Kyle Wiggers

Amazon’s overall earnings disappoint, but its server business is looking just fine

Amazon's overall Q4 2015 earnings disappointed investors, but a growing part of its business -- Amazon Web Services -- continues to beat expectations.

Business News

February 1, 2016

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Oppo promises big innovations in smartphone charging and camera tech for MWC

Oppo is promising something big for Mobile World Congress 2016. The company's vague event teaser mentions camera and charging "innovations."

Phones Android

January 28, 2016

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Meet Starry, the new startup from Aereo’s founder aimed at revolutionizing the Internet

Starry, a new company from Aereo founder Chet Kanojia, is promising home Internet service that's competitive with cable and fiber companies.

Business News

January 27, 2016

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What if your Apple TV was your cable box? The FCC wants you to have that choice

The FCC is expected to propose rules that would let customers ditch their pay-TV provider's cable box in favor of competitors' hardware.

Business News

January 27, 2016

Finally! Google Hangouts 7.0 speeds up quick replies on Android

The new Hangouts for Android, version 7.0, adds a much requested feature: quick replying from notifications.

Phones Android

January 27, 2016

Leasing an iPhone on T-Mobile and Sprint is now a lot more expensive

Both Sprint and T-Mobile have raised their iPhone leasing rates in recent months. The bottom line? You're better off buying.

Phones Android

January 25, 2016

A fire broke out at Foxconn’s main iPhone plant, but there’s no cause for concern

A fire broke out at Foxconn's main iPhone assembly plant in Zhengzhou, but no casualties were reported and production wasn't affected.

Phones Apple

January 25, 2016

Now you can caption your own GIFs with Riffsy’s iOS keyboard app

Now you can personalize your own GIFs with captions using Riffsy's GIF Keyboard app for iOS. The keyboard makes it easy to share GIFs in any messaging app

Phones Android

January 22, 2016

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T-Mobile’s drinking game invites you to take a sip each time Verizon says ‘millennial’

T-Mobile has posted instructions for a drinking game to play during Verizon's upcoming earnings call. It involves, as you might expect, a bit of binging.

Phones Business

January 20, 2016

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Sing your heart out with the help of Apple's new Music Memo app and updated GarageBand

Apple's getting serious about music. It's released a new audio recording app, Music Memo, and an update to GarageBand that includes support for live loops.

Phones Mobile

January 20, 2016

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Google’s new Brotli algorithm is about to supercharge Web browsing

Google's new Brotli algorithm dramatically speeds up Web compression. It's coming to Chrome and Firefox.

Web News

January 20, 2016

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Goodbye, Moto: Lenovo’s retiring the iconic Motorola brand

A little over two years since it purchased the iconic company from Google, Lenovo's phasing out the Motorola brand this coming year.

Phones Android

January 8, 2016

This device can wirelessly charge your phone from 30 feet away

Ossia's Cota charger, a product more than ten years in development, can wirelessly charge devices up to 30 feet away.

Phones Emerging Tech

January 8, 2016

Mahindra’s new GenZe 2.0 scooter is light, fast, and connected to the cloud

Mahindra's new and improved scooter, the GenZe 2.0, is fast, light, and connects to the cloud via 3G to enable remote diagnostics and GPS tracking.

Cars Car News

January 7, 2016

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Sensoria, the firm behind smart socks, is overhauling its app and launching a new fitness-tracking chip

Sensoria, the company behind smart t-shirts and smarter socks, is overhauling its Web and mobile platforms. It's also launching a custom chip for devices.

Wearables News

January 7, 2016

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Tylt’s new battery packs and chargers will ensure you’re never without juice

Tylt, the company behind countless aftermarket batteries and Qi-compatible wireless chargers, has revealed its next generation of products at CES 2016.

Phones Android

January 7, 2016

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NXT-ID’s Wocket is an all-in-one payments solution that can truly replace your wallet

NXT-ID's Wocket consolidates all you credit, debit, loyalty, and membership cards through a combination of magnetic and wireless technology.

