Articles by Menchie Mendoza
Unlucky With Rain? Here Are Some Of The Best Water-Resistant Smartphones In The Market
Do you wish to have a device that doesn’t just offer impressive specs but also have water-resistant features? Companies such as Motorola, Sony, HTC, Samsung and Huawei are just some of the known manufacturers that have successfully mixed electronics with water in their devices.
Voice For iOS And Android Is Looking To Popularize Voice-Based Social Networks
Tokyo-based ZoooG, the company behind the social network app known as ‘Voice’, intends to increase the app’s audience reach first in Japan and its neighboring countries such as Taiwan and China. There’s also a plan to push for a celebrity endorsement of the app in the future.
Microsoft Unwraps New Flagship Store In New York A Few Blocks Away From Apple's Cube
Microsoft opens its new flagship store on Fifth Avenue, New York City. Occupying more than 22,000 sq. feet of space, the company highlights its opening day with a Grand Opening ceremony, new Surface products launch, and complimentary tickets to the Pitbull concert.
Survey Reveals Uber And Lyft Drivers Are Mostly Newbies Who Earn Very Little
A survey shows that the majority of Uber and Lyft drivers are newbies with earnings that range from $278 to $2,971 a month. The survey involved 963 drivers with some criteria based on age, the number of hours worked and gender.
Teenage Inventor Ahmed Mohamed Finally Gets His Clock Back: What's Next For Him?
Ahmed Mohamed, the 14-year-old teen whose arrest for bringing to school a homemade clock mistaken for a bomb caused worldwide attention in social media, finally got his clock back. Delighted, Ahmed and his family are preparing to leave for Qatar anytime soon.
You Don't Need Coding Knowledge To Use This $350 Robotic Arm: A Kinect Will Do
The 7Bot is the first robotic arm in the world that’s built with computer vision and state of the art AI. It can easily copy your every move with no need to do some coding beforehand.
The Hovalin Is A 3D-Printed, Stradivarius-Inspired Violin That Sounds Amazing
The Hovalin is so far the first 3D printed musical instrument that produces the same quality sound as the one that has been made in a traditional way. It is the brainchild of husband and wife team Matt and Kaitlyn Hova.
Best Buy Offers Free Shipping On All Holiday Purchases: Beat That, Amazon
Best Buy prepares to compete aggressively for the upcoming holiday season by removing all restrictions to its shipping policies. Starting on Oct. 25, customers can enjoy free shipping of products with no required minimum spend in their shopping.
McDonald's US Sales Slightly Rise In Q3: Is The Fast Food Chain's Turnaround Starting?
McDonald’s reports a 4 percent increase in global same-store sales for the third quarter of 2015. In the U.S., the burger chain earned 0.9 percent growth in same-store sales while overall profit for the quarter climbed to $1.3 billion.
Study: Voice-Activated Entertainment Systems Can Still Distract Drivers Long Enough To Crash
A new study reveals that it takes 27 seconds before a driver regains full alertness after using the vehicle’s voice-activated entertainment system. These include commanding the system to dial a number, changing music and sending SMS.
Nextbit's Robin Now Up For Preorders: $399 For The Cloud-Based Smartphone
The Robin smartphone from Nextbit is now available for preorder at a starting price of $399. With ‘mint’ and ‘midnight’ as the color options to choose from, the device is scheduled to ship in the first quarter of 2016.
New Apple Watch Ads Feature Siri, Third-Party Apps, Apple Pay And More
Apple released new ads for the Apple Watch which showcase the wearable’s notable features such as Siri, Apple Pay, and a lot more. Each of the seven new ads last only 15 seconds and each had included unique captions to highlight the ad’s message.
Twitter Unveils New Embedding Tools, Signals Big Plans For Twitter Publish
Twitter launches new tools for publishers and developers that will allow them to use and customize tweets on their sites and apps in an easier way. The move came following the release of ‘Moments’ last month.
Giphy Launches Tool To Make GIFs, And It Is Very Easy To Use
Giphy launched a bunch of new GIF creation tools that allow users to create GIFs a whole lot easier than before. These include instantly turning video clips into GIFs, a new uploader button, and a slideshow tab for making GIF mashups.
