SmartHome | Netatmo Thermostat: heating control via app – even from a vacation
March 24, 2015

SmartHome | Netatmo Thermostat: heating control via app – even from a vacation

The smart home specialist Netatmo has upgraded the functionality of its heating control system. With the Thermostat app what you can do: when you are not at home, you can make a comfortable heated...

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Smartwatch | Swatch adds NFC payments to make it smarter #video
March 17, 2015

Smartwatch | Swatch adds NFC payments to make it smarter #video

Here we go, ladies and gentlemen: This is the next round of the battle for the crown between smart and Apple to get the pole position in the watch business of the future. The Swiss watchmaker is...

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Apple Watch smashes watch industry
March 11, 2015

Apple Watch smashes watch industry

Apple has already shaken up some industries in recent years. After the music, film and mobile industry, now the luxury business is a target of Apple's agenda. Whether this concept works or not, it...

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MWC | Lenovo saves 500 million in smartphone development by Motorola
March 7, 2015

MWC | Lenovo saves 500 million in smartphone development by Motorola

The Chinese company Lenovo can reduce costs in the smartphone business massively with the acquisition of the mobile phone business of Motorola: "We started with the integration of procurement and production,"...

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MWC | Ford goes mobile: New Apps for Ford SYNC 2 and AppLink
March 5, 2015

MWC | Ford goes mobile: New Apps for Ford SYNC 2 and AppLink

Ford has announced new apps for users of communications and entertainment system Ford SYNC 2 with touch screen and AppLink at the Mobile World Congress 2015. This technology allowed while driving...

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Sony intros PCS Manager, Your Mobile Data Storage
December 11, 2013

Sony intros PCS Manager, Your Mobile Data Storage

Sometimes I still can't believe how we can store so much in even the smallest mobile gadget. Even if it's possible in this day and age, it is still good to have a back up somewhere for posterity's...

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Apple launches 12 Days of Gifts app
December 10, 2013

Apple launches 12 Days of Gifts app

Christmas is just around the corner. Honestly, I haven't started with the Christmas decors and gift shopping yet. I don't know when I'd be able to do those. Thank heavens for Apple's new promo of download...

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Olloclip announces Macro 3-in-1 lens for iPhone and iPod touch
December 5, 2013

Olloclip announces Macro 3-in-1 lens for iPhone and iPod touch

  Olloclip showed off the 4-in-1 lens last October and now it's ready to wow iPhone users with the Macro 3-in-1 lens. The team started on Kickstarter but it's now a successful startup that...

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Target Accelerator Program for Indian startups announced
November 27, 2013

Target Accelerator Program for Indian startups announced

Holiday season has started. Let's start with the BlackFriday then Cyber Monday and of course, the long-awaited Christmas shopping season. Target wants to make your shopping more enjoyable with the...

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Nintendo giving away Wii U bundles to lucky  Southwest Airlines customers
November 26, 2013

Nintendo giving away Wii U bundles to lucky Southwest Airlines customers

After allowing gadget use during landing and takeoff and offering WiFi gate-to-gate, Southwest Airlines is set to make more customers happy by giving away 100 Nintendo Wii U consoles. This is part...

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Motorola Moto G now out in the US
November 26, 2013

Motorola Moto G now out in the US

The Moto G was recently released by Motorola but it's only this week that it's made available in the US. This is contrary to the 2014 arrival we're all expecting. Motorola surprised the US customers...

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[ SmartHomeTech ] Lumen Bluetooth-connected smartbulb connects directly to iOS, Android device
November 26, 2013

[ SmartHomeTech ] Lumen Bluetooth-connected smartbulb connects directly to iOS, Android device

Smart Home Technology is the future. While households have not fully embraced the idea, the world is slowly seeing its potential. We've seen a number of smart appliances already. Philips has got the...

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BlackBerry lays off 120 employees

March 20, 2014

I’d like to think BlackBerry is still doing okay but recent reports and even rumors are not doing the smartphone pioneer any good. CEO John Chen may be doing his best but looks like it’s not enough to get BlackBerry out of its rut. To make things worse, about 120 employees are about to lose their jobs with the company this week. What a sad scenario: pink slips being given away at the Waterloo office. Read more

Boxed HTC One shows up on eBay with a $499 price tag

March 18, 2014

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The All New HTC One or the M8 is becoming a recent favourite, what with all the leaks and information being shared. Full specs have already been exposed though but we have yet to see the smartphone on March 25. I’m guessing the leaks won’t stop just yet until the official announcement. But some impatient dude managed to be selling a boxed HTC M8 on eBay. No idea how he or she got a Verizon-branded HTC M8 but the smartphone is now listed at $499.99, up from the starting price of $199. Read more

Microsoft executives leaving after new CEO Satya Nadella’s appointment

March 14, 2014

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Microsoft’s new CEO Satya Nadella has yet to fully function within the company but two executives are already leaving. Biz dev EVP Tony Bates and marketing EVP Tami Reller are believe to believing the software giant for a number of reasons. The company has not confirmed the news yet but it’s somehow expected. Read more

TSMC starts producing 20nm A8 chip for Apple

March 12, 2014

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Last month, we learned that TSMC would deliver A8 chips to Apple and not Samsung. The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company previously confirmed that production of the 20nm chip will be delayed, no thanks to a “specification issue”. Whatever that means, at least, we know that TSMC and Apple’s partnership will bring us the next-generation iPhone. Read more

HTC M8 looks like the One

February 15, 2014

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Much has been said about the upcoming M8 phone by HTC. The smartphone is now believed to look similar to the HTC One. This is according to who else– @evleaks. If it’s from him, we’re almost sure that it’s true.

People are saying the HTC M8 is very similar to the HTC One that you can actually nickname it as the HTC One S. You know what that means. Read more

Nokia Normandy Android phone passes through Asian certification

February 13, 2014

 

 

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So we’re anticipating the arrival of the Normandy, Nokia’s very first Android phone. Nokia exec allegedly confirmed this yesterday and now we hear that the phone was recently certified in Malaysia and Indonesia. This could be somewhat related to the Asian executive giving a hint.

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Tokyo gets 3D Google Maps Images

January 27, 2014

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I knew that time will come we’d need 3D maps. I even imagine that someday we’ll see a holographic version. You know, the Star Wars kind or maybe something like from an Iron Man movie. But no need to wait that long as Google recently rolled out 3D maps of Tokyo. I haven’t been to Japan so I’m excited to see at least the city of Tokyo in 3D maps. Read more

Facebook buys Branch to work on Conversations

January 25, 2014

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Facebook has recently acquired a New York-based startup called Branch. The company is into multiple social discussion tools and looks like they will be working with the top social network to form the Conversations group for Zuckerberg. No confirmation from either of the party but we heard a $15 million deal. Read more

Only Half of All Windows Phone Owners Use Bing

January 24, 2014

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Got a Windows Phone device? If you own one, you might have Bing as the default search engine. But how come only half of all Windows Phone users actually use it? Only 52 percent use Bing while the rest use Google. This is not surprising though as Google is still the top search giant whether on desktop or mobile. Read more

Digital Music Sales Down Last Year

January 23, 2014

Digital Music Sales Saw a Decline last Year

We saw this happening in the future but not anytime soon: digital music sales went down last 2013. Purchases dropped by six percent as reported by Billboard. Dropping a small 0.1 percent is digital album sales. As for CD sales, it went for the worse with a 14.5 percent decrease. Read more