GE’s new Link smart light bulb can be controlled by your phone
Without doubt, smart light bulbs are cool. This is because it allows users to control their lights remotely as well as apply different moods to the lighting, so if you...
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Mobile-only bank Osper has raised $10 million in funding
Keeping control of your finances can be a challenge at the best of times. Keeping control of your finances as a child is something that probably doesn’t even enter your...
NASA’s new “flying saucer” could be what lands humans on Mars
Landing the car-sized Curiosity rover on Mars was difficult enough, but what about when you want to go bigger? What about when you want to carry people to Mars? To...
Moto Maker will be supported by the Moto 360 smartwatch
Many of us had hoped that Motorola would talk in detail about the much awaited Moto 360 smartwatch at Google I/O 2014 but that didn’t happen. Even though other Android...
The LG G3 is reportedly heading to T-Mobile on July 16th
This aught to make a few people happy. It looks like the LG G3 is going to be heading to T-Mobile on July 16th. Now remember that this is just...
Non-residents in Estonia can now acquire the country’s digital ID cards
Digital ID cards are still a rarity in most countries, but they're a staple of everyday life in Estonia. Locals use them for everything from e-voting to buying mass transit...
Bungie has clarified that Destiny’s budget is “nowhere near” $500 million
Back in May, Activision Chief Executive Officer Bobby Kotick revealed that the publisher will invest $500 million in Bungie’s upcoming shooter, Destiny. Since then, that figure has been associated with...
Crowdsourcing information from the internet can help robots learn faster
Robots can quickly and easily learn new things through crowdsourcing, says a new study done by a University of Washington research team. In other words, robots that use the internet...
Trapper Keepers are coming back as tablet cases
For some, each new school year brought a about a specific kind of dilemma. No, we aren't talking about picking out what to wear on the first day, we mean...
France has passed an “anti-Amazon” bill to protect independent book stores
French lawmakers passed a bill on Thursday with the goal of helping small bookstores. The bill prohibits large online companies — including Amazon — from offering free delivery on discounted...
Two new LG handsets are reportedly heading to Verizon soon
Not only will LG offer the G3, which we believe is among the best devices currently available. But the carrier is also going to introduce something known as the LG...
Aereo is “temporarily” shutting down following the Supreme Court ruling
That didn't take long. Now that the US Supreme Court has ruled that Aereo's antenna-to-cloud TV service is violating copyright, the company is telling customers that it will "pause" service...
You can now unlock your Moto X with a wearable “tattoo”
The perpetually locked phone, while secure, slightly annoys. Am I right? Now you can get a wearable "tattoo" that syncs with a Moto X phone and allows you to unlock...
Cloud platform startup Assemblage has been acquired by Cisco
Cisco announced that it has acquired cloud platform startup Assemblage, as the company continues its focus on enterprise collaboration. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Assemblage makes a...
Samsung has launched a new trial program for its devices
There are some instances in life where there is no trial run – when the time arrives, one has to bite the bullet and go through it. One example would...
The people behind Siri have created a new, business-centric voice assistant
SRI International, the team behind the technology that later became Apple’s Siri voice assistant feature in iOS, has announced a new product that it says “aims to improve the consumer...
HP has reportedly settled its shareholder lawsuits over the Autonomy deal
HP's legal battle with shareholders stemming from its troubled $11.1 billion acquisition of the British software firm Autonomy is reportedly winding down. According to Reuters, HP shareholders have agreed to...
Amazon now has exclusive streaming rights for movies by Drafthouse Films
Drafthouse Films, the distribution arm of Austin’s movie house chain Alamo Drafthouse, has an excellent eye for good films. Most recently, they released the home invasion thriller Borgman, a visually...
The US government has promised to protect the privacy of Europeans
European citizens could receive some of the same rights to privacy as Americans in the future, if new proposals are adopted. US Attorney General Eric Holder advised to European leaders...
The federal government has released the NSA’s first transparency report
This morning the Director of National Intelligence released a report detailing its use of various legal authorities in 2013 to execute surveillance, and the number of targets impacted by each...