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Valve lets its Dota 3 trademark expire

Many years ago before Valve released DotA 2, the company had filed for a trademark for DotA 3. The trademark was filed alongside DotA 2 which seemed to indicate that Valve...

Mobile chat startup Mig33 receives $2.2 million in funding from Foxconn

Project Goth, the holding company of social networking platform mig33, has received $2.2 million in funding from FIH, one of Foxconn’s handset manufacturing service providers. Founded in 2007, mig33 focuses on sharing...

Wireless Armour protects your nether regions from smartphone radiation

There are some who believe that the electromagnetic waves emitted by our phones, especially when kept in our pockets, can affect a man’s sperm count and sperm motility, and if...

LG trademarks the health-focused “W Watch” smartwatch

LG’s first smartwatch will be the Android Wear-donning LG G Watch, but that might not be the only one by the South Koean on tap for an eventual release. A...

Social media analytics startup Sprinklr raises $40 million in funding

Just a few short days ago, Business Insider published their list of the hottest pre-IPO adtech companies of 2014.  Among companies like Pinterest, AdRoll and AppNexus, number fifteen on the list...

Supreme Court makes it less desirable for patent trolls to sue

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in a pair of cases which will enable companies who win patent lawsuits to more easily collect fees from the filer. The rulings are...

Delivery.com begins expanding overseas, first to Hong Kong

The “Uber of something” startups are popping up and spreading everywhere, and Delivery.com is heading overseas in the hopes of putting some roots down before the others. The company is making its service available...

Several sponsors including Sprint and Samsung drop the L.A. Clippers

Sponsors are pulling a fast break away from the Los Angeles Clippers and their embattled owner, Donald Sterling. As the condemnation of Sterling and his racially insensitive comments spread Monday, major...

Samsung announces Galaxy K Zoom smartphone for picture taking

Samsung made the leap into high-end camera smartphones when it launched the Galaxy S4 Zoom last year, and now it is adding to that range after it announced the Galaxy K Zoom, a...

Whte House defends right to withhold info on cybersecurity vulnerabilities

 In a rare insight into the government’s thinking on the use of cyberweapons, the White House on Monday published a series of questions it asks in deciding when to make...

AT&T to begin offering in-flight 4G LTE connection

AT&T announced yesterday that it's working on a way to bring in-flight Internet access to planes using technology based on the 4G LTE network it uses for smartphones and tablets....

Yahoo to release its own original programming next year

Yahoo has big plans to serve up original shows, just like Amazon, Hulu and Netflix, which have already invested serious money in original programming. In fact, the company just announced that it has two new comedies...

Anonymous sharing app Secret is expanding to more countries

Secret, the iOS app for anonymously sharing secrets, will expand soon. The app, which is currently only available in the U.S., will be rolling out to users in the UK, Ireland, Australia and...

DICE addresses rubber-banding with new “high-performance” servers

A statement on the Battlefield blog from bossman Karl Magnus Troedsson reads: “We have invested in new hardware to resolve this issue and deployed new higher-performance servers this week. In preparation,...

Bungie’s Destiny will allow players to transfer saved games to new consoles

Given how successful Bungie’s Halo series for the Xbox was, we’re sure many gamers are excited to see what’s in store for them in Bungie’s upcoming game, Destiny. So far based...

Samsung reports second quarterly profit drop in a row

Samsung reported quarterly operating profits of $8.24 billion, a -3.3% change from the year ago quarter and its second quarterly loss in a row. The drop was blamed on slowing...

Tzukuri sunglasses use iBeacon to make sure you never lose them

Sunglasses can be easily misplaced and we’re sure there are more than a few of us out there who have lost multiple sunglasses in the past. We could have left...

Netflix signs deal with Verizon to ensure fast streaming

Netflix has reached a deal with Verizon to improve the speed and quality of its streaming content to subscribers. This is the second deal in which Netflix pays an ISP to...

Angry Birds creator’s profits drop by more than half

As Rovio plans for the future, the company's profits took a hit for the 2013 calendar year. The Angry Bird house's net profits were slashed in half to €26.9 million, but important to...

Leaked brochure shows a compact version of Sony’s Xperia Z2

We have recently heard rumors that Sony could be planning a smaller version of their flagship handset, the Xperia Z2, in the form of the Xperia Z2 Compact. Such a device was...