The world went crazy earlier this week when it was announced that Microsoft was releasing a new version of the Xbox One for $100 less, without the Kinect peripheral. While the news was being shouted from the rooftops of all tech and gaming blogs across the globe, it wasn't like this was a big surprise. [...]
On Sunday, LG posted a new video, teasing the upcoming G Watch. The G Watch will be one of the first wearables powered by Android Wear, Google's project to extend Android into wearables, along with Motorola's upcoming Moto 360. While LG has yet to set a release date, or provide any technical details about the [...]
On Thursday, Snapchat agreed to a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over charges of customer deception. The FTC alleged that Snapchat, "deceived consumers with promises about the disappearing nature of messages sent through the service."FTC Press Releases, "Snapchat Settles FTC Charges That Promises of Disappearing Messages Were False," 8 May 2014 Further, the [...]
On Wednesday May 7, BMW announced a brand new solar carport concept, to be launched alongside the upcoming launch of the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid: The international media launch of the BMW i8 in Los Angeles will include the presentation of a solar carport concept developed by BMW Group DesignworksUSA for the use of renewable energy. It [...]
During the same session that yielded a heated debate about Whisper, Sequoia Capital partner Roelof Botha shed some light on Square - a company for which Botha is a board member - and shared some insights into the current state of mobile apps. Botha's part of the discussion was really insightful, but seemed to be overshadowed by [...]
According to a Reuters report, Samsung's head of mobile design, Chang Dong-hoon, has stepped down from this position. According to the report, the move is a result of widespread criticism for the Galaxy S5. Miyoung Kim; Ed. by Stephen Coates, Reuters, "Samsung Electronics replaces mobile design head," 8 May 2014 This seems a bit odd, as [...]
Various reliable news sources are reporting that Apple is in the midst of their biggest acquisitions ever. The Financial Times broke the story around 2pm today that Apple is planning on buying Beats By Dre the audio streaming service and hardware company founded in partnership by Dr. Dre, record label executive Jimmy Iovine and originally, [...]
We knew this day would come, we're actually surprised it didn't come sooner. American's have this way of blaming video games for everything and that hasn't changed with a recent brash of highway hacks. Krebs On Security, the website run by security expert Brian Krebs, who broke the Target hacking scandal story, reported late last [...]
On day two of TechCrunch Disrupt New York, Ryan Lawler - TechCrunch Journalist - had a chat with Comcast CEO Neil Smit. Though expectations were pretty low, Smit managed to dodge every single question that had any sort of significance and reduce the whole interview into a sort-of PSA for Comcast. It should be pointed out [...]
Oppo, the Chinese phone maker, just released its first 4G/LTE device, and it looks to be one of the best Android powered phones on the market: the Find 7. Well, actually Oppo is releasing two phones, the Find 7 and the Find 7a. The difference between the 7 and the 7a is only in screen resolution. [...]
