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A recruitment event posting has revealed that Amazon is working on a secret device it hopes will be “bigger than the Kindle,” sparking a fresh round of speculation over what the retail giant has up its sleeve. Is it a smartphone? Is it a set-top box? Or is it something else entirely? Amazon has big
Hardly two days have passed since Spotify began allowing unlimited access to its free streaming service, but another major competitor has already stepped up to the plate with a major transition of its own. Rdio, one of the last bastions for premium desktop music services without ad-supported streami
Intel said Friday it will cut about 5,000 jobs from its work force of 107,000. The world’s biggest chip maker made the announcement a day after it reported earnings that missed analyst targets. Brian Krzanich, chief executive of Intel, said that the company expects flat sales of its chips due to the
Imagine if your sweater was actually one big computer that responded to being stretched, pressed, or adjusted. That cyborg-inspired future could now be a reality thanks to a team of scientists that has used nanowires to create a new wearable, multifunctional sensor. The sensor uses some of the same
Back in 2013, we heard the rumors that Sprint might be looking to buy T-Mobile. Given that Sprint was recently acquired by Japanese carrier, Softbank, it looks like the company’s plans to expand into the US market will not be stopping there. Talks have reportedly been conducted, with Sprint’s chairm
So you dropped some cash and upgraded to a 4-D ultrasound, and now you’re thinking to yourself, “Well I’ve already had my unborn baby’s glamour shots captured in every dimension known to man. Now how else can I prepare for my child’s arrival?”. We’re glad you asked. Have you ever conside
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Dropbox has raised “about $250 million” at a valuation “close to $10 billion.” Given the crazy valuations of other startups, such as Snapchat, such a high number for Dropbox isn’t too surprising. It has hundreds millions of users and has the personnel in pla
Despite doom and gloom reports of BlackBerry’s future, there are still many markets out there where the company is flourishing, such as South Africa and Indonesia, for example. Well it looks like BlackBerry can add Mexico to the list of markets it is doing well in because according to a new study co
At CES, Nanoveu showed off a version of its nanotech filter for the iPad that lets you see images and video in 3D without special glasses. The Singapore-based company already offers an Eyefly 3D filter for the iPhone, now it’s adding the iPad Air to the mix. Eyefly3D doesn’t automatically make every
Bad news for Samsung’s somewhat anticipated Android rival: Japan’s biggest carrier reportedly wants nothing to do with it. Recent rumors suggested that NTT DoCoMo would finally launch a Samsung smartphone powered by the new Tizen platform this coming March. It turns out that those were indeed the pl
After posting a horrible annual loss, totalling $240 million for 2013, Nintendo’s president, Satoru Iwata, said Nintendo is considering adopting a “new business structure” that could incorporate smartphones. The losses reported by Nintendo are the worst the company has suffered in nine years. What a
A collaboration of researchers at the U.S Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has discovered that sodium bismuthate can exist as a form of quantum matter called a three-dimensional topological Dirac semi-metal. This is the first experimental confirmation of 3D Dirac fe
