HP Recalls 6M Laptop Power Cords Over Fire Concerns
Hewlett-Packard has recalled more than 6 million laptop power cords that could potentially cause fire and/or burning hazards. HP is recalling LS-15 AC power cords used with HP and Compaq branded...
View ArticleFacebook Set To Unveil New Advertising Platform
Facebook Inc is gearing up to introduce a new advertising platform to improve effectiveness of online ads, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The product is a...
View ArticleFacebook Comes To TOR, The Anonymity Network
Facebook has made its site directly available on Tor to prevent access problems for user on the anonymity network and to provide an alternative method of accessing the social network securely. People...
View ArticleLuxottica, Intel Pair Up On Hi-tech Glasses
Italy’s Luxottica teaming up with U.S. chipmaker Intel Corp to develop glasses that combine its top fashion brands with technology that could allow wearers to access information about their health or...
View ArticleGoogle Now Beefs Up Search Tool With New Apps
Google Now just got a lot more useful, adding data from dozens of outside apps to help people get more things done as they go about their day. Google Now is a search tool and digital assistant built...
View ArticlePrivacy Groups Seek Greater Oversight Of Big Data Companies
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission should probe into the growing consolidation of big data analytics firms and digital marketing companies, a coalition of four privacy groups have said. A recent spate...
View ArticleSprint Launches New Work-As-A-Service Plan
Sprint unveiled a new turnkey wired and wireless communications service for small- and medium-sized companies that will cost $200 a month per worker. Sprint will allow companies that sign up for the...
View ArticleGPS To Become Obsolete?
Finding GPS unreliable in certain situations, the U.S. government is focusing on developing a more reliable real-time position tracking technology whose signals won’t disappear in blind spots and can’t...
View ArticleA Majority Of Apple Pay Users Complain Of Issues
Apple Pay is not winning the hearts for many people who attempt to use the mobile payment service at the register. A survey from research firm Phoenix Marketing International found that 68 percent of...
View ArticleOssia Unveils Wireless Charging For Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Signals
A wireless charging start-up announced that it has developed a chipset that easily integrates with mobile devices to allow them to charge from existing Wi-Fi and Bluetooth transmitters. Ossia...
View ArticleLetv Plans To Bring Mobile Phones, Streaming TV To US
Chinese company Letv plans to offer its smartphones and smart TVs to the United States later this year and to launch a video streaming service for Chinese-speaking Americans, according to statements...
View ArticleSprint Offering In Home Technology Set-up Service
Dealing with a highly competitive market, U.S. wireless carrier Sprint is offering to deliver and set up phones, tablets and other connected devices for free at homes, offices and other locations...
View ArticleRadioShack Moving Forward With Plans To Sell Customer Data
RadioShack plans to keep moving forward with its plan to sell its customer data, despite opposition from a number of states. The company has asked a bankruptcy court for approval for a second auction...
View ArticleCurrentC Mobile Payment Service To Launch Mid-year
Merchant Customer Exchange (MCX), a group of large U.S. merchants, announced it expects to launch an early version of its CurrentC mobile payment app mid-year in an unnamed, mid-sized market. The group...
View ArticleGE Partners With Qualcomm, Apple In LED Lights Venture
General Electric Co announced partnerning up with Qualcomm Inc and Apple Inc as it uses digital technology and the growing appetite for data to reinvigorate its 130-year-old lighting business. With...
View ArticleUnpatched Vulnerabilities Uncovered In Mobile IE
Security researchers have provided details about four unpatched vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer for Windows Phone because Microsoft has not moved quickly enough to fix them. The flaws could...
View ArticleNSA To Lose Access To Bulk Phone Data In November
The U.S. National Security Agency will no longer have access to the bulk telephone records data it has collected at the end of November, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence announced ....
View ArticleAlibaba Moves Forward With ‘Internet Plus’ Strategy In Latest Deal
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd will invest $4.6 billion in Chinese electronics giant Suning Commerce Group Co Ltd, its biggest step yet towards integrating online and store-based shopping. Alibaba is paying...
View ArticleSome Intel x86 Chips May Have Zero-Day Exploit
A zero-day exploit exists, according to the researcher, and needs addressing. We have asked Intel for comment on the findings, but so far it has not responded. Reports have it that the firm is working...
View ArticleGoogle Pushes Modular Smartphone Project To 2016
Google is pushing back the start of testing for its modular smartphone, known as Project Ara, to 2016. The company plans to test the device in the U.S., according to several messages posted on Twitter...
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