Turbulence Warning System Proposal Suggests GPS Solution
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Xbox One March Update To Bring 50Hz Compatibility
Shortly after the Xbox One launched, UK gamers reported issues with video quality, namely in the form of "juddering" when streaming television -- the unfortunate…
Read MoreMt. Gox Hit With Class-Action Lawsuit
Following the hoopla surrounding bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox, one former user of the service has filed a class-action lawsuit against the service on behalf of…
Read MoreSeattle Votes To Cap Ride-Sharing Services
Today Seattle's City Council voted to put a cap on ride-sharing services -- specifically, on the number of drivers services like Sidecar, UberX, and Lyft…
Read MoreGoogle Ara: How The Next Nexus Project Works
It’s time to get down to basics with the plug-and-play customizable smartphone platform known as Project Ara - or Google Ara. Paul Eremenko took the…
Read MoreSony Xperia Z2 Specifications Show 5.2-Inch Display, 20.7 MP Camera, 4K Video
With the Sony Xperia Z2, the company is bringing on a smartphone with some early heat in the 2014 hero phone race. This device works…
Read MoreSony Xperia Z2 Hands-On
This week we’re having a peek at Sony’s latest effort with the rebooted Z, a device called the Sony Xperia Z2. This device rolls out…
Read MoreRaspberry Pi Scores In Broadcom Bid For Openness
Raspberry Pi has claimed itself an early birthday present today (technically it was launched on the 29th, but there's no such day this year), praising…
Read MoreSony Planning To Sell Former Tokyo Headquarters
Following Sony's announcement that it will be closing down most of its retail stores, word has surfaced by way of The Wall Street Journal that…
Read MoreNokia X Hacked: Rooted, Stock Android, Google Apps A Go
Not a week after Nokia X has been revealed as the company’s first Android smartphone, it’s been hacked. Intrepid developer KashaMalaga has made with the…
Read MoreWearables For Sharks: Life-Logging Misunderstood Predators
2014 may be "the year of wearables" but sharks probably won't be Google or Fitbit's next target audience, despite groundbreaking new research by the University…
Read MoreNokia Lumia 630 Leak Reveals Windows Phone 8.1
Nokia's Lumia Windows Phone offerings come in a variety of flavors, each similar to the other but unique in their own ways. Among them all…
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy S5 Software UI Hands-On: Get Flat
This week the Samsung Galaxy S5 was introduced to the world at Mobile World Congress 2014. There we were allowed to get up close and…
Read MoreLenovo Taps Ashton Kutcher For Smartphone Lineup
Ashton Kutcher, who recently starred in the movie JOBS, has been tapped by Lenovo to aid in the design of a smartphone lineup. The information…
Read MoreApple TV Reboot Imminent As Current Models Set To Move
This week Apple has quietly announced an add-on to the Apple TV models out in stores right this minute. With the addition of a $25…
Read MoreApple's Hobby Snowballs: Apple TV Fastest Growing Product
At a shareholder meeting this week, Apple made clear the current state of affairs with Apple TV, showing it to be the fastest growing product…
Read MoreiPhone 5s Touch ID-Improving Software Update Tipped
Since its launch, some iPhone 5s users have experienced issues with the handset's Touch ID function, which results in gradual recognition failures over time, requiring…
Read MoreThat's No HTC One Tablet, It's An NVIDIA Tegra 4 Developer Platform
Earlier today an NVIDIA demonstration at Computex revealed a bit about their upcoming tablet processor Tegra 4, doing so on a tablet that looked -…
Read MoreNASA Releases Flock Of CubeSat Nanosatellites From ISS
NASA has deployed a flock of CubeSat miniature satellites from the International Space Station, sharing an image of the NanoRacks hardware being released from the…
Read MoreMWC 2014 Wrap-Up: Phones, Wearables And More
This year for Mobile World Congress was a rebirth of sorts, owing largely to the restructuring of Samsung’s release schedule, Sony’s continued success with their…
Read More2015 Lexus RC 350 F SPORT Revealed With Wild GT3 Concept
Lexus has outed the third version of its new RC coupe, the 2015 Lexus RC 350 F SPORT, a heated-up version set to debut at…
Read MoreNSA Tight-Lipped On Webcam Spy Role As Privacy Advocates Seethe
The NSA has refused to detail exactly how much access to secret Yahoo webcam surveillance that snapped photos of millions of unwitting video chatters, including…
Read MoreWindows 8.1 With Bing Rumored To Ditch Licensing Fees
Microsoft is reportedly preparing a "Windows 8.1 with Bing" version of its desktop OS that would supposedly be offered free of licensing fees, as the…
Read MoreMWC 2014 Qualcomm Round-Up
Mobile World Congress 2014 has neared its end, and over the course of the last few days we got a good look at what it…
Read MoreSlashGear Morning Wrap-Up 2/28/14: Obama Iron Man, Mt Gox, GTA Online
We’re coming down off the Mobile World Congress 2014 high to find that things aren’t so fantastic here in the real world. Specifically we’re referring…
Read MoreTor Secure Messaging Client In Pipeline For Safer Chat
Internet anonymity service Tor is working on a messaging client to offer Skype, Google Hangouts, and other IM users concerned about who might be reading…
Read MoreCalifornia Appeals Court Rules Drivers Can Look At Map Apps While Driving
A California man named Steven Spriggs has been fighting a ticket he was issued for looking at a map app on his smartphone while stuck…
Read MoreNissan Smart Rearview Mirror Beams Live Video To Your Eyeline
Nissan is showing off its new full-LCD rearview mirror, which beams a live camera feed from the back of the car to a switchable display…
Read MoreAdobe Joins The Obama ConnectED Bandwagon
President Obama has been working on his ConnectED Initiative for a while. The goal of that initiative is to improve the education system in the…
Read MoreResearcher Demonstrate A Flock Of Autonomous Flying Drones
If you have ever walked out your front door and been greeted by the fluttering of a flock of birds taking off into the air,…
Read MoreGTA Online To Get Update With New Vehicles Next Week
Grand Theft Auto 5 proved to be one of the best selling games of 2013. The game also has a very popular online mode called…
Read MoreWindows 8.1 Update Expected April 8
There are still a large number of computer users out there who are running Windows XP on their machines. Microsoft has been working hard to…
Read MoreIPCom Patent Suit Against Apple Dismissed By German Court
There are a number of patent trolls out there that hold patents they do nothing with and only want to use them to squeeze money…
Read MoreDash App Makes Your Dumb Car Smart By Analyzing Driving Behavior
Some drivers don’t realize that they can get a wealth of information about their car from the OBDII port that is hidden under the steering…
Read MoreGalaxy Note Pro And LG G Pad 8.3 Tipped For Verizon On March 6
Samsung rolled out some details on some of its new tablets early this month. One of those tablets was the Galaxy Note Pro aimed at…
Read MoreJumpr Slate Is The Thinnest Battery Backup Available At 6.7mm Thin
EnerPlex may not be a name you’re familiar with, but they’re power options are pretty impressive. Battery backups for your mobile devices are pretty easy…
Read MoreMt. Gox Files For Bankruptcy, Has $63.6 Million In Debt
Bitcoin has been the most popular of the virtual currencies for a while now with a single coin worth hundreds and hundreds of dollars in…
Read MoreMicrosoft To Share Halo News At E3 2014
One of the most popular video games on the Xbox platform for years has been Halo. There are several games in the Halo franchise and…
Read MoreXbox One March Update Will Add Support For Dolby Digital
We already know that another update for the Xbox One game console is in the works. It was only a week or so back when…
Read MoreDish Explorer App Updated With Volume, Power Control, And Program Recommendations
Dish Network has announced that it has updated one of its popular applications for the iPad. The app is called the Dish Explorer app and…
Read MoreZTE Grand Memo II LTE Hands-On At MWC 2014
ZTE promised and has delivered and now we're getting a quick look at the Grand Memo II LTE. But with a larger than normal phablet…
Read MoreHulu Sells Japan Business To Nippon TV
Three years, 50 partners, and 13,000 Japanese media assets later, Hulu is drawing one chapter of its international venture to a close. Though the video…
Read MoreNokia 220 Hands-On
What does €29 get you in a phone? If it's the Nokia 220 you're looking at, it gets you Nokia's cheapest ever data-capable handset, though…
Read MoreMWC 2014 Lenovo Round-Up
Handset and tablet makers rolled out their wares during Mobile World Congress 2014, and we got our hands on quite a number of gadgets, not…
Read MoreHangouts 2.0 For iOS Brings Visual Refresh, Video Messages, And Stickers
Google has just announced the 2.0 of their Hangouts app for iPhones, iPads, and iPod Touch. Sporting a new look and feel as well as…
Read MoreX-Rays Of Living Cell Is World's First
A team of researchers with Germany's DESY have developed a way to x-ray living cells, something that provides a better look at the structure and…
Read More"Minecraft" Movie Destined: Warner Bros. Nabs Rights
If the first thing that crosses your mind is, "How can a movie be made from Minecraft?", take note that many asked the same thing…
Read MoreChrome Scores Hands-Free Voice Search
If you've become fond of the convenience that comes with going hands-free (and you're a Chrome browser user), Google's latest announcement is right up your…
Read MoreIntel SSD 730 Series Performance Drive Arrives March 18
Intel has announced the pending arrival of its upcoming performance SSD, the Intel SSD 730 Series. With this solid-state drive comes the promise of "powerful…
Read MoreObama: "We're Building Iron Man" (And Here's How)
If you’ll remember back in October of 2013 there was a story about how a "real Iron Man" was being built by the US Army.…
Read MoreNetflix Hack Day Includes Fitbit Sleep Detection Feature
Any Netflix user will know there are times you doze off mid-show or movie, leaving it to continue playing after you've stopped watching -- an…
Read MoreMcLaren 650S Spills Speed Details: Crazy Fast And Priced To Match
McLaren may have teased some big numbers for the new 650S supercar earlier this month, but it left out the ones we were particularly interested…
Read MoreAmazon Music Streaming Talks Teased For Prime
Amazon is in talks with major record labels around bundling music alongside movies and TV shows to Amazon Prime subscribers, it's reported, though aggressive negotiations…
Read MoreApple Again Ranked "Most Admired" Company
Every year, Fortune compiles a "World's Most Admired Companies" list, the latest of which was just published. Those who have monitored the list for the…
Read MoreGoogle Funds "Free Muni" Transport Program In San Francisco
In an agreement with the city of San Francisco, Google has agreed to essentially fund the "free Muni" project for the next two years. With…
Read MoreHauppauge WinTV-HVR-1975 USB TV Receiver Offers Multi-Format Support
Hauppauge has introduced its latest television-centric product, the WinTV-HVR-1975, which is being sold on the consumer level as the HVR-1950 model. This USB TV receiver…
Read MoreVolvo Echoes Tesla With Touch-Tablet Style Digital Dash
Volvo has been showing off its vision of the next-gen dashboard, following Tesla in using a console-dominating touchscreen rather than dozens of physical buttons. Set…
Read MoreSony Xperia M2 Hands-On
With the Sony Xperia Z family of devices seeing such success over the past year, it’s no wonder the company decided to delivery a new…
Read MoreYouTube Required To Change GEMA Content Notification
When attempting to view certain content on YouTube, German viewers are presented with one of the many content-blocked notifications the video streaming service offers up,…
Read MorePanasonic Toughpad 5 Hands-On: No Smartphone More Rugged
Whilst checking out the slimmest and sleekest smartphones in the world this week at Mobile World Congress 2014, Panasonic dropped a beast on us. The…
Read MoreMeta.01 Wearable Demos 3D Printing As Dev Release Nears
Wearables start-up Meta has spilled its first demo of the latest Meta.01 developer edition augmented reality headset in action, promising shipping of the wearable computer…
Read MoreMeta Plans True Augmented Reality With Epson-Powered Wearable
The augmented reality scene is hotting up, with the promise of full computer-mediated vision for the mainstream and another hint that Google won't have the Glass…
Read MoreGoogle Joins Global Alliance For Genomics And Health
Today Google has made clear their intent on joining the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health, a worldwide organization dedicated to standards, policies, and technology…
Read MoreBoeing Black Secure Smartphone Detailed For Maximum Privacy
Boeing has detailed its new, ultra-secure smartphone, the Boeing Black, a locked-down Android handset promising defense and security agency standards of protection for user-data. Spotted…
Read MoreApple Said Putting OS X Snow Leopard Out In The Cold
Apple is rumored to have quietly ceased support for OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, having once again left the aging OS out of its latest…
Read MoreApple Touch ID Tech Explained As Galaxy S5 Follows In Fingerprints
Apple has further detailed the way security works in iOS, including how the Touch ID system handles keeping fingerprint data safe as biometrics come under…
Read MoreMoov Wearable Fitness Tracker Tells You How To Improve
So you’ve seen - and possibly have worn - several wearable fitness trackers in the past. What’s next? One possibility for the first in a…
Read MoreGoogle Maps Gallery Gives Deep Data Room To Shine
Google has launched Google Maps Gallery, a digital interactive atlas to showcase some of the ways charities, historic sites, galleries, businesses, and others have been…
Read MoreNokia X: Potential For "Hundreds Of Millions Of Users Over Time" Says Dev VP
This week a little more than 24 hours after Nokia X was revealed at MWC 2014, we had a chat with Nokia VP of Developer…
Read MoreHuge Windows Phone License Fee Cut Tipped As Nokia X Nears
Microsoft could slash the Windows Phone licensing fee it charges manufacturers to use the OS by nearly three-quarters, reports from handset makers indicate, as the…
Read MoreThe New HTC One Specs Tipped For Butterfly S Next-Gen
Now that we’re just weeks away from the launch of the all new HTC One, it’s become apparent that HTC might continue their spread of…
Read MoreFord: Ditching Microsoft For BlackBerry Isn't A Done-Deal
Ford has denied ditching Microsoft for BlackBerry's QNX to power its new in-car infotainment systems, though pointing out that it is "not married" to Microsoft…
Read MoreFacebook Messenger For Windows Gets Axed March 3rd
Facebook's little-loved email service isn't the only service getting shuttered, the social network has confirmed, with Facebook Messenger for Windows also facing the axe. Notifications…
Read MoreWebcam Spy Program Grabbed Secret Stills Of Millions Of Yahoo Users
A clandestine security program run by the UK's surveillance agency GCHQ with the aid of the NSA captured and stored still images of millions of…
Read MoreAdam Driver To Play Darth Vader-Like Villain In New Star Wars Films
Unless you live under a rock, you know that a new film in the Star Wars franchise is in the works. What we know now…
Read MorePolk Audio 4 Shot Headset For Xbox One Lands March 6
There are a lot of gamers out there that only play games wearing headphones. Headphones often let you hear more nuances of the sound in…
Read More2014 Dodge Challenger R/T Shaker Sold Out To Dealers In Four Days
One of the coolest cars that Dodge offers is the Challenger. For 2014, Dodge offers the Challenger R/T with a special shaker hood option. The…
Read MoreMasters Of The Universe Feature Film Reboot Director List Gets Shorter
If you grew up in the 80's, odds are you will have some fond memories of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. The action…
Read MoreGameNow On-Demand Gaming Heads To KDDI Subscribers In Japan
Most cable providers are content to offer on-demand movies and TV shows right now. Japanese cable provider KDDI is getting ready to offer its subscribers…
Read MorePanasonic Bamboo Plant Opal Loudspeaker Has A Diaphragm Made From Leaf Derivatives
Panasonic has been making speakers and other home theater devices for years. Most of those speakers use diaphragms to make sound that are made from…
Read MoreEizo CG277 And CX271 27-Inch ColorEdge Displays Support 10-Bit Color
Not all computer monitors are created equal. A cheap monitor might work for the person who only goes on Facebook and checks email occasionally. A…
Read MoreWiFi Capability Embedded In 68% Of All Consumer Electronics Sold In The US
Just about every electronic device that we buy today has WiFi hardware embedded inside. Our game consoles like the PS3, PS4, Xbox One, and portable…
Read MoreWorld's Oldest Cheese Found Buried With Chinese Mummies
When you think of mummies, odds are you mind goes to Egypt automatically. The Egyptians weren't the only people to mummify their dead in ancient…
Read MoreSurvey Shows Half Of Mobile Game Revenue Is Generated By .15% Of Gamers
A new survey is making the rounds that shows an interesting fact, a tiny amount of mobile gamers account for half of mobile game revenues.…
Read MoreVolvo Concept Estate Isn't Your Mom's Station Wagon
Volvo has announced that it will be rolling out a new concept car at the Geneva Motor Show called the Concept Estate. An estate car…
Read MoreNintendo DS And Wii To Lose Online Play In May
If you are a Nintendo fan that still plays online games on your Wii or DS consoles, Nintendo has some bad news. Nintendo will be…
Read MoreASUS Outs Wired And Wireless Charging Docks For Nexus 7 2013
ASUS has just unveiled a new duo of accessories for the 2013 Nexus 7. Aside from a multi-functional dock, a new Wireless Charging Stand is…
Read MoreLenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Review
Lenovo has rolled out a variety of business-chic ThinkPad laptops over the past few months, as well as the wonderfully flexible Yoga 2 Pro. We've…
Read MoreNokia X Android Phone: Windows Phone Bait For All (Developers Too)
This week we’ve had a chat with Nokia’s Amit Patel, VP of Developer Relations to gain as accurate a perspective of both Nokia and Microsoft’s…
Read MoreSkype Users Can Now Sign Up With Microsoft Account
On the official Skype blog today, Microsoft announced a new sign-up method for those who are new to the service: one's Microsoft account. The new…
Read MoreDolby Reveals How Notable Movie SFX Were Made
Movies are riddled with sound effects, but some have transcended their cinematic boundaries to become a popular cultural staple, a sound effect that is recognizable…
Read MoreSony Restructuring Includes 20 Store Closures
Today in a press announcement, Sony revealed plans to restructure its business, something it is doing in an effort to keep its "competitiveness" in what…
Read MoreTesla Accelerates Gigafactory Plans After $1.6bn Fundraiser
Tesla has announced a surprise $1.6bn convertible notes offering, and plans to use the money to accelerate its Gigafactory project to mass-produce Li-Ion batteries at…
Read MoreSeaOrbiter Hits Crowdfunding Goal
Recall the SeaOrbiter we detailed back in November? It has hit its crowdfunding goal of about $444,700 USD, and as such is destined to set…
Read MoreBitcoin Ban Sought Over Economy Concerns
The future of Bitcoin has become uncertain in recent times, with Mt. Gox finding itself the source of controversy in recent days and its closure…
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy S5: All You Need To Know
As hotly-anticipated smartphones go, the Samsung Galaxy S5 ranked up there alongside the new iPhone, with all eyes on the dominant force in Android handsets…
Read MoreNASA Kepler Mission Discovers 715 New Planets
NASA's Kepler mission has made an exciting discovery and subsequent announcement: the discovery of 715 new planets orbiting 305 stars. Says the space agency, about…
Read MoreGoogle Now Launcher Arrives For Nexus And Google Play Editions
When KitKat arrived, one of its lauded perks was the inclusion of the Google Now launcher, which takes Google's handy feature and makes it easily…
Read MoreSmartphone Growth Slowing Warns IDC (And Emerging Markets Aren't Helping)
The explosive growth of smartphones will slow over the next four years, IDC analysts predict, with Android dominating in bulk but iOS making the most…
Read MoreLogitech ConferenceCam CC3000e Video Conferencing Solution Features Carl Zeiss Optics
Video conferencing is becoming more and more popular in all sorts of business rather than sending people on trips across the country for meetings. Logitech…
Read MoreIBM Wants Watson In A Smartphone With App Challenge
IBM is throwing open the cognitive computing power of Watson to mobile developers, setting up a new challenge to create apps that take advantage of…
Read MoreWacom WILL Wants A Standard Language For Digital Ink
Wacom is aiming to make its digital ink the common standard with the launch of WILL, the Wacom Ink Layer Language, inviting software and hardware…
Read MoreSpritz Targets 1,000wpm Readers On Wearables, Glass And More
Could you comfortably read at 1,000 words per minute? That's what startup Spritz claims, revealing a new reading technology aimed at phones, ereaders, and tablets,…
Read MoreThe New HTC One Is How The 'M8' Will Launch
HTC may not be showing us its new flagship Android smartphone until March 25th, but it has seemingly confirmed the name of the handset codenamed…
Read MoreGoogle Smartwatch Motorola Proto Leaks As OS Launch Tipped Soon
Details of Google's smartwatch development have emerged, along with photos of an old Motorola-made prototype, and whispers that the final version could be unveiled at…
Read MoreNOOK Tablet Refresh This Year As B&N Outsources
Barnes & Noble will launch a new NOOK color tablet later in 2014, the company has confirmed, after losses from the division "narrowed significantly" in…
Read MoreNSA Reform Options Leak As Obama Weighs Phone Tracking
The White House is weighing four possible options for revamping the NSA's phone-surveillance activities, security insiders say, including dumping such monitoring altogether or allowing the…
Read MoreNod To Pay Turns Glass Into Mobile Bitcoin Wallet
A Dutch start-up wants to make Bitcoin payments as easy as nodding your head, with EAZE revealing "Nod to Pay" using Google Glass, the virtual…
Read MoreSamsung Kidrobot Artist Team Appears At MWC 2014: Tilt, The London Police
Just as it was at CES 2014, so too did Samsung team up with Kidrobot to deliver artistic expression to the masses with artists Tilt…
Read MoreOpternative Online Eye Exam Provides A Prescription For Glasses Remotely
If you spend lots of time in front of your computer, you may end up with eyestrain that leaves you wondering if you need glasses.…
Read MoreSquare Pickup App Lets You Order To Go Food Ahead Of Time
Square is a company that has been around for a while now and is known for mobile payments among other things. One of the apps…
Read MoreSamsung Teams With Kidrobot For Live Galaxy Painting With Buff Monster, Woes, Scribe
Samsung has decided to to tap into the collectable artist toys market with Kidrobot this week at CES 2014, inviting several artists to create unique…
Read MoreActivision To Frag Call Of Duty Elite On February 28
The Call of Duty Elite service has been around since 2011. Elite was free for Call of Duty Black Ops II when that game launched…
