Toddler who was born deaf could hear thanks to brain stem implant
A toddler who was born deaf might eventually be able to hear for the first time, assuming all goes well with the surgical procedure that implanted a device on the boy’s...
TECHi Two Takes
9,042 Stories
“Techi Two Takes” combines the best of both worlds: sourced content from trusted sites and our unique perspective. It’s where curated information meets insightful commentary, giving readers a complete, balanced view of the topic at hand.
Skip to pagination
Illinois researchers develop material that actually regenerates
We do know that the LG G Flex smartphone does come with a kind of self-healing cover, but that material has not really made an appearance anywhere else. Well, fret not,...
Nintendo to show off new NFC platform at E3 2014
So apparently, this Skylanders thing is quite a big phenomenon. Selling individual toys to interact with games? How genius! So genius that Disney has taken a stab at using some of its characters...
Amazon expands its Sunday delivery service to 15 more cities
Amazon pleasantly surprised its customers late last year when the company announced it would begin delivering packages on Sundays. Partnering with the United States Postal Service, Amazon brought Sunday deliveries to New York and Los Angeles...
Kobo begins taking over Sony’s Reader e-book store
In early February, Sony revealed that its Reader Store would be replaced with Kobo's eBookStore, making the latter company the digital supplier for Sony's ereader customers. Today the company has issued a...
California Senate approves smartphone killswitch bill
That kill switch lawmakers have so earnestly been trying to implement passed an important hurdle this week. After failing to pass just two weeks ago, the bill has been approved and...
Nintendo is developing new consoles for emerging markets
You thought Nintendo wasn’t thinking about making new platforms? Well, you were wrong! The Wii U and 3DS aren’t the only pieces of hardware Nintendo has up its sleeve at...
The U.K. is looking to invest $850 million into electric vehicles by 2020
Despite hefty incentives, electric vehicle sales have remained stagnant in the United Kingdom. While sales doubled in 2013 compared to 2012, matching the global trend, just 2,500 vehicles found homes last...
Bitly warns that users’ account credentials may have been compromised
Bitly, the URL-shortening service, has revealed on its blog a possible security breach, saying it has "reason to believe that Bitly account credentials have been compromised." The reason for the...
Dish might go after T-Mobile if Sprint’s acquisition attempt fails
We have been hearing the rumors that Sprint could be getting ready to announce their plans to acquire T-Mobile. This is hardly a secret as both companies have discussed such a possibility in the past,...
AT&T’s CFO dismisses the company’s price war with T-Mobile as “noise”
Is AT&T feeling the heat from the “Uncarrier?” Not if AT&T CFO John Stephens is to be believed. CNET reports that Stephens told an investor conference on Thursday that all of the talk about AT&T being in a...
The “Netflix of e-books” now has over 500,000 books in its library
E-book subscription service Oyster just fattened up its catalog. After raising a total of $17 million to bring the Netflix model to e-books, Oyster is taking a moment to bask in its early success: the...
How Samsung uses drawn out litigation processes as a business strategy
Earlier this week, Kurt Eichenwald of Vanity Fair published an incredibly in-depth article highlighting many of the hurdles Apple has had to deal with in taking Samsung to court. Suffice it to...
Samsung’s head of mobile design resigns following poor S5 reception
Amidst general disdain for the Galaxy S5 design, and following the second part of Apple versus Samsung's smartphone patent battle, Samsung Electronics' head of mobile design has resigned. Chang Dong-hoon has stepped...
BMW’s i8 electric vehicle gets its own eco-friendly carport
BMW's first electric vehicles are rolling out in the US, but do you really want to store your prized ride in a crusty old garage? The company's DesignWorks studio doesn't think so, which...
DermoScreen app can detect skin cancer better than your doctor
The idea sounds simple: Take a photo of a suspicious mole or lesion with your phone, run it through an embedded software program and find out within a few seconds...
Coalition of major tech companies join to save net neutrality
Despite FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler's insistence that he is on the side of an open internet, the controversy over proposed net neutrality rules continues to expand. Resistance to the new rules is now coming...
Demandbase introduces the world’s “first-ever” B2B marketing cloud
Demandbase, the leader in B2B advertising and personalization, today introduced the B2B Marketing Cloud, the first-ever subscription-based marketing platform that enables businesses to precisely target accounts across the web, plan marketing and...
Bang & Olufsen launches $8,000 55-inch UHD TV that moves
A group of journalists are huddled together in a function room deep within a central London hotel. Before them is a wide, framed display stand. Walled on three sides, a...
Nintendo starts to deliver on its promise to focus more on mobile apps
As a part of its latest financial results briefing, Nintendo has unveiled a new web-based service optimized for smartphones to coincide with the upcoming release of Mario Kart 8. The web app...