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Amazon is investing $2 billion into its Indian e-commerce business

Amazon plans to invest $2 billion into its e-commerce business in India. “We see huge potential in the Indian economy and for the growth of e-commerce in India,” Amazon CEO...

Even Mario Kart can’t save Nintendo from losing money

It’s not news anymore that Nintendo isn’t doing well. The Wii U hasn’t sold as expected, and while a list of great games to play on the console there are...

Movidius is going to revolutionize how your smartphone sees things

When Google first announced its Project Tango initiative for 3D-sensing smartphones and tablets, one of the key components was Movidius’ Myriad 1 vision processing chip. Building on its accomplishments, Movidius...

Virgin Mobile now offers fully customizable pre-paid plans

Virgin Mobile's new build-your-own smartphone plans may be seen as convenient by many consumers, but they also represent the most glaring net neutrality foul we've seen come from a US...

Ex-Zynga developers have raised $2.5 million for their new studio

Three former Zynga developers have raised $2.5 million to build out their new gaming studio, JuiceBox Games, on the back of the release of their first gaming title HonorBound. With...

Sony decided to pass on EA’s upcoming subscription service

EA revealed its new Access subscription service for the Xbox One yesterday, which lets you play a bunch of EA titles, take advantage of discounts and get upcoming games early...

Mobile security firm, Secusmart, has been acquired by BlackBerry

BlackBerry has purchased a German security firm that counts Angela Merkel as one of its customers in a bid to reinvigorate its enterprise mobility management portfolio. Secusmart was snapped up...

Samsung’s next smartwatch could copy the Moto 360’s circular display

Smartwatches are cool pieces of tech, but the likes of the Samsung Gear Live, LG G Watch and Sony Smartwatch 2 haven't exactly pushed the boundaries of wearable design and...

Mobile learning tech firm, EmpoweredU, has been acquired by Qualcomm

San Diego-based Qualcomm is expanding its efforts in the education sector today, saying that it has acquired EmpoweredU, a developer of mobile learning technology for the K-20 market. Financial terms...

AeroPress Timer app helps you make the perfect cup of coffee

The freemium companion app to the amazing and popular $25 Aeropress Coffee and Espresso Maker has been completely redesigned, with new gesture-based navigation, brewing tips, a timer that tells you...

Self-driving cars have been approved for testing in the UK

The UK government today announced that driverless cars will be able to get on the country’s roads as early as January 2015, less than half a year from now. It’s...

UK committee believes the “right to be forgotten” ruling is unreasonable

And so the saga continues … In the short time since the EU ruled that individuals have the right to be forgotten when sensitive information found in search results is...

This prototype display could render reading glasses obsolete

Internet users spend a lot of their day staring at a screen, so it's no surprise that nearly all of us are blind without glasses or contact lenses. But wouldn't...

UK police are replacing ads on piracy sights with legal warnings

UK police have started replacing ads on websites that provide access to pirated or copyright infringing material with warnings to web users that the site is on a watch list...

The successor to the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has been spotted

Here we are with yet another rumor, which would concern the successor to the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 tablet. Apparently, this particular device has already been put through the...

Kurbo Health has raised $5.8 million to fight child obesity with its app

Kurbo Health today announced the launch of Kurbo, the first safe and effective program to tackle the childhood obesity epidemic using mobile tools. For the first time, children, teens and...

LG’s 105-inch curved TV will run you about $120,000

You may remember LG showed off a 105-inch curved TV at CES back in January. Well, today it became an actual product you can buy if you have $117,000 lying...

Stanford has made a breakthrough discovery for mobile device batteries

Researchers at Stanford University have made progress toward designing a battery with a lithium anode, a development that could increase battery power in electronics. Reporting in the journal Nature Nanotechnology,...

The Motorola “Shamu” is actually an upcoming Nexus phablet

Google and Motorola are apparently indeed working together on a Nexus 6 smartphone, a phablet of gigantic proportions unlike anything Motorola has done while under Google. Following a recent report...

BlackBerry’s CEO doesn’t know if the glory days will ever come back

BlackBerry Ltd. Chief Executive Officer John Chen, who is working to remake the company, said he's unsure if it can regain iconic status. "I am comfortable with where the company...