Intel’s TV Plans On The Rocks: Will Samsung & Amazon Save The Day?
Time is running out for Intel as it looks to fulfill its earlier promise of getting its web-based TV service into our living rooms before the end of this year. Reports say that the…
Microsoft Wants A One-Stop Shop For All Its Apps
Microsoft is said to be planning a single app store for its Windows 8 and Windows Phone operating systems, in one of the strongest signs yet that the two platforms could begin to converge.…
AT&T Straps On The Pebble Smartwatch
AT&T has just agreed a deal to become the exclusive carrier for the Pebble smartwatch, and will offer the device to its customers for just $150 from Sepember 27, over at its website att.com.…
Sudan Government Cuts Itself Off From The Web
Sudan was abruptly cut off from the internet on Wednesday afternoon following riots that erupted in the capital Khartoum over the government’s decision to end subsidies on fuel. Saudi Arabian news agency Al-Arabiya reported…
Nest Wants To Make Sexy, Smart Smoke Detectors The Next Must-Have For Your Connected Home
Remember Nest, the Internet of Things startup that attracted legions of fans when it famously redefined the home thermostat? Well, it’s now said to be working on a second project to shake up the…
“Trivial” Touch ID iPhone 5s Hack Isn’t As Easy As All That
It took less than two days for Apple’s famed Touch ID system to be hacked following the release of its iPhone 5s. The hack was immediately posted online by a group known as the…
What Fairfax Stands To Gain From Buying BlackBerry
The end is nigh for BlackBerry, or at least it is in its current state anyway. As of yesterday, the company published a “letter of intent,”stating its plans to sell itself to shareholder Fairfax…
Why Microsoft’s Super-Fast Surface Pro 2 Still Doesn’t Cut It
Microsoft is really hoping you’ll be tempted to buy one of its newly redesigned Surface Pro 2 tablets. In fact, it’s almost desperate for you to do so – hence the bundling of software…
Larry Ellison Keynote: In-Memory Option For 12c Database Unveiled @ #oow13
In his keynote speech marking the opening of the annual Oracle OpenWorld event, company chief Larry Ellision laid out his plans to dominate the burgeoning in-memory computing sector with a new option for its…
LinkedIn Accused of Hacking User’s Emails To “Grow Its Own Network”
The professional social networking site LinkedIn is being sued by its customers for apparently hacking into their email accounts in order to hunt for contacts in their address books, a report in Bloomberg claims.…