Articles by Fergal Gallagher
Volvo’s New Invisible Paint Lights Up Cyclists At Night
Volvo has a new invisible spray-on paint that will light up cyclists at night when headlights shine over them. LifePaint can be sprayed on any material and washes off easily.
New Facebook Messenger App Adds Funny Gifs To Your Conversations: An Interview With JibJab CEO Gregg Spiridellis
JibJab CEO Gregg Spiridellis tells Tech Times how his company went from creating political satire to fronting Mark Zuckerberg’s launch of the new Facebook Messenger service at this week’s F8 conference.
Meerkat Takes On Periscope With 4 Major New Updates
Meerkat has responded to Twitter’s release of live video streaming competitor Periscope with some new updates. You can now subscribe to streams, get follower recommendations, choose when to tweet and start streams with a single click.
Silicon Valley's Gender Gap Widens Even Further
Despite efforts to get more women working in tech the industry is becoming even more male dominated. A new report finds that the gender gap in Silicon Valley is widening.
European Judges Told To Close Facebook Accounts Over NSA Spying Concerns
The highest court in the European Union said the data of EU citizens isn't safe from U.S. spies.
HTC One M9 And Samsung Galaxy S6 Face Off For Same-Day Release
HTC and Samsung are releasing their new flagship phones in the U.S. on the exact same date. Both the HTC M9 and the Samsung Galaxy S6 will be in stores on April 10 and available for pre-order at midnight on March 27.
Shoot Hassle-Free Panoramic Photos On Your Phone With Mixology’s Panoramic Pod Accessory
The Panoramic Pod from Mixology allows you easily take panoramic photos with your smartphone. The portable tripod attaches to almost any smartphone and keeps the camera level when taking multiple shots.
iTunes And Apple App Store Down For Less Than An Hour Just Before Facebook F8 Began
Apple fans worldwide couldn’t access iTunes or the App Store from their iOS devices on March 25. The outage lasted less than an hour as Apple engineers fixed the issue in record time.
Amazon To Develop Drones Outside US Thanks To Sluggish FAA Regulation
Amazon has slammed FAA drone regulation turnaround times, saying last week’s testing approval was for an obsolete drone. They are already testing newer models of automated package delivery drones outside the US.
Facebook And Oculus Rift Introducing 360-Degree 'Spherical Videos' For Newsfeed
Mark Zuckerberg has unveiled Facebook’s ‘spherical’ videos that will allow users to move around 360 degrees through videos showing in their newsfeed. The interactive videos will also be available through the virtual reality glasses Oculus Rift.
New Amazon Fire TV Stick Connects To Wireless Headphones, Has USB Storage And More
Amazon has rolled out significant updates to its Fire TV box and Fire TV stick. The updates support external USB storage, wireless headphones and allow travellers to use hotel Wi-Fi.
Xiaomi's New Mi TV 2: A 40-Inch Android-Powered Smart TV For $320
Xiaomi has launched a new 40" smart TV that offers 1080p HD for just $320. The Xiaomi Mi TV is powered by Android and may be available in the U.S. this year.
Google Hires The Most Powerful Woman On Wall Street As New CFO
Google has hired one of the most powerful women on Wall Street as its new CFO. Ruth Porat is moving to Google from Morgan Stanley, where she has been chief financial officer since 2010.
NFL 2015: The Buffalo Bills vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Will Stream Exclusively Online For 96th Season
The NFL has announced that it will broadcast a game exclusively over the Internet next season. The national broadcasting rights for the Jaguars versus the Bills game will be sold to a digital distributor.
Silk Road Drug Kingpin Gets Just 5 Years In Jail
Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht is facing life in prison but a man convicted of selling heroin and cocaine on the site has been given just a five year jail sentence.
Samsung And Dell Devices Will Come With Microsoft Office Preinstalled
Microsoft and Samsung have announced that some new Samsung tablets will release with Microsoft Office apps already on board. Office will also come preinstalled on devices from Dell and nine other manufacturers.
Square Cash Now Allows Payments To Businesses Via $Cashtags
Square has made its peer-to-peer payments system Square Cash available to businesses. Companies can accept payments via unique $Cashtags for a 1.5 per cent fee.
Silicon Valley Sexism: Twitter, Facebook And Kleiner Perkins All Facing Lawsuits
Several discrimination cases have moved forward in their confrontation of Silicon Valley's overwhelming white and male status quo.
Spotify's Free Service Under Threat From Universal Music
Most of Spotify’s customers don’t pay a dime to use the service. However, the streaming music service is now under pressure from Universal Music to drop its free accounts.
Apple To Release 'Game-Changing' Apple TV Device With Siri And App Store In June
Apple TV is getting a big upgrade. Tim Cook already announced that an Apple streaming TV service will be coming in the fall and the company now says a new Apple TV device will be released this Summer.
TAG Heuer To Create Smartwatch With Google And Intel
Luxury watchmaker TAG Heuer is creating a smartwatch with Google and Intel. TAG Heuer chief Jean-Claude Biver made the announcement at the Baselworld watch expo on Feb 19.
Alibaba’s Jack Ma Introduces ‘Pay-With-Selfie’ Technology
Alibaba CEO Jack Ma has demonstrated a new payment system that uses facial recognition technology. The new system would allow users to pay for items by simply taking a selfie with their smartphone.
Apple Watch Accessory 'Nomad Pod' Aims To Solve Battery Problem
Apple Watch accessories are already on sale. The Nomad Pod is a portable charging device that aims to tackle the battery life problems that have surrounded the new device’s release.
Now You Can Order An Uber On Any App
An update to Uber's API allows developers to include the entire Uber experience within any app.
Google Network May Launch By End Of March But Only For Nexus 6
Google's mobile network could be launched as soon as the end of March, but it will only work with Nexus 6 phones. It's all happening very quickly as the project was only announced at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on March 2.
How Does BuzzFeed Make Money?
BuzzFeed's website has no visible ads yet the business is thriving. How exactly does its native advertising model work?
The Failed Attempt To Destroy GPS -- With Axes
GPS is an everyday term in 2015, but the whole project was almost derailed in 1992 by a couple of ax-wielding activists.
Afraid Google, Microsoft And Apple Are Spying On You? Try These Alternatives
Edward Snowden's security leaks have made many distrust big tech companies. Still, nearly everyone uses Google, Apple and Microsoft products. Here are some alternatives for powering desktops, mobiles, browsers and email.
Create Personalized Presentations Instantly With Haiku Deck Zuru
Haiku Deck Zuru is a new tool that can automatically generate new presentations. Users upload a brief outline and the tool uses artificial intelligence to create an original slide deck.
MWC 2015: HTC Ditches Swype For China's TouchPal On New Android Keyboards, Including HTC One M9
Swype, the popular Android keyboard tool, is being replaced by Chinese technology TouchPal on new HTC smartphones. The upcoming HTC One M9 will have TouchPal installed as the default keyboard.
