Rumors have surfaced indicating Motorola might be teaming up with Energous to bring a self-charging smartphone in the near future. Energous recently announced the issuance of six utility and design patents for its over-the-air charging solution, WattUp. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By John Biggs An ingenious hack could allow unwanted access to Siri commands by simply sending radio waves to a pair of unshielded iPhone earbuds. While the hack is needlessly complex – the hacker could simply go over and press the headphone button by hand – it is an interesting exploit. Researchers at French security…

Samsung’s smartphone sales are expected to decline by around one percent this year, representing the first ever decline in smartphone sales for Samsung. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

OnePlus has teased its upcoming OnePlus X smartphone through a Twitter post, showing that the device will be launched on Oct. 29. The OnePlus X is expected to be a midrange device that will have a low price tag of $250. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Lucas Matney Apple just unveiled some new updates with their iMovie video-editing software for Mac and iOS that, among other things, capitalize on the capabilities of their new slew of iDevices and add some pretty major improvements to how the software communicates across platforms. Both iterations of iMovie are also seeing upgrades to the…

By Jordan Crook My dad grew up on a farm. The food put on his kitchen table each night came from his family’s own garden. I grew up in the suburbs and now live in the city, and my food has almost exclusively come from a grocery store or a restaurant. My (future) children’s food…

By Drew Olanoff Unlocking your door might not sound exciting, but once you’ve seen an August Smart Lock in action, you’ll change your mind. The company behind it, August, is doubling down on the connected home with a handful of new products and a partnership program that’s opens the door to new uses of their…

By John Biggs Twelve South has been making Apple accessories for years. Of late, however, they’ve been hitting it out of the park with some impressive Apple Watch stands including the original HiRise and the even more impressive and shiny Forté. At $59 this dedicated magnetic watch stand that connects to Apple’s OEM cable is…

By Natasha Lomas Norwegian startup Zwipe, which is taking aim at payment card PIN codes and passwords with an embedded fingerprint reader technology to authenticate card payments, has closed a $5 million Series B funding round. Read More …read more Source:: TechCrunch Gadgets

By Dave James All is right with the world again. Dino Dini is back making football games. The legendary game developer who created the classic Kick Off franchise back in the 80s is now returning to bring Kick Off Revival exclusively to PlayStation. The new, top-down arcade footie game has today been announced on the…

By Dave James All is right with the world again. Dino Dini is back making football games. The legendary game developer who created the classic Kick Off franchise back in the 80s is now returning to bring Kick Off Revival exclusively to PlayStation. The new, top-down arcade footie game has today been announced on the…

Apple released the fifth developer beta of iOS 9.1, which is also available to public beta testers. Here are the fixes and issues to expect in the latest beta build. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Matt Burns Pirate3D Inc raised nearly $1.5M on Kickstarter in 2013, promising a 3D printer that anyone can use. A total of 3,520 backers pledged money to the project including 3,389 who pledged over $300 to eventually get a printer. But as of now, 60 percent of the orders have still not been fulfilled…

By Jordan Crook Apple is no stranger to patent lawsuits, but a more recent suit filed by the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s licensing branch may prove a costly loss for the iPhone maker. A United States jury found that Apple’s A7, A8, and A8X chips, which are present in the iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 and the…

DxOMark took the iPhone 6s camera out for a spin, and the results show it’s not any better than many Android phones on the market. Has Apple’s longstanding reign over smartphone cameras come to an end? …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones