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Samsung Galaxy S3 might have been replaced by its successor, the Galaxy S4, but it sure holds a market share that would sound like music to companies like HTC and BlackBerry. If Samsung’s sales figures are anything to go by, you would expect the Galaxy S4 to be the most popular Samsung smartphone in
After after five years of nonstop growth, China’s most popular social network is shedding users. Often referred to as “China’s Twitter,” Sina Weibo dropped from 309 million users at the beginning of 2012 to 281 million at the end of 2013, according to a study from the governm
Marine Staff Segeant James Sides lost his right arm from the elbow down following an IED explosion in Afghanistan in 2012. For a while, Sides was using a prosthetic hand to give him some semblance of life before the accident. Eleven months later, and Sides is using a potentially revolutionary new pr
Two and a half years is a long time to sleep, even for a machine. That’s how long Rosetta has slumbered in its decade-long journey towards the comet where it will land. But in the dead of the night, at 2am PST tomorrow morning, Rosetta will awaken. Rosetta is many millions of miles away from E
Up to 50 percent of parking tickets are dismissed when fought in court, but it takes knowledge and time to do it. New app Fixed will do it for you. Take a photo of your ticket, Fixed contests it, and if it’s dismissed, you pay Fixed 25 percent of the ticket price. If Fixed loses, you pay […]
IBM has dominated the U.S. patent race for two decades. IBM earned 6,478 utility patents last year, topping the list of patent winners for the 20th year in a row, according to data from IFI CLAIMS Patent Services. With its record haul, Big Blue bested its 2011 patent tally by 5%. IBM retained its pa
The BBC has launched iWonder, a new digital service to boost its anniversary coverage of World War I with additional interactive content. Eight iWonder interactive guides have appeared online today with plans to introduce a further 17 by the end of January, covering everything from the trenches to p
Twitter’s Vice President of Product Michael Sippey just announced that he’s stepping into an advisory role at the company, then moving on to, well, something else. In a company email that Sippey also posted on his blog, he said he realized that “it was time to move on” after discussions with Twitter
Chicago has become the next major U.S. city to ban the use of electronic cigarettes within indoor public buildings like restaurants, bars, and offices. Similar to regular smokers, people that want to use e-cigarettes will not be allowed within 15 feet of a building entrance while smoking. E-cigarett
“Do-it-yourself” can mean a lot of things, but for camera dweebs, it’s usually entailed some degree of scavenging and recycling parts from factory-made cameras. Grad student and specialty camera builder Kevin Kadooka understands the ease and accessibility of the practice but doesn’t think
We’ve yet to hear more details about the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2’s launch this quarter, but a recent FCC filing at least reveals that it might head to Verizon. According to the documents, a particular variant that goes by model number SM-P905V supports Big Red’s LTE bands. Since the 2
Play-i has already managed to raise over $1.4 million in crowdfunding for its new line of robots. The toy robots can be programmed with an iOS device and even comes with introductory games that teach the basics of programming. The robots can also be modified with andy kind of hardware. When we last
