Technology 
Please, Google: 4 simple tweaks that would make Android 5.0 shine
Google I/O is almost here, and while everyone is focused on the big announcements, we take a look at four small annoyances that are long overdue for a fix in the stock version of Android.
iFind: World’s first battery-free Bluetooth location tag raises $500,000, despite all the hallmarks of being a giant scam
In what is best described as a slow-motion bank robbery, it appears that a Kickstarter scam is about to walk away with over $500,000. The iFind, developed by WeTag, purports to be a battery-free Bluetooth tracking tag. WeTag says it … Continue reading
Just kidding, says Nest, we are totally sharing your data with Google
Fish gotta fly. Birds gotta swim. Google has to buy smaller companies and change their products’ privacy policies so they can now share data with Google. It’s just the natural order of things, and now it’s happening with Nest. Nest … Continue reading
Google, Verizon break promise of free Chromebook Pixel data
Not many people splurged for Google’s Chromebook Pixel with 4G LTE, but those who did are discovering that Verizon Wireless has cut off its free data service earlier than promised. Google’s luxury Chromebook launched in February 2013, and the 4G … Continue reading
Intel’s next-gen Xeon Phi will be 3x faster, include next-gen Hybrid Memory Cube tech
Intel’s next-generation Knights Landing is going to pack a huge number of advances, from hyper memory cube technology to a new fabric Interconnect and next-generation 14nm Atom cores.
Galaxy Tab S review: The screen’s the thing with this iPad rival
Samsung’s tablet lineup can feel a bit crowded—it already offers Tab and Note devices, each with its own Pro version. And the Galaxy Tab S announced earlier this month adds another tablet to the mix. Good thing, then, that the … Continue reading
FireChat opens up off-the-grid conversation between iOS and Android
FireChat is an anonymous messaging app in a crowded field, but the off-the-grid technology behind the service sets it apart. That proprietary tech is also what kept Android and iOS users from being able to message each other, but that’s … Continue reading
LHC confirms we’ve definitely discovered the Higgs boson, and (sadly) it behaves exactly as the Standard Model predicts
Some two years after a Higgs boson was discovered at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider, a new study confirms that the newly discovered particle is definitely the Higgs boson, and it behaves exactly as the Standard Model of particle physics predicts. … Continue reading
Google’s Android Wear watch OS: What you need to know on the eve of Google I/O
Google’s Android Wear smartwatch operating system has captured the world’s imagination ever since it was first announced on March 18, and all signs point to a huge Android Wear coming-out party at this year’s Google I/O. At this Wednesday’s keynote, we … Continue reading
Report: Google Play Games to add quest and level-up notifications, ‘snapshots’
Android Police writes that the company will soon introduce “questing” abilities to the mobile games portal, among other features.