Read MorePlants Vs. Zombies Garden Warfare Available Now On Xbox One And Xbox 360
Plants vs. Zombies has been around for a while and has proven to be a popular game on multiple platforms. PopCap Games has announced that…
Read MoreBoeing Black Secure Smartphone Hits FCC - Aims At Secure Communications
Boeing is a name that is synonymous with aircraft. We talked about Boeing when the 787-9 Dreamliner completed its maiden voyage in 2013. While most…
Read MoreToshiba TransMemory Pro USB 3.0 Flash Drive Writes At 205MB/s
Toshiba is big in the storage device market. That might not be the first thing we think of when we hear the Toshiba name, but…
Read MoreMakerBot Replicator Mini 3D Desktop Printer Lands This Spring
MakerBot is the company behind one of the most popular 3D printers on the market. The printer is called the MakerBot Replicator 2 and it…
Read MoreGalaxy S5 And Gear 2 SDKs Launch At MWC 2014 Developer Day
Samsung has announced that it has launched the SDKs for two of its new products at MWC 2014 Developer Day. The SDKs that have launched…
Read MoreBentley Continental GT And Flying Spur Updates Add Power And Luxury
Bentley has announced that it will be making updates to its Continental GT and Flying Spur models. The performance updates for the Continental GT Speed…
Read MoreRolls-Royce Drone Cargo Ships Put The Captain On Dry Land
We have heard plenty about autonomous drone aircraft over the years with militaries around the world using these unmanned aircraft every day. We have also…
Read MoreFCC Speed Test App For iOS Helps Track US Broadband Performance
In November of 2013, the FCC launched an app for Android users with the intention of crowd sourcing details about the speed of broadband networks…
Read More2015 Jaguar XF Range To Debut In Geneva
Jaguar has announced that it intends to unveil the 2015 XF range of cars at the Geneva International Motor Show. Jag says that the new…
Read MoreHijacked Twitter Vanity Handle Returned To Owner
Some people have an unhealthy attachment to their Twitter accounts, but for Naoki Hiroshima, it was a matter of tens of thousands of dollars. With…
Read MoreBlackphone Hands-On: High-End Cost For NSA-Era Privacy
If you’re looking for mid-tier scrimping while you’re also in the market for total and complete privacy in all things you do online, you might…
Read MoreMt. Gox CEO Verifies Leaked "Crisis Strategy Draft" Contents
The drama surrounding Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox continues as its CEO is reported to have confirmed the veracity of the Crisis Strategy Draft document leaked…
Read MoreSamsung Exynos 5 2.1 GHz Octa 5422 And Hexa 5260 Announced
At MWC 2014, Samsung has finally taken off the veils from its latest Exynos endeavors. While it might not be the 64-bit processors that people…
Read MoreBill Allowing Cell Phone Use On Any Carrier Passes House
Following DMCA exemptions made in late 2012, unlocking one's cell phone or smartphone for use on a carrier other than the original became illegal around…
Read MoreJoin Us At Plug And Play Wearable Health And Fitness Expo
2014 is the Year of Wearables, and the inaugural Plug and Play Wearable Health and Fitness Expo will be the place to see many of…
Read MorePlayStation Vita Scores Crackle Access
Crackle may not have the brand recognition of Netflix, but it still boasts a solid user base, offering Internet goers and device owners access to…
Read MoreMINI Clubman Concept Hints At Brand's Future
The MINI Clubman Concept was debuted at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, and with it comes hints at what the brand's design future could hold.…
Read MoreOmniVision Unveils Image Sensors For Google's Project Tango
Nearly a week ago, Google introduced its Project Tango, a phone that scans the world in real time and translates it into a 3D map…
Read MoreThief (2014) Review
Released on a number of platforms at once, Thief is a game that - make not mistake about it - is about taking things that…
Read More4 AXYZ 3D-Printed Wood Furniture Enables Embedded Electronics
The continued exploration of 3D printing has resulted in a variety of uses and materials, some of them promising huge breakthroughs in the future, and…
Read MoreXeros Washing Machine Uses Beads To Clean Clothes
We've seen environmentally friendly washing machines in the past, such as the HydroDrive with a 12-minute cycle. Xeros has taken the wraps off its own…
Read MoreSamsung NX Mini Tipped To Offer A Big Sensor In A Tiny Body
Large camera sensors offer image quality that isn't found in cameras with smaller sensors, which are far more common and found in nearly all point-and-shoot…
Read MoreKing Seeks To Abandon US "Candy" Trademark
King, the maker behind Candy Crush Saga, found its purpose in life back in 2012 with the advent of its aforementioned game, which went on…
Read MoreSunSprite Health-Centric Wearable Monitors Light Exposure
We've seen all sorts of wearable devices in recent time, the span of which includes things like stylish safety alerts and hoards of fitness-specific wristbands.…
Read MoreBlueAnt Pump HD Sportsbuds Promise Audiophile Quality For Athletes
BlueAnt has introduced its latest audio offering, the Pump HD Sportsbuds aimed at athletes and fitness enthusiasts. With the earbuds comes Bluetooth connectivity and the…
Read MoreGM Expands Car Recall To 1.37m Over Switch Safety
GM has expanded its huge recall of cars over fears that they could stall while driving or even see the airbags fail to deploy properly,…
Read MorePlayStation 4 Two-Day Sales In Japan Trump PS3
Some unofficial numbers on Sony's PlayStation 4 sales in Japan have surfaced by way of the Japanese website Famitsu, which says in excess of 320,000…
Read MoreMotorola Teases Smartwatch Later In 2014
Motorola is working on a smartwatch for launch in 2014, the company has confirmed, with execs confirming the new wearable during a press conference at…
Read MoreMotorola's Moto Maker International Launch Due Q2
Motorola's Moto Maker customization tool for the Moto X will spread internationally in Q2, the company has confirmed, offering buyers a way to create their…
Read MoreTesla Model S Named Consumer Reports' Best Overall 2014 Top Pick
Consumer Reports has published its 2014 automotive top picks, and the top ten is riddled with well-known models spanning multiple auto makers and automotive types.…
Read MoreSamsung Gear Fit Skips Tizen And Limits 3rd-Party Apps
Samsung's Gear Fit may arguably look the most appealing of the three wearables the company announced yesterday, but Tizen was sacrificed in order to make…
Read MoreApple Patches Mac SSL Loophole With OS X 10.9.2
Apple has released OS X Mavericks 10.9.2 for Mac, patching the SSL security bug as well as bringing with it FaceTime Audio support and individual…
Read MoreApple Outs iBeacon Specs (And They're Android-Agnostic)
Apple has detailed its specifications for iBeacon, its Bluetooth LE indoor location-based services platform, though exact details of the system are still locked down by…
Read MoreBBM Sale A Possibility BlackBerry CEO Admits
BlackBerry's CEO has responded to the sudden interest in BBM, its secure messaging service, after Facebook's $19bn buy of WhatsApp, admitting that he'd be open…
Read MoreBitcoin Exchange Mt.Gox Gives Vague Statement On Currency Woes
Bitcoin exchange Mt.Gox has commented on its sudden and unexpected outage, though the terse statement is unlikely to reassure those who had still hoped to…
Read MoreQplay Auto-Curates Internet Video From TiVo Founders
Qplay, the streaming video box designed by the creators of TiVo, has officially launched, packaging together new and popular online content for what's billed as…
Read MoreGoogle Lobbying Against Glass Driving Bans
Google is fighting back against threats that Glass could be banned from use by drivers, lobbying US state officials in the hope of more nuanced…
Read MoreNetflix Drone 2 Home Spoofs Amazon PrimeAir With DVD Snark
Amazon's PrimeAir drone delivery concept has received its fair share of scorn, but Netflix has waited until now to weigh in with a little snark…
Read MoreSony SmartBand And Lifelog Camera Hands-On
"Log your day, every day" Sony says, hoping that it's the SmartBand SWR10 you choose to do that with, not just a pen and paper.…
Read MoreHennessey Venom GT Sets Speed Record Reaching 270.49 Mph
Over the last year or so, the world of high-end sports cars has been in a bit of a war as different brands vie for…
Read MoreXbox One To Get Twitch Live Gameplay Broadcasting And Other Features
The Xbox One is set to get some new features next month and among them is the ability to stream live games. The live game…
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy S4 Black Edition Hands-On
Just as the Samsung Galaxy S5 is announced, the Samsung Galaxy S4 Black Edition is made available to the public. Here this week at Mobile…
Read MoreAmazon Prime Instant Video & Warner Bros. Bring New Shows To Prime In UK
Amazon has announced that it has signed a new content agreement with Warner Bros. International Television that will span multiple years. The deal will see…
Read MoreHisense Maxe X1 4G Smartphone Rocks 6.8-Inch Screen
Hisense is at MWC 2014 and it has added another massive screen phablet to the smartphone market. The new smartphone is called the Maxe X1…
Read MoreMcAfee Mobile Security Solution For Android Announced At MWC 2014
McAfee announced a new security solution at MWC 2014 that will protect Android users from threats online. McAfee is an Intel company and the new…
Read MorePayPal And Samsung Team For Galaxy S5 Fingerprint Scanner Payment Authentication
PayPal and Samsung have announced that they have teamed up to allow owners of the new Samsung Galaxy S5 smartphone to authenticate payments using their…
Read MoreReSound LiNX Is A Made For iPhone Hearing Aid
Many people in the US and around the world are hard of hearing and need assistive devices. A company called ReSound has unveiled a new…
Read MorePanasonic 5 Rugged Toughpad Aims At Mobile Workers
Panasonic is adding a new rugged mobile device to its toughpad line. The new device is called the Panasonic 5. It features a 5-inch screen…
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy S5 Camera Features Hands-On
Having just been introduced to the Samsung Galaxy S5 itself this week, we’ve decided to dive in on the camera in a bit more detail.…
Read MoreBlackBerry Z3 All-Touch Smartphone Has 5-Inch Screen
BlackBerry has shown off a couple smartphones at MWC 2014 including the Q20 that we talked about earlier. Along with the QWERTY keyboard Q20, BlackBerry…
Read MoreBlackberry Q20 Smartphone To Offer Classic QWERTY Experience
BlackBerry has rolled out a new smartphone at MWC 2014 called the Q20. The device is the latest to run the BlackBerry 10 operating system.…
Read MoreStephen Elop Heads To Microsoft To Take Over Devices And Studios Group
It's no secret that Microsoft has been courting Stephen Elop, the former CEO for Nokia. Elop was said to be on the short list to…
Read MoreGalaxy S5 Processor Detailed: Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 Worldwide
Today Qualcomm has stepped forward to reveal the fact that they will be powering the insides of the Samsung Galaxy S5 with their Qualcomm Snapdragon…
Read MoreBitcoin Exchange Mt. Gox Suddenly Vanishes From The Internet [UPDATE]
The uncertainty and doubt surrounding the bitcoin cryptocurrency continues as the once popular bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox goes offline with nary an explanation. This disappearance…
Read MoreNikon D4S HD-SLR Promises The Best Images In Any Situation
The DSLR market is a highly competitive one, and the relatively newer high-def HD-SLR will probably be even more so. Now Nikon is outing its…
Read MoreNikon Capture NX-D RAW Image Processing Software Now In Free Public Beta
Photography aficionados, both professional and hobbyists, can now get their hands on the Nokia Capture NX-D software for their RAW image editing needs. Starting with…
Read MoreGarmin Xperia Edition App Descends On Sony Xperia Smartphones And SmartWatch 2
Navigation experts Garmin Wuerzburg GmbH has just announced the fruits of their partnership with Sony. The Garmin Xperia Edition collects all the navigation features you'll…
Read MoreLG F70 Gives New Smartphone Users Ease Of Use And LTE Connectivity
Over at the Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona, LG has revealed a new mid-range smartphone, the LG F70. This device is targeted at smartphone…
Read MorePony Botnet Amasses Bounty In Digital Currencies
The Pony botnet has been identified as a digital wallet thief, done so by Trustwave's SpiderLabs, which detailed its findings in a recent blog post.…
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy S5 Hands-On: 16MP And Fingerprint Scanner
Samsung has a new flagship, the Galaxy S5, and we've been spending some time getting to grips with the 5.1-inch Android smartphone. Launched at Samsung's…
Read MoreAptina AR2520HS 25MP Mobile Image Sensor Supports 120 Fps 1080p Recording
While many of the items that are shown off for the first time at MWC each year are new tablets and smartphones, we also see…
Read More"Console Wars" Movie To Chronicle Sega Vs. Nintendo Era
The current generation of young gamers have grown up entrenched in the PlayStation vs. Xbox so-called console wars, something that is fun from a select…
Read MoreFacebook Axes Email Service
Following confirmation earlier today that it recently hired former Ryan Seacrest Productions' worker Sibyl Goldman, the social network has ushered in another change, this one…
Read MoreWiko WAX Hands-On: NVIDIA Tegra 4i Gets Busy
At last year’s Mobile World Congress we saw the NVIDIA Tegra 4i in a smartphone for the first time - a test model made just…
Read MoreThe Amazing Spider-Man 2 "Rise Of Electro" Trailer Arrives
The latest in the growing line of trailers being released for The Amazing Spider-Man 2, "Rise of Electro" arrives with a solid look at Electro,…
Read MoreMoviefone Call-In Service To Shut Down
Joining the list of things starting to make you feel old, Moviefone, the service that allowed movie-goers to call in for show times, will be…
Read MoreFacebook Hires Ryan Seacrest Productions' Sibyl Goldman
Facebook has confirmed to the folks at Variety that it has newly hired former Ryan Seacrest Productions' Sibyl Goldman, who will now work at the…
Read MoreAudi TT 3rd-Gen Teased With Retro Details
Audi has begun teasing the new TT coupe ahead of its official debut at the Geneva Motor Show next month, the third-generation of the car,…
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy S5 And Wearables US Availability Detailed
We've gone hands on with Samsung's new product range at MWC 2014, giving the Galaxy S5, Gear 2, Gear Fit and such a once over.…
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy S5 Camera Features Expanded
This week the folks at Samsung have begun detailing the Samsung Galaxy S5 for everything from its data speed to its camera. With a 16-megapixel…
Read MoreSamsung Now Has 200 Million Galaxy Smartphone Customers
This week in introducing the fifth iteration of their popular Galaxy smartphone line, Samsung’s J.K. Shin suggested that the company now has 200 million customers…
Read MoreAT&T LTE Roaming Expands To 13 Additional Countries
As companies the world over trot out new and upcoming offerings at MWC 2014, AT&T has announced a further expansion of its international LTE Roaming…
Read MoreSamsung Gear Fit Hands-On: Curved AMOLED Health Wearable
Let's be blunt: the Samsung Gear Fit looks just how we were hoping the original Galaxy Gear would in September last year, a sinuous strip…
Read MoreSamsung Gear 2 And Gear 2 Neo Hands-On
Samsung couldn't wait until Unpacked 5 to reveal the new Tizen-powered Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo smartwatches, updating the wearables will heart-rate monitors and…
Read MoreMark Zuckerberg: Internet.org Is "Onramp" To The Web
Mark Zuckerberg's has been talking about Internet.org's plans to get the developing world online, describing the project as "an onramp to the internet" for those…
Read MoreHTC Desire 816 Eyes-On: Aiming For Kingship Of Mid-Tier
With the HTC Desire 816, the company brings on a smartphone that aims to be the king of the middle tier. This does not mean…
Read MoreHTC Desire 610 Revealed As Mid-Range Without Compromise
The smartphone makers at HTC have planted themselves firmly in the world of mid-range devices this week at Mobile World Congress 2014 with two new…
Read MoreHTC Desire 816 Specifications Stack Up As King Of Mid-Tier
This week the folks at HTC have revealed a couple of new devices that will lead up to their next top-notch hero phone: one is…
Read MoreHTC Research: Good Design Makes Happy Consumers
The folks at HTC have done a scientific study which they suggest leads them to believe that good design makes us happy. In a scientific…
Read MoreBBM For Windows Phone Coming Summer 2014
BBM, BlackBerry's instant-messaging service, will arrive on Windows Phone over the summer, the Canadian company has confirmed, as it tries to further push the app…
Read MoreXbox One Price Slashed For UK Alongside Titanfall
Microsoft has cut the price of the Xbox One, bringing the console down to £399.99 in the UK as of the end of this month.…
Read MoreXbox One Titanfall Bundle Due March
Microsoft has put a new Xbox One bundle which includes a free copy of Titanfall up for preorder, with the new limited-edition deal due for…
Read MoreSpotify For Windows Phone Update To Bring Radio & More
Spotify will add personalized Radio support, along with its Browse and Discover features, to its Windows Phone 8 app this Spring, the streaming music company…
Read MoreMicrosoft, Nokia & Android: The Oddest Of Bedfellows
There's no small amount of irony in Microsoft, locked in a fierce battle to claw smartphone market share from Google, buying Nokia and getting a…
Read MoreSony Xperia Z2 Tablet Hands-On
In an effort to keep the quality spread brought on by the Sony Xperia Z last year to the tablet world, Sony introduced the Sony…
Read MoreZTE Grand Memo II LTE Has 6-Inch Screen And 7.2mm Thick Body
ZTE has gone official with its latest smartphone called the Grand Memo II LTE at MWC 2014. The phone has been rumored for a while…
Read MoreNokia X Hands-On
In many ways, the Nokia X is the Finnish smartphone we've been waiting for. Eye-catching design, a ridiculously competitive price, and running Android, it's hard…
Read MoreNokia X+ And XL Made Surprise Appearances At MWC 2014
Nokia is on hand at MWC 2014 and the company is rolling out a number of new devices. We have already talked about one of…
Read MoreNokia XL Hands-On
This week Nokia revealed their long-awaited Android smartphone in the Nokia X - and surprised us with a Nokia XL as well. This device roll…
Read MoreSanDisk Unveils 128GB microSDXC Card At MWC 2014
SanDisk is on hand at MWC 2014 and it has rolled out the world's highest capacity microSDXC memory card. The new memory card has 128GB…
Read MoreEricsson And Philips Connected LED Streetlights Provide Cities With Mobile Broadband
Ericsson and Philips have announced that they have teamed up on a connected smart LED light program that will bring green lighting and mobile broadband…
Read MoreRedesigned 2015 Ford Focus Gets 1.0L EcoBoost In The US
Ford has gone official with the redesigned 2015 Focus. The car gets a new design on the exterior and a revamped interior as well. The…
Read MoreFujitsu Unveils Prototype Haptic Sensory Tablet And Stylistic S01 Smartphone Successor
Fujitsu has announced that it has developed an interesting sounding prototype haptic sensory tablet. The haptic sensory tablet is able to provide a sense of…
Read MoreSony Xperia Z2 Tablet Arrives As World's First Waterproof Slate
In what Sony suggests is the world’s first (larger than 8-inch) waterproof tablet, the Xperia Z2 Tablet is born. This machine works with a 10.1-inch…
Read MoreSony Xperia M2 Specifications Show Mid-Tier Z-Line Competitor
This week we’re about to see the Sony Xperia M2 for the first time at Mobile World Congress 2014. This device works with a 4.8-inch…
Read MoreNokia Asha 230 Hands-On
We've always had a soft-spot for Nokia's Asha range here at SlashGear, and the Asha 230 is no different, an even smaller, more affordable point…
Read MoreNokia X Official: Android For The Sub-Lumia Masses
The rumors are true: Nokia has an Android phone, and it's the Nokia X. Intended to sit in-between Lumia and Asha Touch, the Nokia X…
Read MoreNokia Asha 230 And Nokia 220 Push OneDrive To Next Billion
Nokia keeps hacking away at the so-called next billion mobile users, and now the Finnish company wants to get them hooked up to the cloud…
Read MoreNVIDIA Tegra 4i's First Smartphone: Wiko WAX
This morning we’re to understand that NVIDIA has paired up with their first partner for the NVIDIA Tegra 4i smartphone chip for the first time.…
Read MoreSony SmartBand Starts Lifelogging From March
Sony has confirmed launch plans for its "Core" fitness wearable revealed at CES last month, now dubbed the Sony SmartBand SWR10 and expected to hit…
Read MoreQualcomm Snapdragon 610/615 Bring 64-Bit Octacore To Midrange
Octacore mobile chips are usually the preserve of flagship phones and tablets, but Qualcomm is aiming to bring an abundance of cores to the midrange…
Read MoreQualcomm Snapdragon 801 Chip Targets Mobile Flagships
We've seen some fast smartphones here at MWC 2014 but they're going to get even faster if Qualcomm has its way, with the launch of…
Read MoreCanon Reported To Bow Out Of Budget Digital Camera Market
Yet another camera manufacturer partially calls it quits in face of the onslaught of smartphones. Accoring to the Nikkan Kogyo, Canon has decided to let…
Read MoreHBO Silicon Valley Season 1 Trailer Goes Live
What do you do when you're part of a species that always get their behinds handed over to them? You build a startup, of course!…
Read MoreLenovo S660 Smartphone Hands-On: Mid-Range Hero
Lenovo is bringing on some significant smartphone heat to the global market this week at Mobile World Congress 2014. Today we’re getting our hands on…
Read MoreLenovo S860 Hands-On: With Battery To Spare
With the Lenovo S860 we’re seeing a smartphone that’s extremely similar to the S850 save a few key points. First, you’re working with a metal…
Read MoreLenovo S850 Smartphone Hands-On: Glassy Power
The team at Lenovo is bringing on smartphones galore this week at Mobile World Congress 2014, and today we’re having a peek at the glass-covered…
Read MoreLenovo S850 And S860 Smartphones Bring Ultra-Long Battery Life, Quad-Core Processors
In addition to the S660 unveiled today, Lenovo has also introduced its S850 and S860 smartphones, both of which bring quad-core processors and their own…
Read MoreLenovo S660 Smartphone Unveiled With 4.7" Display And Quad-Core Processor
Among the many offerings that will be showcased throughout Mobile World Congress 2014, Lenovo will be giving a look at its newly announced smartphones, one…
Read MoreMediaTek MT6732 SoC Jumps On The 64-Bit Bandwagon
With the mobile chip wars slowly heading towards the 64-bit architecture, it was only a matter of time before MediaTek outed its own budget-conscious offering.…
Read MoreHuawei Ascend G6 4G Pushes 150Mbps To Mainstream
Huawei's Mobile World Congress showing isn't all about skinny tablets and transforming wearables, with the company also bringing along the Ascend G6 4G smartphone, too.…
Read MoreHuawei MediaPad X1 May Be The Android Tablet To Beat
Huawei has revealed its latest tablet, the MediaPad X1, billed as the lightest and slimmest Android slate around, to the point where the Chinese company…
Read MoreWoman In Spain Convicted For Tweets Threatening Politicians
Internet savvy might be catching up with Spain's political machinery but it may not be in an entirely good way. A 21 year old woman…
Read MoreSlashGear Is At MWC 2014!
SlashGear is in Barcelona for Mobile World Congress 2014, and while we're primarily here for new devices like Samsung's Galaxy S5 and Nokia's X, it's…
Read MoreNVIDIA Tegra 4 Benchmarking And Hands-On With Phoenix
This week we've had the opportunity to take a peek at the NVIDIA Tegra 4 quad-core processor inside both a couple of tablets and the…
Read MoreHP ElitePad 1000 G2 Hands-On: One Massive Tablet And Accessory System
This week the folks at HP’s tablet department have unveiled the HP ElitePad 1000 G2, a 10.1-inch tablet made for the business world - with…
Read MoreAlcatel OneTouch Pop Fit Demands To Be Considered A Wearable
Alcatel certainly knows what a proper wearable device is - the company's BOOMBand fitness tracker proves that - but it's also hoping you'll believe its…
Read MoreGlass Gets GoPro Video Streaming With Hindsight
Google Glass wearers can now stream video directly from their GoPro sports cameras, thanks to a new app that hooks up the WiFi-enabled camera to…
Read MoreHP Pavilion x360 Hands-On: Beats Audio Gets Flippable
This week in Barcelona we’ve had the opportunity to get a look at the HP Pavilion x360, a convertible PC that works as a tablet,…
Read MoreFord To Ditch Microsoft For BlackBerry In Cars Say Insiders
Ford will ditch Microsoft in favor of BlackBerry to power its next-generation infotainment systems, inside sources claim, switching to QNX for increasingly complex car multimedia…
Read MoreLenovo Yoga Tablet 10 HD+ Hands-On
This week the folks at Lenovo have revealed the Yoga Tablet 10 HD+, and today we’re getting out first hands-on experience with the machine. This…
Read MoreLenovo Yoga Tablet 10 HD+ Arrives With Full HD Display
Lenovo has announced its latest Yoga offering, the Lenovo Yoga Tablet 10 HD+, a three-mode device that builds upon the maker's original Yoga Tablet foundation.…
Read MoreNetflix And Comcast Ink Deal To Stop Streaming Headache
Netflix will pay Comcast for speedy access to the cable company's customers, it's been revealed, with a long-term deal to settle the sluggish streaming many…
Read MoreHP Pavilion x360 Official: Tablet, Notebook, Convertible
This week HP has revealed the HP Pavilion x360, a convertible tablet PC that allows the user to work with a variety of use-case abilities.…
Read MoreTizen Stumbles As Hardware Fails To Appear
Tizen may have two new smartwatches to its name, but the open-source OS is still struggling to convince the mobile world that it's the best…
Read MoreHP ElitePad 1000 G2 64-Bit Business Tablet Arrives Next Month
In addition to the ProPad 600 introduced today, HP has rolled out the red carpet for its 'total business solution' slate, the HP ElitePad 1000…
Read MoreGoogle Project Tango Demo Shows Just What 3D Mapping Can Do
Google's 200 Project Tango developer devices may only have just revealed their 3D-sensing smartphone abilities, but one company already tinkering with the sensor-packed handsets has…
Read MoreHuawei TalkBand B1 Wearable Packs Pull-Out Headset
The wearables market is getting crowded, so Huawei is adding a pull-out Bluetooth headset to its new TalkBand B1 wristband to better differentiate it. Announced…
Read MoreLG G2 Mini Hands-On
LG hasn't just brought the huge G Pro 2 to Barcelona, but its much smaller G2 mini as well, the shrunken version of the LG…
Read MoreLG G Pro 2 Hands-On
LG has brought its new phablet, the LG G Pro 2, to MWC 2014, and we've been getting to grips with the 5.9-inch Android smartphone…
Read MoreWindows Phone Qualcomm Spread: LG, Foxconn On Board
This week Microsoft’s miniature press conference at Mobile World Congress 2014 had Joe Belfiore speaking up about a variety of topics, not least of all…
Read MorePlantronics Voyager Edge Hands-On
Plantronics' latest Bluetooth headset, the Voyager Edge, wants to be all things to all people. Slotting into the company's Voyager range - known for their…
Read MorePlantronics BackBeat FIT Sports Headset Hands-On
Plantronics has brought its latest sports stereo Bluetooth headset to MWC 2014, promising no tangled cords and up to eight hours of music playback. Following…
Read MoreFacebook Messenger Coming To Windows Phone 8
This week in Barcelona, Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore suggested that the spread of Windows Phone 8 across the planet is leading in to a greater app…
Read MoreGoogle Smartwatch Tipped By June With Google Now Focus
Google is targeting a March release for its own smartwatch, a Bluetooth LE wearable designed to work alongside an Android smartphone, though insiders on the…
Read MoreWindows 8.1 Update Detailed For Spring Release
A new update this year coming for Windows 8.1 was announced this week by Microsoft’s Joe Belfiore. He made clear at Mobile World Congress 2014…
Read MoreMWC 2014: The Phones, Tablets & Wearables To Expect
Mobile World Congress is upon us again, the cellularly-centric Barcelona show expected to see Nokia reveal its first Android device, Samsung its latest Galaxy flagship…
Read MoreSamsung Gear 2 And Gear 2 Neo Smartwatches Official
Samsung has revealed two new smartwatches, the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo, refining its original Galaxy Gear wearable and ditching Android for Tizen in…
Read MoreApple Admits Mac Has Same Security Flaw As Patched On iOS
Apple will release a Mac update "very soon" that will address a newly-identified OS X security loophole that could allow hackers to remotely access sensitive…
Read MoreAmazon Streamer And Spring Apple TV Tipped In Best Buy Leak
Amazon's widely-anticipated set-top box and what could be a refreshed Apple TV have been tipped for a spring launch according to a leaked Best Buy…
Read MoreApple And Samsung Back To Court As Mediation Fails
Apple and Samsung are headed back to court next month, after attempts at negotiating a settlement over ongoing patent infringement disputes in the US failed.…
Read MoreVenezuelan Government Shuts Down Internet In Wake Of Protests
Don’t expect one whole heck of a lot of tweets coming out of Venezuela in the immediate future as President Nicolas Maduro’s government has shut…
Read MoreWindows Prices Tipped To Drop For Manufacturers
In a bid against rival software, Microsoft plans to slash Windows 8.1 by 70-percent of its typical price tag -- for manufacturers, that is. The…
Read MoreFacebook Mobile Highlights Feature Aggregates The Notable
In the newly released iOS 7.0 app update, Facebook silently slipped in a new feature under the new People tab called "Highlights". The feature does…
Read MoreWillow Garage Shut Down In January
Willow Garage, a research lab focused on robotics with many notable achievements under its belt, shut down last month, reports Bloomberg. The business decision was…
Read MoreAirbnb Requires Installed Detectors By Year's End
Airbnb is the industrious service by which hosts can offer travelers a place to stay, eschewing hotels altogether and sometimes proving more homey. By the…
Read MoreDogecoins Illicitly Mined On Harvard Supercomputing Cluster
Dogecoins, the cryptocurrency that arose to a degree of unexpected popularity in recent times, was mined without permission on Harvard's supercomputing cluster, it has been…
Read MoreApple Pushes iOS 7.0.6 To Fix Security Hole
Digital security is never properly appreciated until it fails in some way, something that could potentially lead to online accounts being compromised and sensitive data…
Read MoreComcast And Netflix Tipped In Peering Agreement
Those of us using Comcast have been subjected to fairly poor quality on Netflix for that nice after-dinner movie, something that prompted numerous complaints (and…
Read MoreOculus Rift Production Stalls Over Parts Shortage
The company behind the Oculus Rift revealed on Reddit today that due to a shortage of unspecified components, production of the device has been temporarily…
Read MoreFacebook Bereavement Policy Changed For Dead Users' Pages
Facebook is changing how it deals with the profiles of social network users who die, memorializing their timelines while also allowing family and friends to…
Read MoreFitbit Recalls Force Over Skin Irritation Complaints
Fitbit is halting sales of its Force flagship fitness tracker, and recalling all existing units already on users' wrists, after a spate of skin irritation…
Read MoreApple Buys Burstly For TestFlight iOS Dev Tool
Apple has snapped up iOS app beta test service TestFlight, commonly used by developers to give early access to new iPhone and iPad software ahead…
Read MoreNissan-Renault Delays EV Targets After "Slower" Sales
Nissan-Renault has scaled back its electric car ambitions, pushing its 1.5m global goals for worldwide EV sales to 2020 after conceding that its original 2016…
Read MoreHas Casual Gaming Killed The AAA Blockbuster Console Game?
The sheer amount of excitement surrounding Titanfall is enough to annoy any old-school, crotchety gamer like me who has watched the mighty fall and the…
Read MoreAmazon Set-Top Box Tipped For March Release
Amazon's much-rumored set-top box, which would challenge Apple TV, Roku, and Chromecast among others, is targeting a March launch, new rumors suggest, after the retailer…
Read MoreBBM Stickers Added As BlackBerry Tries For IM Teen Favor
BlackBerry has added stickers to BBM, in a further attempt to push the instant messaging service among teen users. Featuring in the freshly-launched BBM Shop,…
Read MoreiPhone Still Dominates US Says NPD (With Phablets The Losers)
Suggestions that Apple needs to make a big-screen iPhone if it wants to stay relevant in the US may be premature, NPD data indicates, with…
Read MoreSteve Jobs Postage Stamp Due 2015
Steve Jobs will be featured on a 2015 collectable postage stamp, a new leak suggests, with the former Apple CEO one of a number of…
Read MoreSlashGear Morning Wrap-Up 2/21/14: Galaxy S5, Xbox Update, HTC Desire
This morning we’re about to head to Mobile World Congress 2014, but not before we grab a bunch of pre-show news blasts, of course. First…
Read MoreJolla Sailfish OS Launching As A Launcher To Invade Android
This week the folks behind the smartphone hardware and software brand Jolla have decided they’d be invading the world through Android. Before Sailfish 1.0 is…
Read MoreNVIDIA Tegra NOTE 7 LTE Adds 4G To Stylus-Slate
NVIDIA has added LTE to its Tegra NOTE 7 tablet, with the Tegra NOTE 7 LTE set to take the previously WiFi-only Android slate online…
Read MoreMicrosoft Invites Select Xbox One Owners To Beta Test Update
Microsoft has announced that it is looking for Xbox One owners to preview the next update for the console. The next update will land in…
Read MoreHonda Unveils Special Edition CR-V In Black Or White For The UK
Honda has announced that it is rolling out a special edition of the CR-V SUV for drivers in the UK. The special edition of the…
Read MoreAmazon Prime And LOVEFiLM To Combine In UK Next Week
Amazon has announced a significant change for its streaming movie and video services in the UK is coming next week. Amazon will be combining its…
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy Camera 2 And NX30 SMART Camera Get Pricing And Available Date
Samsung went official with two of its new cameras during CES last month. The new cameras include the NX30 SMART camera and the Galaxy Camera…
Read MoreFantastic Four Cast Picked As Film Gears Up For Summer 2015 Launch
Super hero movies have been huge the last few years thanks in part to flicks like Iron Man, The Avengers, and Capitan America. Prior to…
Read MoreSamsung Unpacked Trailer Teases Galaxy S5 Unveil
The rumors of what Samsung is going to be showing off at MWC 2014 next week have been flying for months. Samsung has been not…
Read MoreOpera Unveils Sponsored Web Pass For Mobile Internet Access
Opera has announced a way for mobile data consumers to get free access to the web while on the go. The new offering is called…
Read MoreVW Golf GTE Plug-In Hybrid Goes 31 Miles On Electricity Alone
Volkswagen has officially unveiled the new plug-in hybrid Golf GTE compact car. The GTE has an all-electric driving range of 31 miles. The car is…
Read MoreHTC Desire 8 Pics Surface Ahead Of MWC 2014 Unveil
HTC plans to unveil the new Desire 8 officially at MWC 2014 next week. Ahead of that official debut of the smartphone, HTC is offering…
Read MoreJolla Sailfish OS 1.0 Is Ready To Go Global
Jolla has announced that its long anticipated sailfish OS has reached version 1.0. With the operating system reaching the version 1.0 mark, it is now…
Read MoreGoogle Sued By ART+Com Innovationpool Over Google Earth Patent Infringement
Google has found itself at the center of another patent infringement suit. This time the patent suit was filed against Google by a company called…
Read MoreOral-B To Roll Out Bluetooth Enabled Smart Toothbrush
Oral-B has been taking the toothbrush high tech for a while now. Way back in 2007 we talked about a toothbrush from Oral-B that had…
Read MoreYouTube Ushers In New Design
On the company's blogspot today, YouTube announced a couple of changes, most notable among them being a redesign that aims to accommodate screen sizes of…
Read MoreStudy Turns Selfies Into A Science
Seflies -- images one takes of him or herself, often with the front-facing camera on their smartphone -- has become a digital world staple so…
Read MoreT-Mobile Adds Cellphones To International Calling Add-On
T-Mobile USA has tweaked its Stateside International Talk & Text calling add-on, adding a new tier of service that drops its limitation that international numbers…
Read MoreLacie Begins Shipping First External 5TB Hard Drive
Lacie has begun shipping the industry's first external hard drive with a 5TB capacity, providing ample storage for one's media center, project station, or other…
Read MoreA Google Now HTC Smartwatch Could Conquer Context
HTC, so the rumor machine goes, is readying its first smartwatches, at least one of which is said to pipe Google Now directly to the…
Read MoreHTC One 2 (M8) Specifications In Short Supply At FCC
It’s nearly time for the next HTC One to be released in a reboot only 2014 could handle, and the device has hit the FCC.…
Read MoreA4WP Dell Wireless Charging For Laptops Incoming
Shortly after the folks at A4WP announced they’d be teaming up with another one of the major wireless standards (A4DP + PMA)> this month, they’ve…
Read MoreNokia Lumia Icon Review
Verizon has needed a new Windows Phone 8 flagship, and Nokia was the obvious choice to deliver it. Don't mistake the Lumia Icon for a…
Read MoreGoogle Project Tango Will 3D Map The Whole World With hiDOF
Today Google announced Project Tango, delivered first as a smartphone that’s able to scan the world around it in real time. This phone knows its…
Read MoreGoogle Project Tango: 200 Phones With 3D Sensors For Room-Scanning
This week the experimental developer-aimed group known as Google ATAP - aka Advanced Technology and Projects (skunkworks) have announced Project Tango. They’ve suggested Project Tango…
Read MoreArchos Expands Off-Contract Lines For MWC 2014
This week the folks at Archos have let it be known that they’re not about to stop producing low-cost smartphones and tablets for the masses.…
Read MoreCall Of Duty: Ghosts: Customization Packs Get Ducky
Today Call of Duty: Ghosts will be updated with a collection of "customization packs" that allow the user to see their gear covered with oddities.…
Read MoreCall Of Duty: Ghosts Onslaught DLC Gameplay: Aliens And Michael Meyers
In the first of four Call of Duty: Ghosts DLC packs from the folks at Infinity Ward have ushered in this season, oddities are being…
Read MoreWindows Phone's Cortana Near Shipped: Microsoft's Siri Onboard
If what’s said today about Microsoft turns out to be true tomorrow, Windows Phone users may be following the bouncing ball sooner than later. Foretold…
Read MoreSlashGear Morning Wrap-Up 2/20/14: Xbox One Remote, Facebook Buys WhatsApp
This morning one of the stories you’ll see trampled by bits of information like Facebook’s buy of WhatsApp and the new Xbox One remote is…
Read MoreBroadcom Location Chip Promises Longer Wearables And True-AR
Location-based services and contextual augmented-reality on your smartglasses is fun, but not if they drain power so fast you only get a couple of hours…
Read MoreFeenix Aria Creators Bash All Legacy Gaming Headphones
The folks at Feenix are ramping up their gaming efforts with a pair of high-end headphones with embedded mic this week with the Aria. This…
Read MoreLG G2 Mini Packs 4.7-Inch Screen And Android 4.4 KitKat
Fans of LG smartphones will be glad to hear that another device has been announced. The new smartphone is the LG G2 Mini. As the…
Read MoreSamsung GALAXY Camera 2 And NX30 Release In USA Imminent
Today the folks at Samsung responsible for cameras and photography equipment have let it be known that the Samsung GALAXY Camera 2 and the NX30…
Read MoreXbox One Media Remote Official For March
The latest Xbox One accessory has been revealed, Microsoft's Xbox One Media Remote, better integrating the console into the living room as an multimedia system…
Read MoreFederal License Plate Reader Database Sought By Homeland Security
This week a job listing posted by the Department of Homeland Security has suggested that they’re aiming for a Federal License Plate Reader Database in…
Read MoreArmatix iP1 Smart Gun Only Fires If User Is Wearing A Special Watch
Firearm safety is a big deal for every one around the country. People have to keep guns out of the reach of children and keep…
Read MoreT-Mobile CEO Legere Subtly Compares BlackBerry To MySpace
Most corporate CEOs are reserved and aren’t apt to say what they think. I always find it refreshing when a company has a CEO that…
Read MoreGarmin Fenix 2 Multisport GPS Watch With Smartphone Connectivity Unveiled
Garmin has announced a new GPS watch called the fenix 2. The fenix2 is an update to the original fenix watch that launched back in…
Read MoreElon Musk Confirms Talks With Apple Happened
A few days ago, we mentioned that rumors were going around that Apple and Tesla had held talks. Rumors pointed to the talks being a…
Read MoreVolvo Roam Delivery Service Will Bring Groceries To The Car
Volvo has announced that it will be on hand at MWC 2014 next week to show off its Roam Delivery service. Volvo says that this…
Read MoreDonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Hits Wii U February 21
Nintendo has several iconic characters in the video game world that have been around since the early days of gaming. These are characters like Mario…
Read MoreHTC Smartwatch To Be Shown Off At MWC 2014 Based On Toq
Rumors are circulating that smartphone maker HTC plans to show off a new smartwatch at MWC 2014 in Spain next week. The rumors come from…
Read MoreD-Link DCS-2330L Outdoor HD Wireless Camera Supports 720p Resolution
Networking company D-Link has announced that it has a new outdoor wireless cloud camera that is now shipping. The camera is called the DCS-2330L Outdoor…
Read MoreSatechi F1 Smart Monitor Stand Packs USB Ports And Headphone/mic Ports
When it comes to working comfortably on a computer, people are willing to spend some big money for keyboards, mice, and other peripherals that are…
Read MoreAcer E3 And Z4 Unveiled With New Liquid UI
Acer has unveiled a couple new budget smartphones including the Liquid Z4 and the higher-end Liquid E3. Both of the devices are aimed at people…
Read MoreMicrosoft Office Online Replaces Office Web Apps
Microsoft has announced a change today for its Office Web Apps. Those Office Web Apps have been around for a long time now. Microsoft has…
Read MoreKopin Pupil Hands-On: Glass Tech Without Geek Looks
Kopin has revealed its latest wearable system, Pupil, a combination of a micro-display and voice control noise-cancellation system the company hopes will eventually be used…
Read MoreSony HD Pico Projector Module Offers Free-Focus Functionality
Pico projectors, such as the Shine above, offer projection in a smaller form factor than traditional projectors, and as technology improves, they are more able…
Read MoreUniversity Of Maryland Hacker Nabs SS# Trove
In a statement on the university's website today, University of Maryland President Wallace Loh revealed a security breach resulting in hundreds of thousands of compromised…
Read MoreFIN Wearable Turns Palm Into Keypad
Wearables have largely revolved around smartglasses and smartwatches, but slowly other wearable items are cropping up, among them being the Bluetooth safety alert jewelry we…
Read MoreTinder Vulnerability Provided Precise User Location
The dating app Tinder suffered a pretty big vulnerability that left users' precise location open to snoops and other ne'er-do-wells. The issue was discovered by…
Read MoreTwitter Lie Detector Is In Development
Have you ever told a fable on Twitter, perhaps for humor's sake or as an accidental faux pas? Ever retweeted something, only to later discover…
Read MoreAereo Must Shut Down In Utah And Colorado, Court Rules
Aereo, the startup company that utilizes broadcast signals to provide users with TV over the Internet, has had a lot of success in its short…
Read MoreWurm MMORPG Provider Offers Bounty For DDoSer's Conviction
Wurm Online is an MMORPG that was recently brought to its knees by a DDoS attack after an update, causing it to go offline. The…
Read MoreGoogle I/O 2014 Sign-Up To Be Random: June 25-26th In SF
It’s just 126 days until Google I/O 2014, the company’s annual developers conference that’ll once again be taking place at Moscone West (aka the Moscone…
Read MoreTesla Financial Q4 Results In Record Model S Sales
This afternoon Tesla shared the results of their financial fourth quarter for 2013, making clear their successes in selling their electric Model S vehicle worldwide.…
Read MoreiOS 7 Game Emulator Brings Game Boy To iPhone Without Jailbreak
Not to be out-done by the Jailbreak-only emulators of gaming consoles of the past, the developer behind GBA4iOS has created a release of his Game…
Read MoreBonnaroo Streaming Video To Xbox: Skipping The Mess
Supposing you've never been to Bonnaroo before, you might not know what it means to be part of "the Bonnaroo experience" - it's unique, to…
Read MoreNASA Captures Supernova Star Secrets On Camera
NASA has captured the first images of a star's supernova remains, having snapped the burst of radioactive material from the death hundreds of years ago…
Read MoreSamsung Slams iPhone Size With Galaxy Note 3 Side-By-Side
It should come as no surprise at this point that Samsung’s television video spots regarding the smartphone and tablet world are - at least in…
Read MoreOneDrive Gives Extra 100GB To First 100,000 Users Post-Rebrand
Microsoft is giving OneDrive early adopters a 100GB bonus for checking out the newly-renamed cloud storage service, after having rebranded globally earlier today. The promotion,…
Read MoreFalcon Northwest Tiki Review
The Falcon Northwest Tiki is a custom-built pre-constructed gaming PC that emphasizes both a radically small form factor and high performance processing power. We had…
Read MoreGoogle Fiber Spread: 34 Cities In 9 Metro Areas Up For Bid
Today Google has let it be known that a collection of cities and metropolitan areas will be ready to roll for Google Fiber sooner than…
Read MoreNew Google Maps Exits Preview With Features For All
Google is bringing its latest version of Google Maps out of beta and pushing it to the public, with better integration of search results, smarter…
Read MoreFCC Isn't Giving Up On Net Neutrality
The FCC has outlined its reworked plan to achieve net neutrality, following its defeat in the federal courts last month, including the possibility of reclassifying…
Read MoreT-Mobile iPhone Ad Targets BlackBerry Owners: "Outrage" Ensues
Supposing you’re a die-hard BlackBerry user and you’ve seen the T-Mobile USA advertisement released this week targeting you directly, you may feel puzzled. This advertisement…
