Tech

Harvesting Hydrogen Fuel with Solar Energy

Marc Maligalig   | Sep 25, 2014 06:32 PM EDT

Michael Grätzel and his team at the Laboratory of Photonics and Interfaces at École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne in Sweden have developed dye solar cells that imitate the photosynthesis in plants and techniques for making fuels, such as hydrogen, through solar water splitting. read more

iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus Seized by City Customs in Shanghai

Qi Qin   | Sep 25, 2014 05:19 PM EDT

A batch of 335 iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus units had been seized by customs officers at the Pudong International Airport in Shanghai for 5 days since these new Apple models came out. Customs believes 238 iPhones were being smuggled into Mainland China. read more

Nimble Launches Android Contacts App to Build, Nurture Social Selling Relationships

Marc Maligalig   | Sep 25, 2014 04:55 PM EDT

Pioneer in social selling relationship intelligence for business professionals Nimble Inc. announced Thursday the launch of the company's new Smart Contact Android app, which collects contact details, social conversations, signals, insights and emails into a mobile app to build and nurture business relationships easily. read more

Deep-Learning Algorithm Assesses Environment Better Than Humans

Marc Maligalig   | Sep 26, 2014 03:50 AM EDT

The team used deep-learning techniques to help the program teach itself. read more

Blue LED Makes Electronics More Efficient

Marc Maligalig   | Sep 25, 2014 09:28 AM EDT

Paul G. Goebel Professor of Engineering Stephen Forrest and his colleagues from the University of Michigan have lengthened the functional lifetime of blue organic light-emitting diodes by a factor of 10, potentially leading to lower power consumption of big-screen televisions and longer battery lives of smartphones. read more

Valve Launches Steam Music Player with Free Half-Life, Portal Soundtracks

Marc Maligalig   | Sep 25, 2014 09:18 AM EDT

Valve is expanding the functionality of its Steam client farther than just offering games to Linux, Mac and PC gamers, as it launched the Steam Music Player on Wednesday. The music player, which can be found inside the desktop client, makes it easier to play the music while gaming. read more

Apple Claims iPhone 6 Plus Bending 'Extremely Rare'

Des Cambaliza   | Sep 26, 2014 03:39 AM EDT

The new iPhones released last week went through a severe testing process, Apple claims. read more

Japanese Robot Cheerleaders Could Become Traffic Enforcers in the Future

Marc Maligalig   | Sep 25, 2014 09:21 AM EDT

Japanese company Murata Manufacturing has revealed the Murata Cheerleaders, the company's third android model, to showcase the firm's ability in creating technological devices. read more

iPhone 6 vs. Galaxy Note 4: Specs, Features, iOS 8 and Android L Showdown

Vanessa Francisco   | Sep 25, 2014 12:01 PM EDT

The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 remains the best overall smartphone display. read more

Nexus 6 Release Date on Nov. 1 After Nexus 8, Android 5.0 L Debut on Oct. 16

Vanessa Francisco   | Sep 25, 2014 10:29 AM EDT

It's Google's operating system that will be the killer feature in the new Nexus devices. read more

Apple iPad Air 2, OS X Yosemite Release Date in October, iPad Mini 3 to Arrive 2015

Vanessa Francisco   | Sep 25, 2014 10:01 AM EDT

The Oct. 21 iPad Air 2 launch remains standing but the iPad Mini 3 release is said to have been pushed to 2015. read more

iPhone 6 Plus vs. Galaxy Note 4: Which Device Has the Best Display and Features?

Vanessa Francisco   | Sep 25, 2014 09:42 AM EDT

While Apple won the best performing display, Soneira said the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 wins the overall best smartphone display. read more

Alleged Xiaomi Redmi Note Successor Will Killer Specs to Compete with Meizu MX4

Vanessa Francisco   | Sep 25, 2014 08:14 AM EDT

he handset still has an undisclosed product name but is reportedly a dual SIM smartphone. read more

Your Amazon Wish List is just a Tweet away

Kat De Guzman   | Sep 25, 2014 07:37 AM EDT

The goal of Amazon in linking Twitter and Amazon accounts is to remind users they might want to buy products they've seen before. read more

Brace Yourselves, BlackBerry's comeback phone is here

Kat De Guzman   | Sep 25, 2014 07:15 AM EDT

Don't let the looks deceive you because it has so many features and services a user will certainly enjoy. read more

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