Mellisa Tolentino
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Smart home perks for your furry friends
This weeks SmartDevice roundup features everything your furry pal needs to stay happy, comfortable, and above all things, connected. T-Pai By 2015, we can expect small breed dogs owned by the rich and famous to be lounging around their very own luxury smart homes. The T-Pai Automatic Intelligent Dog House is designed in the form ...
The skinny on Android 4.4 KitKat roll out : Samsung + Sony share plans
Google released Android 4.4 KitKat on Halloween 2013, and the first device to run the updated OS is its own Nexus 5 handset. Despite being out for months, not many Android devices have been updated to KitKat for varying reasons. First, some Android smartphones aren’t compatible with the platform, as it needs more RAM. Another ...
How APIs know more about you than your BFF [infographic]
Most of us spend hours in front of our computers or mobile devices. In fact, we spend so much time that sometimes we feel like the sites we visit, or the apps we use, know what we want even before we know. It’s quite amazing, but it can also be quite creepy too. You search ...
Tango raises $215M from Alibaba to take on WhatsApp
SMS is slowly dying as people embrace instant messaging apps as a form of communication. They’re growing in popularity every day, and because of this smart investors are backing these services big time. TangoMe, the mobile messaging service, has just received a massive $280 million Series D round of funding led by Alibaba Group Holding ...
Bill to protect connected car data faces scrutiny
As more cars connect to the Internet, the question remains as to who owns the data, where it all goes, and who can access said data. In this week’s SmartCar roundup, we’ll be looking at the efforts being placed to protect data, as well as the threats and issues that come with connecting cars to ...
Ambient apps to help you track (or avoid) people
Remember the old days when ‘checking in’ was something you only did in airports or hotels? With the advent of social media, the term now signifies the act of telling the whole world your exact current location. This makes it easier for others to find you or trace your whereabouts. There are now apps to ...
LG and Motorola to launch first Android Wear smartwatches
Android Wear is sure to open a whole new opportunity for wearable technology, but will manufacturers be able to deliver on wearable tech that people actually want to wear? Though some may argue that fashion and technology do not go well together, others believe that in order for a piece of technology to capture the ...
Google moves to dominate Wearable Tech with Android Wear
Google has just launched Android Wear, an extension of the Android platform specifically designed for wearable devices like smartwatches. Most of us have our smartphones with us 24/7, but what with how big they are getting now, it’s impossible to keep them ‘to hand’ for the entire day, as we need our hands to do ...
Watch + Vote! #CUBEMadness 2014 starts this week
Since its inception in 2009, many Tech Athletes have appeared as guests on theCUBE, SiliconANGLE’s premiere video production where we extract the signal from the noise to reveal a clear understanding of what’s happening in the world of technology. theCUBE now has over 3,200 interviews, all of which are available on SiliconANGLE’s YouTube channel, if ...
Lenovo takeover strategy highlights : Cloud, mobile + enterprise
Lenovo seems to be pulling the rug from under everyone’s feet with its high profile acquisitions of Motorola Mobility from Google and the low-end server business from IBM. Both multi-billion dollar deals, Lenovo is no stranger to the buy-and-build strategy in order to become a leader in its respective space. Not only has the company ...