Read MoreiTunes Festival At SXSW Sees Apple Concert Streaming Hit US
Apple has brought its iTunes Festival to the US for the first time, announcing that it will be streaming concerts across five nights at SXSW…
Read MoreSlashGear Morning Wrap-Up 2/19/14: HTC One, Range Rover, Xbox One Bug
This morning we’re ramping up towards Mobile World Congress 2014 with chatter of a brand new LG G2 Mini. This device works with a (surprisingly…
Read MoreUbuntu Phones From Meizu And Bq In 2014 Canonical Promises
The first Ubuntu phones will be launched later in 2014 by Meizu and bq, Canonical has confirmed, along with an unspecified number of carriers also…
Read MoreSQUA(RED) Square Special Edition Dongle Helps AIDS Research
Mobile payments provider Square has launched a charitable version of its dongle to help AIDS research, with the SQUA(RED) Reader coming in bright red as…
Read MoreTitanfall Beta Down Tonight: Done Until March 11th
One of the most popular Beta runs for a game in recent history will be coming to an end tonight. Titanfall Beta codes are no…
Read MoreFlappy Bird In A Box Takes Addictive Game Into The Real World
Flappy Bird may be dead, at least the original version of the ridiculously-addictive game, but that hasn't stopped the copycats and clones, including this real-world…
Read MoreAmazon Coins Virtual Currency Spreads To Regular Android Devices
Amazon has opened up its virtual currency, Amazon Coins, for use across all Android devices, having originally limited it to its own Kindle Fire tablets.…
Read MoreDOOM 4 Beta Codes Release With Wolfenstein Pre-Orders
Today the next generation of DOOM has been brought on in Beta form. This game will be released first with boxed copies of the game…
Read MoreHTC One 2 M8: This Is (Essentially) It
Today we’re getting a glimpse of what will (essentially) be the final construct of the next HTC One. While we’re not entirely sure about the…
Read MoreForza Motorsport 5 Gets Road America Track Add-On
If you are a fan of the Forza franchise, some good news was announced this week. Microsoft announced that the Forza Motorsport 5 game has…
Read MoreMegaupload Search Warrant Deemed Legal In Kim Dotcom Arrest
The legal saga of Megaupload and its founder Kim Dotcom has been going on for a long time now. Earlier in the case, the warrant…
Read MoreWindows Phone 8.1 Swipe Keyboard Featured In Leaked Video
Microsoft hasn’t gone official with Windows Phone 8.1 yet, but we have already heard about some of the features that the OS update will bring…
Read MoreNEC Launches M332XS And M352WS Short Throw Projectors
NEC has rolled out a pair of new projectors that fall into the M Series short throw projector range. Short throw projectors are able to…
Read MoreYamaha YAS-103 Sound Bar Supports Bluetooth Streaming And Smartphone App Control
Yamaha has been making sound bars and other audio products for a number of years. The last audio gear we talked about that wore the…
Read MoreRange Rover Evoque Autobiography Models Offer More Luxury And Performance
One of the best looking SUVs that Range Rover has produced in a long time is the new Evoque. The smaller SUV comes in a…
Read MoreXbox One Update Bug Acknowledged By Microsoft, Fix Is Coming
Back on February 11, we mentioned that the Xbox One update had been delayed, though the details of what the update would bring were unveiled.…
Read MoreNokia Treasure Tag Keeps Track Of Your Stuff Using NFC Or Bluetooth
Nokia has gone official with the introduction of its latest gadget called the Treasure Tag. We talked about the Treasure Tag device back in July…
Read MoreMicrosoft OneDrive Now Available Globally On All Major Platforms
We mentioned back in late January that Microsoft had been forced to rebrand its cloud storage system from SkyDrive to OneDrive. That move came after…
Read MoreArtemis pCell Technology Gives Users Their Own Wireless Internet Bubble
As smartphones and tablets land in the hands and bags of more and more people. users start consuming more amounts of data than a network…
Read More2015 Ford Expedition Ditches 5.4L V8 For EcoBoost
Ford has revealed the 2015 Expedition, an updated version of its SUV with the 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine from the F-Series trucks under the hood, and…
Read MoreGuardians Of The Galaxy First Trailer Expands Upon 15-Second Teaser
Trailers for much-anticipated movies are becoming as much of a tease as event invites and yet-to-be-released game screenshots. The Guardians of the Galaxy movie is…
Read MoreLinksys Business Wireless-N300 And N600 Access Points Launch This Month
Linksys Business is kicking off its business networking product lineup expansion with the announcement of two new wireless access points, both of which are aimed…
Read MoreNVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti Review
With the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 and 750 Ti comes the company’s first implementation of their 1st generation Maxwell GPU architecture. Maxwell brings what NVIDIA…
Read MoreCuff Merges Fashion And Tech With Bluetooth Jewelry
Wearable technology has quickly gained traction over the past couple years, and consumers now have access to a variety of wristband-based items: smartwatches and fitness…
Read MoreFacebook Must Follow Germany's Data Protection Law, Rules Court
The Higher Court of Berlin has ruled in favor of a 2012 court finding that Facebook has run afoul of German data protection law, and…
Read MoreHulu Names Tian Lim New CTO
Today in a blog post on the company's website, Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins named the company's new upcoming Chief Technology Officer, Tian Lim. Lim isn't…
Read MoreTitanfall Monsters Incoming: You'll Not Just Be Fighting Bots And Humans
If you found the Titanfall Beta exciting, the full game promises to take everything up an extra notch, at least according to The Art of…
Read MoreSamsung Tizen-Powered Galaxy Gear Range For MWC Tipped
Samsung may bring more than one new smartwatch to Mobile World Congress next week as part of its Galaxy Gear wearable refresh, reports suggest, with…
Read MoreCandy Crush Creator King Files For US IPO
King, the company behind the massively popular Candy Crush Saga, filed for IPO in the US today, doing so on hopes that its sugar-laden success…
Read MoreGoogle Glass Etiquette List Suggests You "Don't Be Creepy Or Rude"
The team responsible for shaping the social impact of Google Glass on society - or so it would seem - have revealed a list of…
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy S5 To Benefit From Wide-FOV LEDs
A number of LEDs have been introduced by Samsung today, the lot of which will almost certainly make their way into their next-generation smartphone release,…
Read MoreHuge Asteroid To Whip Past Earth Tonight As NASA Warns Of Space Rocks
An asteroid 885 feet across and traveling at 27,000 mph will hurtle past Earth later today, with the close - astronomically speaking - fly-by of…
Read MoreThat Huge Earth-Skimming Asteroid? We Lost It
An asteroid roughly the size of three football pitches that was expected to hurtle past Earth last night has been lost by astronomers, after attempts…
Read MoreRoku To Run Showtime Anytime App
There’s an addition to the Roku lineup of apps this week, one that brings a wide variety of Showtime-based content to the smart TV system.…
Read MoreSPARCS Mortar Rounds Blast 360-Degree Surveillance Into The Sky
For those of you not satisfied with being able to toss a ball into the sky to capture a sphere of photos, there’s now mortar…
Read MoreUrbanears Renewed Another Year With Forget-Me-Not, Julep, And Citrus
Supposing you’ve already seen the flat, smooth pallet of colors offered up by Urbanears in the past, you’ll be glad to spot a new set…
Read MoreK-Glass AR Chip Promises All-Day Wearables Using Human Eye Tricks
A dedicated augmented reality chip that works just like human vision could open the door to wearables like Google's Glass running all day on a…
Read MoreLayar Takes Renewed Stab At Simplifying Interactive Magazine Pages
This week the folks at Layar have spoken up on their newest update to the system they called Layar Creator. With this tool, users are…
Read MoreIrrational Games Eviscerated: All But 15 Developers Remain
After 17 years of game production, Irrational Games’ Ken Levine has announced that they’ll be "winding down" the company. They’re laying all but "about 15"…
Read MoreWindows Phone Bing Fitness, Food, And Travel Apps Launch With PC Sync
Microsoft has pushed out a clutch of new and updated Bing apps for Windows Phone, including Bing Health & Fitness to track activities, diet, and…
Read MoreTitanfall PlayStation 3 Edition Discovered In Production Code
This week a discovery has been made in the production code of the Beta build for Titanfall which suggests that more than one platform was…
Read MoreBuick Adds AWD To 2014 Regal
Buick has added AWD to the Regal and Regal GS, with the luxury sedan automatically switching to all-wheel drive both in the snow and ice,…
Read MoreAT&T DOJ Transparency Report Shows 300k+ Government Data Demands
It’s AT&T up next with their transparency report regarding the United States Department of Justice and the amount of demands they’ve been sent over the…
Read MoreAT&T And IBM Team On Smart Cities With See-Everything IoT Tech
AT&T and IBM are teaming up for the Internet of Things (IoT) on a huge scale, planning to outfit smart cities with cameras, roads, utility…
Read MoreNokia X Phone Android Device Liveblog Details Spilled Pre-MWC
On the 24th of February, 2014, Nokia will almost certainly be revealing their first Android smartphone. We’ve heard of this fabled Nokia X Phone several…
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy KitKat Software Updates Rolling Out Today
Today Samsung has revealed their plan to update one whole heck of a lot of smartphones to Android 4.4.2 KitKat. They’ve not been entirely specific…
Read MoreHTC One 2 Teased For March 25 In NYC
This week the folks behind HTC’s promotional distribution have made clear their intent on pushing their next-generation hero phone later in the month of March.…
Read MoreNVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan Black Boosts The Best
Last year NVIDIA launched one of the most interesting video cards that it offered in 2013 called the GTX Titan. That video card was crammed…
Read MoreHTC Advantage Gives 6 Months Of One Cracked Screen Cover
HTC has launched a new program, HTC Advantage, to try to persuade One-series smartphone buyers that they're backing the right horse, with the promise of…
Read MoreThousands Of Gamers Try To Play A Single Game Of Pokémon Red At The Same Time
The Pokémon franchise has a large number of very ardent followers. One of the older Pokémon games, called Pokémon Red, has a new and interesting…
Read MoreMammoth Tusk Uncovered At Seattle Building Site Moved To Burke Museum
A group of construction workers working in Seattle, Washington made an interesting discovery recently. The workers were digging at the construction site when they uncovered…
Read MoreHouse Of Cards Season Two Debuts On Netflix To More Viewers Than Season One
Netflix is really growing quickly and is starting to challenge traditional pay cable channels for subscribers. One of the most popular original shows on Netflix…
Read MoreApple Rumor Suggests Chip Production Pulled From Samsung
A new Apple rumor is floating around today that could affect Samsung. This new rumor claims that Apple is set to take the chip production…
Read MoreZTE Grand Memo II LTE To Debut At MWC 2014
Mobile World Congress 2014 is set to kick off next week in Spain. You can bet there will be a huge number of new smartphones…
Read MoreCoinTerra Unveils GSX I PCIe Bitcoin Mining Card For PCs
When it comes to getting your hands on the virtual currency bitcoin, there are a couple ways you can do it. You can buy bitcoin…
Read MoreHandheld Nautiz X4 Rugged Handheld Computer Aims At Mobile Workers
People who work in harsh and rugged environments can't use normal computers, at least not if they want the machines to last long. Many of…
Read MoreSnowden Leaked Docs Outline Surveillance On WikiLeaks
Edward Snowden has released some documents that were classified that outline the surveillance the US and British governments had in place on the website WikiLeaks.…
Read MoreFirst Bitcoin ATMs In The US Head To Seattle And Austin
Bitcoin is one of the most popular of the virtual currencies out there. Even though it is popular, it has faced a number of issues…
Read MorePS4 Has Sold Over 5.3 Million Units Globally Since Launch
So far, the sales of the next generation game consoles have boomed. In January 2014, word circulated that Microsoft had sold 3.9 million Xbox One…
Read MoreTinke Smartphone Health Tracking Device Launches For Android
Back in 2012, a new accessory for the iPhone debuted called Tinke. The device is a personal health tracker that originally worked only with the…
Read MoreLito Sora Electric Motorcycle Arrives With Integrated Touchscreen And GPS
We've seen many electric motorcycles roll out over the years -- the Brammo Enertia back in 2007, for example, and the more recent Voxan Wattman…
Read MoreNetflix And TWC Talks Stall Amidst Comcast Acquisition
The Comcast and Time Warner Cable acquisition plans came as a surprise to many, and is tipped to have stalled ongoing talks Netflix has had…
Read MoreLinksys Wireless Routers Affected By Worm Called TheMoon
The SANS Institute's Internet Storm Center discovered a worm that affects older Linksys wireless routers after receiving multiple complaints from owners. The ISC, as it…
Read MoreBorderlands 3 Isn't In The Works
If you were hoping the third installation of the fun and widely popular Borderlands franchise was in the works, prepare yourself: Gearbox's CEO Randy Pitchford…
Read MoreTitanfall: Xbox One Vs PC
After having played the Titanfall Beta on both the Xbox One and PC (via Origin on Windows 8), we’ve come to one conclusion. If you…
Read More12-Year-Old Develops Inexpensive Braille Printer From LEGOs
Some of us may have been playing with LEGOs when we were 12-years-old, but most of that revolved around making pyramids and accidentally leaving bricks…
Read MoreDropbox Available Again In China After Years-Long Block
For reasons never made clear, Dropbox was given the banhammer by the Chinese government a few years ago, blocking users in the country from accessing…
Read MoreGlass Hits Operating Theater As Wearable Tech Boosts Cancer Surgery
"OK Glass, show me an X-ray." Surgeons at Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital are turning to Glass to summon patient records and more, with the…
Read MoreGoogle Tipped To Acquire 35,000-Sqft San Francisco Facility For Startups
A former printworks facility measuring in at 35,000 square feet will soon become a home for Google's new acquisitions and engineers with a distaste for…
Read More2014 VW Scirocco And Scirocco R Revealed With Golf GTI Cues
Volkswagen has pulled the wraps off of its new Scirocco, the German company's vision of the affordable sports car, headed to forecourts this August in…
Read MoreHouse Of Cards Snubbed HBO For Upstart Netflix
As House of Cards releases its second full season to Netflix, it’s become apparent that the internet-based video streaming company isn’t the upstart it once…
Read MoreGalaxy S5 Fingerprint Sensor: Secure Folders, Private Mode, Under Home
As we inch toward the Mobile World Congress 2014 reveal of the Samsung Galaxy S5, we’re seeing bits and pieces that fit together to create…
Read MorePhilips LED Lights Flicker Out A Challenge To iBeacon And Gimbal
Philips has its own plans for location-based services in stores and entertainment venues, eschewing low-power Bluetooth by instead using LED lighting that can communicate with…
Read MoreMcLaren 650S Revealed As Crazy Flagship
McLaren has revealed its latest supercar, the 650S, promising not only engaging and exciting driving but luxury too with a 641 HP twin-turbo V8 and…
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy Core LTE Bringing High Speeds In Familiar Package
It’s time for another display size in the Samsung family with the Samsung Galaxy Core LTE, a device that, in some sectors, will be called…
Read MoreSamsung Sues Dyson Over Reputation Damage In Vacuum Spat
Samsung has countersued Dyson, accusing the British vacuum cleaner company of having "negatively affected" its brand reputation after it sued the Korean firm back in…
Read MoreTitanfall Beta Data Mining Unveils 13 New Maps, New Modes, And More
The video game Titanfall is shaping up to be one of the biggest game launches of the year and the beta for the game has…
Read MoreChroma: Guitar Hero Creators Make Music A Weapon
Remember back when Harmonix revealed that they'd be hiring for a first-person shooter back in August of 2012? It's time! Harmonix' developers have brought the…
Read MoreBasis Wearable Firm Said Seeking Sale Along Apple, Google And Others
Fitness watch manufacturer Basis Science is reportedly looking to sell itself, with insiders claiming it has been courting Apple, Google, and others in the process…
Read MorePlayStation 4 Yakuza Restoration Release Tips Customizable HDD Cover
The first two limited edition PlayStation 4 units have been revealed this week, the first being one uniquely branded for Metal Gear Solid 4. The…
Read MoreXbox One 1080p SDK To Ease 720p Woes As Sharpening Filter Dropped
Microsoft’s Xbox One has received more than its fair share of bad press due to the few games released with 1080p on PS4 while their…
Read MoreGame Of Thrones Season 4 Trailer 2: "The Ones I'm Going To Kill"
Leading up to the day when Game of Thrones Season 4 begins, clips are being shared by the teams behind the promotion of the series.…
Read MoreThe LEGO Movie Review
I took my 3-year-old daughter to The LEGO Movie this week and she sat through the entire 100-minute film in quiet reverence. End of review.…
Read MoreMetal Gear Solid PS4 Package Stays Simple
This week the first "special edition" PlayStation 4 has been revealed with Metal Gear Solid in tow. This game system will roll with Metal Gear…
Read MoreSlashGear Morning Wrap-Up 2/17/14: COD Ghosts, Kickstarter Hacked, Titanfall Open Beta
This weekend has been a big one for the likes of Respawn Entertainment and EA Games as their Titanfall Beta has been a wild success.…
Read MoreTesla Model S May Get Larger Battery Pack Tips Musk
The Tesla Model S is one of the most popular electric vehicles on the market, despite its high price tag. The Model S also has…
Read MoreUS Military Lab Working On Pizza MRE Good For Up To Three Years On A Shelf
The food soldiers are sent out into the field with is notoriously unsavory. The MREs the US military uses are known for keeping soldiers fed…
Read MoreLamborghini Huracan LP 610-4 Racks Up 700 Pre-Orders
The best selling Lamborghini car ever produced was the Gallardo. Sadly, that Gallardo was discontinued not long ago. The upside is that the discontinuation of…
Read MoreApple Store In Rio De Janeiro Opens, Becoming The First Location In South America
Apple has been steadily rolling out new Apple Stores all around the world. There are a bunch of stores in the US, but no locations…
Read MoreResearchers Say Web Trolls Are Sadists And Psychopaths
A recent paper has confirmed what most of us already knew, web trolls are psycho. The study was conducted by three different universities in Canada…
Read MoreMichael Keaton In For Beetlejuice 2 If Tim Burton Is
One of those iconic movies of the 1980's came from director Tim Burton and actor Michael Keaton in the form of the spooky comedy Beetlejuice.…
Read MoreMozilla Foundation Chair Tackles Thorny Issue Of Ads In Firefox
Mozilla just recently made an announcement that made everybody's heads spin. Firefox was going to have ads. Naturally, as with anything related to unwanted advertisements,…
Read More2015 Subaru WRX And WRX STI Pricing Announced
We have talked about the all-new 2015 Subaru WRX models in the past. The 2015 WRX STI was announced last month with the 2015 WRX…
Read MoreFisker Asset Auction Over With Wanxiang American Crop As The Highest Bidder
Fisker was one of the auto manufacturers that received huge loans from the US federal government to create green vehicles. Things started going bad for…
Read MoreApple Eyes Entry To Automotive And Medical Device Markets
Sales of smartphones and tablets around the world are starting to slow. They are still vastly outselling computers, but growth won't be as strong in…
Read MoreIvanpah Solar Facility Scorching Birds With 1000-Degree Heat
Last week we mentioned that the Ivanpah solar facility had gone online in California and was now creating 392 megawatts of electricity. We also mentioned…
Read MoreApple And Google Reported To Be Pulling Down Games On The Basis Of "Flappy" Names
Like a zombie that refuses to die, Flappy Bird has still been seeing some activity days after its official demise thanks to imitations and scams…
Read MoreGoogle Buys Sound-Based Authentication Startup SlickLogin
SlickLogin has proposed a rather novel way to replace or augment the age-old password system with sound. It seems that Google has been listening and…
Read MoreQualcomm Backtracks On Smart TV Plans, Cans Snapdragon 802
Trying to perhaps avoid a large media backlash, Qualcomm has rather silently announced its decision to not push through with its Snapdragon 802 processor. This…
Read More3D Systems Prints Out A New Ford Mustang That You Can Eat
Valentine's might be over, but who can really resist a chocolate treat any time of the year. Especially when it comes in a bite-size form…
Read MoreApple iWatch May Predict Heart Attacks Insiders Claim
Apple's "iWatch" wearable could predict heart attacks by tracking blood-flow from the noise it makes in arteries, new sources claim, along with further chatter of…
Read MoreLG L Series III Brings G Style To The Midrange For The Third Time
Mobile World Congress may still be a week away, but that hasn't stopped LG from spilling the beans on its upcoming line-up; first the new…
Read MoreTitanfall Beta Gameplay First-Impressions: Xbox One
When you enter Titanfall, you realize quite quickly you're inside a truly modern game. Even in Beta, we're not expecting many people to complain about…
Read MoreTitanfall Beta Sign-Up Live: Gameplay Trailer, Game Archetypes Included
This afternoon it was made clear by the folks behind the release of the Titanfall Beta that they'd be opening up sign-ups for the game's…
Read MoreTitanfall Beta Tips From Respawn: "Get Off The Ground"
As the Beta release for Titanfall hits starting tomorrow, users are being sent a bucket of tips on how to get rolling quickly. Instead of…
Read MoreTitanfall Beta Codes: How To Get A Code And Sign Up
Gamers have been eagerly awaiting the much-touted and often-teased Titanfall, a sleek offering from Respawn Entertainment. A beta version of the game, Titanfall Beta, has…
Read MoreTitanfall Beta Codes: Where To Get Them (And What To Avoid)
While the PC and Xbox One versions of the Titanfall Beta are appearing in access code form this weekend on eBay, we've set about looking…
Read MoreTitanfall Beta Access Sign-Up Starts At 6PM Tonight
According to both developer Vince Zampella and the official Titanfall Twitter account, there'll be a Beta sign-up page for Titanfall as early as 6PM PST…
Read MoreTitanfall Beta Codes Use Extended: Servers Down Time To Thank
It would appear that the Titanfall servers bug was a big enough issue over the past 24 hours or so to warrant an extension of…
Read MoreTitanfall Beta Open: Everyone Is Free To Play
Tonight the decision to stress test Titanfall Beta has been made - codes will not be needed and all players will be able to try…
Read MoreCall Of Duty: Ghosts: Why The Hate?
