Yahoo has announced its two new online TV series. The comedy shows will be 30 minutes each and will launch on Yahoo Screen. Viewers can watch the series on a desktop or through the Yahoo Screen mobile app. One of the shows, “Other Space,” is a sci-fi adventure directed by Paul Feig, the creator of… Read more
Cloud computing and virtualization are terms often used hand-in-hand, and though similar they are not the same thing. So what exactly are the differences, and how can you use these to your advantage? In basic terms, virtualization is the software used to provide cloud computing services. Virtualization happens when a company decides to produce virtual… Read more
SunPartner Technologies, an engineering company focused on new solar energy technology, has developed a new accessory for cell phones which will eliminate the need for wired charging. The company introduced the concept of light powered phone screens, which absorb solar and artificial light to charge cell phones. The new technology, called Wysips, is a thin… Read more
AT&T and FiLIP Technologies have partnered up to announce their new line of smartwatches. After releasing the FiLIP child tracker wristwatch last January, AT&T has decided to expand its reach in the wearable products market. The FiLIP child tracker wristwatch allows a parent to call his/her child over AT&T’s network. The wristwatch was developed after… Read more
A new Android trojan app has been targeting Facebook users in an attempt to gather sensitive information. The popular social media site has two-factor authentication protection which the malicious app has been attempting to breach. The new trojan aims to gather banking information from the user by injecting a faulty JavaScript code in Facebook pages…. Read more
Avaya received the NorthFace Scoreboard Award on April 2 for exceeding customer expectations for service quality. The award, presented by Omega Management Group Corp., is one the most significant awards a company can receive in the industry. “The NorthFace ScoreBoard Award recognizes organizations who not only offer exemplary customer service, but who also center their… Read more
A class-action lawsuit against Facebook has been filed in Canada. The allegations state that Facebook was harvesting data through scanning its users’ private messages without their knowledge. The social media site did not disclose to users that private messages would be scanned for content to collect data for third-party companies. URLs collected from those messages… Read more
An arms race has started in the realm of smartphones, and Apple may no longer be the top competitor. At its Build conference last week, Microsoft introduced new innovations which have grabbed the attention of the industry. A leak last month, which has been confirmed by Microsoft, announced the introduction of the digital assistant Cortana, which… Read more
The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a report summarizing the damaging effects of global warming, emphasizing rising sea levels and threats to health, water resources and species. Because of these reactions to climate change, the world will be more reliant on technology, specifically Internet of Things-type (IoT) networks to monitor the earth’s infrastructure,… Read more
After observing the immense amount of television related tweets, Twitter announced that it has made several acquisitions to cash in and help marketers obtain more data to build more efficient campaigns. Twitter has reached outside of the U.S., and has partnered with SecondSync and Mesagraph. SecondSync is based in the U.K., while Mesagraph is currently… Read more
