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OnBeep is readying a wearable device that will let smartphone users initiate a voice chat with a pre-defined group of people, walkie-talkie style. And it’s got $6.25 million in funding to make that wearable a reality. The device will be customized for voice communication in small groups, and users w
Is Motorola on a roll or something? Apparently so, the company is working on 8 new devices that ought to see the light of the day before the end of the year, and here we are with more word that Motorola is also testing out many other tablets, and these are set to be released […]
Today’s enterprise must meet the technology standards of today’s consumer. According to a recent IDG Enterprise report, enterprises that invest in consumerized, easy-to-use technologies experience a 56 percent increase in employee productivity and a 46 percent increase in customer satisf
It’s a common story: Businesses desperately want Linux savvy employees. Programmers and system administrators who cut their teeth on the gcc and the BASH shell want jobs. But, between them rises the wall of human resources, which wants degrees and certifications. The Linux Foundation introduce
Healthsense, the fastest growing provider of technology-enabled care solutions for the senior care continuum, announced today that it has closed on $10 million in financing led by Mansa Capital, a Boston-based private equity firm focused on the $2.8 trillion U.S. healthcare market. Previous investor
Barnes and Noble is back in the tablet game. After taking a brief break, the bookseller has partnered with Samsung on a special version of the company’s Galaxy Tab 4, dubbed the Galaxy Tab 4 Nook. The new tablet, which comes in black or white, features a 7-inch HD display, quad-core processor,
On-demand ridesharing service Uber has been expanding and growing at a far greater pace than its competitors. Only recently it announced a new service that rivals similar services being provided by Google and Amazon. In its latest move the company is opening up to third party developers. It has rele
ZTE’s smartphones rarely make it to the United States. When they do, they’re usually devoid of their original names, being sold as cheap own-brand smartphones by smaller carriers. That isn’t the case this time around, though. ZTE is bringing the Nubia 5S Mini to the US, with LTE su
Intel and Unity Technologies announced that the Unity Engine, which is used for creating games and other 2D/3D applications, will be optimized for Android devices using Intel hardware such as the Intel Core and Intel Atom series of processors. What that means for the consumer is a better experience
It’s great that manufacturers recover lead from discarded car batteries to use in new ones, since lead production from ores yields toxic residues. The problem is, when we shift from lead-acid to lithium-ion and other types of batteries (and we’re starting to), over 200 million old batter
Right after Robin Williams’ daughter, Zelda Williams, was bullied off Twitter after her father’s seat, Twitter promised to do… something to improve its policies. Less than a week later, the social network has taken its first steps in that direction. Twitter will now removed images and vi
It’s a pretty common thing to see in an online store: pay with PayPal, but what about on mobile devices? Well, the eBay-owned company is working on that. The company just announced PayPal One Touch, a new system that hopes to make paying of items in mobile apps a one-touch affair. The feature