This week we're taking a look at the bigger picture when it comes to reviews of the game Call of Duty: Ghosts. When we first…
Read MoreTransformers: Rise Of The Dark Spark Game Official With Edge Of Reality At Helm
The development team at Edge of Reality have been revealed as the new commanders of the next Transformers video game with Activision keeping command over…
Read MoreTransformers: Rise Of The Dark Spark Leaked: Not A Movie Tie-In
The next big Transformers game for Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, Nintendo 3DS (strangely), and Wii U has been leaked - it goes by the name…
Read MoreKickstarter Hacked: Credit Cards Safe, Addresses And Phone Numbers Lifted
This afternoon Kickstarter sent a message out to users detailing a hacker attack on their network. This network attack apparently had hackers given access to…
Read MoreDayZ Console Development: Xbox One More Than Likely, PS4 Maybe
The zombie survival game known as DayZ is getting close and closer to the next-generation console environment this week, though with an intent much more…
Read MoreCall Of Duty And Skylanders Keep Activision In NPD's Top Spots For 2013
There's a couple of games appearing in NPD's tracking of video games for the end of 2013 that put Activision in a rather healthy spot…
Read MoreApp Updates: Jawbone's UP And EasilyDo Score New Features
Rounding out this quiet Friday night, a couple of apps have scored improvements and new features with updates that rolled out today: Jawbone's UP app…
Read MoreNorwegian Prisoner Demands PS3 And Computer
Though prison seems an unlikely place for (relatively) modern gaming consoles, petitions for devices have grown in recent time. Last year, an Australian inmate took…
Read MoreNASA Solves Mars Mystery Rock Case, Aliens Didn't Do It
As much as some of us (ahem) were hoping the Mars mystery rock turned out to be a long-lost baseball from yet unknown aliens, the…
Read MoreiWatch Tipped To Include Optical Health-Tracking Sensors
According to sources that spoke to analyst Sun Chang Xu of the Chinese website Electrical Engineering Times, Apple's anticipated wearable being referred to as the…
Read MoreTwitter Says Images Being Blocked By Venezuelan Government
As protests in Venezuela -- which were recently banned, spurring further unrest -- ramp up, the nation's government has blocked its citizens from seeing photos…
Read MoreOffice For iPad To Arrive By Summer, Says Sources
Microsoft Office for iPad has been teased for a while now, with news concerning it arising in various bits and leaks over the course of…
Read MoreHuawei Snubbed In South Korea Over Spying Concerns
According to US officials that spoke with The Wall Street Journal, South Korea has fallen in line with US requests that sensitive communications be routed…
Read MoreRobo-Termite Builders Could Colonize Mars Without Our Help
Robotic termites capable of building complex structures without requiring human supervision, prior programming, or even intercommunication could change the way construction, emergency services, or even…
Read MoreHTC: Future Flagships Will Get "Major Android Updates" For 2 Years
Today on Reddit, the HTC USA Product Team took to an AMA, answering questions from Redditors about a slew of things: business, products, and Android.…
Read MoreIvanpah Solar Plant Ushers In Bright Future (But It's Already Outdated)
More than 300,000 individually computer-controlled mirrors. Three 459 foot tall towers topped with solar boilers at 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. 392 megawatts of Power. The Ivanpah…
Read MoreStar Wars Rebels: Video And LEGO Sets Spill The Beans
This week the first look we've had up close and personal with the creators and the artwork behind Star Wars Rebels is close at hand.…
Read MoreXbox One Delayed Pre-Titanfall Update Rolls Out Today
Microsoft has begun pushing out its first firmware update for the Xbox One, having been slightly delayed from its original February 13th release date, though…
Read MoreT-Mobile JUMP Drops Upgrade Limit But Adds Minimum Pay-Off
T-Mobile has updated its JUMP early-upgrade program to remove the minimum waiting period before customers can get a new phone, but you may end up…
Read MoreBMW 2 Series Active Tourer Revealed With Contentious Looks
BMW has taken the wraps off the BMW 2 Series Active Tourer, and its new "premium compact" is likely to prove divisive with its looks…
Read MoreNokia Denies Microsoft Deal Delay Over Indian Tax Troubles
Nokia has denied any risk of potential delay to its deal with Microsoft, despite tax issues in India threatening to scupper the transfer of a…
Read MoreFacebook Does The Math On Love: NYC Bad, Jedi Good
Love may be in the air today, but Facebook believes it has the numbers to decide whether or not it'll last, with the social site's…
Read MoreApple Vs Samsung Secret Mediation Talks Fail Insiders Claim
Resolution talks between Apple and Samsung have reportedly broken down, with Korean media claiming clandestine discussions between Apple CEO Tim Cook and Samsung co-CEO JK…
Read MoreSkype Rival Viber Bought By Rakuten In E-Commerce Comms Push
Skype rival Viber has been bought by Rakuten, the rapidly growing Japanese internet commerce firm, in a $900m deal that will see it push the…
Read MoreNokia X A110 (Android Phone) Details Appear In Early Retail
This morning a rather sizable leak has appeared overseas with a retail listing of Nokia's first Android phone. This device is called the Nokia X…
Read MoreGoogle Valentine's Day Doodle Features "This American Life"
Google is ushering in Valentine's Day 2014 with another of its interactive doodles, having partnered with This American Life to bring true stories of love…
Read MoreGalaxy Gear Reboot Imminent As Best Buy, AT&T Axe Stock
It would seem that the Samsung Galaxy Gear smart watch will be getting a reboot sooner than later as both Best Buy and AT&T have…
Read MoreRoland TR-8, 808s, And The "ARIA" Synthesizer Rebirth
This week Roland has brought on a new "ARIA" collection of devices for the electronic music masters amongst us. First up is the new Roland…
Read MoreSlashGear Morning Wrap-Up 2/14/14: Titanfall Beta Codes, Halo 5, Netflix Binge
It's Titanfall Beta day - and also Valentine's Day - but mostly Titanfall Beta day, and you're going to find one whole heck of a…
Read MoreHackers Take Advantage Of Unknown Flaw In Internet Explorer To Attack Web Users
Computer users are vulnerable to all sort of attacks that seek to steal personal information or install nefarious software on PCs. At times, the attacks…
Read MoreNintendo Free To Play Games Start With Steel Diver: Sub Wars And Rusty's Real Deal Baseball
Nintendo is trying its hand a free to play games with the launch of the first two free to play titles it has ever offered.…
Read MoreGM Promises To Oversee Restoration On Eight Corvettes That Fell Into A Sinkhole
One of the strangest things to happen in the automotive world in a long time is the massive sinkhole that opened under the National Corvette…
Read MoreMercedes AMG Vision Gran Turismo And Cigarette Racing Vision GT Concepts Shown In Miami
One of the coolest cars that Mercedes has produced in a long time was a digital concept car made specifically for the racing game Gran…
Read MoreHalo 5 Will Be On Xbox One In 2015 While Halo 2 Anniversary In 2014
Fans of the Halo franchise have been anxiously waiting to get some sort of confirmation on what titles will be coming in the franchise this…
Read MoreHouse Of Cards Season Two On Netflix Now
Netflix is one of the most popular subscription TV services in the world with a huge number of users. Netflix offers shows and movies from…
Read MoreUS Lawmakers Now Backing Mobile Phone Kill Switch Plan
A few days ago, we mention that plans for a smartphone kill switch were making their way through the state of California legislative process. The…
Read MoreNetflix Aims To Improve Recommendations Via A Distributed Neural Network
If you are a Netflix subscriber, you have undoubtedly watched some of the films that the recommendation engine lists for you at one point or…
Read MoreChrome Browser Beta 33 Background JavaScript Compilation Increases Performance
When it comes to optimizing web browsers, most of the firms behind popular browsers like Firefox and Chrome are always out to optimize the browsers…
Read MoreEU Court Says Hyperlinking Doesn't Constitute Copyright Infringement
The Court of Justice of the European Union has handed down a ruling this week that was an important one for the internet as we…
Read More392 Megawatt Ivanpah Solar Electric Plant Goes Operational In California
A massive solar energy generation project has been underway in the California desert. The project was the building of the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generation system…
Read MoreCompactFlash Association Unveils XQD Ver.2.0 Spec
The first version of the CompactFlash Association XQD specification rolled out way back in December of 2011. That specification brought with it more performance for…
Read MorePlayStation 4 Was Bestselling Console In US In January
Earlier today, NPD Group published its findings for last month, and in them both Sony and Microsoft found reasons to brag: Microsoft for seeing the…
Read MoreXbox Topped Game Sales In January
NPD Group's January 2014 numbers are in, and with it Xbox has taken the bragging rights for most sold games in January across both the…
Read MoreGoogle Is Developing 10 Gigabit Internet Speeds, Says CFO
Google's Chief Financial Officer Patrick Pichette announced at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet conference today that the company is working on Internet speeds that…
Read MoreSuper Smash Bros. For Wii U Adds Little Mac To Roster
In its latest Nintendo Direct video, Nintendo has announced an addition to Super Smash Bros. for the Wii U: Little Mac, the green-clad dashing boxer…
Read MoreFormer Hulu CEO Jason Kilar Nabs More Past Colleagues
Hulu's former CEO Jason Kilar, who was in the news frequently last year, has nabbed more former colleagues from the video service for his new…
Read MoreTech Companies Tipped To Announce WifiForward Coalition
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that several tech companies are planning to announce a coalition called WifiForward today. The group will "add heft" to…
Read MoreSilk Road 2.0 Vendor Makes Off With Bitcoin Reserve
Following federal agents seizing the first iteration of the online blackmarket Silk Road, the illicit store was reincarnated as the Silk Road 2. In recent…
Read MoreFacebook Kicks Off 90 Day Water Taxi Pilot Program
Following a Google experiment of the same nature, Facebook has kicked off a 90-day water ferry pilot program that shuttles its employees to work over…
Read MoreMotorola CEO Dennis Woodside Confirms March Departure For Dropbox
Motorola Mobility CEO Dennis Woodside has confirmed he will step down as chief exec at the end of March, revealing he will be joining Dropbox…
Read MoreNBA 2K14 Space Jam Mod: The Missing Gameplay Video Match
There's a modder out there by the name of MGX, a fellow who appears to have made it his life's work to modify the game…
Read MoreBrighter Beacons: Up Close With Qualcomm's Gimbal For Apple Stores
With Gimbal, Qualcomm has a device that breaks quite a few molds. Open source, secure, and conceptually cool, Gimbal has the ability to actually make…
Read MoreXbox Live Gold Weekend Starts Friday: 360 For USA And Canada
Supposing you're one of the massive number of gamers out there with an Xbox 360 that's also one of the (comparatively few) that doesn't work…
Read MoreWindows 8 Sales Pass 200m (But Win7 Was Still Faster)
Microsoft has sold more than 200 million Windows 8 licenses, the company has confirmed, more than doubling sales in less than a year. The figure…
Read MoreBound By Flame Gameplay Trailer Unveiled: PS4, PS3, Xbox 360, PC This Spring
This week the game Bound by Flame has been introduced to the public by its developers at Spiders Studio. This game is set to inflict…
Read MoreFacebook Blows Open Profile Gender Options In Inclusivity Push
Facebook has added LGBTQ-friendly gender pronoun options for profiles, with more than ten to choose between as the social network makes it easier for users…
Read MoreiPhone 6 Casing Reportedly Leaks [UPDATE: Fake]
A slew of somewhat blurry pictures surfaced by way of Sonny Dickson on Twitter today, who claims they feature the iPhone 6 casing. Whilst unverified,…
Read MoreiPhone 6 Leak Confirmed Rendered Fakery: Seek The Smudge
This week several news outlets - including our own - were quick to the gun with posting some iPhone 6 images that very much appeared…
Read MoreGM Recalls Almost 779k Cars Over Fault Linked To Six Deaths
General Motors is recalling almost 779,000 cars over a fault linked to six deaths and more than twenty crashes, with the airbags of certain compacts…
Read MoreHTC One 2 (M8) Details Leak In Up-Close Photos
Ramping up on the release of HTC’s next hero smartphone this week we’re being treated to one of the first up-close photos of what’s code-named…
Read MoreNetflix Lands Exclusive On Final Season Of Star Wars: The Clone Wars The Lost Missions
Netflix has announced a big win for fans of the Star Wars universe. Netflix has signed with an agreement with Disney and Lucasfilm that will…
Read MoreHitman GO Revealed By Square Enix: Turn-Based Strategy Gone Mobile
Though for many hardcore PC or game console gamers, the idea that the Hitman franchise would go to the mobile platform is nothing short of…
Read MoreAudi Sport Quattro Concept Production Likely Plus R8 E-Tron Reprieve
Audi may give its eye-catching Sport Quattro concept the green light to hit production, the company's chief engineer has teased, though the show car's 700HP…
Read MoreComcast Tipped To Acquire Time Warner Cable [UPDATE: Confirmed]
Comcast is slated to acquire Time Warner Cable in what would be a merger of the two largest cable operators in the United States, according…
Read MoreiPad 2 Said To Be Discontinued: Non-Retina Nearly Gone
Apple's second-generation iPad (and the last to sport a number) appears to be ramping down this season. After almost three years of being sported and…
Read MoreSquare Cash Makes Requesting Payments Foolishly Simple
Square Cash has added a payment request option, allowing users to prompt a virtual cash collection simply by sending an email. Square launched Square Cash…
Read MoreBBM Adds Voice Calls, BBM Channels And Dropbox For iPhone & Android
BlackBerry has rolled out an update to BBM for iPhone and Android, adding in BBM Voice for making calls, and enabling BBM Channels, among other…
Read MoreVerizon MORE Everything Cranks T-Mobile Challenge (With An Edge Proviso)
Verizon's latest phone plans have been revealed, MORE Everything, boosting bundled data and throwing in cloud storage, though the best deals require subscribers to also…
Read MoreAmazon Exec The Face Of New Toiletry Line Amid Trademark Dispute
It's not often you see a company take an argument far enough to make a cosmetics line about it, but that's exactly what's happened here…
Read MoreSlashGear Morning Wrap-Up 2/13/14: Moto CEO Exit, Comcast TWC Buy, NVIDIA Booming
It was a news-filled night last night in the technology universe, that's for certain. It was suggested on one hand that the CEO of Motorola…
Read MoreMotorola CEO Woodside Tipped To Exit To Dropbox As COO
This evening it would appear that Dennis Woodside isn't planning on sticking around Motorola long enough to see it be taken over by Lenovo. Word…
Read MoreFinal Fantasy XV Development Underway At Square Enix Tips Yoshinori Kitase
One of the most popular gaming franchises to ever come from Square Enix is the Final Fantasy franchise. The latest game that we have talked…
Read MoreAndroid Smartphone Shipments In 2013 Hit Nearly 800 Million Says IDC
New numbers are in from research firm IDC looking at the smartphone market for 2013. The numbers show that Android smartphone shipments hit a significant…
Read MoreNEC NP-L102W LED Portable Projector Packs 1000 Lumens
NEC has rolled out a new portable LED projector designed to be compact enough to take on the road that also has impressive brightness. Often…
Read MoreNexus 7 2013 Tablet Lands At Verizon
We mentioned a couple days ago that the Google Nexus 7 2013 tablet would be hitting Verizon Wireless soon. That tablet is now available on…
Read MoreVerizon Nexus 7 (2013) Arrives February 13th, Activations In Tow
Just this morning a set of photos of the box for the Verizon version of the Nexus 7 were leaked, now here in the afternoon…
Read MoreApple 2014 Supplier Responsibility Report Notes A Crackdown On The Use Of Conflict Minerals
Apple has published its 2014 Supplier Responsibility report. This year's publication marks the eight version of this report that Apple has published. The annual report…
Read MoreSmartphones Outsold Feature Phones In 2013 Tips Gartner
Gartner has published its numbers for the mobile phone market in 2013. The numbers show that for the first time ever, smartphones outsold feature phones.…
Read More20 States Now Have Restrictions On Municipal Broadband Thanks To ISP Lobby
To the consumer, having a municipal broadband network in your city probably sounds like a great thing. It could get you better speeds and lower…
Read MoreXbox One Media Remote Tipped In Amazon Canada Leak
Microsoft has worked hard to make its game consoles more than just for playing video games. With the Xbox 360, Microsoft worked hard to add…
Read MoreSnowden Pilfered Coworker's Password To Access Data
Edward Snowden's breach of NSA data prompted a sweeping internal investigation into how he managed to pull off his mission. According to an agency memo…
Read MoreLenovo Q3 Profits Up, But Acquisitions Will Cause Short Term Stumble
Lenovo's Q3 (October to December) financial report is in, and with it comes a slew of milestones for the company, as well as increases in…
Read MoreLG G Pro 2 Unveiled With 5.9" Display And Sound Boost
Late last month, LG confirmed both the existence and the upcoming arrival of the LG G Pro 2, which was assumed to be slated for…
Read MoreFormer Valve Director Jason Holtman Leaves Microsoft
Jason Holtman, who spent several years working for Valve and was the company's Director of Business Development, took up a job with Microsoft in the…
Read MoreCandySwipe Creator Takes Jab At King Over Trademark Scuffle
Since being awarded a trademark for the term "Candy," King -- the company behind Candy Crush Saga -- has come under fire from developers and…
Read MoreNVIDIA Surprises With Strong Q4 Thanks To Desktop GPU Jump
NVIDIA saw better than expected quarterly revenue in Q4 2013, the company has announced today, reaching $1.14bn amid strong sales of GeForce GTX video cards,…
Read MoreChina's Moon Rover Yuta May Be Dead
The public is grieving this week as China's Yuta moon rover appears to have kicked the bucket once and for all. While Space.com confirms that…
Read MoreGoogle And VMWare Partner To Bring Windows Access To Chromebooks
Chromebooks have their benefits and limitations, and unfortunately for many users, those limitations are of the sort involving lack of access to needed software. Taking…
Read MoreObama's Cybersecurity Framework Revealed (But Is It Enough?)
