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3 Smart Home resolution keepers : Get efficient in 2014
Part III of SiliconANGLE’s 2014 Internet of Things Resolutions tackles smart homes. With increasing interest in home automation, people are trying to find the right products to turn their homes into connected abodes. (Read Part II on wearable tech resolution keepers here, and Part I on self-quantified resolution keepers here.) If one of your 2014 ...
High fashion wearable tech : From Intel + Barneys, Fossil + Nokia renegades #CES2014
This week’s Wearable Tech roundup features high end, fashionable developments with the Razer Nabu, Intel’s interesting partnership for wearable tech, the MetaWatch, and the Pebble Steel. Razer Nabu Razer sees the wearable tech industry as a disorganized market. There are too many fitness trackers and wearable devices available, countless startups emerging on crowdfunding sites ...
T-Mobile offers up to $650 credits for rivals’ customers
In 2011, AT&T was almost set to acquire T-Mobile, but because of various reasons and regulations the deal did not push forward. But even though the acquisition failed to happen, many believed that the two carriers would instead become partners. They couldn’t have been more wrong, as the two companies have since become arch-enemies. The ...
Samsung S5 and Galaxy Gear II coming in April
Samsung fans have something to look forward to this April, as the Korean electronics giant is set to unveil the Galaxy S5, as well as a successor to its Galaxy Gear smartwatch, according to Lee Young Hee, Samsung’s executive vice president for mobile business. Lee didn’t exactly give out a specific date of when the ...
Smart cars for Android, Google Glass + solar charging @ #CES2014
In recent years CES has been the place to learn about new smartphones and tablets, but with the emergence of the Internet of Things, various kinds of technologies and services have debuted at the show. This year, it seems one of the highlights of the show is automobiles. This week’s SmartCar roundup features Google’s alliance ...
3 wearable tech rings to keep you organized : New year’s resolutions 2014
This is Part II of SiliconANGLE’s 2014 Internet of Things Resolution (read Part I here, where we round up a few of the top gadgets for Self Quantified users to stick to their new year’s goals). This time we take on wearable tech, discussing how connected smart devices can help you organize your life. Sesame ...
Content is king for Yahoo! as it unveils two new verticals @ #CES2014
The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is considered a great venue for launching new devices and services. As such, Yahoo! took the opportunity to unveil a new service that puts its focus on the heart of CES: technology. Yahoo! Tech is a news portal that revolves around the tech industry. You can find anything ...
Biz Stone finally unveils visual Q&A service Jelly
Biz Stone, the Twitter co-founder who left the company to explore other areas in mobile and social, has finally unveiled his much awaited company and service – Jelly. If the name “Jelly” conjures up images of a jellyfish or something, then you’ve had more or less the same idea as Stone, as his new logo ...
Smart tennis racket for Serena Williams wannabes + More #CES2014 Quantified Self trackers from LG, Sony
This week’s Quantified Self roundup features a connected tennis racket to help you analyze your game, and some new self trackers debuting at CES 2014. Babolat Play Babolat, the maker of badminton and squash equipment, has a new connected racket that let’s you analyze your game play. The Babolat Play Pure Drive looks and ...
5 Parature alternatives, should Microsoft get greedy with latest acquisition
Microsoft has allegedly acquired cloud-based customer care service service Parature for $100 million. Sources familiar with the deal claim that Parature will continue to operate independently from Microsoft, which means its clients have nothing to worry about – for now. But what happens when Microsoft decides it wants Parature all to itself? Will Parature’s clients ...