Ever wondered when the first cell phone was made? Or how much the most expensive mobile phone costs? Here is a list of 8 cell phone fun facts: The World’s Most Expensive Phone …Is approximately $8,184,968.42. Stuart Hughes, a British jeweler, sells this phone for £5,000,000. The iPhone 4 ‘Diamond Rose’ is made up of… Read more
Students from Harvard and MIT have partnered up to create ProtonMail, a new email server that promises to protect the user’s privacy. Gmail and the NSA are infamous for shuffling through people’s emails and monitoring activity, and as a response these students have created a highly encrypted method for sending emails. According to Jason Stockman,… Read more
On Thursday, May 15, the FCC voted 3-2 on pursuing a new proposal regarding Internet traffic. As a brief reminder, net neutrality is the idea that Internet traffic is fair game for all companies. This means that top companies don’t have an advantage over smaller companies in regards to Internet speed. Additionally, the bigger companies… Read more
Announced last December, Amazon is expanding its same-day services to include drone delivery. The drones will be able to deliver packages weighing up to five pounds to customers within 30 minutes of their purchase. Currently, the company is testing out prototypes which can be seen in this video. “The Prime Air team is already flight… Read more
Self-driving Volvos are hitting the streets of Sweden. The test drives are part of Volvo Car Group’s “Drive Me” project which aims to have 100 of the self-driving cars on the road by 2017. Gothenburg, Sweden’s second largest city, already has some of these cars traveling the streets. By just pushing a button on the… Read more
Virtualization can help any business in any industry. To keep it simple, here’s a list of 5 reasons why you should consider virtualizing your business: 5) Greener, Energy Efficient Data Storage By switching your data to virtual servers, your company doesn’t need to keep those extra servers that take up space and energy. Decreasing energy… Read more
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
