ASUS and Canonical make a cheap Ubuntu notebook
There just aren't enough cheap Ubuntu devices out there, but another player just entered the fray. A couple of weeks ago, we talked about Dell's latest Ubuntu notebook, the XPS...
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The bitcoin pizza racket
It seems that everyone is making money of bitcoins these days, even pizza guys. Imagine selling lemonade on the street for £5. Imagine storing that hard-earned money in a jar...
T-Mobile offers zero-down smartphones for black-cyber weekend
You may end up paying for the whole phone in the long run, but walking in with no cash and getting a phone is nice. T-Mobile will be among the...
DDoS through flash SMS makes Nexus vulnerable
It shouldn't be this easy, but apparently as few as 30 text messages sent to a Google Nexus phone at once is enough to make it restart or "act strangely"....
Sony disabling features on PSN
It was an amazing launch and a rocky roll out for the PlayStation 4 as well as their battered PlayStation Network. Seems some people are having trouble accessing the PlayStation...
The continued evolution of Box
For a company that doesn't do a whole lot outside of their niche, Box keeps innovating through both technology as well as acquisitions. Cloud storage vendor Box has acquired the...
#FreeAlaa is hitting social media hard
Egypt has been a hot spot demonstrating the power of social media for three years now. The latest activism is coming in the form of an attempt to have one...
Germany’s anti-cartel office drops Amazon inquiry
Third-party sellers in Germany no longer have to agree to "price parity" clause. Germany's antitrust regulation authority announced earlier this week that it is dropping an inquiry into Amazon's pricing...
Nokia Lumia 2520 offers affordable and powerful alternative to iPad
The iPad may be THE tablet, but that's not stopping Nokia from taking a shot at them with their new tablet that's just as powerful and quite a bit less...
Speed-of-light ‘nano-camera’ produces 3D translucent objects
A $500 "nano-camera" that can operate at the speed of light has been developed by researchers in the MIT Media Lab. The three-dimensional camera, which was presented last week at Siggraph Asia...
Android devices will be getting 64-bit quad-core chips next year
Apple surprised the industry this year when it launched the iPhone 5s in September with a 64-bit chip. Now it looks like Android devices will also be gettin 64-bit chips...
Apple spends over half a billion on iPhone 6’s rumoured sapphire glass feature
The iPhone 6 could feature sapphire glass display that doesn't scratch even if concrete is rubbed on it, as Apple put half a billion dollars on the technology. Currently, sapphire glass is already...