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Bicycles are currently a big part of the clean transportation revolution, and the interest in biking, whether for transportation or health or just for fun, is growing every day. So we already know they’re awesome just as they are, from the old-school to the e-bike, but a new bike concept takes
Samsung has said that its new Galaxy Note 3 is far and away the most successful so far of its entire Note lineup, with 10 million units shipped in a mere 60 days. That’s twice the sales pace of the Galaxy Note II, and even pushing its sales champ, the Galaxy S 4, which took 50 days to hit that
The Nintendo 3DS has sold a fair number of consoles, but when you compare it against its predecessor, the Nintendo DS alongside its other variants such as the Nintendo DS Lite, it does not live up to such wild expectations and figures. Fortunately, the latest update for the Nintendo 3DS will not onl
A new Singapore-based website called Introducestartups.com will help connects startups, investors, and other influencers within Asia’s key cities. The website currently only covers ten cities but will be expanding in the future. Introducestartups.com is one of those things that seems so obviou
The mobile wave continues to build with no signs of cresting. According to StatCounter’s data, mobile devices accounted for 21.6 percent of global web browsing as of last month. PCs still have their place but it’s diminishing quickly for some activities What happens as PC sales decline while smartph
Most internet service providers diligently monitor their networks for malicious activity and because of this many cybercriminals look for “bulletproof” hosting from entities that ignore law enforcement and security companies. One such Russian-speaking entity is offering “bulletproo
When it comes to flexible display technology, companies such as Samsung probably come to mind. Recently there have been talks about a flexible tablet, and also the possibility of a flexible OLED TV which has been rumored for unveiling at CES 2014. Well the semi-good news is that the idea of a flexib
A new app called Pixel Press allows users to design five floors of a video game level by drawing the level on the free Sketch Kit paper provided by Pixel Press. When the drawing is finished, users can snap a picture the level with an iOS device and the app digitizes your drawing into a customizable
If you’re starting to get a little paranoid in light of the NSA scandal and want to protect yourself from being spied on, the folks at Cyanogen Inc. have revealed that starting with the nightly build of CyanogenMod 10.2, SMS and MMS messages sent will be encrypted using the TextSecure protocol. In J
Ever since Marissa Mayer took over last year, Yahoo has been buying companies and services like crazy. Now, according to reports, Yahoo is having “serious talks” with Imgur about a potential acquisition. Yahoo has been on a buying rampage since current CEO Marissa Mayer took over in 2012
Netflix has open sourced a tool called Suro that collects event data from disparate application servers before sending them to other data platforms such as Hadoop and Elasticsearch. It’s more big data innovation that hopefully finds its way into the mainstream. Netflix is open sourcing a tool called
The BCM47531 is a Global Navigation Satellite System chip that calculate positioning data from the US, Russian, Japanese, and Chinese networks, as well as regional augmentation systems. Semiconductor manufacturer Broadcom has unveiled a new location chip that can connect to five satellite constellat
