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Spotify still isn’t profitable

Music streaming service Spotify likes to crow about how it hands 70% of the revenue it generates right back to artists in the form of royalty payments. Such a massive...

Mozilla is bringing one-click search buttons to Firefox

As some of you guys might have heard, Mozilla recently entered into a partnership with Yahoo in which it will see Yahoo become the new default search engine for the...

Things are looking grim for the tablet market

The tablet market may be in even worse shape than we thought. When the dust has settled, 2014 is expected to be the first full year iPad shipments have declined...

Twitter might be looking to acquire Justin Bieber’s selfie-centric app

With selfies being the rage these days, we can’t say we’re surprised that developers are trying to cash in on the opportunity by creating apps with a selfie-focus. Shots is...

OnePlus opens its first physical store in China

It looks like the improbable has happened , the folks over at OnePlus has decided to open up a traditional brick and mortar store over in Beijing. This particular store...

NASA 3D prints the first ever object in space

The folks over at NASA are certainly knee deep in research and development as well, and they have been working on the possibility of 3D printed food before. Well, it...

Fetching.io turns your browsing history into a searchable database

Some apps make it easy to delete your browsing history for the sake of privacy and security. This one called Fetching, however, does the opposite: it saves a comprehensive copy...

FCC makes T-Mobile provide more information on throttling

In an agreement with the FCC, T-Mobile has agreed to give their customers more information about their internet speeds to make it more obvious when they have been throttled, especially...

Only 39% tried to protect their privacy following Snowden leaks

Edward Snowden quickly became a household name when it was revealed that he was the one who blew the whistle on the NSA’s PRISM project which ultimately led to more...

Hexoskin is a health monitoring bio-metric smart shirt

Hexoskin, the biometric smart shirt that provides users with in-depth insight regarding their physical training, sleep and daily activities, is expanding their product line to include the Arctic Smart Shirt....

Luxury watchmakers are going after imitation smartwatch faces

Big name brands are trying to cull the Internet's crop of imitation luxury watchfaces for wearables like the Moto 360. According to TorrentFreak, companies like Armani, Michael Kors, Tissot, and...

Organizational issues are hindering the development of iCloud

iCloud is Apple’s cloud storage service, but have you felt that perhaps it’s a bit lacking when compared to other cloud storage services out there? After all Apple should have...

Sony goes on cyber lockdown following hack

Sony Pictures Entertainment was forced to shut down its worldwide email and computer network on Monday after being targeted by hackers who threatened to reveal the company’s “secrets.” A message...

Even e-cigarettes can spread malware now

E-cigarettes are widely recognized as a healthier alternative for seasoned smokers, but they could pose a threat of a different kind. Some users have reported spotting suspicious activity on their...

OnePlus teases a new upcoming device

There was much hype associated with the “flagship killer” this year, a competitively priced smartphone called OnePlus One which had specifications that matched many flagship devices from major OEMs on...

California plants prepares to build world’s largest lithium-ion battery

The power shortages, brown-outs, and rolling blackouts that have long plagued Los Angeles county during times of peak energy usage may soon be a thing of the past now that...

FAA unveils highly restrictive new drone laws

The FAA will soon release new rules on the use of drones in the US, and they might be more restrictive than the current ones, potentially making the use of...

T-Mobile expands its Music Freedom program

Music and video streaming services are more popular now than ever. Unfortunately, they’re also among the top data plan killers each month and no doubt are responsible for the majority...

T-Mobile promises to provide a bloatware-free Nexus 6

Motorola Nexus 6 sold by T-Mobile in the United States will not feature carrier branding or bloatware apps. The good news was delivered by Des Smith, the wireless carrier’s senior...

Robotics could be the key to revitalizing Japan’s manufacturing sector

Japan used to be the world leader where robotic technology is concerned, but their grip on the crown looks set to be slipping, as their supremacy in this particular field...