Despite the Note 7 fiasco, Samsung is expected to report record-high, forecast-beating Q4 earnings, and its shares are at an all-time high. | Continue reading
LAS VEGAS — Smartphones aren't the only gadgets Qualcomm wants to power. The mobile chipmaker's upcoming Snapdragon 835 processor will also power a new breed of augmented reality/virtual reality headsets that present mixed reality experiences similar to what Microsoft's HoloLens … | Continue reading
“Underlying many of the problems of humanity is our inability to even talk about our problems.” [Paavo Pylkkänen] Physicist David Bohm had the capacity to abstract what he learned from his work into the larger arena of meaningful living. His way of being in the world doesn't allo … | Continue reading
HyperX is ready to take over your entire PC gaming setup. Kingston’s gaming brand revealed today at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that it is rolling out several new versions of its Alloy mechanical gaming keyboard and the Pulsefire gaming mouse. The Alloy, which I ca … | Continue reading
Being a technology enthusiast and early adopter means being intimately familiar with the rate it takes for new technology to drop in price to a level where it’s sustainable as a true consumer product. Right now we’re seeing this happen with VR – in just a few years the barrier to … | Continue reading
Samsung isn't the only company letting people watch live NBA games in virtual reality. Now, users of Google's Daydream View headset will be able to watch, too. Back in 2015, professional basketball games in VR made their debut through a partnership with NextVR and the NBA on Sams … | Continue reading
CES 2017 will feature trends that include voice recognition as the next big user interface; massive growth for artificial intelligence; next-generation networks are emerging; the transformation of transportation; and the digitization of the consumer experience. Those are the big … | Continue reading
French hardware company Netatmo is announcing a bunch of new products for your home. Interestingly, some of these products go beyond the usual connected lightbulbs and cameras. With a brand new approach and a wide range of products, Netatmo is slowly but surely becoming one of th … | Continue reading
Bloomlife has created a wearable for pregnant women, enabling them to track changes in their bodies as well as contraction patterns during labor. The device is available for preorders, Bloomlife announced at CES 2017, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas this week. The wearable i … | Continue reading
At CES on Tuesday, Alarm.com revealed that it is developing a smart home security drone alongside its other IoT devices and software. The idea is that if you hear something go bump in the night, you can just grab your smartphone and watch a live video stream of what’s happening b … | Continue reading
How do you know when things have gone full-on CES? It’s probably a pretty good sign when people start launching smart hairbrushes. Like the many connected toothbrushes that have come before it, the Kérastase Hair Coach Powered by Withings is an attempt to convince the early adopt … | Continue reading
The Internet of Things has brought wireless connectivity to billions of devices that previously suffered from being dumb (or, not connected). It has also created an excuse for companies to make everything and anything "smart."The hair brush is a good example of this. Nokia-owned … | Continue reading
Mit dem "Kérastase Hair Coach" nehmen L'Oreal und Withings vor allem diejenigen in den Blick, die beim Kämmen mit besonders viel Emphase zu Werke gehen und dabei Gefahr laufen, ihre Kopfhaut zu verletzen und dabei sogar nachhaltig zu schädigen.... | Continue reading
If you wanted to immerse yourself underwater, look no further than Twitter. Mitch Oates, a digital creator, photographer and surfer from Sydney, Australia, completed the first-ever 360-degree live video underwater on Twitter's Periscope app Tuesday. SEE ALSO: Periscope could be y … | Continue reading
At CES today, one of the most significant bits of 2017 hardware was officially announced and unveiled. The Snapdragon 835 is the next top-of-the-line system-on-a-chip from Qualcomm, the company dominating mobile processors outside of Apple’s iPhone and iPad realm. This 10nm chip … | Continue reading
Over 1.78 billion people use Facebook. That, in itself, is a deeply impressive figure. But is there a fundamental disconnect between the people who use Facebook, and the people who run it? Mark Zuckerberg seems to think so, and consequently has resolved to visit all 50 states in … | Continue reading
LAS VEGAS — Huawei's sub-branded Honor 6X phone is no mystery — the cheap dual-camera phone was launched in China in October. Now, at CES 2017, the company officially announced the phone's availability in the U.S., the UK and the rest of Europe. It's a 5.5-inch smartphone with a … | Continue reading
Many were delighted to demo 2014's excellent first-person stealth horror game Alien: Isolation using the Oculus Rift only to be disappointed when the full game launched without any VR support at all. Fans of xenomorphs and virtual reality will be delighted to hear that Ridley Sco … | Continue reading
Kraken announced 3rd January that it had become one of the largest exchanges to offering monero-based trading. Source | Continue reading
USB-C laptops are still largely unexplored territory, and the form factors the docks and dongles we use to connect old gear to these new laptops is still very much in the air. But one idea that seems to be cropping up for the laptops of tomorrow is sticking a huge, bulky attachme … | Continue reading
Speed is everything for gamers, so Linksys is hoping to up the game when it comes to wireless speeds. It's unveiling a new router today, under the bewildering name "WRT32X," that builds in Killer networking — a brand of wireless tech often found in high-end gaming machines that's … | Continue reading
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Since Ultrahaptics was founded in 2013, the company has showed off a string of better and better technical demos. Which has been fun, but obviously where the rubber really hits the road (pun most emphatically intended) is when the products start showing up in the real world. 2017 … | Continue reading
Super Mario Run had grossed $30m in revenue since its 15th December worldwide launch, according to game analyst firm Newzoo (via The Wall Street Journal, via Modojo).Evidently, it was downloaded 90m times, though only 3m of those purchased the full game at $9.99. That's a convers … | Continue reading
