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Engineers at Stanford University have developed a tiny radio that’s about as big as an ant and that’s cheap and small enough that it could help realize the “Internet of things”—the world of everyday objects that send and receive data via the Internet. The radio is built on a piece of silicon that measures just Continue Reading →

HTC is developing its first camera, a waterproof model for extreme sports, as it diversifies beyond smartphones amid three years of declining sales, according to a person familiar with the plans. Featuring an ultra wide-angle lens, the camera will have a 16 megapixel sensor and connect directly to devices running Google Inc.’s Android and Apple Continue Reading →

Yep, lots of people tried to order new iPhones as pre-sales began just after midnight on Friday. There were the usual reports of challenges ranging from sites not loading to error messages, with clear indications that plenty of phones were being ordered. Demand for the new iPhones is higher than that seen in either of Continue Reading →

AT&T will embrace Wi-Fi calling in 2015. That’s according to Ralph De la Vega, CEO of the company’s mobility and enterprise business. AT&T has long been a proponent of Wi-Fi, already partnering with companies to offer public Wi-Fi areas for customers, he said, adding that he sees Wi-Fi calling as a compliment to its core Continue Reading →

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Samsung recently unveiled its newest phablet, the Galaxy Note 4. The biggest improvement over previous versions is the phone’s aluminum frame, which continues trend a started by the Galaxy Alpha. Hopefully, this means we’ll see more of Samsung’s future releases encased in metal, too. The Note 4 also has a removable back, which means you Continue Reading →

  The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will be here in just over one week. If you’re planning on picking up either of Apple’s latest handsets, by now you probably have a good idea of which one you want. The decision might be easier than you think, but there’s not much time left to Continue Reading →

Access without a cable subscription to HBO Go, the premium cable channel’s online platform with a huge library of streaming video, may be closer than ever before — and still too far to grasp. Jeff Bewkes, the chairman and chief executive of HBO’s parent Time Warner, softened his wording about the possibility that HBO Go Continue Reading →

When I began selling in June of 1984, the formula for transacting media might have been summed up by five words: “The drinks are on me.” Successful media selling then was about nurturing customer relationships – and it still is in many ways today. Along the way, trends have come and gone but the actual Continue Reading →

Microsoft is a technology company and when they see a problem that they think they can solve, they put their best and brightest minds to a solution. So when the question arises as to why cloud-based gaming hasn’t taken off and the answer is lag (to put it simply), the company sees this as a Continue Reading →