Having to plug in supposedly mobile devices like laptops is one of the most hindering aspects of modern technology. That’s why groups such as the Alliance for Wireless Power (A4WP) have been working toward new technologies and standards for wireless charging. While much of this work has been geared toward smaller devices like smartphones, the… Continue reading Dell Becomes First PC Maker to Join Wireless Charging Consortium
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Hardware news about PCs, Macs, tablets, mobile phones and other gadgets.
Google Launches the Chromebox Video Meeting Setup for $999
Google+ Hangouts just got real. In an effort to make its video conferencing service more appealing to use in the workplace, Google has put together what it claims is the ultimate setup for holding video meetings. The Chromebox comes with an Intel Core i7 processor, a high-definition camera, a microphone-speaker unit and a remote control… Continue reading Google Launches the Chromebox Video Meeting Setup for $999
Ex-NSA Computer Scientist Launches Vitru: A Tool That Allows You to Take Back Emails
Have you ever sent out an email by accident (or too fast) and wished you could take it back the very next second? Perhaps you sent it to the wrong person or forgot to fix some glaring typo, but there are lots of reasons reneging a sent email could be useful. It feels like just… Continue reading Ex-NSA Computer Scientist Launches Vitru: A Tool That Allows You to Take Back Emails
Google to Sell Motorola and Avoid Further Losses
Google has acquired many companies over the years, but it’s taken no chance bigger than buying Motorola. Now just two years after acquiring the Motorola Mobility unit for $12.5 billion, Google is selling the cell phone maker to Chinese technology company Lenovo for just $2.91 billion, far less then its purchase price. The Motorola unit… Continue reading Google to Sell Motorola and Avoid Further Losses
Evernote Now Syncs 4x Faster With Updated Server Infrastructure
One of our biggest gripes with modern Web services might be Evernote. Despite its useful bookmarking, note taking, sync and collaboration tools, Evernote (otherwise known as “For’Evernote“) can be a bit of a drag to use because of how long it takes to clip items to your notebooks. With Evernote’s new syncing infrastructure, however, slow… Continue reading Evernote Now Syncs 4x Faster With Updated Server Infrastructure
The Little Snapper Printer Is the Best Snapchat Hack Yet
A few months ago Snapchat introduced a Stories feature to let your Snaps or posts live on for 24 hours. Today the Little Snapper wants your posts to live forever by printing out your incoming messages. The contraption breaches the Snapchat API to display these posts and uses Berg’s Little Printer, a mini thermal printing… Continue reading The Little Snapper Printer Is the Best Snapchat Hack Yet
Microsoft Needs to Prepare for the Post-PC World
2013 was not a good year for the Windows PC. The growing popularity of tablets and smartphones are cutting into desktop and laptop sales. Of the laptops that are being sold, non-Windows laptops make up more than a third of all sales according to Forbes. The release of Windows 8 in late 2012 put only… Continue reading Microsoft Needs to Prepare for the Post-PC World
Intel to Start Building Dual Android and Windows Powered Devices
At the 2014 International CES tech conference in Las Vegas, chip maker Intel released some monumental news to the computer world. The CEO of Intel, Brian Krzanich, announced the company will start to manufacture dual operating system computers that offer the best of both geek worlds powered by Google’s Android operating system and Microsoft’s Windows!… Continue reading Intel to Start Building Dual Android and Windows Powered Devices