China’s Insta360 has announced its 8K professional virtual reality camera, the Insta360 Pro, to raise the bar for 360-degree VR films. The company made the announcement at CES 2017, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas this week. The 8K-resolution Insta360 Pro camera is designed … | Continue reading
If you've been paying attention then you probably already know that you shouldn't be looking at screens at night. That's because the blue light emitted by phones, tablets and televisions is likely disrupting your sleep. Device makers have recently started to catch on with new fea … | Continue reading
CES is the world’s biggest tech event. With nearly 200,000 attendees flooding into the Las Vegas strip for a week, the conference shines a light on much of gear we’ll be using over the years to come. We’ll be on the field covering all the biggest announcements, weird gadgets and … | Continue reading
While Qualcomm continues to work on closing its $47 billion acquisition of automotive chipmaker NXP, it’s also driving ahead with developing car technology on its own steam. Today at CES, the chipmaker unveiled several initiatives to drive further into the connected car space, in … | Continue reading
After a couple of leaks from online retailers, the ASUS Chromebook Flip 2 has finally been officially announced! | Continue reading
If you're like me, you're stuck on the outside looking in at the biggest tech event of the (very young) year: CES 2017. Here I am at Mashable HQ in rainy New York City, while many of my colleagues are soaking up the sun and hanging out at the conference in Las Vegas. SEE ALSO: 10 … | Continue reading
Qualcomm has already shipped more than 1 billion chips for the Internet of Things, or making everyday objects smart and connected. The big mobile chip maker made the announcement at CES 2017, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas this week. Raj Talluri, senior vice president of pr … | Continue reading
Does the latest offering from Honor prove to be a worthy contender in the competitive mid-range segment? We find out, in this in-depth Honor 6X review! | Continue reading
The Honor 6X will be available for pre-order in the US and a few European countries starting January 4 for just $249.99/€249. | Continue reading
Huawei meldet, dass das Honor 6X ab heute in Deutschland verkauft wird. Mit einem Preis von 249 Euro ist das 6X die preisgünstigste Wahl für all diejenigen, die sich eine Dual-Kamera in ihrem Smartphone wünschen.Das 6X kommt ziemlich... | Continue reading
Huawei’s Honor phone brand had a big 2016 showing in the US. It launched its first couple devices stateside, including its high-end Honor 8 with dual cameras. Those dual cameras were designed with quality in mind. Both had 12-megapixel sensors, one of which captured an image in R … | Continue reading
Houseparty is a new group video chat app that was built by the founders of ex-livestreaming app Meerkat. The app provides a space to video chat with friends – once you open the app you can just pop in other friends group video chats, or wait for friends to join yours. But current … | Continue reading
The race is on to build a really great gaming laptop around Nvidia's new GTX 1050. Nvidia's already greatly improved the headroom of gaming laptops by shipping basically unaltered 1080, 1070, and 1060 cards for laptops, instead of scaled down mobile versions. Now the GTX 1050 and … | Continue reading
Osterhout Design Group is unveiling two augmented reality smartglasses that will use the high-end Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 mobile processors. ODG makes AR smartglasses that can overlay computer-generated imagery on top of the real world, helping you see the world around you in new … | Continue reading
After a year of criticism and allegations around fake news, censorship, and bias, Facebook’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg is using his yearly challenge to educate himself on the needs and problems of his users around the United States. That could help Facebook become a better platform for … | Continue reading
At CES 2017, Qualcomm unveiled all of the details about its new Snapdragon 835 flagship mobile application processor. Here's what you need to know. | Continue reading
Qualcomm has big ambitions for its Snapdragon 835 processor. The company is unveiling more details about the flagship mobile processor today at a press event at CES 2017, the big tech trade show in Las Vegas. The processor has 3 billion transistors and is built in an advanced 10- … | Continue reading
When Qualcomm first teased the latest version of its near ubiquitous Snapdragon line back in mid-November, it was fairly light on the details. At the time, it offered some vague promises of performance enhancements, lowered power consumption and a Quick Charge speed bump baked in … | Continue reading
On the heels of raising $58 million in December, the wearbles company Osterhout Design Group — known for making smart glasses and other gear for organizations like the U.S. military — is today making its first foray into the consumer market. At the CES show in Las Vegas, ODG unve … | Continue reading
Qualcomm is today announcing more details about its forthcoming Snapdragon 835 mobile processor, which is expected to be in devices launching in the first half of this year. The Snapdragon 835 is the successor to 2016’s Snapdragon 820 flagship and features improved performance, m … | Continue reading
Osterhout Design Group thinks people are ready to start donning hologram glasses. The wearables company, which is known for its industrial and medical heads-up displays, is announcing two pairs of glasses that are geared toward a wider audience. The R-8 and R-9 won’t fool anyone … | Continue reading
Boring or not, smartphones aren't going away anytime soon. Phones — specifically, Android phones — hit a new high in 2016, finally competing with the iPhone in many of the areas they usually fell short.But they're about to get even better.Like Intel's tight grip on the PC world, … | Continue reading
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is claiming again that a Russian-connected source didn't leak hacked emails from the Democratic National Committee to his organization. That's contrary to the U.S. intelligence community's recent conclusions.That assertion and Wikileaks' increasin … | Continue reading