Amazon has announced that its lauded Kindle Fire HD tablet will now be available in 170 new countries, thus broadly expanding the popular pad’s accessibility. Both the 7-inch and 8.9-inch model will be available in all of these new markets. The Kindle Fire HD comes loaded with a 1280 x 800 pixel resolution display and [...]
For many tech enthusiasts, the idea of a really good quality smartphone that runs stock Android is something that dreams are made of. Well, it seems that dreams may be coming true because the rumor on the streets is that HTC One will have a pure Android variant. While some have been critical of the [...]
Amidst a myriad concerns about Xbox One, Microsoft has put their money where their mouth is by investing a startling $1 billion into their new console. There are two big issues that concern gamers; that the new Xbox does not seem to bode favorable to independent video game designers. In addition to this, there has [...]
The Cleveland Cavaliers is set to make a major step in their rebuilding after bucking the odds and winning the 2013 NBA Draft Lottery, earning the first-overall selection in the 2013 Rookie Draft. The Cavaliers only had the third-best chance of winning the lottery, but the balls bounced into their favor to grab the top [...]
After several months of speculations, Real Madrid confirmed that Jose Mourinho will step down as manager at the end of the season after reaching a mutual agreement. Speculations about the exit of Mourinho intensified when Real Madrid president Florentino Perez scheduled a press conference on Monday. The speculations were correct as Perez formally announced the [...]
Outgoing Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson fired shots against Manchester City, questioning the club’s decision of firing manager Roberto Mancini. Ferguson, who will retire after the end of the current season, had many heated battles against Mancini, but the veteran manager said that he was really surprised when Manchester City removed Mancini from his [...]
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that they have approved the marketing of COBAS INTEGRA 800 Tina-quant HbA1cDx assay (Tina-quant HbA1cDx assay) for use in diagnosing diabetes. This is the first testing kit to get FDA approval. The current HbA1c tests or A1c tests out in the market are used to monitor a [...]
A new experimental asthma drug is giving hope to people who have asthma. Dupilumab, which is developed by Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, has reduced episodes of asthma by as much as 87 percent in mid-stage trials making it a potential game changer. If approved for release then it could give new hope for the 25 [...]
The United States Department of Agriculture has confirmed the presence of the swine flu virus for the first time in US soil. The potentially fatal virus causes diarrhea, vomiting and dehydration in hogs and has been identified to be present in Iowa and Indiana. According to Dr. Lisa Becton, director of swine health information and [...]
Video game films tend to usually fall flat on their face, but it seems that the Assassin’s Creed movie adaption is actually making some progress. It’ll premier on May 22, 2015, according to a database entry from Box Office Mojo. According to the entry, the film will reportedly be distributed by Fox, and Prometheus actor [...]
The Gears of War movie, which has been in development for a very long time now, may have gotten a sprinkle of hope now that producer Scott Stuber has joined the project. This news comes from a report done by Variety, who also says that he will be producing and developing the script for the [...]
The Doccia porcelain Company from Doccia, at present known as Richard-Ginori Ceramics Company which used to be reigning over porcelain in the Auzzy’s ruled industry in the mid eighteen century. The Ginori’s had this industry under them until 1896 when it went to the hands of the Società Ceramica Richard of Milan as the Ginori’s [...]
Yahoo announced their acquisition of the mobile news aggregator application Summly from its 17-year-old founder as part of their bid to bolster their mobile service to regain their lost popularity. Yahoo bough the Summly application from Nick D’Alosio, who created the application that takes on any news story and provides a high quality 400-word summary. [...]
Famed investors Carl Icahn revealed that a tie-up talk with Blackstone Group is being explored to challenge the buyout proposal made by Dell founder Michael Dell and his buyout-partner Silver Lake group. Michael Dell earlier announced that he and Silver Lake agreed on a partnership deal to purchase the company and make it a private [...]
When choosing health insurance plans, most people go for the PPO since it offers low deductible and it is the default option offered by employers. Traditional PPO does provide the peace of mind with the low deductible, then the insurance company will pick up most of the tab thereafter. But is traditional PPO the [...]
Microsoft will be announcing the next generation Xbox on May 21 in Redmond, WA in addition to a ”full line-up of blockbuster gaming experiences” that will accompany Microsoft’s next gaming console. The Redmond based company also confirmed that Microsoft will have an E3 briefing this year at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, CA on June [...]
Very little confirmed details are currently available, but what we do know is that two separate bombs exploded from inside and near The Fairmont Copley Plazam Hotel in Boston, right at the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon. The explosives were reported as to have originated from a trash can. The first explosion occurred [...]
Yom HaShoah falls on April 8 this year. It is a commemoration of a tragedy that happened not so long ago during the time when Nazi Germany dreamt of dominating the world. While many people in the world want to forget what happened that day, Israelis cannot. That is the reason why wherever they are, [...]
Microsoft yesterday in Redmond announced the successor to the Xbox 360, the Xbox One. The Xbox One isn’t going on sale right away, so if you’re still planning on getting an Xbox 360 you may want to act fast before the Redmond-based company pulls the last-generation console off the market. The Xbox One is [...]
The Xbox One event was a little disappointing, especially after hearing that the next-generation console will not have backwards compatibility (i.e. it won’t support Xbox 360 games). As we saw at the event, the Xbox One is severely lacking in exclusive titles. There may be a reason for this, though. Let’s not forget that E3 [...]
While it is still up in the air as to whether the market is demanding an all in one PC tablet for the user on the move, it appears that HP has no intention of being left behind. HP has announced its new device: The Envy Rove 20. Among other features, the device comes with [...]
AMD has two new chips coming that will be geared toward power efficient PC’s and tablets. In its efforts to stay competitive with Intel, AMD has combined graphics and processing in the same piece of hardware. These are the kind of chips that have been built for tech such as Sony and Microsoft game systems. [...]
Taiwanese consumers are about to get a pleasant surprise from LG in the form of the new Optimus GJ, a water resistant phone from the prolific tech manufacturer. This phone is similar to the Japanese l-01E, and is essentially a water resistant version of the Optimus G. The device comes with IPX7 certification that allows [...]
Twitter announced on Wednesday that they will start implementing new security measures to counter hacking following several high-profile breaching in the past few months. The popular messaging service said that they are going to implement a new verification method when a user signs in, which was specified as a form of two-factor authentication. The new [...]
Lars von Trier, director of such films as Dancer in the Dark and Melencholia, is currently working on a new film called Nymphomaniac, which will feature mainstream actors in explicit sex scenes, though they will be digitally combined with body doubles for the scenes. It is rumored that viewers will not be able to notice [...]
Yota, the company that brought us the twin display smartphone “Yotaphone” is now showcasing an LTE hotspot with a small e-ink screen that they are calling “Ruby.” Part of what has techies buzzing about Ruby is the fact that it is both an ink screen as well as a hotspot. Such functionality is going to [...]