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Qualcomm has been working on the next generation of wireless technology for the last seven years. They’re calling it LTE Direct and as the name suggests, it’s built on top of the LTE protocol and will allow devices to communicate directly without the assistance of a cell tower. As Technolog Review p
There are a variety of reasons as to why people hack. It could be because there is a thrill in obtaining information that you’re not supposed to, or it is the thrill of bypassing security, or it could simply be for the money. Well whatever the case, when you’re caught you tend to go down […]
We’ve all seen the movies where computer hard drives and electronics will self-destruct when the right codes are entered, thus preventing anyone else from seeing the information on it. Well if you’re after something similar, you might be interested to learn that British company Secure Drives has ann
This floral fabrication may look luxurious, but in fact it has a rather down-to-earth aim: to take renewable energy and warm water to remote, off-grid communities. The 10-meter structure is designed to fit, when folded up, into a single shipping container. Once it unfurls, though, it becomes a sun-t
The so-called “front page of the Internet” has just secured around $50 million in its latest funding round. That’s all well and good, but the most interesting part is that the investors in this particular round look set to give 10 percent of their shares to the Reddit community, a neat g
If you’re someone who isn’t really concerned about the legality of watching pirated TV shows and movies then Popcorn Time is meant for you. It is often referred to as the Netflix for pirates and has been around on the desktop and Android for quite some time now. Today Popcorn Time for iOS has been [
Pebble is today announcing an upgrade to its fitness tracking features initially launched earlier this year. The Pebble and Pebble Steel will now be able to track a wearer’s steps and sleep activity in the background, letting users count their steps and use any watch face they please. Prior to
eBay is arguably the biggest online auction powerhouse and has been for quite a few years now. Back in 2002 it acquired internet payments giant PayPal for $1.5 billion. This move was seen as a way for eBay to increase the number of transactions being processed by PayPal through diversion of its user
The Federal Communications Commission today unanimously voted to eliminate its sports blackout rules, challenging the National Football League to end its own policies that sometimes prevent fans from watching home games on TV. “Today’s FCC action makes clear: if leagues want to mistreat fans,
The giant fish tale of Google’s Nexus 6 is getting less murky. Android Police says it has “new information” confirming the phone will be called the Nexus 6 and sport a 5.9-inch Quad HD display, “Quad HD” typically equals 2560 x 1440 resolution, with 496 pixels-per-inch.
GoPro’s tiny cameras are about to make watching hockey a bit more interesting: this coming season, NHL games on NBC and Rogers will start cutting to point-of-view footage that’s been captured by GoPro cameras. Unfortunately, the footage won’t actually be live and from the game, ins
Netflix, the hugely popular video streaming site, is all set to roll out its very first feature length film some time later next year, and this particular bit of news came about after Netflix came to an understanding with the Weinstein Company, at least according to reports on the ground. As to what
