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Developers are finding that it’s becoming more and more expensive to acquire loyal users on their apps. Mobile app marketing costs reached record heights in 2013. However, while download growth has been slowing, app downloads are still higher than ever and growing. As the app stores fill up, i
Bad new for T-Mobile but good news for T-Mobile customers who are looking for a change, AT&T is now offering $450 per line to any T-Mobile customer who switches over to AT&T. This isn’t as cool as it sounds though when you read the fine print. Those who switch will receive a “promotion
FireEye, an expert in persistent threat detection, and Mandiant, a specialist in cyber threat forensics and endpoint detection, have been teaming up for a little over a year. Now the two companies are merging after FireEye acquired Mandiant for $1 billion. In the spy vs. spy scenarios sparked by NSA
After taking a brief dip inside the TV market, Intel has decided to focus more attention on wearable devices. Intel has already confirmed that it has been experimenting with smartwatches and has promised to show off a number of “innovative wearable devices” at the Consumer Electronics Sh
Snapchat was repeatedly warned by Gibson Security about a potential exploit that could allow hackers to steal user information, but the company chose to ignore the warnings. Shortly after Snapchat assured users that the exploit presented no danger to them, hackers managed to steal information from o
From the beginning of October to the end of December, smartphones were responsible for 21.3% of all online traffic, almost twice that of tablets which were responsible for 12.8%. That being said, tablets still dominated in terms of online sales, having been responsible 11.5% of all online sales, mor
What makes encryption so safe isn’t that it can’t be cracked, all encryption can be cracked, its the sheer amount of time and effort it would require to do so. Even with a powerful supercomputer, it could take years to crack a single, high-end encryption. This is something that the NSA h
ZTE has announced four new devices ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show later this month. The Chinese company will be showing off a new flagship handheld device, a smartwatch, a phablet, and a mobile hotspot with built-in projector. The most interesting device is the company’s first wearable
Audi will be showing off a new concept car at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this month. The new car, the latest evolution of the Audi Sport Quattro Concept, will come equipped with lasers. The laser light technologies will be inside the headlamps and will illuminate the road for a dista
It may not seem like smart home gadgets are a big industry, but they are. Consider the fact that one startup in the industry, called Nest, has managed to raise over $150 million in funding. This puts the future valuation of the startup somewhere between $2 billion and $3 billion. How much money is t
Recent reports suggest that LG is preparing to announce its new webOS-powered SMart TV at CES 2014 in Las Vegas. However, photos of the device have already been leaked ahead of this year’s Consumer Electronics Show. While not much can be extrapolated from the image, it certainly looks cool, an
SteelSeries is working on new video game controller powered by Tobii’s eye-tracking technology will allow users to play games using just their eyes. The device doesn’t have a name yet and there’s still no word on the price or release date, but SteelSeries says it will announce more