President Obama has launched the new Cybersecurity Framework, the Whitehouse's guide for infrastructure providers like gas, electric, and water, as well as banks and power…
Read MoreFacebook Paper To Remain Ad-Free... For Now
Facebook has no immediate plans to add adverts to its Paper newsreader app, according to COO Sheryl Sandberg, with other products in the social network's…
Read MoreWireless Charging Standards Sign Agreement: 3 Become 2 [UPDATE: WPC Comments]
This week two of the three major wireless charging standards groups have signed an agreement which will have the two technologies be able to exist…
Read MoreNIF's Nuclear Fusion With A Laser: 1% Of The Way To Green Energy
You'll be seeing several articles this week about how scientists have suddenly attained nuclear fusion this week for the first time - right here we're…
Read MoreSmartwatches To Drive Wearables As Canalys Predicts Boom
Wearable tech will break the consumer market in 2014 after the segment was buoyed in 2013 by fitness-tracking bands, one research firm has predicted, though…
Read MoreSteam Tags Puts Discoverability In Gamer Hands
Valve's newest update to their Steam system for games is a feature called Steam Tags. This update will allow users - not just the developers…
Read MoreNokia Lumia Icon "Directional Audio" Picks Fight With Galaxy S4
Nokia's new Lumia Icon may have fairly distinctive looks, but it's what it hears that the Finnish firm is most proud of. The phone's PureView…
Read MoreFreak Corvette Museum Sinkhole Swallows Eight Classics
Eight historic Corvettes have been damaged after falling through the floor of the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky, as a freak sinkhole opened beneath them.…
Read More500px Adds Mobile Uploads For Photographers On The Go
Photography sharing site 500px has finally added mobile uploads to its iOS app, answering one of the loudest feature requests among users. The app, billed…
Read MoreApple TV Reboot Release With Time Warner Cable Tipped For April
This week a set of anonymous tipsters have suggested that Apple will be bringing on their newest set-top box to the market as early as…
Read MoreFerrari California T Debuts With Turbo V8
Ferrari has revealed its latest supercar, the California T, a new grand tourer with a more powerful engine and a retractable hard-top. Packing 70HP more…
Read MoreFlappy Bird Alternatives March On: Sesame Street's Bert, Doge, MMO, Cupid
The Flappy Bird obsession continues this week as the creator of the original game has completely shut down his app and - in the wake…
Read MoreGoogle Acquisition Of Nest Finalized: Fadell Into The Fold
This week it's been made apparent that Google's regulatory final step in acquiring hardware company Nest has been finalized as of February 7th. In an…
Read MoreYahoo Teams On Mobile Context Research With Carnegie Mellon
Yahoo has inked a deal with Carnegie Mellon University to test machine-learning research, new mobile interfaces, and natural-language recognition on search and other real-time data.…
Read MoreVerizon Nokia Lumia Icon Gets Official: First-Impressions
Verizon has refilled its Windows Phone flagship spot, with the Nokia Lumia Icon distilling what we liked from the Lumia 1520 into a 5-inch form-factor…
Read MoreinFamous: Second Son PS4 Field Report Round-Up
The game inFamous: Second Son is coming on quick, readied for the PlayStation 4 exclusively by Sony Computer Entertainment and developed by Sucker Punch Productions.…
Read MoreKinect Sports Rivals Xbox One Release Tapped With First Trailer
While we've yet to get up close and personal with gameplay as such, Microsoft has laid out their plan for Kinect Sports Rivals for the…
Read MoreMicrosoft "Seriously Considering" Android On Windows
It would appear that Microsoft is either unaware of the existence of BlueStacks, or they've decided it might be time to take the technology mainstream.…
Read MoreLEGO Movie Music Video Everything Is AWESOME Made (In Part) By 6-Year Old
This week the LEGO Movie has been released with a bang - $69 million at the box office and the second-biggest February launch of all…
Read MoreSlashGear Morning Wrap-Up 2/12/14: Sony, Canon Cameras And The Titanfall Beta
There’s no doubt that we’re in the middle of a new wave of camera releases this week as both Sony and Canon bring on some…
Read MoreThe Dash Wireless Smart Headphones Play Music And Track Performance
A new set of headphones with some unique tech inside have turned up at Kickstarter seeking funds. The project is for the Dash Wireless Smart…
Read More2K And Bethesda Softworks Legendary Bundles Include Two Top Games Each
Gamers that are looking for a bargain on some older, but top tier games will want to check out the 2K and Bethesda Softworks Legendary…
Read MoreSteve Jobs Time Capsule Contents Shown Off For The First Time Since 1983
Back in September of 2013, we found out that a long lost time capsule that had lots of stuff inside; including Steve Jobs' mouse had…
Read MoreXbox One And PS4 Will Hit 100m Units Sold Each Says DFC Intelligence
A new report has surfaced from a company called DFC Intelligence that is looking at the market for the PS4 and Xbox One game consoles.…
Read MoreHigh Tech Smart Glasses That Help Doctors See Cancer Cells Developed By Researchers
Cancer is one of the most common diseases in the world and affects tens of thousands of people. One of the issues that surgeons and…
Read MoreToyota Recalls Nearly 960k Prius, Tacoma, RAV4, And Lexus RX 350 Vehicles
Toyota has announced that it is recalling a huge number of vehicles in a voluntary recall. Toyota says that it has advised the National Highway…
Read MoreDarknet Website Utopia Marketplace Seized By Dutch Police
Police and government agencies around the world have been working hard over the last several months to shut down websites that are part of the…
Read MoreCanon PowerShot Elph Compact Cameras Shoot 720p HD Video
Canon has rolled out several new digital cameras today and among them are three new compact Elph cameras. The new cameras include the Canon PowerShot…
Read MoreWindows Phone 8.1 SDK Gets The Hands On Treatment
If you are a big fan of Windows Phone, you may be interested in the latest version of the smartphone OS that is due out…
Read MoreFinal Fantasy XIV A Realm Reborn Gets New PS4 Trailer And Beta Details
Back in January, we learned that the popular video game Final Fantasy XIV was going to land on the new Sony PS4 game console in…
Read MoreMolson Canadian Beer Fridge Only Opens For Canadians
Just imagine that you are exploring an interesting city in Europe and you think to yourself, a beer would be nice right now. You run…
Read MoreCanon PowerShot D30 Waterproof Camera Is Now Ready For Extreme Adventure
Trying to help capture memories even in the most impossible situations, Canon has revealed the new PowerShot D30 compact camera. This handy digital camera is…
Read MoreCanon PowerShot SX700 HS Digital Camera Goes The Distance With Super-Zoom Feature
Canon has just unveiled its latest compact digital camera, the super-zoom PowerShot SX700 HS. Now photographers can capture both the intricate details of a nearby…
Read MoreCanon EOS Rebel T5 DSLR Targets Entry-Level Photographers
Canon has announced a new gaggle of digital cameras this evening, among them being the latest entrant to its EOS Rebel product line, the EOS…
Read MoreCanon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Arrives With Large Sensor, Compact Body
Among the other cameras Canon has unveiled tonight, the camera maker has taken the wraps off its new PowerShot G1 X Mark II, an update…
Read MoreMozilla Firefox To Show Sponsored Websites In New Tab Boxes
Mozilla has revealed an upcoming change to Firefox that may not sit well with all its users: advertisements. Specifically, according to details given at the…
Read MoreSony Alpha A6000 Delivers Record-Breaking AF From A7's Brain
Sony has revealed its latest Alpha camera, the A6000, a 24.3-megapixel compact DLSR slotting in-between the NEX-5T and the A65 and promising the fastest autofocus…
Read MoreApple Mac Pro Demand Results In April Ship Date
The beautiful and only recently available Mac Pro has seen strong consumer demand since its unveiling and launch, something that has prompted Apple to push…
Read MoreSony Cyber-Shot HX400V, H300, WX350 And W800 Refresh Camera Range
Sony has refreshed its Cyber-shot camera range, giving one of its flagship super-zooms a brain transplant, as well as offering some entry-level point-and-shoots for those…
Read MoreSony Cyber-Shot H400 Claims Super-Zoom Without Super-Cost
Sony thinks there's a market for big zooms among those with relatively small wallets, hence the Cyber-shot H400 revealed today. While it packs a 63x…
Read MoreVirgin America Unveils Flight-Centric Social Networking
If your everyday social networks prove too uneventful for your business flights, Virgin America aims to offer the solution. Today the company unveiled flight-centric social…
Read MoreTwitter Testing Profile Design Overhaul
Earlier this month, Twitter's new interface rolled out largely to the social network's users following the announcement back in January. It appears this isn't the…
Read MoreBing Chinese Search Results Raise Censorship Concerns
In a write up today, Greatfire.org, a website that revolves around the issue of China's Internet censorship, published a report expressing concerns about Microsoft's Bing…
Read MoreGE Magnetic Refrigeration System Hints At More Efficient Future
In a time when manufacturers are looking to give your kitchen appliances connectivity to the digital world, GE has busied itself with improving how the…
Read MoreMicrosoft Releases Computing Safety Index For Safer Internet Day 2014
Today is the 11th annual Safer Internet Day, and upon it Microsoft has released its 2013 Computing Safety Index report, which details various means consumers…
Read MoreDestiny Beta Tied To Pre-Order This Summer
This week it would appear that the earliest players will be able to access the Destiny Beta will be through a pre-order of the game.…
Read MorePlayStation 3 Has "2-4 Years" Left In It According To Sony
This week at the media event where Sony announced the PlayStation Vita Slim, hardware marketing executive John Koller spoke up on the future of the…
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy Tab 4 Tablets: Leaks Spill The Beans
According to a collection of documents shared this afternoon relatively anonymously, the Samsung tablet division is readying three new Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 devices for…
Read MoreSCOTTEVEST Q.U.E.S.T. Vest Brings The Pocket Count To 42
SCOTTEVEST is known for making clothing for the gadget enthusiast. Simply put, the clothing, whether it be pants or shorts, a jacket, or one of…
Read MoreDisney Magical World Trailer For 3DS: Animal Crossing X Mickey Mouse
There's a game by the name of "Disney Magic Castle: My Happy Life" out in Japan this season that's headed - soon - to the…
Read MoreXbox One Controller Headset And Headphones Adapter Unveiled: BYOH
It's time for the bring-your-own-headset change-over in the Xbox One Wireless Controller environment. Xbox Live's Major Nelson let it be known this week that they'd…
Read MoreXbox One Update Delayed: February And March Detailed
The previously scheduled-for-today February 11th update to the Xbox One has been pushed to "later this week" now according to Xbox LIVE's Major Nelson. This…
Read MoreThe Day We Fight Back: Google, Reddit & More Demand Internet Freedom
Today's the day: The Day We Fight Back against mass surveillance. That's the message from the EFF, Free Press, Demand Progress, and other organizations fighting…
Read MoreFlappy Bird Clones Add Costly Malware Risk Warn Experts
Flappy Bird's creator may have yanked the game out of concern for players' addiction to the hit title, but fake versions may do damage to…
Read MoreGoogle's Planetary Ventures Picked To Lease Historic NASA Hangar One
NASA has picked Google subsidiary Planetary Ventures as its "preferred" company to manage iconic Hangar One at Moffett Federal Airfield, despite concerns that arguments over…
Read MoreALIEN: Isolation: Ripley's Daughter Hits Xbox One, 360, PS3, PS4, PC In 2014
This week it's become clear that the next Alien franchise game will be not only a multi-console, multi-tiered release, it'll also be as much the…
Read MoreSanDisk Ultra Dual USB Drive Marries Storage With microUSB And Full-Sized USB
SanDisk has announced a new USB flash drive this morning. This one is called the SanDisk Ultra Dual USB Drive and offers up to 64GB…
Read MoreApple Ebooks Monitor Escape Plan Foiled
Apple has lost its latest attempt to soften the impact of its ebook price-fixing punishment, with a court rejecting its appeal to stay the work…
Read MoreHawken Heads To Steam: PvP Pimp-My-Mech Titanfall Pre-Cursor
It's a big day for the folks that develop the mech-battle game Hawken as they leave their download-it-yourself space and enter Steam. From this point…
Read MoreLG Heart Rate Earphones Clear FCC On Way To US Release
LG's Heart Rate Earphones, revealed as part of the company's fitness wearable push back at CES 2014 last month, have hit the FCC, ahead of…
Read MoreRadiohead PolyFauna App Takes Wild Musical Walk Through Bloom
Radiohead has released an experimental app based on the 2011 track Bloom, PolyFauna, mixing together music and jagged computer graphics in what the band says…
Read MoreApple iPad, Mac VP Retires, Human Resources Change-Up
Just this morning several change-ups in Apple's higher-up staff ranks have come to light, starting with the retirement of Rita Lane. This retirement moves out…
Read MoreFlappy Bird Creator: "It's Gone Forever" And So Is The Guilt
It was never meant to be so addictive. That's the only explanation for why Flappy Bird developer Dong Nguyen chose to pull the free game,…
Read MoreDisney Google Play Exclusive Mickey Take Takes On "Vinylmation"
There's a kind of stop-motion animation* called "vinylmation" right this minute, if you did not know, using vinyl toys as the models and just as…
Read MoreSlashGear Morning Wrap-Up 2/11/14: Fiat, BWM, Mercedes, Unpacked
There's no doubt now that the personal technology market is running head-first into the automotive universe, with several entries on today's SlashGear Morning Wrap-up coming…
Read MoreTibetans Have A Genetic Adaptation For Life At High Altitudes Say Researchers
Researchers have been studying the Tibetan people to help determine what exactly allows them to thrive at high altitudes. According to the researchers, genetic adaptations…
Read MoreSprint Reconsiders T-Mobile Bid In Light Of Opposition To Deal
There has been a lot of talk focused on a potential merger of the third and fourth largest wireless carriers in the US. Sprint and…
Read MoreFirst Panasonic GH4 4K Video Footage Surfaces
A few days ago, Panasonic rolled out its latest digital camera that fits into the Lumix range. The camera is the Lumix GH4 and one…
Read MoreFar Cry Classic Lands Today As Far Cry: The Wild Expedition Gets Delayed
If you have been a PC gamer for long, you might have played the original Far Cry game from Crytek. Far Cry is ten years…
Read MoreSega Mega Drive Gets Official Megatron Transformers Treatment
Any geek who grew up in the 80's will have fond memories of Transformers toys and the Transformers cartoons that were on Saturdays. Odds are…
Read MoreGoogle And Foxconn Tipped In Tie Up For Robotics Project
Typically, when we talk about Foxconn, we are talking about the Chinese company and its production of Apple gadgets. Foxconn does have customers other than…
Read MoreSanDisk Clip Sport MP3 Player Aims At Athletes And Gym Rats
We don't see as many new MP3 players these days as we used to. It seems like we used to see them all the time,…
Read MoreMediaTek MT6595 Is World's First 4G LTE Octa-Core SOC Using ARM Cortex-A17 For Smartphones
MediaTek has announced a new product that it claims is the world's first 4G LTE octa-core smartphone SOC using the just announced ARM Cortex-A17 CPU.…
Read More2015 Mercedes S-Class Coupe Packs 455hp Biturbo V8
Mercedes-Benz has pulled the wraps off its new S-Class Coupe. Mercedes says that the new S-Class Coupe is as exclusive as it gets and the…
Read MoreARM Unveils Cortex-A17 Processor, Mali-T720 GPU, And Enhanced IP Suite
ARM has announced some new hardware and IP products that it is aiming at the mid-range mobile and consumer market. The IP suite includes a…
Read MoreSamsung Teases Unpacked 5 Event At MWC 2014
MWC 2014 is set to kick off later this month. Each year the event is held in Spain and a bunch of new devices and…
Read MoreRed Nextbook Premium 8HD 8-Inch Tablet Runs 1.5GHz Cortex A9 Processor
Each year when Valentine's Day rolls around you can count on a few red gadgets turning up to woo buyers into giving scarlet gadgets. A…
Read MoreMicrosoft Surface 2 Finds A New Home After Being Authorized For Pilot Use
It may not be the most popular tablet around, but the Surface 2 might soon be a fixture in airplanes and pilots' equipment. The FAA…
Read MorePresenting Hawken: Free Multiplayer Mech Combat In Beta Mode
It's time to jump in on one of the most impressive mech-based first person shooters to have come along for quite a while - Hawken…
Read MoreZeroChroma Outs Versatile Multi-Form Folio-Slide Case For The iPad Mini
Protective cases, of various shapes, sizes, and gimmicks, are a dime a dozen in the mobile device world but there are a few that rise…
Read MoreVirgin Atlantic Eyes Google Glass To Give Service A More Personal Touch
Google Glass is starting to see experiments in how it can be uses outside of the usual navigation purposes, which is good for such a…
Read MoreIntel Labs Paper To Reveal Details Of Energy Efficient Graphics Chip
Intel may still have a throne over at the PC world, but in the mobile land it still has to conquer its own territory. Part…
Read MoreFiat 500L Beats Edition Puts Dr. Dre In Your Dash
If you thought you were cool because you had Beats headphones, think again; now you need a new set of car keys. Fiat has revealed…
Read MoreBMW i8 Gets Laser Headlamp Option
BMW is outfitting its luxury i8 plug-in hybrid coupe with lasers, though unfortunately that won't mean blasting slower traffic out of the lane ahead. The…
Read MorePath Gets iOS 7 Relaunch
Private photo sharing service Path has finally updated its app for iOS 7, with a redesigned interface, simplified controls, and broader sharing options to link…
Read MoreBehind "The Mask": Huge, Sophisticated "Careto" Malware Discovered
What could be one of the most advanced cyber-espionage and malware systems has been identified, with Kaspersky Lab discovering a wide-reaching hacking scheme that has…
Read MoreRedesigned PS Vita Slim Gets North American Launch This Spring
Sony will launch its redesigned PS Vita in the US and Canada this spring, the company has confirmed, as part of a Borderlands 2 bundle.…
Read MoreGame Of Thrones Season 4 Trailer Sheds 14-Minutes Of Light On Darkness
It's a dark time in the Game of Thrones universe Winter is still coming - everything (save the Red Wedding) - is still about to…
Read MoreLet's Be Realistic About Nokia's Android Plans
It's easy to get excited about the idea of Nokia adopting Android. Ever since the company first announced plans to shift from Symbian to Windows…
Read MoreShazam iPhone Update Brings Simplification
An update to the Shazam app for iPhone this week adds a bit more content-led action to the ecosystem while the entire layout earns a…
Read MoreWatch Dogs Release Date Range Set Inside Q2 2014
This morning set deep inside Ubisoft's own Fiscal Q3 earnings report for 2013 came word of several releases for the 2014 season. While - as…
Read MoreBill Gates AMA Wrap-Up: Using A Surface 2 PRO, Bitcoin, Microsoft's CEO
This morning Microsoft founder Bill Gates answered questions from users from around the world in his second "AMA" session on Reddit. It was there that…
Read MoreFreedomPop Attempts "Destroying Current Industry Pricing" At $5 A Month
While the folks at FreedomPop have already released a sort of 100% free mobile phone service in the past, today they're aiming for those users…
Read MoreB&N Pares Back NOOK Hardware Team As Ereader Slumps [Update]
Barnes & Noble has made further cuts to its NOOK engineering division, taking a scythe to the hardware team responsible for its ereader in the…
Read MoreiTunes Radio Goes Live In Australia
Apple has launched iTunes Radio in Australia, the first country outside of the US to get access to the streaming music service. Available across iPhone,…
Read MoreNokia Android Phone Tipped Without Google
It would seem that the elusive Nokia Android smartphone has been tipped as close to release this week, with a full collection of Microsoft and…
Read MoreWorms Battlegrounds Coming To Both PS4 And Xbox One
While we're still not entirely solid on how - or if it makes a difference how - the game will be published through the PlayStation…
Read MoreBBM Chief Leaves BlackBerry
BlackBerry's EVP of BBM, Andrew Bocking, has left the company, over what some sources claim are disagreements of how the messaging platform should integrate with…
Read MoreRaving Rabbids Feature-Length Film: Ubisoft And Sony Pictures Set To Helm
It would appear that the little creatures known as Rabbids - sourced from the Rayman video game series and readied for the public as their…
Read MoreLG Slashes Curved OLED To Drive Display Tech
LG is aiming to give curved OLED TVs a serious push into the living room, slashing the price of its first set as it tries…
Read MoreBill Gates Heads Back To Reddit For AMA
This morning Bill Gates will be heading toward Reddit for an "Ask Me Anything" session that will include users from around the world and anyone…
Read MoreFlappy Bird Alternatives: iPhone, Android, Offline, And On Your Wrist
Well before Flappy Bird was taken offline by its creator (just this weekend), there were plenty of clones to be played by the public. Today…
Read MoreNanomotors Navigate Live Human Cells In "Fantastic Voyage" Style
Tiny motorized probes have navigated through live human cells steered by magnetic fields and propelled by ultrasonic waves for the first time, opening the door…
Read MoreAdidas Sues Under Armour Over Fitness Wearable Tech
Adidas has accused Under Armour of wearable patent violation, filing a lawsuit in which it claims ten of its miCouch technologies have been infringed by…
Read MoreVerizon Nexus 7 Nearly Here: Coming To Do Tablet Battle
This week a set of photos shows the Verizon 4G LTE certified version of the ASUS-made Nexus 7 from Google appearing in the flesh. This…
Read MoreVerizon Galaxy Nexus Review
Here in the LTE version of the newest Google hero phone, the Verizon Galaxy Nexus (also known as the Samsung Galaxy Nexus or Galaxy Nexus…
Read MoreSlashGear Morning Wrap-Up 2/10/14: HTC Low, 2014 Lexus IS F, Flappy Out
It's a dark day in the world of ultra-popular apps as we've come to (sarcastically) realize that we'll no longer be seeing any more Flappy…
Read MoreBitcoin Deem Illegal By Russian Authorities
The resistance to bitcoin on the part of governments around the world is building. The latest country to speak out on bitcoin is Russia and…
Read MoreMessage In Bottle Tossed In The Ocean In 1956 Discovered
Back in 1956 a scientists named Dean Bumpus from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Cape Cod was out in the ocean tossing bottles into…
Read MoreNASA WASP System Allows Planetary Scientists To Use Balloons As Observation Platforms
Scientists have long used balloons to carry certain types of telescopes way up into the air to the stratosphere to get a better view of…
Read MoreMazda Celebrates 25th Birthday Of MX-5 Miata
Mazda is celebrating the 25th birthday of the world's most popular two-seat sports car. The car is the Mazda MX-5 Miata. The very first version…
Read MoreThe Lego Movie Videogame Hits Retail
The first time I saw the trailer for The Lego Movie, I thought it looked like a bad idea. Apparently, I am one of the…
Read MoreMicrosoft Job Listing Tips Xbox Reading App For Windows 8
Microsoft has already has a couple of apps for Windows 8 that are for services with Xbox branding. The apps include Xbox Music and Xbox…
Read MoreBitcoin Exchange Mt Gox Stops Withdrawals After Finding A Technical Issue
Bitcoin has been under increasing scrutiny all around the world as it gains popularity. Many governments are saying that bitcoin is increasingly used for illegal…
Read MoreMicrosoft Slide Leaks Showing Windows Phone Blue Notification Center Details
We know that Microsoft is working in its next version of Windows Phone. The Windows Phone version is being called Windows Phone Blue for now.…
Read MoreHTC Looks To The Low End For Smartphone Growth
Smartphone maker HTC has been struggling to compete in the smartphone market as Samsung, Apple, and others continue to take the lion's share of profits…
Read MoreSigma Dp Quattro Cameras Feature 19mm, 30mm, And 50mm Fixed Focal Length Lens
Sigma has announced a new digital camera series that is called the Sigma dp Quattro. The Quattro name comes from the use of a new…
Read MoreAsus VivoTab Note 8 Hits Retail After CES 2014 Debut
Sometimes in the lead up to the official unveil of a product there are plenty of leaks that tip some of the specs about the…
Read MoreMugen Power Sony Xperia Z1 Battery Case Packs 3000mAh Of Juice
If you have, a smartphone that you need to get more runtime out of, Mugen Power is a good place to look. The company makes…
Read MoreNew Internet Throughput Data Could Reveal The Ugly Side Of Peering
Getting content delivered to your PC, TV or mobile device via the Internet is no simple matter, but the business ecosystem working behind that can…
Read MoreiOS 7.1 Update Tipped To Roll Out In March
iPhone owners eager for the next milestone in the life of iOS 7 might not have to wait much longer. Sources close to the matter…
Read MoreGoogle Posts French Confession For Privacy Smack
Google France has posted its public mea-culpa message as demanded by French authorities, conceding that privacy regulators in the country have fined it €150,000 for…
Read MoreBye-Bye Birdie: Flappy Bird Gets Axed
Hit iOS and Android game Flappy Bird has been yanked from the App Store and Google Play, after developer Dong Nguyen followed through on yesterday's…
Read MoreWill New Microsoft CEO Nadella Sell The Xbox Division?
