In another desperate bid to get rid of handsets, Amazon has cut the price of its Fire pone to $200 for an unlocked device (and still comes with a free year of Prime).amazon,
Keen not to be outdone by Apple, perhaps, Sony is said to be making a new watch whose surfaces are entirely made from e-paper. It will, according to Bloomberg, “emphasize style, rather than trying to outdo more technological offerings.”
Free software—truly free software —is undoubtedly a good thing. But given the rest of the world still uses that pesky stuff called money, how on Earth do you make a living from spending your time giving away software for nothing?
This supercomputer simulation of magnetic field loops on the sun reveal in unprecedented detail how solar winds for and swirl. The colors represent magnetic field strength from weak (blue) to strong (red). [NASA]
In politics, as with Internet memes, ideas don’t spread because they are good—they spread because they are good at spreading. One of the most virulent ideas in Internet regulation in recent years has been the idea that if a social problem manifests on the Web, the best thing that you can do to address that problem is to censor the Web.
A call comes in on Skype from that old family friend who’s now living in Sweden, but you’re in the middle of a pretty amazing game of Threes, or finely honing a very important email that needs to be sent this hour. Take the call? Pretend you’re not t…
BT surprised many when it confirmed it’s currently in talks to buy back mobile operator O2, nearly 10 years after it sold the company to Telefonića. However, the telecoms giant said at the time that it wasn’t interested in just one carrier. Rumours s…
Tinkering to get better performance out of your ride is one of the more rewarding aspects of vehicle ownership. The thing is, as cars have become more and more computer-dependent, getting a horsepower boost or better gas mileage by swapping exhaust s…
What’s the next hot connected gadget category? Forget watches, we’re thinking bikes, judging by the overwhelming interest in crazy, innovative new models like Teague’s ‘Denny’ e-bike. Chinese search giant Baidu is all over that with the Dubike, a non…
This is site is run by Sascha Endlicher, M.A., during ungodly late night hours. Wanna know more about him? Connect via Social Media by jumping to about.me/sascha.endlicher.
