Alibaba invests $590 Million in Chinese smartphone maker Meizu
By Jon Russell From Techcrunch Alibaba is stumping up more than half a billion dollars to kick its lacklustre mobile phone business into gear. The NYSE-listed e-commerce giant today announced a $590 million investment in Chinese phone-maker Meizu. The deal…
This electronic bike raised $3.2 million on Indiegogo in just 10 days
By Julie Bort From Business Insider Looks like the Storm eBike is going to be a smash hit, if its uber successful crowdfunding campaign is a predictor. The bike has raised $3.16 million on Indiegogo since the campaign started on…
Samsung’s TVs aren’t the only devices listening to you
By Samantha Murphy Kelly From Mashable Dozens of reports have trickled out in the past few days about how Samsung’s SmartTV voice command feature can listen in on private conversations, essentially eavesdropping and recording what’s happening within the room. The…
Gadget of the week
You might actually want to wear these smart glasses By Pete Pachal From Mashable LAS VEGAS — Consumer smart glasses that don’t make the wearer look like a complete dork are getting closer to reality. Osterhout Design Group, which makes…
Drones are great for spying — on endangered birds and wildlife
By David Bird for The Conversation From Mashable Drones, robots and unmanned submarines used to be for military use only. But these days the technology is rapidly advancing and becoming more available for emergency services, farmers, film-makers or the public…
Google now takes a bite out of your privacy
By Marc Schenker From Web Designer Depot Google has always been the recipient of criticism that it wants to know more about its users than is acceptable or in good taste. Now, expect that criticism to get a bit worse…
Battle of the drones
Battle of the drones: the little guys taking on the tech giants By Nicholas Blincoe From The Guardian As Amazon and Google race to control the commercial drone market, will these enthusiasts beat them at their own game? Imperial College…
‘Net Neutrality’ created a bonanza of advocacy work for law firms
By Jenna Greene, From The National Law Journal As the Federal Communications Commission prepares to vote at the end of the month on Chairman Tom Wheeler’s proposal to reclassify broadband as a utility, law firms can count themselves among the…
Social media isn’t evil, but faulty security is bad for business
By Lance Ulanoff From Mashable One of the discussions I’ve been having ever since CENTCOM’s Twitter and YouTube accounts were hacked by ISIS supporters is whether or not agencies like U.S. Central Command should even be on social media. The…
More viewers in the Caribbean can now enjoy HBO
The leading entertainment provider launches with Digicel in six countries Miami, FL – HBO Latin America, the sole authorized distributor of HBO content in the Caribbean, continues its expansion in the market through a recent commercial agreement with Digicel in…
