Automatic smartphone car link gets IFTTT channel

Automatic, the iPhone-connected car telemetry dongle, has announced a new IFTTT channel that can integrate a vehicle into the Internet-of-Things, including automatically logging journeys, sending notifications when you’re about to … Continue reading

Tesla accelerates Gigafactory plans after $1.6bn fundraiser

Tesla has announced a surprise $1.6bn convertible notes offering, and plans to use the money to accelerate its Gigafactory project to mass-produce Li-Ion batteries at more affordable rates. The news … Continue reading

Google Project Ara will be detailed for devs in April

Google will hold its first Project Ara Developers’ Conference in April, the company’s ATAP team has announced, detailing the modular Ara smartphone and kicking off a competition for developers of … Continue reading

SeaOrbiter hits crowdfunding goal

Recall the SeaOrbiter we detailed back in November? It has hit its crowdfunding goal of about $444,700 USD, and as such is destined to set sail for ocean parts unknown. … Continue reading

Bitcoin ban sought over economy concerns

The future of Bitcoin has become uncertain in recent times, with Mt. Gox finding itself the source of controversy in recent days and its closure spawning the mass-sale of the … Continue reading

Samsung Galaxy S5: All you need to know

As hotly-anticipated smartphones go, the Samsung Galaxy S5 ranked up there alongside the new iPhone, with all eyes on the dominant force in Android handsets at Mobile World Congress this … Continue reading

NASA Kepler mission discovers 715 new planets

NASA’s Kepler mission has made an exciting discovery and subsequent announcement: the discovery of 715 new planets orbiting 305 stars. Says the space agency, about 95-percent of the newly discovered … Continue reading

Google Now launcher arrives for Nexus and Google Play Editions

When KitKat arrived, one of its lauded perks was the inclusion of the Google Now launcher, which takes Google’s handy feature and makes it easily accessible with a swipe from … Continue reading

Smartphone growth slowing warns IDC (and emerging markets aren’t helping)

The explosive growth of smartphones will slow over the next four years, IDC analysts predict, with Android dominating in bulk but iOS making the most money from each handset buyer. … Continue reading

IBM wants Watson in a smartphone with app challenge

IBM is throwing open the cognitive computing power of Watson to mobile developers, setting up a new challenge to create apps that take advantage of the supercomputer’s natural language processing, … Continue reading