Smartphone Company Blackberry Sees Profitable Future In Driverless Car Business
Dec 26, 2016 21:52 pm UTC| Technology
When people think of Blackberry, they think of the once unstoppable force in the mobile phone market, which absolutely everyone wanted until Apple burst onto the scene with the iPhone. Left behind and floundering, it was...
Apple Gets Really Petty, Pulls Nokia's Products Off Apple Store
Dec 26, 2016 21:49 pm UTC| Technology Law
Apple and Nokia are once again locked in a heated legal battle over patent issues, and the iPhone maker is retaliating in what can be considered the height of pettiness. The American company just pulled Withings fitness...
Valve Fined $3M By Australian Court Over Steam Refunds
Dec 26, 2016 21:48 pm UTC| Technology Law
Steam currently has an explicit refund policy in place detailing the conditions that would allow customers to ask for their money back after buying games. However, it would seem that this was not always the case since the...
FBI Investigating Hack Reportedly Perpetrated By Chinese Military
Dec 26, 2016 21:47 pm UTC| Technology
Just before the year ends, 2016 adds a reported Chinese hacking incident to the list of things that the U.S. has had to endure. First is the Russian interference during the recently-concluded U.S. presidential election,...
Snapchat Makes Discreet $40M Purchase Of Israeli VR Firm
Dec 26, 2016 21:46 pm UTC| Technology
Snap Inc.s IPO launch is nearing, but it would seem that the creator of Snapchat is still looking to add more to its value. In the latest move by the popular app company, its reported acquisition of an Israeli AR company...
2016, the year that was: Science + Technology
Dec 26, 2016 00:17 am UTC| Insights & Views Science Technology
2016 may have been gruelling for some, with the political shockwaves of Brexit and the election in the US of Donald Trump, not to mention a spate of celebrity deaths. But it was a big year for those engaging the tools...
Would you eat a 3D printed pizza?
Dec 25, 2016 04:34 am UTC| Technology
Could you imagine serving a 3D printed turkey for Christmas lunch? Or munching on a 3D printed pizza for an afternoon snack? This is not as far fetched as it sounds. While 3D printers have mainly been in the news for...
U.S. payrolls exceeded expectations significantly, while the unemployment rate dropps to 4.1%.