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Oculus Rift helps dying woman take one last walk outside

Apr 20, 2014

Game artist Priscilla Firstenberg used an Oculus Rift dev kit to help her grandmother experience the outside world before passing...

Volvo S60L plug-in hybrid set to debut at 2014 Beijing Motor Show

Apr 18, 2014

At next week's Beijing Motor Show, Volvo is set to introduce a new member of its plug-in hybrid family. The company has had success with...

Google rumored to be working on a $100 Nexus smartphone

Apr 18, 2014

It would be surprising if Google didn’t unveil a new Nexus device before the end of the year. Currently, the...

Comcast broke records with this year’s Xfinity Watchathon

Apr 17, 2014

Comcast said this year’s week-long Xfinity Watchathon broke more VOD records, producing 61 million views and 50 million hours of...

Yahoo wants to replace Google as iOS’s default search provider

Apr 17, 2014

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer is hoping to convince Apple to change one of the fundamental aspects of iOS: Safari’s default...

Indiegogo and Healbe accused of crowdfunding fraud

Apr 16, 2014

The Indiegogo campaign for miracle calorie-counting wristband, “GoBe,” officially ended. Absent any last minute fraud prevention action by PayPal or the major...

New preview for Ubuntu mobile OS gets released

Apr 14, 2014

It has been a long time since Canonical announced the Ubuntu Edge smartphone campaign on Indiegogo. It raised an incredible $12 million...

NSA isn’t required to report all security flaws

Apr 13, 2014

With the Heartbleed bug causing havoc and Dropbox users jumping ship it’s been another week in which data security and privacy have been making...

Air Canada to begin offering free Wi-Fi on North American flights

Apr 10, 2014

Air Canada is introducing Wi-Fi access to dozens of its aircraft beginning in May, with the aim of making wireless internet available on 130 of its...

Javelin Android web browser may be better than Chrome

Apr 6, 2014

While most Android users are probably strapped to Firefox, Chrome, or Dolphin, there is always room for innovation in browsers....

Lumigon T2 HD luxury smartphone comes with LED flash camera

Mar 31, 2014

Expensive luxury smartphones are not uncommon, but few go beyond simple brand association or glittering or shiny cases. The Lumigon...

Google, not Apple, is set to become the master of wearable tech

Mar 30, 2014

Google's aggressive stance with Android Wear, putting industrial design — rather than tech specs or bundled software — at the...