By Ry Crist With updated motion detection smarts, these connected LEDs can tell when you enter the room even with a lampshade in the way. …read more Source:: cnet Cell Phones

By Darren Allan The Radeon Pro Duo, which AMD has billed as the world’s fastest graphics card, is now available for those with deep enough pockets. The much anticipated dual-GPU video card is priced at $1,499 (around £1,030, or AU$1,940) and is aimed at VR content creators as well as PC gaming enthusiasts with high-end…

By Devin Coldewey Why wait for the bus when you can hail a cab? That’s the idea behind a new commercial spaceflight startup founded by SpaceX founding team members Jim Cantrell and John Garvey. Vector Space Systems wants to shake up to the commercial space market by providing not tens, but hundreds of launches per…

Huawei is not only creating its own VR headset, but it may just create a smartphone equipped with a 2K display to pair with it too. That’s according to Huawei’s CEO himself, who’s said that he likes virtual reality. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

The Huawei P9 is definitely one of the smartphones that’s making the headlines this year, but does it deserve all the hype it’s getting? Here’s what the people think. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Hugh Langley Since Sony announced the closure of Evolution Studios, a question has remained over Driveclub’s promised virtual reality feature, which was demoed at Paris Games Week and GDC. It now looks like it’s still going ahead. That’s because a trademark for Driveclub VR has been filed with the Entertainment Software Rating Board, where…

A new report claims Apple is planning to drop its ‘s’ moniker iPhone release in 2017. The company will reportedly skip the iPhone 7s for a completely redesigned iPhone 8 with an OLED display. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

A T-Mobile customer has filed a lawsuit against the carrier alleging that its ads are deceptive. The lawsuit says that T-Mobile charges an early termination fee, but the carrier advertises that there are no hidden fees. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Lora Kolodny Automakers Jaguar LandRover Ltd. today announced a partnership with Silicon Valley startup Tile Inc. to prevent drivers from leaving home, or any other place, without their essential, personal items. Tile, which has raised $13 million in venture funding to-date, makes small, waterproof tags that employ Bluetooth low energy radio and GPS technology…

By Jon Porter The founder of Oculus, Palmer Luckey, has defended his approach to public relations, saying that he will continue to publicly speak his mind even if he later has to change course, or it risks people taking his words out of context. The comments come in response to a long list (12 at…

By Ingrid Lunden Nokia’s history as the world’s biggest mobile phone maker is becoming a distant memory, but it’s not out of the gadget business just yet. To build out its health technology business, the company today announced that it has acquired Withings, makers of smart scales, activity trackers, and other health gadgets. Withings is…

Just days after an official Honor V8 teaser confirmed a May 10 launch date, more details hit the surface. TENAA listings reveal three models with powerful specs and dual rear cameras, and one of the variants also rocks a QHD display. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Lora Kolodny Redwood City-based Naya Health has raised $3.9 million in seed funding to make a breast pump that is sleeker, quieter and more comfortable for moms than the devices already on the market. Investors co-leading the round were Tandem Capital and Bojiang Capital, who were joined by S-Cubed Capital, Astia Angels, Stanford’s StartX…

By Nick Pino Everybody is getting into video streaming these days. It’s like you can’t turn around without another big name trying – perhaps somewhat haphazardly – to follow in Netflix’s footsteps. To cement that point, Valve, creators of the incredibly lucrative Steam online marketplace, have partnered up with Lionsgate to bring over 100 films…

By Fitz Tepper Drone races are nothing new. But while they started as an ad-hoc activity within the drone community, the sport has now taken on a life of its own with highly elaborate events and a partnership with ESPN. Similarly, brain-computer interface (BCI) technology isn’t totally new. And while the technology is still young,…