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Facebook reportedly back to building phones, recruiting former iPhone engineers

Facebook reportedly back to building phones, recruiting former iPhone engineers

May. 30 | Home » Cell Phone » Facebook reportedly back to building phones, recruiting former iPhone engineers If the HTC Status’ dedicated Facebook button fell shy of satisfying your obsessive social networking needs, sit tight: the house of Zuckerberg may...

Solar-powered Son-X Octavia now bringing ‘interactive sound’ to school playgrounds

Solar-powered Son-X Octavia now bringing ‘interactive sound’ to school playgrounds

May. 30 | Home » Gadgets » Solar-powered Son-X Octavia now bringing ‘interactive sound’ to school playgrounds While initially announced in the summer of 2011, the Son-X Octavia has been working its way into reality ever since. As of this month, though, the...

Groupon reportedly experimenting with Square competitor

Groupon reportedly experimenting with Square competitor

May. 30 | Square, PayPal, Intuit, Verifone — the mobile payments field (and we’re not talking wallets here) is seriously crowded already. So, the question is then, why on Earth would Groupon want to join the fray? We’re not entirely sure, but VentureBeat...

Pure updates Evoke Mio radio with six new colors, thinks you need a new shade for summer

Pure updates Evoke Mio radio with six new colors, thinks you need a new shade for summer

May. 30 | Home » Gadgets » Pure updates Evoke Mio radio with six new colors, thinks you need a new shade for summer Do you really think a black FM radio — or even worse, one in an off-season shade of grape — can get you through the summer? Radio maker Pure...

Apple Stores rumored carrying Nest thermostats, we play it cool (to exactly 71F)

Apple Stores rumored carrying Nest thermostats, we play it cool (to exactly 71F)

May. 28 | Home » Gadgets » Apple Stores rumored carrying Nest thermostats, we play it cool (to exactly 71F) Tony Fadell might have left Apple to make the Nest Learning Thermostat, but it may be the case that Apple hasn’t completely left him. If we go by a pair...

Netgear passes On through FCC with new router, name

Netgear passes On through FCC with new router, name

May. 28 | By Steve Dent posted May 25th 2012 3:42PM What’s in a name? Well, from the looks of this FCC filing, it could be something quite significant for everyone who knows the Netgear appellation. This N300R router has emerged from the commission’s Washington...

RealNetworks to refund $2 million, ‘guilt’ box stays un-ticked

RealNetworks to refund $2 million, ‘guilt’ box stays un-ticked

May. 28 | Paid for subscriptions from RealNetworks you didn’t ask for a few years ago? You may be eligible for a refund. Washington State’s Attorney General sued the company over a free trial of its Rhapsody music service, which had a pre-ticked box for additional...

Custom-made Aperture Science gas mask will make sure you’re still alive, won’t open portals

Custom-made Aperture Science gas mask will make sure you’re still alive, won’t open portals

May. 28 | Home » Gadgets » Custom-made Aperture Science gas mask will make sure you’re still alive, won’t open portals Valve’s Portal series has been used as the pretext for many achievements outside of puzzle gaming, including getting hitched. Keeping...

Kanex outs non-Apple Thunderbolt cable (updated)

Kanex outs non-Apple Thunderbolt cable (updated)

May. 28 | Kanex is releasing its very own Thunderbolt cable. However, if you were looking for something shorter and cheaper than Cupertino’s six foot, $50 beast, prepared to be disappointed. Costing $60, the only difference between the two is that this is black...

PayPal lines up 15 retailers for mobile payments, will let you buy Jamba Juice smoothies with a smartphone

PayPal lines up 15 retailers for mobile payments, will let you buy Jamba Juice smoothies with a smartphone

May. 28 | Home » Technology » PayPal lines up 15 retailers for mobile payments, will let you buy Jamba Juice smoothies with a smartphone Although PayPal’s mobile payment system started out small with a Home Depot deal, that snowball is quickly rolling itself...