You’ve probably heard about Google Fiber, Google’s own internet service provider plans that have brought faster internet to certain cities than ever before at a very reasonable price. The company is continuing to further their Fiber efforts, but it’s also looking to start providing wireless internet … [Read more...] about Google to Launch Wireless Internet Provider Services
Yahoo! Bids on Hulu
Yahoo! May have just bought Tumblr for $1.1 billion, but it still has another $4 billion to spare. Apparently, that money is burning a hole in Yahoo!’s pocket. According to a source for Brittney Hillen at Slash Gear, Thursday morning Yahoo! bid an unknown amount for Hulu. However, Yahoo! isn’t the … [Read more...] about Yahoo! Bids on Hulu
Urine Analysis? There’s an App for that!
In an odd twist of events, the Federal Drug Administration, aka FDA, has sent a letter to the developers of a medical iPhone app called uChek that analyzes pictures of urine and gives users a readout of the state of their health. The FDA said in the letter that the makers of uChek had thirty days to … [Read more...] about Urine Analysis? There’s an App for that!
Microsoft and Google to Co-develop Youtube App
It wasn’t too long ago when Microsoft developed and published a YouTube app of their own to get the attention of Google - who’d failed to provide the Windows Phone with an official YouTube app. Yes, some feelings were hurt, but now the two have reached an agreement and will be co-developing a better … [Read more...] about Microsoft and Google to Co-develop Youtube App
Xbox to Combat Used Games Market
If you hadn’t already heard, the Xbox One – Microsoft’s next console – was announced last Tuesday. For a while now there were rumors that the system might only work if it was online, or have some other fail safe that would restrict or altogether prohibit the use of used video games. Turns out the … [Read more...] about Xbox to Combat Used Games Market
Record Speeds for Wireless Internet
The Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics and the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology have set a groundbreaking new record for wireless communication speed, achieving an astonishing 40 Gbits/s at 240 GHz over a distance of one kilometer. For a world society so deeply “jacked in”, this … [Read more...] about Record Speeds for Wireless Internet
Stephen King Forcing a Return to Bookstores
Stephen King, the wildly successful American writer, is refusing to publish an ebook version of his new book Joyland. The book is set to be released on June 4th, and King specifically went out of his way to acquire the digital rights to the book so he could prevent an ebook version from being … [Read more...] about Stephen King Forcing a Return to Bookstores
Next Xbox to be Revealed Tuesday
Tomorrow, Tuesday May 21st, Microsoft will be unveiling the Xbox that will compete with the PS4 (and arguably the Wii U) for the next generation of console supremacy. Last time, Sony fumbled with the launch of its Playstation 3 and all but drove console gamers into the embracing arms of Microsoft’s … [Read more...] about Next Xbox to be Revealed Tuesday
Jolla’s First Smartphone
Jolla has just showed off its first smartphone, which will cost about four hundred Euros – the equivalent of $510. It’ll sport a 4.5-inch display, 8-megapixel camera, 16 gigs of internal storage, a microSD slot, and a dual core processor. It’ll run the company’s Sailfish OS, but will be compatible … [Read more...] about Jolla’s First Smartphone
Tumblr Users Abandoning Ship
In case you hadn’t already heard, Yahoo just announced it’ll be buying Tumblr for $1.1 billion. According to Wordpress founder Matt Mullenweg, Tumblr users are bailing by the thousands. People are constantly switching between Tumblr and Wordpress, but the usual rate of about 500 an hour has spiked … [Read more...] about Tumblr Users Abandoning Ship
LG’s 5-inch Unbreakable Display
LG has announced that they will be putting on a 5-inch flexible plastic OLED screen on display at the upcoming Society for Information Display, commonly referred to as SID, Display Week 2013 in Vancouver. They’re claiming that the screen is unbreakable, which would be amazing in today’s … [Read more...] about LG’s 5-inch Unbreakable Display
Samsung’s Galaxy S4 to Reach 10 Million
Within the next week, Samsung’s Galaxy S4 is projected to reach 10 million in sales, making it Samsung’s fastest-selling device ever. Its previous fastest-selling device was the Galaxy S3, which sold 10 million units within 54 days. If the S4’s progress continues, it will almost cut the Galaxy S3’s … [Read more...] about Samsung’s Galaxy S4 to Reach 10 Million