Here's a question for you: will Satya Nadella, Microsoft's newly appointed chief executive, sell the Xbox division? There have been some rumblings in the past…
Read More2014 Lexus IS F Review
The 2014 Lexus IS F is an anachronism. Latest - and potentially last - in a line of performance sedans, its 416 HP, 5.0-liter V8…
Read MoreFlappy Bird Creator Threatens To Kill Game Over Controversy
The creator of controversial and addictive mobile game Flappy Bird has said he plans to yank it from the App Store and Google Play within…
Read MoreT-Mobile Wins Fight For Magenta Against AT&T's Aio Wireless
T-Mobile has won its battle over the color magenta, with a federal court ruling AT&T's subsidiary brand Aio Wireless must cease using the distinctive hue.…
Read MoreBeyond Glass: Inside Epson's Scheme To Make The De-Facto Smart Glasses
Epson can forgive you if your first thought when you hear augmented reality is Google Glass, even though you're wrong. Google may never had actually…
Read MoreHBO "Silicon Valley" Trailer Makes Internet Debut
HBO has released the trailer for its upcoming serial jab at the tech world: Silicon Valley. The series is a half-hour show currently pegged for…
Read MoreGoogle+ Scores HDR Scape And Zoom For Photographs
Google has slowly but steadily evolving Google+'s photography-centric features, the latest of which includes two much-anticipated additions: HDR Scape, which brings single-click tone mapping to…
Read MoreRoku Reveals Plans For Third-Party Themes
Those with a Roku player were graced with a new homescreen for a while over the winter holidays, shaking of the typical purple homescreen with…
Read MoreAio Wireless To Expand Offerings With Moto G And More
Following its plan adjustments earlier this month, Aio Wireless has announced the expansion of its product offerings with three additional smartphones: the Moto G, Nokia…
Read MoreApple CEO Tim Cook Talks Business And Macs Of The Future
In an interview with the Wall Street Journal today, Apple CEO Tim Cook talked extensively on a variety of topics, ranging from business in general…
Read MoreBlizzard Now Funds College-Aimed Gaming Tournaments: Students Beware
It would seem that the term "exports" is going to be continuing to take hold as Blizzard has suggested that they'll be funding "collegiate exports"…
Read MoreAlpha Builders: 10 Incredible Creations In EverQuest Next Landmark
We've had our first long look at the upcoming massive multiplayer game EverQuest Next: Landmark this month, now it's time to get up close and…
Read MoreCuriosity Beams Back Earth Pics As Bright "Evening Star"
NASA's Curiosity rover has sent back some impressive photos from its time on Mars - selfies, moon timelapses, and billion-pixel panoramas - but its latest…
Read MoreFacebook "A Look Back" Videos Get Editing Tools
Facebook has added editing tools to its Look Back video feature, allowing users to switch which uploaded photos, most-Liked posts, and other content from their…
Read MoreHTC And Nokia Ink Patent Deal: Will Explore Tech Together Rather Than Fight
Nokia and HTC have inked a patent agreement that will see all ongoing litigation between the companies cease, sharing technology in future and cutting off…
Read MoreCall Of Duty: Ghosts Hacking: Infinity Ward Brings Ban-Hammer
For the PC version of Call of Duty: Ghosts, it would appear that Infinity Ward has had enough of the hacking nonsense that's been running…
Read MoreGoogle Now Boosts Airport Cards For More Intelligent Travel
Google Now has been updated to make airline notifications more useful, with the contextual engine now able to figure out not only when your next…
Read MoreNokia Media-Centric Phone Teaser Likely To Be Verizon Lumia 929 Icon
Nokia has begun teasing its latest device, promising something with an emphasis on audio quality that will be revealed soon. The clip - which opens…
Read MoreApple Sapphire Crystal Furnaces Acquired: iPhone 6 Production Lines Up
A number of documents have appeared this week showing how Apple and the folks at GT Advanced have moved in a number of machines made…
Read MoreObama's NSA Surveillance Limits Enforced (But Are They Even Listening?)
The first stages of President Obama's overhaul of NSA data collection have gone into action, placing limits on how easy it is for security services…
Read MoreSmartphone Kill Switch In California: What's The Point?
This week a piece of legislation is making its way through to the state level in California, a piece of legislation that would mandate a…
Read MoreGoogle Loses Fight Over Public Shaming In France
Google's attempts to escape privacy sanctions in France that will force it to publish an embarrassing mea-culpa on its site have failed, with the French…
Read MoreGlass UI Concept Trades Minimalism For Wearable Workability
Google's Glass may be a self confessed work-in-progress for the company, but that hasn't stopped early-adopters from coming up with their own alternative visions for…
Read MoreMoto G US Cellular Edition Launches: Fees May Apply
It would seem that US Cellular has joined the Moto G train, offering up this no-contract device amongst their own ranks with their own pricing…
Read MoreChromecast UK Launch Tipped For Early March
Google's Chromecast will go on sale in the UK in a matter of weeks, according to one retailer, the first launch outside of the US…
Read MoreSlashGear Morning Wrap-Up 2/7/14: FIFA 14, Apple Shares, Nikon Coolpix
It would appear that we've hit a camera release pocket this week as brands like Panasonic bring on devices like the Lumix DMC-GH4 DSLM 4K…
Read MoreDARPA Handing Out Money For Development Of Disappearing Electronics
The US military has been rolling out portable electronic devices in droves for soldiers in the field. These gadgets run the gamut from tablets and…
Read MoreGigabyte And Biostar Unveil New 10W Intel Bay Trail Mini-ITX Mainboards
One of the latest processor families from Intel is the Bay Trial line. Those processors for desktop computers were on display at CES 2014 last…
Read MoreLG G Pro 2 Unveil Coming On February 13 Ahead Of MWC 2014
There have been many rumors circulating about the LG G Pro 2 smartphone. The launch of the device was previously tipped to happen sometime this…
Read MoreFacebook To Archive Older Data On Blu-Ray Discs
Facebook has a massive data center that deals with all the data that users of the social network upload on a daily basis. The data…
Read MoreNissan Frontier Diesel Runner Rolls Into Chicago Auto Show
Nissan has unveiled an interesting new Frontier truck at the Chicago Auto show this week. The truck is the Nissan Frontier Diesel Runner. We already…
Read MoreAmazon Prime Instant Video Lands FX's The Americans As Exclusive
The streaming wars are heating up between Netflix and Amazon Prime Instant Video. Netflix typically gets all the cool shows as an exclusive, but that…
Read MoreLogitech Global Fan Collection M317 Wireless Mice Debut Clad In National Flags
Logitech has been making mice and other computer peripherals for a very long time. The company makes some of the most popular mice out there…
Read MoreSonic Boom TV Series, Wii U, And 3DS Games In The Works
Nintendo has announced its last exclusive Sonic games for the Wii U and the 3DS portable console. The games will also have a spin off…
Read MoreNikon Coolpix S32 Digital Camera Is Waterproof And Shockproof
The last of the new digital point and shoot cameras that Nikon has unveiled today is the Coolpix S32. This camera is designed to be…
Read MoreNikon New Coolpix Lineup Digital Cameras Including 60x Zoom P600
Nikon has trotted out several new digital cameras today. Earlier this morning Nikon unveiled the AW120 digital camera. Nikon also has several new digital cameras…
Read More2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Heads To Xbox 360 And PS3 In April
EA Sports has announced a new game called 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil. The game will hit North America on April 15 for the Xbox…
Read MoreBem Wireless Speaker Band Puts A Bluetooth Speaker On Your Wrist
If you are in the market for a new Bluetooth speaker for your smartphone or tablet, Bem Wireless has a new product that has hit…
Read MoreNikon COOLPIX AW120 Offers GPS And Triple Ruggedness
Nikon has rolled out a new compact rugged digital camera to its product lineup, the COOLPIX AW120. With this compact shooter comes a 16-megapixel CMOS…
Read MorePanasonic Lumix DMC-GH4 DSLM 4K Digital Camera Unveiled
Panasonic has announced what it says is the first ever Digital Single Lens Mirrorless (DSLM) camera that offers 4K video recording. Photographers can use the…
Read MoreFitbit Flex Accessories By Tory Burch Arrive This Spring
The Fitbit Flex, which we reviewed nearly a year ago, is a fitness band that tracks users body stats day and night, competing with some…
Read MoreFirefox For Windows 8 Beta Now Available For Download
A touch-friendly variety of Firefox browser for Windows 8 has been promised and in the works for quite a while now, suffering repeated setbacks and…
Read MoreNVIDIA SHIELD Gets A GRID Boost With Saints Row And Dead Island
This week the already burgeoning library of games available in NVIDIA GRID (Beta) to the NVIDIA SHIELD handheld gaming system is growing by two. This…
Read MoreApple Buys Its Own Shares In "Opportunistic" Bid
In an interview today, Apple's CEO Tim Cook announced the company repurchased $14 billion of its own shares, doing so over the course of the…
Read MoreRenault Kwid Concept Debuts At Delhi Auto Expo 2014
At the Delhi Auto Expo, Renault has unveiled its Kwid Concept car, a snazzy little vehicle it says is aimed at young buyers and their…
Read MoreIBM Scores DARPA Contract To Develop Self-Destructing VAPR
IBM has been in the news frequently this month, the latest of which involves a new contract with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency --…
Read MoreRenault NEXT TWO Self-Driving Car Could Be On Roads By 2020
Renault has revealed its own autonomous car prototype, the NEXT TWO, a self-driving vehicle that the French company says could launch by 2020. Unlike most…
Read MoreTesla Taps Rdio For Integrated Audio Service In Europe
Today at a town-hall meeting in Amsterdam, Tesla Motors' CEO Elon Muck announced Rdio will be integrated into its cars in Europe as the default…
Read MoreFacebook "Look Back" Video Editing Confirmed Incoming
Facebook users unhappy with the custom curation of their "A Look Back" videos released to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the social site will soon…
Read MoreSony Downgrades Annual Financial Forecast
Sony recently revealed plans to sell its VAIO PC business to Japan Industrial Partners (JIP) in the near future. Following this, the company revealed today…
Read MoreSonic Boom Reboots Classic SEGA With TV Series And Nintendo Games
SEGA has revealed Sonic Boom, a reboot of its classic Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, spawning new Nintendo Wii U and 3DS games, an animated TV…
Read MoreAmazon Pilot Season Brings Ten New Show Pilots
Pilot season has begun with Amazon and they are asking for help in deciding which of the shows will go on to become a full…
Read MoreBeep Sees Ex-Googlers Take On Sonos With Sleek Streamer
A team of former Google employees are taking on Sonos with a new music streamer, aiming to do for whole-home media playback what Google's own…
Read MoreFacebook Plans Commemorative Tools After Father's "A Look Back" Video Plea
Facebook will create a special "A Look Back" clip for a father whose video plea for a memory of his son went viral and caught…
Read MoreHP Chromebox Detailed Ahead Of Spring Arrival
Following the Chromebox for Meetings offering announced by Google earlier in the day, HP has offered some further details on its Chromebox. There has yet…
Read MoreGoogle's Nest Acquisition Cleared By FTC
Google announced the Nest Labs acquisition back in mid-January. The purchase price was set at $3.2 billion in cash, and as we learned, the Nest…
Read MoreHumble Bundle Teams With Double Fine For Psychonauts And Brutal Legend
Supposing you missed the action/adventure title fused with heavy metal and the most metal of voices - Jack Black - the folks at Humble Bundle…
Read MoreRed Nexus 5 First-Impressions: Hands-On With Intense Brightness
It's difficult to capture the tone of the red Nexus 5, that much is true. While we'd expected this tone of the machine to be…
Read MoreSony Reader Store Shutting Down In Late March
Sony recently announced they would be selling off the VAIO brand, however it seems that is not the only change in the works. A more…
Read MoreGoogle Chromebox For Meetings Aims To Usurp Enterprise With Chrome OS
Google has revealed Chromebox for Meetings, it's attempt to further push Chrome OS into the enterprise by offering a simpler way for multiple people to…
Read MoreMichael Bay's TMNT Toys: Ninja Turtles Get Grungy
It would seem that the poster we saw back on the 30th - and subsequently were asked by Paramount to take down - may have…
Read MoreBitcoin Mining Being Forced By New Linkup Ransomware
Emisoft has come forward with details on a newly discovered form of ransomware. This one is dubbed "Linkup" and while it will hold your computer…
Read MoreTwitter Transparency Report Details Growth Of Government Requests
An updated transparency report has arrived from Twitter today. This report is released on a biannual basis, which means this latest is offering a look…
Read MoreAcer C720P Touch Chromebook Review
In October, we reviewed Acer's C720 Chromebook, a Haswell-harboring notebook with excellent battery life and performance to match. The one thing it lacked, however, was…
Read MoreWoz Suggests Apple Make Android Phones
With the iPhone already having done quite a bit of business in the United States and internationally over the past few years, Apple co-founder Steve…
Read MoreiWatch Tipped As Apple Job Listing Pulled: Physiologists Wanted
Until a few minutes after it was published elsewhere on the web, Apple had a job listing up which suggested they were in search of…
Read MoreBose Soundlink Bluetooth Speaker III Unveiled
The speaker-friendly group known as Bose has revealed the third in their line of SoundLink audio blasters, namely the SoundLink Bluetooth speaker III. This device…
Read MoreApple iPhone 4 Production Renewed With Eye On Developing Markets [UPDATE]
The Apple iPhone 4 has been off the market for several device iterations. After the iPhone 4 came the iPhone 4S, the iPhone 5, and…
Read MoreSlashGear Morning Wrap-Up 2/6/2014: iPhone 4, Outlast, Sony Sells VAIO
This week we're seeing some rather odd headlines in the world of gadgets, technology, and the people who work in-between. One of the strangest has…
Read MoreNewegg Premier Challenges Amazon Prime
Amazon has had fantastic success with its Prime service that gives users free expedited shipping along with streaming video. As of December of last year…
Read MoreProsthetic Hand Gives Amputee A Sense Of Touch
Researchers around the world are working to create more lifelike prosthetic hands and other limbs for amputees. Prosthetic hands have been around for years in…
Read MoreErratic Exoplanet Kepler-413b Has A Wobbly Orbit
Scientist and astronomers are discovering a large number of new planets using the Kepler Space Telescope. One of the latest planets discovered by the space…
Read MoreHVAC Contractor Fingered As Poorly Secured Third Party At Center Of Target Breach
Late last year retailer Target was hit with a hack that allowed nefarious users into its systems. The hackers made off with details on 70…
Read MoreSecurity Researchers Hack Car Computers With Common Parts
Modern cars all have so many computerized accessories and safety systems inside that they need a computer brain to control things. The problem is that…
Read MoreO2 Wear The Rose 360-Degree Virtual Reality Experience Uses Oculus Rift
O2 has announced that it has created a new campaign that is called Wear the Rose in cooperation with England Rugby. The Wear the Rose…
Read MoreiKey FZ-G1 Jumpseat Fully Rugged Keyboard Unveiled
During CES 2013 Panasonic launched a new rugged tablet called the Toughpad FZ-G1. That tablet offered no physical keyboard from Panasonic and was a touchscreen…
Read MoreMSI GX70 And GX60 Destroyer Gaming Notebooks Updated With AMD R9-M290X Graphics
MSI has announced a refresh of two of its powerful gaming notebooks. The machines include the MSI GX70 Destroyer and the GX60 Destroyer. The updated…
Read MoreCrytek Warface Xbox 360 Edition Beta Launches
The first time we heard that the Crytek free to play FPS game Warface was heading to the Xbox 360 was back in August of…
Read MoreFujitsu Lifebook TH90/P Convertible Ultrabook Features 13.3-Inch Screen And Intel Core I5-4200U CPU
Fujitsu has unveiled its latest computer model called the Lifebook TH90/P convertible ultrabook. The machine has a 13.3-inch high-resolution screen that folds and turns around…
Read More2015 BMW X3 Sports Activity Vehicle Packs Up To 300hp
BMW has unveiled the latest iteration of its BMW X3 Sports Activity Vehicle. The X3 is a mid-size SUV that has a number of options…
Read MoreSony Says Goodbye To VAIO As It Sells PC Business To Japan Industrial Partners
It may come as a sad news to many fans of the brand but rumors of Sony selling its PC has just been confirmed. It…
Read MoreApple Pulls Blockchain Bitcoin Wallet From App Store
Bitcoin, the most popular cryptocurrency available, is stored using a digital wallet app, some of which are more secure than others. The most popular among…
Read MoreAmazon Acquires Double Helix Games
Late last month, word surfaced that Amazon plans to launch an entertainment and gaming console that will run Android and take on both big and…
Read MoreFirefox Launcher For Android Demonstrated Ahead Of Debut
You'd be hard-pressed to find a need for which no app exists, and with increasingly higher capacities, the average user's smartphone is likely packed with…
Read MoreHTC To Launch Wearable By Christmas
In October 2013, HTC teased plans to reverse its fortunes by introducing a wearable device, among other products. Speaking with Bloomberg in an interview, the…
Read MoreTwitter Data Grants Introduced To Offer Select Institutes Data Trove
Twitter holds vast amounts of data, information that has been used by multiple entities in the past to do things from mapping racism to helping…
Read MoreSyrian Electronic Army Breaches MarkMonitor, Toys With Facebook's Domain
The Syrian Electronic Army has kicked up another ruckus, this time posting pictures on its latest Twitter account showing an apparent breach of MarkMonitor, as…
Read MoreRicoh WG-20 Digital Camera Brings Rugged Features And 14MP Sensor
A lower-on-the-totem pole option than the recently announced WG-4 and WG-4 GPS models is the Ricoh WG-20, a rugged compact digital camera for individuals who…
Read MoreRicoh WG-4 And WG-4 GPS Outdoor Digital Cameras Are Waterproof And Rugged
Ricoh has introduced a couple of new cameras for the outdoorsy folks among us: the Ricoh WG-4 and the WG-4 GPS. Both cameras bring waterproof…
Read More"X-Men: Days Of Future Past" Makes International TV Debut In Japan
X-Men: Days of Future Past has made its international television spot debut in Japan, where a rather basic teaser trailer was aired with quick flashes…
Read MoreNASA Image Of Fresh Mars Asteroid Crater Shows Off Blast Zone
NASA's efforts on the Red Planet have resulted in thousands of images, some more mystifying than others, but few quite as powerful as a high-resolution…
Read MoreJean Michel Jarre Wants $400 Of Your New iPhone For His Pocket
Musician Jean Michel Jarre has lashed out at tech companies for devaluing music and other media, suggesting that $300-400 of the sticker price of every…
Read MoreOutlast PS4 Review
When you happen upon Outlast for PlayStation 4, you'll find it tagged with some rather heavy-looking warnings. Heed them all. This game is not for…
Read MoreGoogle's EU Deal Has Rivals Livid: Here's What Escaping A $5bn Fine Looks Like
Google's tentatively-agreed antitrust settlement may have pacified the European Union but the search giant's rivals are still spitting mad, billing the concessions as "worse than…
Read MoreGeorge Lucas Star Wars VHS Interviews Get Digital This Week
Back in the year 1995, before Star Wars was released as a set of "Special Edition" movies, before the idea that a set of prequels…
Read MoreThe Two Charts That Have Twitter Investors Fleeing
Twitter's 2013 financials may have delivered better-than-expected results but that hasn't stopped the social network's share price from taking a beating in after-hours trading, and…
Read MoreApple Demands Patent Troll Reform
Apple and Google may not agree on a lot of things, but when it comes to crazy patent suits both companies feel the same way:…
Read MoreTwitter Posts Solid 2013 Though New Users Stall
Twitter has revealed its Q4 2013 and fiscal year 2013 financial results, the first since the company's IPO, with revenue up an impressive 116-percent year-on-year.…
Read MoreNYPD Tipped Testing Google Glass
The New York City Police Department has unofficially made public their intention to beta-test Google Glass for use in the field. In a chat with…
Read MoreYouTube Gets New Chief Susan Wojcicki As Former Head Starts Mystery Project
Google has made Susan Wojcicki its new head of YouTube, with the former chief of the streaming video division reportedly going on to set up…
Read MoreBionic Hand Restores Amputee's Sense Of Touch
A bionic hand that allows its wearer to actually feel what the prosthetic is touching has been tested for the first time, with a Danish…
Read MoreSamsung Said Demanding iPhone Logos Covered At Olympics Opening Ceremony
Olympics sponsor Samsung is reportedly dropping Galaxy Note 3 smartphones in athletes' goodie-bags, though the gift comes with a catch: a supposed ban on any…
Read MoreEVE Online Will Turn Players' Stories Into Comics And A TV Series
At the annual EVE Online Fanfest, CCP, the publisher of EVE Online, stated that it's going to spice things up for EVE Online players. It…
Read MoreEVE Valkyrie: Oculus Rift's First Exclusive Launch Title
Virtual reality gaming appears to have picked up some momentum today as the creators of EVE Online and DUST 514 have revealed that they will…
Read More2014 Civic Hybrid And Natural Gas Get Boosted Trim And MPG
Honda has outed a pair of alternative fuel Civic models for 2014, tapping hybrid and natural gas power to boost mileage to as much as…
Read MoreBBM "Find Friends" Feature Added For iOS And Android
Just in case you're having trouble finding friends using BlackBerry's own BBM on your iPhone or Android device, BlackBerry has added a feature called "Find…
Read MoreCall Of Duty: Ghosts Onslaught Release For PC And PS4 Hits February 27
The first downloadable content pack (DLC) for the game Call of Duty: Ghosts called "Onslaught" has officially been scheduled to arrive on the 27th of…
Read MoreSteam Music Beta Plays Music Whilst You Game
This week the folks at Valve have released Steam Music Beta, a local music service that'll allow you to easily play music while you play…
Read MoreAston Martin Begins Massive Recall After Finding Pedals Could Snap
Aston Martin has been forced to recall around 75-percent of all the cars it sold since late 2007, after discovering that parts of its accelerator…
Read MoreSteam Music Gives SteamOS Its Own Native Music Player
Valve launched its SteamOS a while back as an effort to get its own free computer operating system on the market. SteamOS entered beta and…
Read MoreMicrosoft's Backseat Drivers Scared Off Outside CEO Candidates
Several potential candidates for Microsoft CEO bowed out over concerns about how vocal and intrusive Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer would be, sources close to…
Read MoreSlashGear Morning Wrap-Up 2/5/2014: Galaxy S5, Titanfall, Pyramids
This morning we've got some new news and some news that's been in the making for 120 million years. While we've got reasearch popping up…
Read MoreTitanfall Beta Imminent: Minimum Specs For PC Ushered In
Just this afternoon Vince Zampella from the developer group Respawn let it be known what the minimum specifications would be for the PC version of…
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy Gear 2 Update Tipped Alongside Galaxy S5 This Month
Samsung will launch not only the Galaxy S5 later this month but an updated version of its Galaxy Gear smartwatch, insiders claim, a surprisingly early…
Read MoreXbox One February Game Releases Tap The Thief
While precious few in number, game releases for the Xbox One inside of February include some games that have the potential to be real heavy-hitters.…
Read MoreTwo Xbox One Updates Detailed Ahead Of Titanfall Release
Xbox One will get two updates within the space of the next 30 days, Microsoft has confirmed, with gamers promised new features and better Kinect…
Read MoreDirecTV Subscribers Can Now Get HBO Go On Roku Streaming Devices
If you are a DirecTV subscriber that has a Roku streaming set top box in your home, an announcement you may have been waiting on…
Read MoreBlu Life Pure Mini Smartphone Rocks 4.5-Inch HD Screen With 326ppi
Blu Products has been releasing a number of new smartphones that run the Android operating system recently. Back in late December 2013, Blu launched its…
Read MoreGoogle Gives European Commission An Improved Proposal To End Antitrust Investigation
Google has been facing an antitrust investigation in Europe brought by the European commission. The investigation could see Google have to pay fines near $5…
Read MoreVerizon Customers Used 1.9TB Of Data In MetLife Stadium During The Super Bowl
Verizon Wireless has announced how much data that fans at the stadium during the Super Bowl last weekend used. The grand total for data usage…
Read More2014 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel Gets 28 Mpg
Ram started to talk about its 2014 EcoDiesel 1500 truck about a year ago. The promise was that the truck would get a new 3.0L…
Read MoreTitanfall Won't Be Playable Without Origin On PC
One of the more anticipated games for 2014 is the EA title Titanfall. The minimum specs for computers to play the game were announced yesterday.…
Read MoreNewly Discovered 4600-Year-Old Egyptian Stepped Pyramid Predates The Great Pyramid Of Giza
If you think of pyramids, your mind most likely goes to the three major pyramids that are in Egypt. That trio of pyramids, including the…
Read MoreWink It Keyboard For Android Lets You Use Pictures Instead Of Words
There are plenty of keyboard apps out there for users of Android smartphones. Most of the keyboards are serious bits of software that aim to…
Read MoreStar Wars: The Old Republic Galactic Starfighter Expansion Now Available For All
BioWare announced back in October of 2013 that it was working on an expansion pack for the Star Wars: The Old Republic video game called…
Read MoreSony QX 100 And QX 10 Cameras Updated With Better ISO Range And 1080p Video Mode
Sony has announced that it has updated its interesting QX line of lens-style cameras. The two updated cameras include the QX 100 and the QX…
Read MoreSteve Jobs Wanted Sony To Use Mac OS On Vaio Notebooks
One of the things that helped Apple to make Mac computers more attractive to a range of users out there was the move from PowerPC…
Read MoreToshiba Canvio Home Backup & Share Offers Up To 3TB Of Storage And Streaming
Toshiba makes a range of technology products that run the gamut from computers to storage solutions. The company even makes some of its own internal…
Read MoreDoodle 4 Google 2014 Kicks Off, Winning Entry Will Be Animated
Google has officially kicked off its Doodle 4 Google contest, which offers a theme and invites kids from around the world to enter a drawing…
Read MoreDoom Creator John Carmack Talks Id Departure And Virtual Reality
This past November, John Carmack, co-creator of the much-beloved video game DOOM, left id Software to join ranks full-time with Oculus VR. Not much was…
Read MoreChrome Adds Reset Prompt In Windows To Combat Hijacking
Browser hijacking is an annoying sort of malicious activity that often spawns from downloading toolbars or freeware of some sort, the end result being a…
Read MoreCEO Tim Cook Confirms "Unique" Istanbul Apple Store
Apple CEO Tim Cook has reportedly confirmed an upcoming Apple Store in Istanbul, doing so at a meeting he had with Turkey's President Abdullah Gul…
Read MoreIBM's Watson Supercomputer Uses Social Media To Profile Users
IBM's Watson supercomputer has been tasked with profiling users from one side of the Internet to the other, using information it gathers from social media…
Read MoreDARPA Open Catalog Brings Its Open Source Offerings To The Public
DARPA has announced the launch of a public website offering anyone access to its open source offerings, the Open Catalog. With this comes the hope…
Read MoreShimano CM-1000 Sports Camera Brings 16MP Sensor And 1080p Video
Shimano has rolled out a new entrant for the action camera market, the CM-1000 Sports Camera. This tiny camera is akin to the GoPro and…
Read MoreFacebook Turns 10 - Will It Make It To 20?
