Can a Cute Robot Hitchhike Across Canada?

Hitchhiking can be a dangerous way to travel, but one robot is using it to go cross country. Appropriately named HitchBot, the talking droid is attempting to travel across Canada depending only on the kindness of strangers. Hitchbot was created by a group of Canadian researchers as an experiment to…


Tetris Celebrates 30 Years of Block-Dropping

There are video games, and then there’s Tetris. The former is always evolving, always aiming to push the envelope just a little bit further. Tetris, on the other hand, is unchanging. It’s an icon. More than the 30 years after Alexey Pajitnov unleashed his sensational reflex-puzzler on the world, it…


New Google Maps Update for Android and iOS

Google has announced a new version of Google Maps for Android and iOS devices, adding a new Explore function that lets you find interesting spots near your location. Located in the bottom right corner of the app, the Explore button gives you an overview of what's nearby. It's not only…


Hands On With The Amazon Fire Phone

Announced last month, the Amazon Fire Phone is the company’s first attempt at mobile hardware. Like its cousins in the Kindle Fire line of tablets, it runs a fork of Android and gives you quick access to everything in Amazon’s large (and growing) content library. The device itself has a premium…


Flexible Printed Batteries May Soon Power Wearable Tech

A California start-up is developing flexible, rechargeable batteries that can be printed cheaply on commonly used industrial screen printers. Imprint Energy, of Alameda, California, has been testing its ultra-thin zinc-polymer batteries in wrist-worn devices and hopes to sell them to manufacturers…


Iphone 6 Screen

The leaked component that’s being touted as the front screen of the upcoming iPhone 6 got a good workout in a video test by Youtube regular MKBHD (Marques Brownlee) when it first broke cover, and now Brownlee is back with a new video that takes the durability tests even further. This second round…


5-inch LG G3 S mini version of LG G 3

If you like the look of the LG G3 (and who wouldn't? The camera uses lasers!) but your wallet is less keen, then meet the LG G3 S. The G3 S is also known as the G3 Beat in Asia. It's a mid-range 4G Android smartphone that follows the trend of scaled-down, cheaper versions of flagship phones -- in…


Samsung Unleashes 'Level,' Its Beats Headphones Competitor

Just several months after unveiling a line of premium headphones worldwide, Samsung announced the availability of its new "Level" headphones in the United States. Featuring a bulky-retro, over-the-ear design, Level — which includes a Bluetooth speaker box and a set of earphones — will likely draw…


Apple Teams Up With IBM For Huge, Expansive Enterprise Push

Apple has announced a strategic partnership with IBM that will see the enterprise giant transfer over 150 of their enterprise and IT apps and tools to Apple platforms natively, and will also have IBM selling Apple iPhones and iPads to its business clients all over the world. In an interview with…


Google Inks a Deal With Novartis to Make Smart Contact Lenses

Google’s "smart contact lens" just went from patents to partners. The Google X project is now officially in lock step with healthcare giant Novartis, the parent of Alcon, which produces some of the most-widely used contact lens products on the market, including Air Optix, FreshLook and Dailies.…