Nissan Nismo Concept Watch unveiled, monitors your health and social networks

Following the rising popularity of wearable devices, Nissan has just launched its own Nismo Concept Watch ahead of the Frankfurt Motor Show this month. But rather than doing the normal things you think a smartwatch would do, the Nisma Concept’s features focuses on keeping tabs on both the car and driver’s status in order to […]

Amazon Kindle Smartphone unlikely this year, will never be free

Amazon has been rather quick to put rumors to rest, clarifying that the retailer giant has no plans to launch their own smartphone this year. And if they ever do release one, you can be sure it will not be offered for free as some have claimed, and would like, it to be. This statement […]

NSA documents claim full smartphone access for iPhone, BlackBerry, Android

According to a set of secretive documents reportedly authored by the NSA and delivered to the public by Der Spiegel, the security agency is or has been able to access vital data on three of the world’s most popular operating systems with relative ease. These documents suggest that Apple iPhones, Google Android devices, and BlackBerry […]

AT&T ASUS MeMO Pad FHD LTE 10.1 is carrier/OEM first with Android

This week AT&T is adding a whole pile of devices to their ranks with several smartphones, a smartwatch, and none other than the ASUS MeMO Pad FHD LTE 10.1. This device is the first time the carrier has officially carried an ASUS tablet, and it’s certainly a decent one: with a 10.1-inch Full HD display […]

Google boosts encryption efforts as NSA snoop saga worsens

Google is accelerating efforts to toughen its data encryption, the company has revealed, aiming to curtail unofficial snooping on user information in the aftermath of NSA PRISM controversy. “It’s an arms race” Eric Grosse, vice president for security engineering at Google, told the Washington Post, describing government-mandated hackers as “the most skilled players in this […]

iPhone 5S fingerprint scanner legit says former biometrics tech team exec

Talk of new fingerprint scanning technology in the iPhone 5S may not be that far off the mark, with a new set of photos and some background from a biometric security expert lending weight to the chatter. The part photos were shared by Sonny Dickson, notorious for getting his hands on upstream Apple hardware and […]

Qualcomm’s wireless bulb wants to outshine hue with WiFi

Roll on the smart home: Qualcomm has an eye on being the glue that sticks wireless home automation together, and it’s demonstrating that with some proof-of-concept remote control lightbulbs. Thanks to a tiny new Qualcomm Atheros chipset, the demo light hooks up via WiFi to a simple Android app which allows for remote on/off control, […]

Samsung Galaxy Gear is first of a smartwatch family

Samsung intends the Galaxy Gear to be the first of a family of smartwatches, with the company aiming to release a range of models much as it has broadened its Galaxy smartphone line to cover multiple price points and sizes. The reception to the Galaxy Gear, announced at Samsung’s pre-IFA Unpacked showcase earlier this week, […]

Mobile Roaming Charge ban drafted by EU commission

It would appear that the European commission has decided that it’s not good for the greater cross-section of the public for roaming charges to exist – so says a leaked draft of legislation shown off this week. This information comes from the Guardian where they say they’ve got their hands on this proposed bit of […]

Xbox Live Rewards cash payouts have a 1-year expiration date

This week the folks behind Xbox Live have re-launched their Xbox Live Rewards system with a new punchcard system and easy-to-use local payouts – and an expiration date. What you’ll find in the details we’ve harvested here are three mentions of expiration dates – two for the cash you can get when trading in Rewards […]