Monitor Your Unborn Baby’s Heartbeat From Home With Bellabeat

Bellabeat
is a doppler device that attaches to your smartphone to monitor your
baby’s heartbeat and kicking patterns while it’s still in the womb. The
latest app update includes the ability for expectant mothers to monitor
their moods and connect with other expectant mothers, to catch early
signs of depression.

Canonical has announced that it’s going to axe its Dropbox competitor Ubuntu One and, as a result, i

Canonical has announced that it’s going to axe its Dropbox competitor Ubuntu One and, as a result, its streaming music service. Subscribers can expect a refund.

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This is what it’s like to operate an arcade claw machine using just gestures (video)

We knew gesture cameras will be making their way to computers and mobile devices this year, but seeing one on the classic claw crane was a pleasant surprise for us. This IDF tech demo was courtesy of a Guangzhou company called The Best Sync, and…

Canon – PowerShot N100 with sub-camera allowing simultaneous subject and user images and stories

Yahoo Is Finally Encrypting the Bulk of Its Data

Yahoo Is Finally Encrypting the Bulk of Its Data

We were thrilled to hear today that Yahoo is carrying through a concerted effort to protect users across its sites and services by rolling out routine encryption in several parts of its infrastructure. The company’s statement announced that, among other things, it now encrypts traffic between its data centers, makes secure HTTPS connections the default for some web sites, and has turned on encryption for mail delivery between Yahoo Mail and other email services that support it (like Gmail).

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Facebook Messenger for Android lets you pin chats right to your home screen

Facebook’s big-spending CEO presumably has a grand plan for Messenger, now that he’s gone to such great lengths to own WhatsApp. For the time being though, his company is continuing to focus on subtle but useful changes to its homemade apps, with the…

Internet Explorer 11 now looks nicer no matter what device you’re using

With Windows 8.1 updates rolling out on April 8th across all platforms, you didn’t think Microsoft was going to forget its browser, did you? Redmond has unified features on its mobile and desktop Internet Explorer 11 versions, while making it easier…

Sony – Simple, slim, compact all-in-one audio system to blend in to your room perfectly

Nokia’s Adorable New Bluetooth Speaker Is Just $55

Nokia's Adorable New Bluetooth Speaker Is Just $55

To match its new Lumias , Nokia has announced this cute little Bluetooth speaker, too—with 15 hours of playback and as asking price of just $55.

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​Ridley Scott is working on a Halo project for Microsoft

Remember that Halo film that wasn’t happening? Microsoft representatives have confirmed that the old rumors are true: a Halo feature is in the works, and it’s being produced by Ridley Scott (Blade Runner, Alien, Prometheus, Call of Duty Elite: Friday…