Articles by Mark Lelinwalla
Ford Reportedly Patents Unicycle That Splits From Car, Sort Of Like The Batpod Does From The Batmobile
Well ... it's a less-thrilling version of the Batpod for sure, but clever nonetheless. The Batpod motorcycle ejecting from the Batmobile left many viewers of 2008's The Dark Knight awestruck.
Verizon, Sprint Set December 31 As Deadline To Claim Mobile Cramming Refund
This is due to the joint $158 million settlement that the companies reached in May. In the midst of the holidays and preparing for New Year's celebrations, Verizon and Sprint customers shouldn't forget to cash in on their refunds.
Samsung Galaxy A9 And HTC One X9 Launch In China
Their respective releases follow long-reported rumors of their sale dates in the country. Customers in China who are shopping for smartphones just got a couple more year-end options.
UCLA Researchers Create New Super Strong, Lightweight Metal
The team of researchers claim this metal could be used on everything from cell phones to making lighter and more fuel-efficient cars, airplanes and even spacecrafts.
Columbia House To Relaunch Out Of Bankruptcy As Vinyl Records Service
The company on the rebound thinks the old-school format will be a hit with millennials, despite the massive digital consumption of music these days.
Tesla Wishes Everyone A Merry Model X-Mas With Special Light Show
The clip shows the Model X, flashing its lights and lifting its Falcon Wing doors to the beat of an orchestra playing.
Kia Builds Sportage SUV Inspired By Upcoming 'X-Men: Apocalypse' Film
The 2017 model is tied to Marvel's May 2016 movie, marking the automaker's second X-Men-inspired special-edition vehicle in one year.
Transport For London Testing E-Paper Bus Stop Signs, Providing Real-Time Scheduling Updates
These sure beat the regular bus stop signs that tend to give outdated information. Waiting at a bus stop and glancing at its sign's schedule of dates and arrival times, only to realize that they're completely outdated, can be pretty annoying.
Federal Aviation Administration Has Registered More Than 45,000 Drones In Two Days
This precedes what's sure to be an uptick of drone owners following the holidays. Just last week, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced its mandatory drone registration taking effect Dec.
Lyft Edges Uber In Race To Offer Service To And From Los Angeles Airport
The ride-hailing app started offering users pick-ups and drop-offs from LAX as of Wednesday morning.
India Temporarily Bans Facebook's Free Internet Service
The country's regulator thinks the social media company's Free Basics program has left unanswered questions.
Chief White House Photographer Shares Brilliant Shots On Instagram That He Took With His iPhone
Pete Souza was even praised for the images by Apple CEO Tim Cook. If you're looking for how far the iPhone's camera has come, look no further than behind Pete Souza's lens.
Pandora Signs Multiyear Licensing Agreements With ASCAP And BMI
Although the terms weren't disclosed, the numbers are believed to have grown from their current state.
Bernie Sanders Breaks Presidential Campaign Fundraising Record
The 2016 presidential hopeful surpassed President Obama's record amount of grassroots donations over the weekend with a bulk of them coming through his website.
California Approves Flywheel App For Booking Taxi Cabs Like Uber
Does this even the playing field between cab drivers and the ride-hailing service? Certainly seems like it.
Jeff Bezos Jabs Elon Musk Over SpaceX Accomplishment
Let's just say Bezos, founder of the Blue Origin space company and fellow billionaire, wasn't impressed with the Falcon 9 orbital rocket landing back on Earth.
Genius App Update For Android Users Now Offers Lyrics Matching
It doesn't matter whether listeners are playing their music via Apple Music, Google Play Music or Spotify, either.
LG Launches G Pad II 8.3 LTE Tablet With Full HD Display
The tech company delivers tablet right before the year's end. For all customers shopping for a tablet over the holidays, LG wants to be a last-minute player with a brand-new model.
Twitter Reportedly Files Patent For Messaging Drones
Does a future including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) being controlled by tweets of 140 characters or less await?
'WWE 2K16' Releases Legends Pack Trailer
The downloadable add-on features the likes of Rowdy Roddy Piper, Dusty Rhodes, Big Boss Man, Mr. Perfect and WWE Divas Lita and Trish Stratus.
President Obama To Appear On Jerry Seinfeld's 'Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee'
The Dec. 30 episode featuring the Commander-in-Chief will kick off the seventh season of the online series on Sony's Crackle.
Elon Musk Says Volkswagen Should Transition Into Zero-Emissions Cars To Fix Scandal
The Tesla CEO and 38 colleagues signed off on an open letter to the California Air Resources Board (CARB), imploring it to allow VW to skip emissions recall plans for a better long-term approach.
Lexus Puts NX On Ice Tires, Commissioning Sculpting Company To Make Them In Special Project
This was more than just a stunt, as the automaker wanted to learn how to create its winter tires with exact precision.
Tesla Announces In-Car Streaming With Spotify Partnership For Model S Owners in Europe
Drivers won't even need a pre-existing account with the streaming service, as each Model S vehicle will come with its own built-in Spotify Premium account that will only work with that specific vehicle.
Pro Surfer Kelly Slater Shows Off Man-Made Wave Technology
This wave generator was apparently 10 years in the making. Surf's up . . . even if you're in calm waters? On Friday, world champion surfer Kelly Slater took to his Instagram account to show off a man-made wave in what he called a "freak of technology.
Motorola Droid Turbo 2 Survives Drone Drop Test Unscathed
To test out the device's 'world's first shatter-proof display' claim, the minds at UnlockRiver.com dropped the Droid Turbo 2 from 900 feet in the air using a drone.
Researchers Use Fire And Robotic Arm To 3D Print Glass
This system could pave the way for glass being produced by 3D printers on a regular basis. Researchers from two different institutes have combined forces to put a focused lens on glass printing — and they're doing it with a robot and 3D printing.
Apple Agrees To Pay Part Of iPhone And iPad Revenue To Ericsson Under Patent Deal
A Reuters report says the Swedish mobile company will receive 0.5 percent from Apple's iPhone and iPad revenue as part of a seven-year agreement.
ZTE Launches Six-Inch Axon Max Smartphone
The device comes with a Global VIP Passport service, designed to cater to owners of the Axon phones.
Nearly 250 Uber Drivers In Istanbul Organizing Walkout Over Service's 25 Percent Price Cut
As of Friday evening in Istanbul, the ride-hailing app showed no drivers available for pickups in the city's center location.
