Pebble is launching its Steel smartwatch at Best Buy for $299
Pebble's latest smartwatch will make its retail debut on Father's Day. The company announced a deal with electronics chain Best Buy to start selling the Pebble Steel smartwatch on June...
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Taxi drivers in Europe are protesting the expansion of Uber
Uber, the smartphone-based ride-hailing and ride-sharing service that has London taxi drivers in uproar, has attempted to reach a peaceful compromise by allowing users to book a black cab through...
Intel wants to make cables a thing of the past with WiTricity
Intel announced an agreement today with WiTricity that could one day lead to the end of chargers and power adapters. WiTricity is a company that develops near-field resonant technology that...
The Titan Zeus is a 370-inch 4K TV with a whopping $1.6 million price tag
In the realm of TVs, bigger is always better. Always. Maybe you've seen some 84, 110, or even 150-inch TVs, but I promise you that none of those can compare...
Twitter temporarily took down TweetDeck today due to a security issue
Twitter plugged a security vulnerability in its popular TweetDeck application Wednesday, after disabling the system for over an hour earlier in the day to fix it. People logged into the...
Hi-res images of the Samsung Galaxy S5 Mini have been leaked
It does seem to be a trend for flagship devices to arrive with a smaller version of an existing handset, and the Samsung Galaxy S5 is no different. While we...
The OnePlus One has been delayed due to an OpenSSL bug
The OnePlus One smartphone, a handset that actually requires you to be in possession of an invitation before you can actually make a purchase, has apparently seen its launch delayed...
Alibaba is acquiring UCWeb in China’s largest internet merger ever
China’s Alibaba Group is buying UCWeb, one of the nation’s top mobile browser companies, in a deal that will give the e-commerce giant a bigger reach with smartphone users. It’s...
Samsung’s new Galaxy Avant could be coming to T-Mobile
When it comes to hardware leaks, @evleaks is no stranger. In fact, virtually all pre-release press renders show up online through his account. So it’s no surprise to see a...
Tango Channels is a new way to push updates and content to consumers
Mobile messaging company Tango is announcing a new way for companies like Spotify and 500px to push updates and content to consumers through a service called Tango Channels. At first...
Images of the Alcatel One Touch Idol X+ for AT&T have been leaked
Alcatel did unveil the sequel to their One Touch Idol X smartphone earlier this year after some alleged images of the handset leaked out alongside the possibility of the sequel...
Singapore’s Amobee is acquiring Kontera and Adconion for $359 million
Singapore Telecommunications’ digital advertising company Amobee has said that it will buy content marketing startup Kontera as well as cross-channel advertising company Adconion. The deal will cost around $359 million,...
eBay is reportedly shutting down eBay Now, its local delivery service
When we checked in on eBay Now last fall, its leaders were brimming with optimism, announcing plans to bring the same-day delivery option to 25 more cities by the end...
Twitter expects the World Cup to be the most tweeted event in history
When you walk around the offices of Twitter’s engineering department, located on the sixth floor of the company’s downtown San Francisco headquarters, you will see signs counting down the days...
Comcast wants to turn your Wi-Fi router into a public hotspot
Some time on Tuesday afternoon, about 50,000 Comcast Internet customers in Houston will become part of a massive public Wi-Fi hotspot network, a number that will swell to 150,000 by...
China is currently the world leader of the Internet of Things
China accounts for more than a quarter of global machine-to-machine connections, according to a report by the GSMA association of mobile operators. With more than 50 million connections, the country's...
ZTE is hiring talent from struggling smartphone makers in the West
China has a very competitive smartphone market. Apart from popular manufacturers like Samsung and Apple, the market is catered to by dozens of local manufacturers who rarely ship their devices...
Sr. Pago is bringing Spuare-like payments to Mexico’s “unbanked” citizens
Sr. Pago, one of the two largest mobile point of sale services in Mexico, today announced the launch of the Sr. Pago Card System, the first service in the Americas...
More details on Samsung’s Galaxy Note 4 have been leaked
Since Samsung has already launched its 2014 flagship smartphone, we now await the launch of its new flagship phablet. The Galaxy Note 4 is expected to be unveiled this fall....
Amtrak wants to bring decent Wi-Fi to all of its passengers
Amtrak's Wi-Fi service remains spotty and sluggish on many routes where it's available, despite the company's numerous attempts to upgrade on-train connectivity through the years. But now it's getting serious...