronics giant...
The FTC warns that the IoT could be privacy and security nightmare
While the rise of the Internet of Things promises to bring us unparalleled convenience and improvements to our quality of life, the FTC has reminded us that the introduction of...
SpaceX may be able to secure military rocket deals sometime this year
SpaceX sued the US Air Force last year for awarding a near exclusive $11 billion contract to the United Launch Alliance on the grounds that the joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed...
The Pirate Bay seems to be symbolically sailing towards something
It's been a little over a month since Swedish police raided The Pirate Bay's servers and took the world's largest torrenting website down, but now the site has returned, and...
The Galaxy A7 is Samsung’s thinnest smartphone to date
Samsung has been popping out smartphones like crazy recently, from the Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A3 to the Galaxy E7 and Galaxy E5. Now the South Korean electronics giant has launched yet...
Maserati is doing away with mirrors in favor of cameras and displays
If CES has shown us anything its that the automotive industry is embracing modern technology with an exciting amount of ardor, and Maserati is no exception. The Italian luxury vehicle manufacturer...
These smart socks can warn you when you’re running incorrectly
Just when I think they can't possibly integrate modern technology into anything else, someone goes and and creates the world's first smart socks. While the Sensoria aren't exactly the most aesthetically...
T-Mobile managed to add more than 8 million new subscribers in 2014
T-Mobile had an exceptionally good year last year, adding more than 2.1 million new subscribers in the fourth quarter alone, bringing the total to more than 55 million. Considering the...
The FBI stands firmly behind its accusations against North Korea
Although numerous analysts have expressed their doubt of the validity of the FBI's claims that North Korea was responsible for the recent cyberattack on Sony Pictures, the FBI has stood...
The addition of a single second can screw up half of the Internet
All of the atomic clocks in the world will pause for a single second on the midnight between June 30th and July 1st later this year in order to synchronize...
The LAPD’s “smart tasers” will activate a body camera whenever used
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti promised citizens that this year would see more than 7,000 local police officers equipped with body cameras. Seeming to fall in line with this promise,...
Amazon keeps trying to get rid of its Fire Phones
Evidence of Amazon's failed attempt to enter the smartphone market can be seen every time the company offers insane deals in order to try and get rid of their Fire...
OnePlus has promised some “surprises” with its next smartphone
The OnePlus One was definitely one of the most surprising success stories in the smartphone industry last year, but when you consider the incredibly affordable price of the device and...
JINS wants to make smartglasses that actually look like glasses
The Meme, while lacking in the creative name department, takes a different approach to smartglasses than other gadgets in that they actually look like regular glasses. The Japanese company behind,...
Razer is trying its hand at virtual reality technology
Oculus VR may be the biggest name in the virtual reality field at the moment, but numerous companies are also trying their hand at the emerging technology. One such company...
Huawei is bringing it’s Honor smartphones to the US later this year
Huawei may be a big name brand in China, but in the states, not very many people would even recognize it, and this is something that the company wants to...