By Zaf Coelho We spent a large part of the year in the cities of Manila, Bangkok, Jakarta and Kuala Lumpur speaking to local enterprises about this (too) broad and (too) overused term: the Internet of Things (IoT). We discovered very quickly that, although IoT seems to be very much overly/wrongly used in the English-speaking…

FCC approves the Galaxy A9 of Samsung and assigns the device with an FCC ID. Customers in the U.S. should expect the device to launch anytime soon. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Parker Wilhelm Hacker group Phantom Squad has claimed responsibility for an online attack that was recently inflicted upon Microsoft’s Xbox Live service. Xbox Live was struck with a distributed denial-of-service, or DDoS, attack that left servers overloaded and unable to log in several users. The similarity to a hacking attack allegedly conducted by a…

By Parker Wilhelm Hacker group Phantom Squad has claimed responsibility for an online attack that was recently inflicted upon Microsoft’s Xbox Live service. Xbox Live was struck with a distributed denial-of-service, or DDoS, attack that left servers overloaded and unable to log in several users. The similarity to a hacking attack allegedly conducted by a…

By Jacob Grana Introduction The Toshiba Tecra A50-C is the laptop you don’t have to worry about. Throw it into your suitcase. Drink your lidless latte over it. Knock it off your desk (accidentally, of course.) Just don’t play games on it. With its budget-friendly price (starts at $599, £798, AU$1,298) the Tecra A50-C definitely…

By Jacob Grana Introduction The Toshiba Tecra A50-C is the laptop you don’t have to worry about. Throw it into your suitcase. Drink your lidless latte over it. Knock it off your desk (accidentally, of course.) Just don’t play games on it. With its budget-friendly price (starts at $599, £798, AU$1,298) the Tecra A50-C definitely…

By Jordan Crook With the holiday season in full swing, we’re looking forward to everything CES has to offer in the new year. But we’re also prepping for more gift-giving, following along with the TechCrunch Holiday Gift Guide. And because we can’t help ourselves, there is also a bit of Star Wars discussion there at…

By John Biggs If you’re looking to build your own Christmas tree out of plastic this year, you’ve come to the right place. I’ve collected my five favorite 3D printers that you should be able to order and receive before or on Christmas. While it might be tough to get one or two of these…

By Romain Dillet,Matt Burns It’s no secret, we love startups. And yet, finding the perfect gift for a startup lover is challenging. The great thing is that some of our favorite startups are now making cool hardware products. This year, instead of buying yet another Apple gadget, look no further, we’ve rounded up eleven gifts.…

By John Biggs The robots at RE^2 robotics are tricksy devils. In this video a pair of robot manipulators carefully cut out a snowflake-shaped piece of paper with a pair of regular scissors – a feat that, if truly assessed in the context of future technology, should give us pause. Sure this robot is wishing…

Samsung is offering a neat treat just in time for the holidays. A Galaxy Note 5 Winter Special Edition with 128 GB of storage on board will drop on Dec. 31, but it may not come to all markets. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Matt Burns It’s impossible to escape Star Wars. And that’s great! What follows are some of the best Star War-themed gifts available right now. From droids, to LEGO kits, to plush toys, this list has a bit of everything. If nothing else, no one has ever turned down a Star Wars t-shirt. Read More…

By Jordan Crook Lily, a drone that is meant to satisfy all your selfie needs, has today announced the close of a $14 million Series A of funding, with investors including Spark Capital, SV Angel, Stanfrod-StartX Fund, Steve Aoki and Joe Montana. That said, the company also announced it would be postponing its ship date…

Sprint is releasing the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update to the LG G4, allowing owners to access features such as Doze and Google Now on Tap, to name a few. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

LG is reportedly working on a new phone touting a curved display which “wraps over the top” of the handset. Not so long ago, it is likewise reported that LG will not launch its new G Flex handset in the coming year. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones