New MasterCard Combines a Fingerprint Sensor with NFC
For awhile now, there's been a number of companies trying to simplify payments for everyone. Google did so with Wallet and, most recently, Apple announced it would be doing something similar with the soon-to-be-launched Apple Pay, among others. Not surprisingly, MasterCard's, synonymous with paying…
Android 5.0 Lollipop Ushers in the New Era of Android with a Design Overhaul
After giving us all a taste of Android L in June 2014, at the I/O developer conference, Google is finally releasing the next version of Android to the world, version number 5.0, code-named Lollipop. The release, which comes nearly one year after 4.4 KitKat, ushers in a brand-new design throughout…
Google Glass Can Now Display all Your Phone Notifications
Google Glass Explorers will soon be able to see all their phone's notifications (not just the ones from compatible apps) right on the eyewear's screen. It's the same feature that comes with Android Wear, which allows the platform to forward each and every notification to smartwatches, so users…
Report: Apple Pay Could Launch This Week
Apple Pay could launch as soon as this week, a report suggests. The company is in the midst of prepping staff at its Apple retail stores for the upcoming rollout of Apple Pay, according to 9to5Mac. The mobile payment platform will allow users to complete transactions by tapping an iPhone at a…
Oppo Reveals the Selfie-Obsessed N3 with Rotating Cam in Official Picture
Oppo first broke with tradition when it introduced the Oppo N1, a smartphone with a high-resolution, rotating camera for taking better selfies. Now it seems that the Chinese smartphone maker is gearing up to introduce an even more wild-looking device with a evolution of the N1’s rotating camera.…
Report: Google to Launch Nexus Phablet Later This Month
Google will soon be joining Samsung, Apple and LG at the phablet party, according to a new report. The company is preparing to launch the next phone in its Nexus lineup, a 5.9-inch handset codenamed "Shamu," the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. Citing "three people familiar with the…
How HTC Plans to Sell the Quirky, Peculiar RE Camera
It looks like an inhaler, a submarine periscope, or even a piece of PVC piping. But one thing HTC's newly unveiled Re doesn't look like is exactly what it is: a portable camera. And not just any camera; it's supposed to be the shooter that replaces your smartphone, allowing you to "live in the…
Elliptic Labs Ultrasonic Gestures Are Impressive and Coming Soon
TOKYO -- We've been seeing demos of Elliptic Labs touch-free gestures for some time now, but at Ceatec 2014 in Tokyo we got a fresh look at a new, more advanced implementation -- and some strong clues that this tech might finally be coming to market in the not too distant future. Elliptic Labs uses…
Apple Supplier Declares Bankruptcy After iPhone 6 Snub
An Apple supplier that has partnered with the company on a sapphire glass plant in Arizona filed for bankruptcy protection on Monday after its sapphire crystal wasn't used for iPhone 6 and 6 Plus screens. GT Advanced Technology's glass is expected to be used in two of the three versions of Apple…
HP To Become Two Companies As Consumer PC And Printer Business Splits From Corporate Services
HP will indeed split itself into two companies, with its corporate hardware and services division becoming Hewlett-Packard Enterprise under CEO Meg Whitman, and HP Inc. Becoming the PC and printing brand, with new initiatives like 3D printing spinning up, under Dion Weisler (Whitman remains as…