European stock markets advanced on Tuesday alongside brighter eurozone economic data and as Ireland successfully tapped the bond markets for the first time since exiting its EU-IMF bailout. London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index ended the day up 0.37 percent…
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With the release of every new video game console like the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, we’re another generation further from the classic games and systems most of us were raised on. The NES, the Super Nintendo, the PlayStation, the Turbografx, Sega…
Steven Levy, who specializes in massive articles looking into aspects of the tech industry, has a new one for Wired, called How the NSA Almost Killed the Internet. It basically looks at how the NSA legally coerced the tech companies into having to comply…
Just downloaded and used the Jelly app for a bit and I can say with certainty that I’m not sold on the idea or the app which is unfortunate because I was really excited about what it could have been. Despite buying into the pre-launch hype surrounding…
When Apple announced support for MFi gamepads way back at WWDC 2013, I thought big things were on the way. Two shoddy products later — yeah, I’m looking at you Logitech and MOGA — we still don’t have a lot to get excited about. Or at least,…
The thing about DVRs is that they fill up. But with TiVo’s Network DVR (NDVR), unveiled at CES today, TV shows and movies can be be stored up in the cloud instead of on a hard drive. The news doesn’t exactly come as a shock. After all, the…
Sony announced today during their CES 2014 keynote that over 4.2 million PlayStation 4 game consoles have been sold since the console’s November 2013 launch. That figure puts it well over Microsoft’s announcement yesterday of 3 million Xbox One…
US stocks registered their first gains of the new year Tuesday, with the Nasdaq adding nearly one percent, helped by a solid November trade report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average finished up 105.84 points (0.64 percent) at 16,530.94. The broad-based…
Global oil prices rebounded with solid gains on Tuesday as a cold snap in the United States boosted demand for heating fuel, analysts said. New York’s main contract West Texas Intermediate for February delivery rose 73 cents to $94.16 a barrel. Brent…
It’s hard to believe, but there was a time when the iPhone existed without an App Store. That store is now such a huge part of the iPhone experience, not to mention a growing part of Apple’s business. How much does the App Store mean to Apple, exactly…
TORRANCE, CA–(Marketwired – Jan 7, 2014) – TRENDnet, a best-in-class wired and wireless networking hardware brand, today announces from the…
Light, pocketable tablet ideal for mobile workforces and replacing ageing business PDA’s BRACKNELL, UK, 7TH JANUARY 2014 Panasonic today launched…
Bob, the new family TV stick, provides families with intuitive and exciting interactive communications options Yarkona, Israel – 7th January…
Roles in big data analytics, ecommerce and IT security will attract annual salary rises of 4% or more Looking at…
Resembling a Russian nesting doll, the pint-sized robotic device wants to be your “mother.” The electronic device with wireless connectivity can transform any object in the home into a smart one. It can detect unexpected activity at the front door,…
The line between desktop and mobile computing has been getting ever thinner, with mobile devices boasting nearly as much power as traditional PCs for a while now. Now, with a newly announced mobile “super chip” from NVIDIA at CES yesterday, it won…
Japanese carmaker Nissan on Monday unveiled its version of London’s iconic black taxi, a market dominated by Chinese firm Geely. The petrol-engine taxi will be launched in December, Nissan said in a statement. The company enters the market as the original…
JPMorgan Chase, the US bank used by Bernard Madoff who masterminded the biggest fraud on record, has agreed to pay about $2.0 billion to US authorities to avoid litigation, press reports said Monday. Madoff masterminded a massive and long-running so…
MetaWatch Unveils Its New Corporate Brand And Previews A New Line of Premium Smart Watches Designed By Frank Nuovo At The 2014 Consumer Electronics Show LAS VEGAS, Jan. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — MetaWatch today announced META, a new corporate identity…
Giant “ultra HD” TVs, watches that monitor your health, smartphones that communicate via light rays and a toothbrush that tells your phone how well you are brushing are just some of what the electronics industry gurus predict we will all be looking…