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Siri is a lot of things to a lot of people, but we don’t think we’ve ever seen it as a potential accomplice to murder before. 9to5Mac has a nice roundup of news surrounding the trial of a Florida man whom prosecutors are alleging murdered his roommate and then asked Siri for some advice on […
Samsung is ditching plastic in favor of metal on its new smartphone, abandoning what some critics have called a cheap aesthetic. The tech company’s new high-end smartphone, the Galaxy Alpha, will go on sale in September. It has a metal frame on the four edges of the phone, Samsung said Wednesday, an
AdStage, a startup whose co-founder and CEO Sahil Jain said he plans on “bringing a real SaaS model to the ad tech space,” is announcing that it has raised a $6.25 million Series A. The company debuted at last year’s Launch conference, promising customers an easy way to create ads that run across Go
Amazon on Wednesday unveiled a new mobile-payment service that could bring the online retail giant into local businesses and threaten rival companies like Square and eBay’s PayPal. Amazon Local Register would allow local businesses to accept credit and debit card transactions from a smartphone
As Spotify reportedly inches closer to an IPO, the company continues to build out its presence as an e-commerce platform for artists to market themselves and generate revenue beyond basic music royalties. Today, it is turning on an integration and partnership with BandPage, a company that lets music
Things are really looking up for mobile security player Lookout. Lookout, based in San Francisco, has raised $150 million from a bevy of well known investors, it announced Wednesday, including lead T. Rowe Price, Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Goldman Sachs, and Bezos Expeditions. Lookout’s W
This is a floating Bluetooth speaker. It’s suspended above its base thanks to an electromagnet and can play music from any Bluetooth source. It’s called the Om One. It also looks really cool. If you want one of your own, Om Audio is launching a crowdfunding campaign at its website where
The follow-up to Motorola’s Moto G will cost about $330 and be available in early September, according to a report from GSM Arena. Referencing information from an anonymous retailer, the website also details specs for the phone, which is referred to either as the G2 or G+1. The device will reportedl
Siri was incredibly cool when it first came on the iPhone 4s out back in 2011 but times have changed and our expectations are much higher for what a digital personal assistant can do for us. Wired has a huge in-depth new report on a startup called Viv Labs, which was cofounded by three engineers [&h
Yahoo has picked up a dizzying number of startups since its Tumblr acquisition in May 2013, and today it added one more with Zofari. The startup currently offers an Android and iOS app that helps you find new spots to explore. Part of the experience is what Zofari describes as “Pandora for places,”
Devices known as Stingrays, which can secretly track and record phone users by mimicking cell phone towers, have been a hot topic in law enforcement and civil liberties circles for some time. Now, the FCC is set to take a closer look at who is using them. In a letter reported Monday by the Washingto
The PC master race may have a point about graphics quality and performance that you get fromgaming PCs versus purpose-built consoles, but that hasn’t stopped Alienware from looking at ways to chip into the console market. SteamOS promises an easier route into the living room, but Valve’s not quite r
