By Lily Prasuethsut Update: Put down your controller, the PDP PS4 remote has (almost) arrived. A press release sent to techradar confirmed that both companies have targeted the end of October for launch and a set price of $29.99. The Universal Media Remote can control up to three additional devices – a TV, cable box…

By Drew Olanoff During Apple’s keynote in September, they announced that Facebook Messenger would be coming to the Apple Watch, as long as you’ve updated to watchOS 2. Well, it’s here. You can now share things like voice clips, likes and stickers from your Apple Watch. From my experience, little interactions like this are what…

Next year could be a big year for BlackBerry. That’s when the company’s CEO John Chen said its handset business needs to turn a profit or it may consider leaving it altogether. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Drew Olanoff After being promised Wi-Fi calling for over a year by Apple and AT&T…it’s finally here. It’s available for iPhone 6, 6+ and 6S and 6S+ AT&T customers with iOS 9. You’ll have to go to your phone’s settings (Settings > Phone) and flip it on manually: You’ll then have to enter in…

By John Biggs Cassidy the Kitten was born without hind legs and was left for dead in a forest until he was found and sent to a shelter in Vancouver. The shelter nursed him back to health and then two students from Walnut Grove Secondary School, Josh Messmer and Isaiah Walker, used a Makerbot to…

By John Biggs Makerbot CEO Jonathan Jaglom has announced that they are laying off about 20% off the company’s 400 staff or about 80 people. The move follows a previous round of layoffs that dropped 20% of the original workforce and closed the company’s three retail stores. The company is also closing one of its…

By Juan Martinez Introduction and design The HP Elite x2 1011 (starting at $688, £437 and AU$800) is a business-grade hybrid laptop that is ideally suited for those who need durability and portability more than they require high-end performance and beauty. Competing in the same class as the popular consumer hybrid, the Microsoft Surface Pro…

By Juan Martinez Introduction and design The HP Elite x2 1011 (starting at $688, £437 and AU$800) is a business-grade hybrid laptop that is ideally suited for those who need durability and portability more than they require high-end performance and beauty. Competing in the same class as the popular consumer hybrid, the Microsoft Surface Pro…

By Romain Dillet After nearly two years, Sony is slashing the price of its latest gaming console by $50 just in time for the holidays. The PlayStation 4 now costs $349 in the U.S. In November. The console already received a price cut in Japan to 35,000 yen (approximately $290). European gamers should expect a…

By Sarah Buhr GPS device maker TomTom has moved beyond turn-by-turn directions into smart watches and embedded car software that could be used for self-driving vehicles. The portable mapping device maker announced in September the release of 24,000 km (roughly 15,000 miles) of highly automated driving (HAD) maps covering Germany’s entire highway network. HAD maps…

By Cameron Faulkner Just in time for the winter holidays, Sony has announced a slight, but appreciated, price cut to the PS4. But, there’s a catch: it’s only happening in North America. If you’re in the US or Canada, and looking to buy into the PlayStation family, you’ll be able to do just that for…

By Hugh Langley Sometimes you come across a video game mashup so perfect it makes you question why anyone let Mario and Sonic compete in the Olympic Games. Pokémon Sims is an example of such a game – the chocolate and peanut butter of video games, if you will. The concept comes from the brain…

A specs comparison between high-class phones is in order. The Apple iPhone 6s and Samsung Galaxy S6 face off with the newest smartphone from Microsoft, the Lumia 950. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Jamie Hinks Printers in high rise office buildings could potentially be hijacked by hackers using drones to pilfer confidential documents. First reported by Wired, Singapore-based researchers demonstrated how malicious actors armed with a drone and mobile phone are able to intercept documents sent to a Wi-Fi printer that is otherwise inaccessible to the outside…

By Jamie Hinks Printers in high-rise office buildings could potentially be hijacked by hackers using drones to pilfer confidential documents. First reported by Wired, Singapore-based researchers demonstrated how malicious actors armed with a drone and mobile phone are able to intercept documents sent to a Wi-Fi printer that’s otherwise inaccessible to the outside world. The…