Intel’s SD card-sized computer will be larger than expected
Back at CES, Intel made a big deal of the fact that it could squeeze a Linux-based PC with Bluetooth and WiFi into the size and shape of an SD card. However, with...
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Motorola’s market share in the U.K. is soaring
According to data from a Kantar Worldpanel ComTech report for the three months to February 2014, Motorola’s budget Moto G device has helped boost the company from “almost nothing” to account for...
Vodafone launches mobile money system M-Pesa in Romania
This is a breath of fresh air… rather than seeing an international service launching in Africa, today we see the opposite. M-Pesa, the Kenyan-born mobile money transfer and payment service,...
The Pirate Bay releases a collection of 101 free video games
People are used to talking about The Pirate Bay in negative terms, but this initiative, a bundle that contains 101 free video games, is very cool indeed. These are games...
Kgraft allows Linux to receive hotfixes without needing a reboot
SUSE Linux has released the code for kGraft, a module which can be used to patch a running Linux kernel. The company had promised to make the release this month. The...
Predator to appear in new Call of Duty: Ghosts DLC
A new trailer for Call of Duty: Ghosts showcases its second multiplayer expansion called Devastation and confirms a guest appearance from the Predator, the trophy hunting Yautja first introduced in 1987 film Predator. Developer Infinity Ward teased...
A smartphone kill switch could save consumers billions
While gluing it to your hand may be one surefire way to prevent your mobile phone being stolen, surely the most effective anti-theft strategy would be to make the device as unattractive...
Online finance marketplace Zencap launches in Germany
Rocket Internet, the venture fund of the Samwer brothers, launches a second p2p lending service. Zencap will facilitate loans from 10,000 to 150,000 Euro to companies. To qualifiy the company has to...
China bans mobile game for featuring a porn star in its ad
Until he retired last year, Taka Kato was one of Japan's most famous male porn stars. He recently appeared in a Chinese mobile game commercial, which has raised the ire...
Language education startup Fluentify raises $410,000 in funding
Language education tech start-up Fluentify has announced that it has closed a $410,000 investment round primarily backed by angel investor Stefano Marsaglia, former chairman of Barclays global financial institutions and...
The Supreme Court will soon decide the validity of software patents
The U.S. Supreme Court is wading into a messy debate over when software deserves a patent, an issue that is important to big technology companies such as Microsoft and Google, yet has so far...
Three Mozilla executives quit in protest of new CEO
Mozilla will be without half its board after three directors quit in the wake of Brendan Eich's appointment as the new CEO. Last week, employees turned to social media to voice unhappiness...
Lumigon T2 HD luxury smartphone comes with LED flash camera
Expensive luxury smartphones are not uncommon, but few go beyond simple brand association or glittering or shiny cases. The Lumigon T2 HD might just be one whose features justify the...
Russian mobile payments startup 2can raises $5 million in funding
Russian mobile payments startup 2can has attracted $5 million from investors led by InVenture Partners. 2can technological solution consists of mobile applications for iOS and Android, and a card reader attached to a mobile...
Alibaba invests $692 million in retail company Intime Retail
Alibaba Group is investing about $692 million in retail company Intime Retail with the aim of setting up a joint venture that aims to provide linkages between their online and...
Xiaomi has shipped over 11 million smartphones so far this year
There’s no denying that Xiaomi has become and incredibly popular smartphone brand in a short time, but just how explosive their growth has been is genuinely surprising. Nobody is surprised...
R/C car breaks the world record speed at 188 mph
A Jaguar F-Type R Coupe is capable of hitting 186 miles per hour. The new Chevrolet Camaro Z/28 is estimated to top out at 170, while the BMW M5 is electronically limited to 155 mph. All...
U.K. to legalize ripping CDs and DVDs in June
Starting in June, folks in the U.K. will legally be allowed to rip their media for personal use. After thorough examination of current copyright laws, officials have decided that consumers...
Airbnb announces its “Shared City” initiative
In a move that could both improve the livelihood of cities and appease lawmakers that frown upon the company’s business practices, Airbnb announced today a new long-term initiative called “Shared City,” and...
AT&T and Verizon want to make landlines a thing of the past
Two of the biggest telecoms in the US, AT&T and Verizon, are on a mission to make landlines nothing more than a footnote in the history of telecommunication. One state at a time, the...