Showing posts with label Extra. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Extra. Show all posts
Thursday, August 14, 2014
Software on your smartphone can speed up lithium-ion battery charging by up to 6x

A startup in California, with the rather odd name of Qnovo, says it has developed a new way of rapidly recharging conventional lithium-io...

Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Twitter Launches New Ad Product, Promoted Video, Into Beta

Twitter announced this morning it will begin beta testing a new feature called “Promoted Video,” which is aimed at brands looking to upl...

The Glov Will Make You The Inspector Gadget Of Sex Toys

You know that part in the movie where they geeky librarian takes off their glasses, shakes out their hair, and instantly becomes super h...

Sony Teases A Virtual Couch Mode For PS4 Multiplayer – Even If Your Friend Doesn’t Own The Game

Sony announced some features of its upcoming system software 2.0 for PlayStation 4update, and one of those called Share Play is definite...

The Das Keyboard 4 Is The Hacker’s Choice

One of the defining images of the cyberpunk movement of the 1980s and 90s was William Gibson’s cyberspace decks. Although never explici...

Apple: mostly men, mostly white

Apple became the latest tech company to reveal statistics on employee diversity Tuesday. The results? Predictably unimpressive. The com...

Bolt Vs. Bolt: A Speedy, New Photo Messenger Debuts Using A Familiar Name

There’s another Bolt on the App Store that isn’t Instagram’s experimental photo messenger, and it competes in the same photo messaging s...

Candy Crush Maker King Drops 20% After Reporting Disappointing Earnings

Candy  crushed . King, maker and purveyor of  Candy Crush , reported earnings today and was whacked by investors after detailing reven...

Sony reveals PlayStation TV launch dates in UK and US

Sony has revealed autumn launch dates for its PlayStation TV in the US, UK, and Europe. Available in Japan since last year, the micro-cons...

NSA Internet Metadata Program Collected More Than Was Allowed, Shared Data Too Broadly

A now-defunct National Security Agency (NSA) bulk collection program that collected information about online communications exceeded ...

Samsung’s Metal-Edged Galaxy Alpha Is Its Most iPhone-A-Like Handset Ever

Samsung has announced a new metal-edged flagship smartphone that takes its design language a step closer to the iPhone — and...

After YouTube And Vimeo, Pinterest Now Adds Vevo Music Videos To Its Site

Make way for more content coming to Pinterest: today the platform is adding Vevo music videos, which you can search for, share, and watc...

Amazon Launches Local Register, A Square Competitor With Lower Transaction Rates

Amazon has launched a Square and PayPal Here competitor called Local Register, which provides users with a free app and a $10 card reade...

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