According to Sky News Google is exploring the option of buying into Virgin Galactic. According to the report: "Google is in talks with Virgin Galactic about a deal that will hand it crucial access to satellite-launch technology and an equity stake in Sir Richard Branson’s $2bn (£1.2bn) space tourism venture."Mark Kleinman, Sky News, "Google In [...]
Skype, one of the world’s leading VoIP services has revealed its redesigned app for iPhone that will be released globally in the next week. Skype version 5.0 promises new and improved features for all iPhone users, and the iPad version of the app is also reportedly in the works, but a release date has yet [...]
We first got a chance to meet the folks at Mcor during the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas. There, our 3D Faster correspondent John Hauer, CEO of 3DLT, spent some time talking with Mcor about changing trends in the rapidly expanding 3D printing industry. Mcor is one of the pioneers in the 3D printing [...]
Wireless routers are one of the most bland, boring products, but at the same time they are one of the most vital. The only time you even really think about your router is when it stops working. It's just there. However, there is one company that wants to change how we think about routers. This [...]
E3 has been mostly about the games thus far. For good reason, there were some mega announcements: a new Halo, a new Smash Brothers, a new GTA, a new Assassins Creed, and a new Battlefield to name a few. However, Sony dropped in a new piece of hardware that could be a monster game-changer. On [...]
On Tuesday June 10, Mozilla announced that they will soon begin selling "ultra-low-cost" Firefox OS devices in India. Back at MWC, Mozilla announced that they had begun working with Spreadtrum to "deliver turnkey Firefox OS reference designs with Spreadtrum's entry-level smartphone chipsets."Spreadtrum Press Releases, "Spreadtrum and Mozilla Take Aim at Global Smartphone Accessibility with Turnkey Solution [...]
Kahoot is a new edtech company that's leading the charge to gamify quizzes and classroom participation. Classroom response systems are nothing new. They've actually been around since the 80's but until now, they've been clunky and outdated. A classroom response system allows a teacher to get a bit interactive by having students participate in an [...]
Does the way the wireless business operates have absolutely anything to do with World Cup Soccer? No it does not. Unless of course you're John Legere run T-Mobile, then at has everything to do with wireless carriers and contracts. That's the stretch that T-Mobile is going for an advertisement featuring their newest spokesperson Shakira. The [...]
One of the most exciting app controlled toys we've seen so far is the PowerUp 3.0 smart phone controlled paper airplane. The device attaches to a paper airplane that you create and then you can fly your paper airplane around the room controlling it with your phone. We first reported on the Powerup 3.0 back [...]
As part of Amazon's quest to rule the retail world, Reuters has learned that the company "later this year plans to launch a marketplace for local services, a broad term that encompasses anything from babysitters to handymen, several people familiar with the matter said."Deepa Seetharaman, Reuters, "Exclusive: Amazon.com plans local services marketplace this year - sources," [...]
