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American musician-cum-entrepreneur Will.i.am thinks he’s got a radical gadget to beat the band: a massive, app-infused wrist wearable that he says can do everything a phone can, and more. The self-proclaimed tech fashion guru unveiled the Puls on Wednesday, a smartwatch-type device designed to be wo
HP says webOS, the once promising mobile OS built by Palm, has reached “end of life.” HP said on its developer site Wednesday that it would be shutting down the webOS Cloud Services and App Catalog January 15, 2015. Those services are still used by some remaining users of weOS devices. This shouldn’
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a warning to companies and organizations on Wednesday of cyberattacks by people linked with the Chinese government. The advisory, issued privately, contains “information they can use to help determine whether their systems have been compromised by these
Reddit is already putting last month’s $50 million capital raising round to good use, taking on Australian developer and software engineer Jason “Jase” Morrissey, whose popular third-party Alien Blue app has been acquired by the community news sharing site. “We are pleased to
Eyeing an upgrade to the Droid Turbo? An iPhone 6? Maybe the One M8 for Windows? If you’re on Verizon’s Edge payment program, you’re going to have to be more patient than usual, or at least, open your wallet a little wider. The carrier has confirmed a Droid-Life leak revealing that
Having your app subscriptions and app purchases charged to your carrier billing is a great way to consolidate all your mobile-related purchases and expenses. It saves users from having to worry about having two separate bills to pay, in which one might be accidentally forgotten and leads to a lot of
San Mateo-based SolarCity launched the first registered public offering of solar bonds Wednesday, making it possible for consumers across the country to invest in clean energy for as little as $1,000. “We wanted this product to be investor friendly to the broadest possible audience,” said Tim Newell
Earlier this year, Fitbit had to recall its Force fitness tracker after users reported that it caused skin irritation, and we haven’t heard much about a replacement since then. But a report from Gizmodo today suggests Fitbit could be ditching the Force altogether and coming out with two new fi
Nintendo’s website now allows you to buy certain downloadable games directly, forgoing the need to hop on to the eShop on your 3DS or Wii U. Eagle-eyed types saw a new “Buy Digital” button on Nintendo’s North American site this week, allowing you to either buy and receive an
Hewlett-Packard appears to have given up its quest to buy all or part of data-storage company EMC. On Wednesday, Palo Alto-based HP said it was resuming its temporarily suspended stock-repurchase program because it was no longer in possession of “material non-public information,” common corporate co
Lockheed Martin has announced its Skunk Works has been working on a fusion reactor, in the hopes of meeting the world’s demands for energy. The compact fusion reactor, or CFR, is safer, cleaner, and more powerful than existing nuclear reactors, according to an Aviation Week article. Fusion hap
Next year will mark the first time you will be able to watch Game of Thrones without a cable subscription. HBO CEO Richard Plepler said during an investor presentation that the company will start selling a digital version of its service by 2015. Up until now, viewers have only been able to catch the