Facebook has turned ten, and though the terrible teens are still a few years off, the predators are already circling. The social site celebrated its…
Read MoreResearchers Find Evidence Explaining Northern China Fossil Troves
A new report published in the journal Nature Communications by researchers at China's Nanjing University reveals the myriad of fossils found in northern China are,…
Read MoreApple Nabs Sleep Researcher Roy J.E.M Raymann Amidst Tipped iWatch Ambitions
News about Apple's anticipated iWatch wearable has ramped up in recent time, with word surfacing last month that a team of experts had been tapped…
Read MoreOKDoor Turns Google Glass Into A Virtual Gatekeeper
Google Glass could put your receptionist out of a job, one company has suggested, with new Glassware called "OKDoor" putting remote control of your doors…
Read MoreSony PC Business Tipped Up For Sale: Lenovo Ruled Out
In a season where it seems that any business might be up for sale, Sony's PC sector is the latest in a run of rumors…
Read MoreFiftyThree Files Trademark Over Facebook Paper (But Hopes It Won't Need It)
Tensions between Facebook and app developer FiftyThree over use of the name Paper has escalated with news that a new trademark has been filed that…
Read MoreIridium Go! And Globalstar Sat-Fi Give Mobile Hotspots Some Satellite Love
Getting your notebook or other gadgets online if you've a big budget but no local service - say, perhaps, because you're desperate for WiFI in…
Read MoreHouse Of Cards Season Three Confirmed
House of Cards is yet to start its second season, but the award-winning Netflix series has already been recommissioned for a third series, the streaming…
Read MoreThe Grand Budapest Hotel Clip 2 Hits Apple Trailers With Bill Murray In Tow
A new Wes Anderson film is coming to theaters soon, one called The Grand Budapest Hotel. This film will be starring more fine actors than…
Read MoreEvernote Descriptive Search Claims Better Note Hunting With Fuzzy Logic
Evernote has updated its search functionality, adding fuzzy logic to how notes are discovered so that users can hunt down their content using conversational phrases.…
Read MoreMicrosoft Foursquare Investment Puts Data In Windows Phone And Bing
If you're working with a device made by Microsoft (or running a Microsoft-made OS) right now, get ready to see a whole lot more of…
Read MoreBright Red Nexus 5 Debuts As Third Color Option
Google's red version of the Nexus 5 has arrived in the Play store, offering a third color option for the Android smartphone. Oft-rumored over the…
Read MoreApple A7 Chip Details May Spill Amid Patent Lawsuit
This week a seemingly run of the mill bit of patent litigation has lit up the Apple analyst boards as the company's A7 chip has…
Read MoreGoogle Maps Update: "Faster Route Now Available"
This week Google fully recognizes the power of Waze in their maps apps. With Google Maps' update here and now, the 2013 acquisition of Waze…
Read MoreASUS Chromebox Hits 4K Displays In March
If you're aiming for what might be the smallest package for the largest-definition delivery in a computer this upcoming season, you might want to have…
Read MoreAllCast Live: Stream To Chromecast, Apple TV, Xbox One
This week the app known as AllCast has gone (once again) fully live, ready for the Chromecast world first and foremost now that the Google…
Read MoreLEGO Sherlock, BTTF DeLorean And VF-1 Mecha Under Fan Kit Consideration
Sherlock Holmes reboots haven't been in short supply, but few have caught the public imagination like the BBC's Sherlock, and the moody series - just ending…
Read MoreMicrosoft CEO Satya Nadella: Gates, Ballmer, Thompson Sound Off
This week Microsoft welcomes in their newest CEO: Satya Nadella, and with him come the congratulations and assurances of the biggest names in the company,…
Read MoreMicrosoft CEO Named: Satya Nadella
This morning Microsoft named their next CEO: 22-year Microsoft veteran Satya Nadella. Nadella was until this appointment the company's online services devision SVP of research…
Read MoreGoogle And Cisco Sign Long-Term Patent License Agreement
Courts all around the country are deluged with patent infringement suits with many of them coming from the largest firms in the technology realm. Google…
Read MoreHalo 2 Anniversary Rumors Run Rampant
Halo is undoubtedly one of the most successful franchises in the gaming world. Halo has been an Xbox exclusive. The game has been offered on…
Read MoreFacebook Launches A Look Back Feature To Celebrate Its 10th Birthday
Facebook is celebrating its tenth anniversary this week. To celebrate that anniversary, Facebook has launched a new feature that is designed to highlight some of…
Read MoreEuropean Authorities Want A Remote Kill Switch In All Cars
The idea of having the ability to remotely stop a vehicle isn’t new. GM has been able to do that for a number of years…
Read MoreApple Hard At Work On Robust Content Delivery Network
Apple has been rumored for a while to be working on a new Apple television, not to be confused with the Apple TV set top…
Read MoreFCC Head Tells Sprint Chairman Masayoshi Son He Is Skeptical Of T-Mobile Deal
Sprint wants to purchase T-Mobile but since the merger would remove one of the four major carriers from the US market, the deal needs FCC…
Read MoreMicrosoft Kinect Protects Border Between North And South Korea
When Microsoft first launched its slick Kinect motion tracking and facial recognition system, it was hacked for all sorts of uses including reading sign language.…
Read MoreNASA James Webb Space Telescope Infrared Camera Delivered By Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin has announced another milestone in the construction of the James Webb Space Telescope. The heart of the space telescope, the infrared camera, has…
Read MoreSamsung Galaxy Note Pro And Tab Pro Tablets Land Feb 13
Back in December 2013, we learned that Samsung was working on a couple new tablets that were aimed at pro users. The new tablets were…
Read MoreLG G Pro 2 Smartphone To Use New OIS Plus Camera Stabilization System
Late last month the launch date for the latest smartphone from LG called the G Pro 2 was sometime this month. As we near the…
Read MoreVeryKool T742 KolorPad Tablet Features 7-Inch Screen And Android 4.2
VeryKool is a company that makes Android tablets that are aimed at people on a budget. It has been a while since we talked about…
Read MoreApple Rejecting Apps Using Ad Identifier Without Serving Up Advertisements
Apple is tightening the reins on iOS developers who utilize IDFA, putting the kibosh on apps that use the identifier without offering up advertisements. Such…
Read MoreYouTube Details Music Industry Payouts As Labels Remain Skeptical
Music videos are a popular staple among YouTube users, accounting for a large percentage of the video service's overall views and drawing in countless people…
Read MoreOS X Mavericks Mail Bug Workaround Detailed While Apple Preps Fix
Some unfortunate users have suffered from email troubles with Mail since OS X Mavericks' launch, something addressed with 10.9.1 after a sharp focus on the…
Read MorePebble Appstore For Android Beta Launches With A Few Bugs In Tow
As promised, Pebble rolled out an app store for its iPhone users earlier today, and Android users were left asking for info about when their…
Read MoreHasselblad HV Digital Camera Launches With 24MP Full-Frame Sensor
Hasselblad has had a couple announcements already this year, including the upcoming 50-megapixel full-frame CMOS digital camera. The latest one rolled out today, with the…
Read MorePixMob Details Turning 80,000 Super Bowl Fans Into Massive Video Display
Those who watched the Super Bowl yesterday likely marveled at the bright lights flashing from the stands during the half time show, something that was…
Read MoreApple Goes Behind The Scenes For "1.24.14" Mac 30th Anniversary Short
Apple has released a behind-the-scenes look at the making of its "1.24.14" video to celebrate 30 years of the Mac, showing how director Jake Scott…
Read MoreSamsung Unpacked 5 Could See Galaxy S5 Open MWC 2014
Samsung has announced Unpacked 5 - Episode 1 for later this month, possibly hinting at the GALAXY S 5 with its exponential slyness. The Korean…
Read MoreGoogle Barge Construction Must Move Says SF City In Permit Row
While the mystery surrounding Google's barge constructions has almost been solved, the company has been mostly tight-lipped about the matter. But Google may now have…
Read MorePIXYUL Studios Startup Plans To Map The Globe With Drones For Survival Game
Drones have a lot of promise on the civilian and consumer level, and some companies have already considered how they can use this technology to…
Read MoreSony PS4 VR Head-Mounted Display Tipped To Take On Valve's VR Headset
Sony is no stranger to the HMD (head-mounted display) industry, and we've seen many varieties of these devices from the company over the years: the…
Read MoreUS To Mandate V2V Car-To-Car Communications For Safer Roads
US road safety legislators have outlined a plan to demand all new cars and trucks be able to intercommunicate wirelessly, with the aim of reducing…
Read MoreNintendo iPhone And Android Games: Maybe, Maybe Not
If there's a way to clearly understand how Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata feels on expanding their business into the mobile smartphone universe through Android and…
Read MorePebble Appstore For Smartwatch Goes Live For iPhone Users
Pebble's appstore for its smartwatches has gone live, arriving in an update for the iOS Pebble app and with an Android version due "very, very…
Read MoreFacebook Paper Review: Zuckerberg Finally "Gets" Mobile
Facebook and mobile haven't had an easy run of it. Facebook Home, an attempt to capitalize on mobile with a near-walled-garden met with derision and…
Read MoreGargoyles YouTube Streaming Tips Disney Loosening Reigns On Media
Supposing you weren't part of the Disney YouTube channel subscriber list and given backstage passes to the uploading of the entire three-season run of the…
Read MorePlayStation 4 Software Update Arrives Tonight: Here's How Your Headphones Start Working
Tonight Sony is issuing PlayStation 4 software update tonight which will bring the operating system up to version 1.60 automatically. This update will be bringing…
Read MoreFacebook Paper App May Be Outrunning Trademarks Soon
For those of you who've been paying close attention to the Apple mobile App Store for the past few years, you know good and well…
Read MoreGoogle Transparency Report Shows FISA Data In Very, Very Basic Terms
In August of 2013, Google and Microsoft sued the United States government for the ability to be more transparent with data requests made with FISA,…
Read MoreChromecast Opens For Streaming As Google Cast SDK Released
Google has pushed out the Chrome Cast SDK for its Chromecast wireless streaming dongle, allowing third-party developers to add support in their apps. The new…
Read MoreTwitter Interface Change Today: Reflecting Mobile
Today you may have noticed a relatively large change to the way you're experiencing Twitter on the web. This is because Twitter is pushing their…
Read MorePlayStation 4 February Releases Begin With Horror
The first in a (relatively short) series of releases for PlayStation 4 this month will be the horror title "Outlast." Spoken extremely highly of in…
Read MoreGoogle Now Notifications Pop Up In Chrome Beta
Google has added Google Now notifications to its Chrome browser, bringing the contextual alerts for travel warnings, flight information, and package shipments to the desktop.…
Read MoreNintendo's Fix For Failing Sales May Be More Hardware
Nintendo is betting on closer development of the Wii U console with its replacement for the 3DS, including faster cross-platform game coding, to turn the…
Read MorePaper Stories From Facebook App Launches For iOS
The Facebook-made app known as "Paper" has launched this morning after a brief preview last week. This app acts as a sort of alternate portal…
Read MoreSlashGear Morning Wrap-Up 2/3/2014: Xbox, iWatch, COD, BMW 4 Series
This weekend was rather interesting - and not just because we had a Super Bowl. SlashGear released a couple of reviews of odd products, and…
Read MoreApple Films Mac 30th Celebration In 1 Day With 100 iPhones
Apple has released a new video celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Mac, filmed entirely on iPhones by a team of people in locations around…
Read MoreTim Cook Talks Shop In Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Ireland
In a bit of an unforeseen appearance in the United Arab Emirates, Tim Cook proved this weekend that Apple's expansion plans at the moment include…
Read MoreTeen Suffers Second-Degree Burns After iPhone Catches Fire In Pocket
A 13-year-old girl from Maine has suffered first and second degree burns after her iPhone caught fire in her pocket. The smartphone allegedly caught fire…
Read MorePasswords Stolen In Bell Canada Hack Surface On The Web
Canadian wireless carrier Bell Canada has admitted that the user names and passwords stolen in a recent hack have turned up on the web. The…
Read MoreWiFi Network And Password For Super Bowl Stadium Leak During Pre-Game Coverage
The biggest football game of the year was played last night when Super Bowl XLVIII kicked off at MetLife Stadium located in East Rutherford, New…
Read MoreThe Avengers: Age Of Ultron To Film Some Scenes In South Africa, Hits Theaters May 2015
One of the most successful movies in the super hero genre was the original The Avengers film from a few years ago. That movie made…
Read MoreTizen Hits Bump As More Carriers Plan To Back Out
Samsung has been working on adding its own operating system to the market to try and compete with Android and iOS. Samsung has been running…
Read MoreArchos Eyes Entry In Windows Phone Market
Archos is a smartphone and tablet maker that has been relying on the Android operating system for years now. In Early January, the company rolled…
Read MoreFuel Cell Equipped Cockroaches To Form Self-Powered Sensor Network
One of the most resilient creatures on the planet is the cockroach. Those little bugs can be very hard to kill. Researchers at Osaka University…
Read MoreCheaper Xbox One With No Disc Drive Denied By Microsoft Exec
One of the big differences between the PS4 and the Xbox One game consoles in the eyes of consumers is price. The Xbox One at…
Read MoreTomb Raider: Definitive Edition Proves Twice As Popular On PS4 Compared To Xbox One
One of the more interesting video games to launch recently is Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition. The game launched on both of the next generation consoles-…
Read MoreWindows 8.1 Grabs 3.95% Of OS Market To Pass Vista As Windows 7 Still Leads
The latest report on the market share for particular operating systems is in from Net Applications. The new report shows that the Windows operating system…
Read MoreWindows 8.1 Update 1 Leaks Featuring New Title Bar And Tweaked Start Screen
Windows 8.1 users will be getting the latest update for the operating system officially in March. Ahead of that official release by Microsoft, Windows 8.1…
Read MoreStudy Looks At Planets Orbiting Binary Stars, Finds Most Migrated To Current Location
A new study has been published that looks at binary star systems that have planets orbiting. The study has found that most of the planets…
Read MoreApple Wireless Battery Charging Experiments Could End Up In iWatch
As mobile devices get more powerful and wearables start getting traction, the bottleneck of delivering a great user experience lies not on the processor anymore…
Read MoreTesla Coast To Coast Rally Finishes But World Record Status Still Unknown
Tesla has just successfully finished its advertising campaign disguised as a driving rally from one end of the US to the other. However, the fate…
Read MoreCaptain America: The Winter Soldier Trailer Sheds More Light On New Characters
As the premiere for Captain America's next film draws near, Marvel has just released the second trailer for Captain America: The Winter Soldier. This time…
Read MoreNokia Scores Another Legal Win Against HTC In Germany
In yet another one of its multiple concurrent lawsuits against HTC, Nokia has proudly announced another favorable verdict in Germany, this time from the Mannheim…
Read MoreEverQuest Next Landmark Drops Alpha Gag-Order For Gamers
The non-disclosure agreement alpha players of EverQuest Next Landmark were to be held to, preventing details of the freshly-launched but unfinished MMO from reaching the…
Read MoreTransformers: Age Of Extinction Trailer Stars Dinobot Grimlock
Optimus Prime riding on the back of Grimlock. One sentence that wraps up the first trailer for Transformers: Age of Extinction, fourth movie in the…
Read MoreAT&T Revamps Plans With "Mobile Share Family Value" To Stave Off T-Mo
AT&T has introduced a new group tariff, Mobile Share Value Plan, aimed at families and small businesses perhaps tempted by T-Mobile's competitive "Uncarrier" prices. Available…
Read MoreBMW 4 Series Gran Coupe Official: 4-Door Ease With 2-Door Style
BMW has taken the wraps off of its latest pseudo-coupe, the 4 Series Gran Coupé, promising the style of the company's traditional two-door models but…
Read MoreCall Of Duty: Ghosts: Onslaught Review
There's one whole heck of a lot of disagreement this season on how Call of Duty: Ghosts aught to be reviewed. While we didn't find…
Read MoreMichael Myers Hits COD: Ghosts Onslaught With A Sign From The Future
If the devil is in the details, then Infinity Ward has summoned more than their fair share of demons in the creation of the Fog…
Read MoreLG G Flex AT&T Review
With the AT&T version of the LG G Flex, we're getting another look at what it means to work with what this manufacturer calls the…
Read MoreTivitas Sinister Modular Gamepad Working-Proto Hands-On
It looks like a 3D-printed mousetrap, or maybe some sort of torturous orthopedic device for your hand; in actual fact it's what startup Tivitas believes…
Read MorePebble Appstore To Debut Monday February 3rd
Pebble will launch its appstore on Monday, February 3rd, the smartwatch company has announced today. The download store, which we tried in beta with the…
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