By Brandon Russell |
The future of Samsung isn’t Air View or Air Gesture, or any other variation of futuristic digit hovering. Instead, the company envisions something straight out of X-Men: controlling smartphones and tablets with one’s mind. This isn’t just something Samsung hopes to keep confined in a…
By Brandon Russell |
You’d think the two logos above were made by the same company, just refined and tweaked to fit a specific vision over time. But nope. The logo on the left is actually from a Spanish startup based in L.A., known as Glass, and it looks…
By Brandon Russell |
One of the year’s biggest music festivals is going on right now and you’re missing it. But that’s ok, because the whole darn thing is being streamed over YouTube thanks to a partnership with T-Mobile. What’s more hip than hoofing it out to the desert…
By Brandon Russell |
To coincide with the launch of Facebook Home, the social network has revealed a great new commercial demonstrating the software’s capabilities—and it stars, of all people, CEO Mark Zuckerberg. This isn’t about mainstream celebrity, or corny parody. The ad smartly demonstrates how Facebook Home introduces…
By Brandon Russell |
After failing to honor iPhone and iPod touch warranties, Apple has agreed to pay out $53 million to settle a class action lawsuit. Thousands of people could potentially be eligible for the payout; the issue stems from Apple’s unwillingness to replace or fix faulty phones…
By Brandon Russell |
Following reports suggesting Z10 returns were outpacing actual sales, BlackBerry has sent a request to the SEC and Ontario Securities Commission to open a formal investigation into where the information came from. BlackBerry alleges the report, which came from Detwiler Fenton analyst Jeff Johnston, is…
By Brandon Russell |
One of the most prominent football leagues in the world will use Hawk-Eye goal line technology during the 2013-14 season. At last. Voted on by top-flight English Premier League clubs, the decision signals a big shift in the growing technology debate, and will (hopefully) mean…
By Brandon Russell |
A bad-intentioned individual can potentially take control of an airplane’s navigation using nothing but an Android phone. According to security researcher Hugo Teso, who has previous experience as a commercial airline pilot, with the right tools and under specific conditions, hackers could exploit bugs in…
By Brandon Russell |
Apple will take its first big step toward launching its iRadio streaming service soon, as a deal with Universal Music Group is reportedly imminent. According to sources speaking with The Verge, the deal could be finalized as early as next week, with final-stage negotiations with…
By Brandon Russell |
Google’s human cyborg Glass project will take further shape later this month when the company sends out the Explorer Edition to early testers. The futuristic wearable tech, which was unveiled by Google last year, promises to completely change how we experience our daily lives. Instead…
By Brandon Russell |
Your iPhone might one day have a flexible display, according to a new Apple job listing. Unearthed by 9to5Mac, Apple is apparently on the prowl for a Display Specialist that would help investigate flexible display technology “to improve overall display optical performance.” The applicant will…
By Brandon Russell |
Offices at Samsung’s Asan, South Korea headquarters were raided by police on Tuesday over the possible theft of LG OLED TV technology. According to a report from Bloomberg, the authorities searched for documents related to the tech, alleging partners of LG may have leaked trade…
By Brandon Russell |
In addition to powering iOS’s Weather and Stocks apps, Yahoo is reportedly in talks with Apple to play a more prominent role in the Cupertino company’s ecosystem. According to the Wall Street Journal, the two companies are discussing “new arrangements, including possible deals to get…
By Brandon Russell |
Intel on Monday announced an upgraded version of its Thunderbolt tech, with 20Gbps throughput instead of the current 10Gbps. With that, the new technology, which is expected to arrive in 2014, will support 4K resolutions, possibly pointing to even higher resolution Mac displays. Most notably,…
By Brandon Russell |
Google has been actively expanding the reach of its Fiber network, and accessibility will get even wider as early as next week. According to VentureBeat, the search giant has sent out invites for April 9 hinting at expansion into Austin, Texas, a new frontier for…
By Brandon Russell |
In an effort to really hype up and push the HTC One before the device launches on April 19, HTC says it will erect Showrooms around high-traffic malls across the U.S. The store-within-a-store kiosks, which will be up for “a minimum of three months,” will…
By Brandon Russell |
So Apple Maps didn’t quite live up to its billing, and the company admitting as much. While the service has improved over the past several months, it still has a ways to go as services like Google Maps invades the iOS ecosystem. According to a…
By Brandon Russell |
Apple’s upcoming spaceship campus, which Steve Jobs presented to the Cupertino City Council back in 2011, always seemed rooted in fantasy. The lavish 2.8 million square foot circular building was pitched to accommodate 12,000 employees, stand four stories tall and cost under $3 billion. But…
By Brandon Russell |
China’s Baidu, the country’s search engine equivalent to Google, is allegedly making its own version of Glass. Why let Google’s resplendent X Lab, which managed to develop a driverless car, do the work when you can do it yourself? Baidu Eye will be similar to…
By Brandon Russell |
The very long but still ongoing Apple vs. Samsung battle is more or less back to square one, with Judge Lucy Koh last month ordering a new trial to determine damages owed. Initial reports said Koh invalidated the original amount owed, which potentially meant Samsung…
By Todd Haselton |
Steve Jobs’ first boss was Nolan Bushnell, the founder of Atari. In Steve Jobs the book about the late Apple CEO’s life, Walter Isaacson discusses Jobs’ time working for Bushnell and how, after arguments and general dislike for Steve Jobs among other employees, Bushnell asked Jobs…
By Brandon Russell |
Apple’s iMessage system is being exploited by a supposed AppleScript that has the potential to flood up a user’s account and crash the service. A report by The Next Web says the denial of service lock up is being targeted at a group of small…
By Brandon Russell |
A new report from Droid-Life details Google’s upcoming Babble—or Babel, sources say— messaging service, and how it’ll unify across five different platforms. The platform is allegedly being tested internally by Google across Android, iOS, Chrome, Google+ and Gmail, and will sync across all five seamlessly…
By Brandon Russell |
Videos you record with Vine are much, much easier to embed on the Web, the company announced on Friday. As of now, there are two distinct embeddable post styles you can choose from depending on your taste; “Simple” presents Vine clips in a minimal style…
