Samsung’s much-anticipated Galaxy A7 has bee spotted at the FCC
Samsung has been trying to give its devices more of a “premium” feel with the launch of its Galaxy A series, although so far the only two Galaxy A devices...
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OnePlus screwed over by Cyanogen’s new exclusivity deal in India
Poor OnePlus just can't take a break. Just as the company's busy taking care of its Black Friday promotion, its store opening in Beijing and its India launch with Amazon...
The E-Ink FES concept watch has been confirmed to be from Sony
A month after the E-Ink FES concept watch got people excited about an innovative wearable that didn't care if it wasn't particularly smart, rumors that Sony was working on a...
Samsung staff panic as job cuts seem imminent
Many Samsung employees are expected to lose their jobs in the next week or two as the company is set to announce its annual personnel changes early next month. The...
German company develops magnet-based elevator system
Is only going up in the elevator getting you down? Not for much longer: ThyssenKrupp, the German steel and engineering company, has announced that it's building the next generation of...
Narrative Science raises $10 million to expand its auto-writing software
Narrative Science takes huge piles of numbers and makes summaries in the form of legible sentences and paragraphs. Until recently, it had focused that skill on generating newspaper articles based...
Steve Jobs has been awarded 141 patents since his death
Steve Jobs may have passed away more than three years ago, but he is still having patents awarded today as applications work their way through the system and old patents...
Opera wants to transform app installations into subscription services
The mobile app business model has gone largely unchanged since its inception. Developers typically either offer their apps for a one-time fee or make them free to use and collect...
Blu-ray discs could be the key to improving solar panels
On paper, collecting the sun's energy is a pretty great idea, but most solar panels suffer from relatively low photovoltaic efficiency. On average, most panels will collect less than 20-percent...
FAA reports increase in drone related air traffic incidents
There's a reason why unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) aren't permitted to fly beyond 400 feet and within a five-mile radius from airports: they could cause a disaster if they smash...
eBay invests in “smart stores” in New York City and San Francisco
Over the last year eBay’s brand has struggled a bit. It was hit with a massive security breach and announced that it was spinning out PayPal, a divorce precipitated by...
Japan’s asteroid-exploring Hayabusa 2 is ready for launch
On November 30th, Japan's Hayabusa 2 will be leaving leaving Earth aboard a Mitsubishi-made rocket to make its way to an asteroid -- but not to blow it up. The...
Syrian Electronic Army goes on Thanksgiving hacking spree
If you’ve ventured online today then you might have found images from the Syrian Electronic Army appearing where advertising should be. The activist group, which supports the Assad regime in...
This implantable chip cures staff infections and then dissolves
As bacteria get more resistant to antibiotics, researchers need to get more creative to clear them out. Researchers from the Tufts University and UIUC have definitely done that with a...
Samsung denies that it’s shutting down its ChatOn messaging service
Samsung may have shut down some of its services in recent months, but ChatOn? It's not going anywhere. While The Korea Times claimed that Samsung was going to drop its...
The EU wants the “right to forgotten” to extend globally
European Union regulators want Google to extend the controversial "right to be forgotten" to searches worldwide, including those made on Google.com, according to The Wall Street Journal. The right to...
Sony’s much-anticipated A7 II camera is coming to the US next month
It won't be long before you'll be able to get your hands on Sony's recently-announced A7 II full-frame mirrorless camera: the electronics company announced today that it will arrive in...
Amazon is dropping the price of its failed Fire Phone… again
Amazon is dropping the price of the Fire Phone again, at least for a limited time. The online retailer is now selling its debut smartphone for just $199, unlocked and...
BlackBerry has finally started to monetize its BBM service
When Blackberry went through the floor last year there were few lights guiding the company to the end of the tunnel. However, services provided a small way out and something...
Sony is reportedly preparing an e-ink smartwatch for 2015
Sony is working on an e-ink smartwatch for a possible release in 2015, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, citing sources familiar with the matter. According to the report, the watch will have...