Emerging Tech News

January 7, 2016

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Hands on: Lenovo Vibe S1 Lite

Lenovo will launch the Vibe S1 Lite, a low-cost alternative to its S1 flagship, in Europe and Asia later this year.

Phones Android

January 6, 2016

Sphero debuts The Force Band, a Star Wars-themed wearable for controlling BB-8

Sphero, the self-titled company behind Sphero and the popular derivative BB-8, debuted The Force Band a CES, a gesture-based method of drone control.

Wearables News

January 5, 2016

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Melomind relaxes your body by playing music determined by your brain

Melomind, a product of French startup myBrain Technologies, monitors your brainwaves to dynamically determine a relaxing soundtrack.

Wearables News

January 5, 2016

Bixi lets you control smartphone apps and smart bulbs with swipes

Bixi's a gesture-detecting peripheral for iOS and Android that lets you swipe through ebooks, start video recordings, and turn on light bulbs.

Computing News

January 5, 2016

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Haier’s new SOS Connected smartwatch helps you keep tabs on kids and seniors with GPS

Haier's SOS Connected Smartwatch packs hardware and software features that help you to keep track of the ones you love, young and old.

Wearables News

January 5, 2016

The Vert is a wearable that tracks how high you can jump

Vert's Jump motion tracker measures vertical motion with impressive precision. It can track your average jump height over time, for example.

Wearables News

January 4, 2016

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Wi-Fi HaLow is a new long-range, low-power wireless standard meant for smart home devices

The Wi-Fi Alliance has announced an extension of its new low-power, long-range 802.11ah protocol specifically intended for smart home devices: Wi-Fi HaLow.

Smart Home Smart Home News

January 4, 2016

Batter up! Zepp unveils new baseball bat and other connected sports equipment

Zepp Labs, a four-year-old startup based in California, has proposed an open standard for embeddable motion sensors in sporting equipment.

Wearables News

December 31, 2015

Judge finds Apple didn't violate wiretap laws in failing to deliver iMessages to Android phones

A federal judge has dismissed a suit alleging that Apple, in retaining and failing to deliver iMessages to Android phones, violated the law.

Phones Mobile

December 23, 2015

Google wants to replace your password with your smartphone

Google's testing a new method of log in that relies on your smartphone for authentication. It does away with passwords entirely.

Phones Mobile

December 22, 2015

Everything we learned from the 60 Minutes Apple campus tour

CBS's 60 Minutes took an extended tour of Apple's secretive design lab. We've summarized the episode's biggest moments.

Phones Apple

December 21, 2015

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Apple’s giving 60 Minutes a tour of its secretive design lab

Apple's opening up its secretive design lab to CBS cameras. In a new 60 Minutes episode, design chief Jony Ive and retail head Angela Ahrendts talk tech.

Entertainment News

December 18, 2015

Sony’s new battery tech has 40 percent more capacity, may reach phones by 2020

Sony's sulfur-lithium battery design is apparently close to commercialization. The company expects to begin mass-manufacturing cells in the next few years.

Emerging Tech News

December 18, 2015

OnePlus turns two today, and it’s not done breaking the rules just yet

OnePlus turned two this December. To celebrate, the company's launching a Champagne Gold OnePlus X. Co-founder Carl Pei reflects on success.

Phones Android

December 17, 2015

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Microsoft's new Surface app lets you customize the stylus buttons

A major update to Microsoft's Surface app lets you customize which programs the stylus launches.

Computing News

December 17, 2015

Apple shakes up its executive roster, names Jeff Williams COO

Apple's shaking up its senior management. Today, the iPhone maker announced Jeff Williams as COO and Phil Schiller as App Store manager.

Web News

December 17, 2015

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Google’s bringing instant Android text translation to India in 2016

Google's Tap to Translate text translation feature, which launched with Android Marshmallow in some countries in the Fall of 2015, is bound for India.

Phones Mobile

December 16, 2015

Apple’s new pop-up iPhone 6S ads target owners of older iPhones

Apple has begun rolling out pop-up advertisements to owners of older iPhones that tout key features of the iPhone 6S, and even include a "buy" button.

Phones Apple

December 16, 2015