More info on Samsung’s upcoming A-series phones has been leaked
Samsung’s flagship phablet, the Galaxy Note 4, has begun shipping in South Korea and will soon make its way to the United States. When it comes to enticing a Western...
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BlackBerry has already sold 200,000 Passport smartphones
Judging from the first wave of reviews of the BlackBerry Passport, it is safe to say that many are quite smitten with BlackBerry’s latest smartphone efforts. In fact last we...
Argentina is using drones to weed out tax evaders
As drones are becoming cheaper, their usefulness has expanded as well. Now drones can be used by hobbyists, videographers, and let’s not forget law enforcement as well. As it turns...
More information on Samsung’s new Tizen phone has been revealed
As it stands, iOS and Android currently dominate the smartphone platform market. However we expect that this will not be forever as one day there will be a new platform...
Intel is investing $1.5 billion into Chinese mobile chip makers
Intel has invested $1.5 billion in Tsinghua Unigroup, a state-owned holding company that operates two Chinese chip manufacturers, as part of a plan to accelerate the adoption of Intel’s own...
SideSwipe brings gesture controls to phones using radio signals
Imagine if your smartphone was ringing away in your bag or pocket, and you were able to silence it simply by waving your hand in the air, without even taking...
Samsung’s Galaxy Note Edge will not be mass produced
Earlier this month, Samsung unleashed another one of its zany special projects on us: the Galaxy Note Edge, an otherwise-normal smartphone with an edge-curved screen. Well, to the disappointment of...
Australian spies now have much more power to monitor people
Laws giving Australian intelligence agencies stronger powers have passed the nation's upper house of parliament, as the government also introduced new wording to prohibit torture. Attorney-General George Brandis said the...
Amazon is trying to separate the Kindle and Fire monikers
I suppose this is just a bit of housekeeping for our readers out there who want to make sure they’re referring to products accurately, but just an FYI: Amazon has...
Amazon Web Services is getting a massive reboot
Amazon Web Services will be updating a substantial number of its cloud servers, and has asked customers to re-launch their instances in the coming days, according to AWS consultants. Amazon...
The US has approved trials for a wearable artificial kidney
The days of hemodialysis patients spending hours upon hours sitting in a hospital lounge while waiting for their blood to be cleaned could soon be a thing of the past,...
DirecTV shareholders have approved the AT&T acquisition
Shareholders of satellite TV service provider DirecTV have voted in favor of accepting a very lucrative acquisition offer by communications company AT&T, the companies announced today. AT&T announced its plans...
Hootsuite has raised $60 million and acquired Zeetl
Hootsuite's enterprise momentum is ramping up. The Vancouver-based startup, known primarily for its social media management dashboards, announced Thursday that it has closed $60 million in financing. The latest round...
The Oppo N3 could be encased in a lithium aluminum alloy
I suppose with all the furore that is going on concerning the iPhone 6 Plus alongside its latest “feature” which allows it to have a flexible, bendable body whenever you...
The FAA is reportedly preparing to allow filmmakers to operate drones
Multiple reports suggest the Federal Aviation Administration will begin issuing drone-operating permits to filmmakers. The Associated Press, Washington Post, and Forbes report the FAA is expected to announce the permits...
Police can detect you texting while driving using a new radar gun
A new type of radar gun being developed in the United States may one day help Canadian police crack down on people who text and drive. Virginia based Comsonics is...
This new vulnerability could be even worse than Heartbleed
Remember that computer vulnerability dubbed the Heartbleed bug discovered earlier this year, which security specialists said could put about two thirds of all websites at risk of being hacked? Well,...
Dutch online auction house Catawiki has raised $12.8 million
Dutch company Catawiki, which puts auctions on the Internet, is announcing today that it has raised $12.8 million in new funding led by Accel Partners. Project A Ventures, Arthur Kosten,...
Japan has tested its new 500kmph mag lev train
The shinkansen, or bullet train as it is commonly known, is one of the unique characteristics of Japan when it comes to traveling across the country in comfort and speed....
California is home to the largest battery storage project in North America
One of the biggest challenges of switching to clean energy sources is finding a place to store excess power. That's relatively easy on a small scale, but it's much more...