Video: Check out this credit card-sized battery for iPhone, Android

The LithiumCard isn’t the only credit card-sized battery for mobile devices seeking crowd-funding, as there’s also a TravelCard project that offers iPhone and Android smartphones exactly the same perk: a credit card-like device that packs enough energy to bring life to a dying smartphone.

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Posted in 2014 at 05:30AM, March 08

How BlackBerry really plans to cash in on BBM

WhatsApp has shown that having a hugely popular mobile messaging app can be very lucrative and now BlackBerry is looking to cash in on its own widely used cross-platform BlackBerry Messenger service. We already know that BlackBerry is planning to incorporate ads and in-app purchases into BBM but the company on Tuesday unveiled a new version of BBM that could make the mobile messenger into even more of a cash cow.

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Posted in 2014 at 05:30AM, February 26

How did Snowden swipe all those NSA documents? The answer is far less thrilling than you think

To some, he's a hero. To others, a treasonous saboteur. But of one thing, there is no doubt: former NSA contractor Edward Snowden changed the course of history by leaking a mountain of confidential documents detailing various NSA programs used to covertly monitor communications around the world. Whether or not you agree with what Snowden did, there has always been a bit of curiosity surrounding exactly how the huge NSA breach went down. As it turns out, reality is far less thrilling than you might imagine.



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Posted in 2014 at 05:30AM, February 14

How Apple could beat Windows 8 at its own game

Microsoft's vision for the future of computing — having one platform across multiple different device types — has always been intriguing. Where it's slipped up, however, has been its execution. The trouble for Microsoft is that it tried to stitch a brand-new touch-centric operating system onto its traditional desktop operating system in a way that polarized many longtime PC users. Now the company is scrambling to appease its spurned desktop users while still keeping the touch-centric features that it knows are vital to staying relevant in the mobile world.



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Posted in 2014 at 05:30AM, February 13

Wireless charging just got even better

In a surprise move, The Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP) and Power Matter Alliance (PMA) on Tuesday announced they joined forces to offer even better wireless charging features to various devices in the future. That means that out of the three existing wireless charging standards, two appear ready to work together towards a greater purpose – the other standard belongs to the Wireless Power Consortium’ Qi.



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Posted in 2014 at 05:30AM, February 12

Windows XP’s death may not be enough to bail out Windows 8

The impending demise of Windows XP is seen as a great opportunity for PC and tablet vendors to boost sales... unless, that is, they're selling machines that run Windows 8. Research firm Canalys, which counts tablets along with traditional laptops and desktops in its data on PC sales, says that PC shipments should rebound nicely in 2014 as more companies look to upgrade from their old Windows XP machines. There's just one problem for Microsoft, however: Canalys thinks that most of the Windows PCs sold to companies upgrading from XP will be Windows 7 machines, not Windows 8 devices.



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Posted in 2014 at 05:30AM, February 04

Microsoft’s bold plan to beat the NSA

Microsoft is tired of waiting for the United States government to rein in the National Security Agency so it's taking matters into its own hands. The Financial Times reports that Microsoft "will allow foreign customers to have their personal data stored on servers outside the U.S.," a move that other tech companies such as Google have so far resisted due to cost concerns.



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Posted in 2014 at 05:30AM, January 24