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We’re live from SID Display Week 2013 in Vancouver!
Posted On 21 May 2013 By Zach Honig. Under: Uncategorized.
The biggest news of the day made its way out of Microsoft's Redmond headquarters a few hours ago, but there's plenty more to see just 150 miles to the north in Vancouver, British Columbia. SID's Display Week exhibition kicked off this morning, giv...
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Powermat acquires PowerKiss, plans European wireless charging rollout
Posted On 21 May 2013 By Zach Honig. Under: Uncategorized.
Well, we can't say we didn't see this one coming. News that PowerKiss, the Helsinki-based wireless charging company, joined the Power Matters Alliance (PMA) hit in March. Even then, there was a chance that the manufacturer would continue supportin...
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Spot satellite-powered Global Phone keeps adventurers connected for $499
Posted On 20 May 2013 By Zach Honig. Under: Uncategorized.
Sick of that spotty (read: non-existent) cell coverage 1,000 miles off the coast of Alaska? This time, you can't blame AT&T. There is an option for getting connected, though, and it's not quite as pricey as you think. Spot, a subsidiary of sat...
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Square Cash appears on invite-only site, lets you send money with an email
Posted On 20 May 2013 By Zach Honig. Under: Uncategorized.
Square's been venturing beyond those tiny credit card swipers as of late. Last week, the company introduced its nifty $299 Stand POS system for iOS, and now it appears to be branching out to individuals, with a to-be-announced service called Squar...
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Tumblr updates iOS app to match redesigned Android interface
Posted On 20 May 2013 By Zach Honig. Under: Uncategorized.
Today's definitely a big day for Tumblr: there's a refreshed iOS app in the iTunes Store! And, well, a bit of other news, too. But you'll hear plenty more about that later -- for now, it's all about mobile. The blogging platform just updated its a...
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AT&T confirms that all video chat apps will work over cellular by the end of this year
Posted On 20 May 2013 By Zach Honig. Under: Uncategorized.
Will video Hangouts launch when you're on AT&T's 3G network? Can you FaceTime with a friend over LTE? The carrier's current video chat support is confusing at best. Following Google's Hangouts app launch last week, we attempted to try out the ...
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LG to demo 5-inch unbreakable and flexible plastic OLED panel at SID
Posted On 19 May 2013 By Zach Honig. Under: Uncategorized.
LG's got quite a bit in store for us this week at SID's annual display exhibition in Vancouver. In addition to that 55-inch curved OLED TV we first heard about last month, the company will be demonstrating a very nifty 5-inch OLED panel. Created f...
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WSJ: Yahoo to acquire Tumblr in $1.1 billion cash deal
Posted On 19 May 2013 By Zach Honig. Under: Uncategorized.
That cat's out of the bag a day early, it seems. Yahoo's board has approved a $1.1 billion cash deal to purchase the blogging site Tumblr, according to The Wall Street Journal. We were expecting Yahoo to announce the acquisition during tomorrow's ...
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Sony brings Android Open Source Project to Xperia Tablet Z (video)
Posted On 17 May 2013 By Zach Honig. Under: Uncategorized.
Sony gifted its flagship Xperia Z smartphone with an Android Open Source Project (AOSP) build just last month, and now the stock operating system has made its way to the device's tablet counterpart, too. AOSP is now available for the Xperia Tablet...
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Samsung releases TecTiles 2 NFC tags for Galaxy S 4, available for $15 today
Posted On 17 May 2013 By Zach Honig. Under: Uncategorized.
Remember Samsung's TecTiles NFC-enabled stickers? Well, much to our dismay, they don't work with the company's flashy new handset, and Galaxy S 4 owners haven't had an alternative to stock up on until today. Samsung's new TecTiles 2, which can per...
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