LG plans to release the G2 mini worldwide in April
The G2 mini's far from being a perfect smartphone specimen, but LG's hoping it has what it takes to compete in developing markets when it comes out in April. That's right --...
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DayZ standalone game reaches 1.7 million downloads
The DayZ standalone game, which remains in Alpha, has now sold 1.7 million copies, the game's creator Dean Hall revealed during a developer session at EGX Rezzed 2014 today. Furthermore, the...
Engineers are 3D printing a house in Amsterdam
Architects in Amsterdam have begun construction on what they're calling the first full-sized 3D-printed house. Using what's essentially a large-scale version of a desktop 3D printer, Dus Architects is building...
NSA accused of spying on 122 targeted world leaders
New documents leaked by Edward Snowden suggest up to 122 world leaders have been targeted by the National Security Agency in the course of its surveillance operations. The fresh revelations,...
New iPod alternative PonoPlayer passes $5 million on Kickstarter
In the weeks since Since Neil Young unveiled Pono, billed as a high-fidelity alternative to the iPod and other .mp3 digital music players, music fans have been debating a host of...
Music discovery app Shazam receives major mobile update
As part of an ongoing major redesign on mobile, Shazam has just rolled out a new version of its iOS app. Adding to the changes we saw last month, the latest update focuses...
U.S. and U.K. accused of spying on German tech companies
Former NSA and CIA director Michael Hayden responded, in an interview with the German weekly Der Spiegel, to criticisms related to the embarrassing revelation via Mark Snowden of NSA spying on the...
Amazon denies rumors of free TV streaming service
Amazon.com has no plan to offer a free streaming TV service, a spokeswoman said on Friday following a report that the online retailer might turn up the heat against Netflix...
China blames the U.S. for cyberattack surge
Chinese cyber security experts believe that U.S.-based hackers were responsible for a significant increase in cyber attacks on computers within China’s borders in 2013, according to Reuters. According to China’s National Computer Network Emergency...
Dropbox to acquire German reading platform Readmill
With fresh capital in its coffers, Dropbox appears to be on somewhat of an acquisition spree, albeit a quiet one. Following the cloud storage company’s recent purchase of workplace chat solution Zulip, it’s in...
Crabster robot will revolutionize underwater exploration
This looks like one of those headcrabs from Half-Life, albeit it being a mechanized one. Known as the Crabster, this is a robotic wonder which has the ability to revolutionize...
South Korean parents to be alerted when their child is being cyberbullied
South Korea is launching an alert service that will notify parent’s when their kid receives instant-messages containing swear words or other inappropriate words, the Wall Street Journal reports. The purpose of the service...
EU drops dumping investigation against Chinese telecom compaies
The European Union will not take action against Chinese mobile telecommunications product manufacturers, it announced Thursday. In May 2013, the European Commission opened an investigation into "dumping"' practices that put products...
Sony launches $1,100 Digital Paper
While there are some devices out there that are worth checking out and waiting patiently for an official release, some others can be pretty underwhelming. Take Sony’s Digital Paper for instance –...
Roku streaming stick launches in the U.S. for $49.99 a pop
They say that good things come to those who wait, and while patience is a definite virtue, it should not be sorely tested as even the most patient of men...
SociBot Mini can predict and mimic human expressions
It goes without saying that the modern day computer interface has come a long way from the humble days of the typewriter, and a possible area to explore in the...
Philips unveils self-powering smart light control switch
The world is definitely taking on a green slant these days, and there are no two ways about it. After all, renewable energy makes plenty of sense considering the limited amount of...
EU wants to force carriers to block piracy websites
Internet providers in Europe may soon have little choice but to filter out pirate sites. In resolving an Austrian case, the European Court of Justice has ruled that EU countries can ask...
Social score startup Klout to be acquired by Lithium for $200 million
Social score startup Klout has been acquired by Lithium Technologies, a provider of social customer experience solutions for the enterprise, in a deal valued at nearly $200 million,Fortune has learned. According to two sources...
AT&T reveals hardware specs for the ASUS PadFone X
The ASUS PadFone X was announced for AT&T earlier this year, on January 7th, to be exact, and it has been nearly three months on the clock without the detailed hardware specifications revealed for...