4oD for iOS and Android to get Live TV and offline viewing

Watch Live coming to 4oD in 2013 Channel 4 has announced a major upgrade to its 4oD application for iOS and Android. The new-and-improved 4oD app, coming in early 2013, will allow users to tune in to the whole range of channels through the Watch Live functionality. That means free, ad-supported, live streams of C4, 4+1, E4, More 4 over Wi-Fi and mobile...

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HTC DROID DNA gets revealed before its announcement

In a manner, which has shaped up to be quite fashionable lately, the previously leaked HTC DROID DNA for Verizon Wireless got revealed only a couple of days before its official announcement is scheduled to take place. The DROID DNA name has been confirmed on Verizon’s own DROID DOES webpage, while press renders of the photo have made an appearance in Twitter. The...

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The uncertain future of NFC and the mobile wallet

There are a lot of companies, technologies, and services banking on the fact that you want to use your phone as a credit card, but do you? And what about retailers? We examine the past, present, and murky future of NFC and mobile payments. Mobile payments. NFC. RFID. Digital Wallets. We’ve been hearing about these buzzwords for years. Entire companies have thrown...

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Nexus 7 has meltdown, owner receives replacement and Google Glass

After leaving a Nexus 7 charging unattended, a user was greeted to a room filled with smoke and a melted 7-inch tablet. Asus has reportedly offered a replacement device and Google Glass as compensation. The release of the Nexus 7 set the tech world on fire (figuratively) when it showed us all how powerful and joyous a smaller tablet could be. However,...

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Terms & Conditions: Use Uber ‘at your own risk’

Tech-savvy city slickers across the U.S. have made mobile car service provider Uber one of the country's hottest startups, thanks to its ability to call you a cab at the push of a button. But a quick look at Uber's terms of service show the company needs to polish up its legal language, or it might scare people away. What are you really agreeing to when...

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Life after silicon: How carbon nanotubes will power future gadgets

Researchers at IBM have detailed methods that could let chip designers move away from silicon transistors to smaller – and faster – carbon nanotubes. For most of the last five decades, the processing hearts of all our computers, game consoles, smartphones, cars, media players and even alarm clocks have been made of silicon. No surprise: The namesake of Silicon...

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Apple and HTC settle disputes with 10-year licensing agreement

No more litigation between Apple and HTC HTC and Apple have resolved to shake hands on their global legal disputes and agree to a wide-ranging patent licensing deal. In a surprise announcement, the warring smartphone giants issued a join press release confirming that all current lawsuits would be dropped under the ten year accord. The agreement, the companies...

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