Sony Smartband Core Review
Strapping tech to your wrist may not be your thing, but it’s certainly the thing manufacturers want you to do. Since its pre-announcement at CES 2014, Sony has been pushing its new Smartband, or more specifically, the tiny white box that fits inside the band named the Sony Core. While most devices…
Report: Google's Next Tablet Will Have 3D Vision Technology
Google has a new tablet in the works that incorporates advanced vision capabilities that can capture more precise three-dimensional images of objects, the Wall Street Journal reported late Thursday. Sporting a 7-inch display, the tablet will come equipped with two rear-facing cameras, infrared…
Yelp to Add User-Generated Videos to Its App
Yelpers will soon be able to supplement their reviews with short video clips when using Yelp'smobile app. Videos will be between three and 12 seconds long and are meant to complement reviews, not be act as their own standalone assessments. The company says it imagines the feature being particularly…
Tzukuri Bluetooth -Powered Sunglasses Know When They're Lost
Don’t you hate it when you buy a new pair of sunglasses because you lost your old pair, only to lose them too and start all over? Australian eyewear company Tzukuri hopes to end this hopeless cycle with smart sunglasses that won’t let you leave them behind. A tiny Bluetooth Low Energy chip embedded…
eBay Asks Millions of Users to Change Passwords After Cyber-Attack
eBay urged its users to update their passwords on Wednesday due a cyber-attack that compromised its database, but only after an initial round of confusion when it posted cryptic messages about the incident and then quietly removed the messages soon after. Although the initial message was slim on…
Samsung Galaxy S5 Active Gets Sporty in Leak Video
The S5 could be about to get active. A new leak appears to show a sporting spin-off of the Samsung Galaxy S5 in action. Videos posted online by TK Tech News purport to show an AT&T -- the US network -- version of the S5 Active, alleged to be a follow-up to last year's rugged version of the S4.…
Surface Pro 3 vs. 13-Inch MacBook Air
Microsoft just announced the Surface Pro 3 and a new direction for the Surface line. Microsoft is no longer looking to counter the iPad. The Surface Pro 3 is Microsoft’s answer to the “heavy” MacBook Air. This argument is not new. Microsoft touched on this with the Surface Pro and then the Surface…
6 Chrome Extensions to Help You Maximize Google Drive
Google Drive has unlimited potential. The feature that lets users upload documents, images, spreadsheets and more has millions of neat little ways to boost your everyday activity. It's also a useful online warehouse that holds all the things you don't have space for on your computer. Want to know…
YouTube Has Reached a Deal to Buy Twitch for $1 Billion
Google-owned YouTube is in acquisition talks with live video-game streaming service Twitch, reports indicate. Entertainment publication Variety says a deal has been reached to the tune of $1 billion, potentially making it the largest in YouTube’s post-Google history. However, a report published by…
Apple Faced More Patent Lawsuits Than Any Other Company in 2013
People always like to take a swing at those on top. Apple — the highest-ranked tech company in the Fortune 500 — faced more patent lawsuits in 2013 than any other company in the United States. Apple received 59 patent lawsuits last year — nine more than the next company, Amazon, according to a…