Dropbox, a cloud storage provider, has revealed another cool way users can grab 1GB of additional space for free. The only requirement for users to take advantage of this offer is to link your Mailbox account with Dropbox. To get the extra 1GB of additional free storage space, install Mailbox’s iOS app, go to the ...

Google has been granted a patent that appears to all but reveal the long-term plans for the eye-tracking sensors its developing. Those sensors haven’t made their way formally into Google Glass yet, but we’re pretty sure that’s coming. Oh, and if you also were mindful enough to recognize that eye-tracking sensor technology could offer a ...

In April of 2011 HTC was second only to Apple in U.S. smartphone sales. Think about that, a little over two years ago HTC was #2 in U.S. smartphone sales, as the “other guy” in the Apple vs. ? conversation. Since then, its shares have lost nearly 90 percent of their value and partners are ...

In this week’s storage recap we cover the gambit of storage possibilities. From the Internet of Things driving demand to the United States Navy taking a lead role, storage is becoming a hot button topic in todays IT narrative. The Nimbus fourth-generation all-flash array might be my personal favorite storage news this week. Make sure ...

Big Data is today’s reality, not tomorrow’s. So much so, in fact, Big Data is still on track to saving the world, literally. Last week we learned about a project to map water sources and record test results using mobile phones to improve the supply of water to over half a million people of Mwanza, ...

Springpad, the personal assistant app for organizing your digital life, has taken a major step towards appealing to a mainstream crowd.  The company has brought on former TIME Vice President of corporate development Jacqueline Hampton as CEO.  She also joins Springpad’s Board of Directors. Prior to Time Inc., Hampton spent seven years in investment banking ...

Is the Apple + iPhone fandom wearing thin to anyone else but me? I was one of the biggest Apple fanboys ever, heck I still wouldn’t purchase a smartphone, tablet or computer from anyone but Apple. With that being said though, I find myself less interested with product announcements.  A company that was built on ...

Looking to catch up on Breaking Bad before the season 6 premier on August 11?  Thanks to ongoing developments in the smart TV sector and the cloud, you have several options to watch previous seasons of Breaking Bad (at least 5, according to our list below). Cable cord cutters have been waiting for smart TVs ...

I’d say we have ourselves a tradition – for the third consecutive year, Samsung will be unveiling the newest iteration of its Galaxy Note line at the IFA technology conference in Berlin. Just two days before IFA kicks off on September 4, Samsung will hold its own press event to unbox the Galaxy Note 3. ...

Storage this week pretty much covered the gamut of the entire industry, from hyper-convergence to optical discs that blow Blu-Ray out of the water, it had a taste of all of the delicacies emerging technology has to offer.  Here’s a recap of this week’s top stories and news developments in the storage place.  Enjoy! Hyperconvergence: ...