New Intel cable can move data at 800Gbps
Intel could soon bring to market a faster version of its Thunderbolt connector technology with a throughput of 50Gbps, but the company is biding its time until there is a...
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Privacy group doesn’t want the NSA to destroy phone records
A US judge has temporarily stopped the National Security Agency from destroying phone metadata it collected, thanks to an intervention by the Electronic Frontier Foundation. The privacy watchdog argued that...
Samsung claims factory fire won’t delay Galaxy S5 production
A large fire at a key South Korean factory is feared to put a dent on the production quantity and schedule of the Galaxy S5. The fire, which lasted six hours and...
Pebble announces $5,000 grand prize for upcoming app contest
The Pebble Appstore recently launched on both Android and iOS, and smartwatch fans rocking the crowd-sourced device now have access to more than 1,000 apps and watch faces. Now the company is encouraging...
Audi releases details for America’s first in-vehicle 4G LTE connection
With our smartphones in tow, we usually have access to data, whether it be 3G or 4G LTE, while we drive. It’s probably not the best idea to be using...
Arizona toddler uses FaceTime to save his mother after dog attack
Detailed by ABC News recently, 2-year-old Bentley Toone of Tucson, Arizona came to the aid of his mother last week after she was seriously injured during an animal attack. While attempting to break...
Samsung to offer a $600 gift package with the Galaxy S5
Samsung is partnering with a number of services to provide free trials and subscriptions to owners of its latest Galaxy S5 flagship. While the usual 50GB of Dropbox storage is included, Samsung is...
Down app helps people at SXSW hook up with each other
It’s a new year, and a whole new SXSW, but some things don’t change. Thanks to an endless stream of parties with open bars, the warm nights, and a large...
Samsung wants to add gesture-based smart home control to your TV
Samsung is reportedly preparing for a smart home control interface that uses your smart TV to recognize basic hand gestures, directed at the objects you actually want to control. So, for...
Xen Project Hypervisor update comes with enhanced ARM support
The Xen Project community, a Collaborative Project hosted at The Linux Foundation, today announced availability of the Xen Project Hypervisor version 4.4 with enhanced ARM support. The latest release also...
Court rules that the NSA cannot store phone data for more than five years
A U.S. secret surveillance court has denied a bid by the U.S. government to hold onto phone records for more than five years, handing a rare win for civil liberties and privacy...
European Commissioner says the Snowden leaks are a wake-up call
European Commissioner Neelie Kroes has called for individuals and businesses to have more control and awareness of data privacy and security measures, referring to Edward Snowden’s revelations about wide scale NSA and GCHQ snooping...
CUPID drone comes equipped with a 80,000-volt stun gun
Are all drones peaceful? Not so on the battlefield, although the likes of the Amazon Prime Air program would be welcome by folks with open arms. The CUPID drone might sound as though it...
Timo Boll will soon take on the UHTTR-1 robot at a game of ping pong
Robots might not be in line to take over the world from us humans but this does not mean that they are not biding their time. Robots are still far...
OnePlus One passes the Antutu benchmark with impressive stats
The OnePlus One smartphone, which is touted to arrive in the near future for under the $400 mark, has yet to make an official debut, but this does not mean that...
Tencent to acquire a 15% stake in JD.com to take on Alibaba
Tencent, one of China’s largest Internet services companies and the maker of WeChat, and JD.com have formed a strategic partnership. The deal can potentially boost Tencent’s competitive position against rival Alibaba Group, which...
Samsung’s SM-G800F revealed, might be the Galaxy S5 Neo
Samsung has a pretty interesting strategy in which they tend to release a flagship phone which is then followed up by variants of it that could appeal to different users....
IBM seems to be placing all of its bets on Big Data
IBM is utterly focused on big data and analytics as its future growth engines, according to its annual report published over the weekend. But the company has hedged a little...
Fujitsu shows off its Esprimo X923 all-in-one business PC
With all of the talk surrounding smartphones and tablets, it's sometimes easy to forget that desktops still occupy most of our working days. Fujitsu hasn't forgotten them, however, and is wheeling out...
Fujitsu wants to scan veins in your palm instead of your fingerprints
While fingerprint sensors on smartphones are starting to become more common, especially with the iPhone 5s and the Samsung Galaxy S5 picking up on the trend again, this kind of technology has actually be...