FDA has no problem with camera-equipped smart pills travelling your body
The FDA has approved a “bite-sized” camera-equipped smart pill for medical use in patients who aren’t able, for whatever reason, to have a complete colonoscopy, …
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BlackBerry BBM boss gone as company looks to strengthen enterprise business
BGR has learned from multiple sources that Executive Vice President Andrew Bocking is no longer with the company. What is unconfirmed, however, is whether Bocking …
HTC manages small Q4 profit despite slumping sales
HTC’s struggles continued in the fourth quarter last year but on the bright side, the wobbling smartphone maker did mange to post a narrow holiday-quarter …
Proposed law could end smartphone and tablet theft once and for all
We know that thieves have been increasingly targeting people’s smartphones and tablets for theft in recent years and the problem has gotten so bad that …
Google’s super-secret EU antitrust deal already raising eyebrows
Google appears to have managed to avoid a costly fine in Europe where the Competition Commissioner Joaquín Almunia was investigating the company for antitrust practices related …
New study says smartphones are wrecking our ability to work and sleep
Do you find that reading on your smartphone late at night ruins your ability to sleep? Well you’re not alone. The Wall Street Journal reports …
Could pot be good for your heart?
OK, so it’s definitely an exaggeration to say that smoking a bowl is good for your heart but it turns out that pot’s major psychoactive component …
Google is clawing toward Apple’s title as America’s most valuable company
In case you haven’t noticed, Google has gotten very, very big. Bloomberg reports that Google has recently surpassed Exxon Mobil to become the second most …
Yet another way coffee will improve your life
We all know coffee is good for us and that it’s just a matter of time before scientific studies everywhere confirm this. Now, it looks …
The stink continues: Apple investigating smelly retail stores
A week ago, we shared Rocco Pendola’s story over at The Street about the body odor problem at the Santa Monica Apple store. After speaking to …
How to make a killing as an international iPhone dealer
The next time you travel overseas, you might want to bring a hefty stock of unlocked iPhones with you — they might just make you …
Researchers: Playing too much GTA actually can make you a sociopath
While violent video games are often unfairly used as scapegoats for mass shootings, scientists have found that playing violent video games for several hours a …
Cook says ‘really great stuff’ is coming, but iWatch still not confirmed
In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Apple CEO Tim Cook again reinforced the idea that Apple is working on new categories of products, …
Will Microsoft’s new boss be the same as its old boss?
Although Satya Nadella is being widely praised as a terrific choice as Microsoft’s new CEO, he won’t be completely free of Bill Gates and Steve …
Amazon comes up with an ingenious way to get you to buy more stuff
Remember how we asked ourselves a little bit earlier how Apple, Google and Microsoft all make money? Well, we’re about to ask the same thing …
Here’s how to avoid annoying Facebook friends without unfriending them
When you first got a Facebook account, you probably haphazardly friended everyone you knew from middle school, high school, college and work before considering the …
Viral hit ‘Secret’ is the stupidest app I have ever seen… and I can’t stop using it
I cannot tell you how much I dislike Secret, the latest social iPhone app to “go viral” and spread through the handsets of early adopters …
Three charts explain everything you need to know about Apple, Google and Microsoft
While hardcore tech fanboys typically think that their favorite company is motivated solely by being “good” as its rivals are hellbent on being “evil,” most …
Apple’s iWatch is so complex it needs physiologists to help finish it
Apple is looking to hire physiologists who can “design and run user studies related to cardiovascular fitness & energy expenditure.” This job listing effectively confirms …
In the age of content creation, why don’t upload speeds match download?
For a brief period of time, the Internet at large served the consuming masses. For those who can recall the day the mainstream public discovered …
Did you know that your home router is broadcasting free Wi-Fi to the whole neighborhood?
You’re probably a good person who tries to help your fellow man whenever you can, but did you know that you might be lending your …
Sony announces huge round of layoffs as it breaks off TV business, dumps PCs
The good news it that the rumors were true: Sony announced on Thursday that it has managed to offload its floundering PC business and the …
The Apple-Samsung patent spat is about to get ugly
After Apple beat Samsung in the pair’s first U.S. patent trial, and then won against the South Korean Android device maker in the appeal – …
How to avoid a crazy new phone scam that’s costing people a fortune
Upon seeing missed calls from unfamiliar numbers on our cell phones or home phones, we often instinctively call the number back to see who it …
Why is Apple ‘doomed’ this week?
Here’s one way that Apple is becoming a lot like Microsoft: It has a lot of people declaring that it’s “doomed” despite the fact that …
Here’s how much Google pays to make sure Eric Schmidt sticks around
Google’s former CEO and current chairman is a precious asset for the company and it shows, with Eric Schmidt now getting paid “a lot more …
Verizon denies reports of Netflix throttling following net neutrality’s death
Have U.S. Internet users’ worst fears just been realized? A new report from iScan Online programmer David Raphael claims to confirm that Verizon, which you might …
How Elop blew his chance to be Microsoft’s next CEO
It was only a few months ago that former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop was seen as a prime candidate to take over for outgoing CEO …
Here’s what happens when a huge Apple fan visits a Samsung Galaxy store
Beyond its big presence in Best Buy stores across the country, Samsung also has a few showrooms of its own scattered about. One such location …
How Apple could dramatically improve iCloud’s performance
Apple is working on its own content delivery network (CDN), a move which could improve iCloud’s performance. According to a report from Dan Rayburn at …
