Google’s self-driving car is an ambitious project that hopes to end human error behind the wheel with a very Googley solution: software. The tech titan’s robo-cars have logged more than 700,000 hours since it began working on the vehicles in 2009. Google expects to have them ready for public use between 2017 and 2020. At the heart of the technology, … Read More
AT&T and DirecTV's $49 billion merger could affect your NFL Sunday Ticket
According to AT&T’s filing with the SEC, if DirecTV doesn’t renew “NFL Sunday Ticket” then AT&T may choose “not to consummate the Merger.” DirecTV’s exclusive rights to carry out-of-network pro football games on TV expires at the end of the forthcoming NFL season. But a bigger AT&T will likely come with both pros and cons for customers. With DirecTV’s satellites … Read More
Apple said to be in talks to buy Beats Electronics for $3.2B
Beyond its line of bass-boosting ear pieces, Beats has also broken into the competitive market for subscription streaming-services, with a mobile offering that, unlike Apple’s iTunes and iTunes Radio, offers ad-free, on-demand music listening for about $10 per month. Beats Music is just a few months old and only available in the U.S. Music has long been one of the … Read More
Nod Gesture Control Ring Is Designed For Continual Wear
Nod is the most advanced gesture control ring. Nod allows you to engage objects with your movements as if by magic. Nod is a universal controller, allowing effortless communication with all of the smart devices in your connected life, including phones, tablets, Google Glass, watches, home appliances, TVs, computers and more. The device itself is a waterproof (up to 5 … Read More
How Tech Firms are Celebrating April Fool's Day
April Fool’s Day could not pass without a few technology stories that test the bounds of credibility, although it isn’t always easy to separate the jokes from reality. Apple’s products have earned a reputation as hard-to-fix so it came as something of a surprise to learn that it had bought iFixit, the company dedicated to DIY repairs. On iFixit’s website, … Read More