Sony Is Shelling Out $8M To Settle Employee Claims On Hacked Personal Data
Sony Pictures Entertainment agreed on a settlement claim involving its current and past employees who complained of falling victim to last year’s hack against the company. Sony will have to pay as much as $4.5 million and $3.5 million to employees and lawyers respectively according to the settlement.
ESPN Laying Off 4.3 Percent Of Its Workforce As Cable TV Struggles
ESPN prepares to announce job cuts, which can affect as much as 4.3 percent of its total workforce worldwide. While the cable network’s operating income rose 7 percent to $2.1 billion, its advertising revenue has dropped.
'Minecraft: Story Mode' Review Roundup: Pile Of Rocks Or Fun-Filled Blocks?
‘Minecraft: Story Mode’ was released only recently and has been made available to a number of platforms such as the PC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox, Android and iOS. We’ve picked some of the best reviews on the game and have arranged them in a non-subjective order.
United Airlines Taps General Counsel To Lead Company After CEO Suffers Heart Attack
United Airlines appointed Brett Hart, the company’s current general counsel and executive VP as its acting CEO. The decision came following the health condition confirmation of newly-appointed CEO Oscar Muñoz who suffered from a heart attack on Thursday.
Android 6.0 Marshmallow Devices Will Need To Have Full-Disk Encryption Enabled: Is This Good Or Bad?
Devices that launched with Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box will be required to have full-disk encryption enabled. In addition to this, the mandatory full disk encryption should be completed prior to the setup process.
Report Reveals Cities With Highest Rent Hikes For 2015
Average rent prices have increased heavily for single family homes as revealed in the latest report from RentRange. At least 25 U.S. cities had been identified and ranked as the top markets which displayed huge increase in home rental prices.
Max Schrems, European Law Student, Is Winning Against Facebook In A Data Privacy Case
A new ruling from the European Union could prompt U.S. tech companies to restructure the way they handle their European operations in terms of privacy practices. Max Schrems is hopeful that the new ruling could reach an online privacy milestone.
Microsoft Wants (Forces?) Users To Give Windows 10 Default Apps A Shot
Microsoft wants Windows 10 users to stick with the new OS’ default apps. These will include the new Edge browser, built-in photos, Groove Music apps, and more.
Yamaha To Unveil Sports Car 'Inspired By Motorcycles' At 44th Tokyo Motor Show
Yamaha is preparing to unveil a new electric motor-powered car at the upcoming 44th Tokyo Motor Show. The new concept car, which is said to be ‘inspired by motorcycles,’ will come with two doors and a low-snug front end.
Google Overhauls Waze For iOS: Fresh Design, Easier Usage, And Much More
Waze for iOS gets a fresh overhaul on its design features that allow users to navigate, report and share information in an easier and faster way. Other features include a new ETA panel, an easier to read map and color-coded reports and alerts.
McDonald's All-Day Breakfast Is Giving Franchise Owners Heartburn
McDonald’s launches its breakfast menu as being available all day for its customers. While the latter welcomed the idea, franchise owners were frustrated on the new challenges that it brought to the service along with the earnings impact caused by the new menu.
Samsung Gear S2's Availability Widens As Verizon And T-Mobile Jump In
The Samsung Gear S2 is coming to both Verizon and T-Mobile customers. While Verizon offers the wearable in a preorder option beginning today, T-Mobile will skip the process and go straight to its retail which shall begin on Nov. 15.
Alibaba Buying Youku Tudou: This Is What It Is Planning For 'China's YouTube'
Alibaba is spending $3.5 billion in an acquisition deal with Youku Tudou, one of the top companies in China which offers YouTube-like services. The deal would allow the Chinese video streaming company to have a valuation worth of around $5.2 billion.
Cat Lovers, You Might Want To Buy Weenect's GPS Collar For Felines
French company Weenect launches a new tracking device made particularly for cats. Dubbed the ‘Weenect Cats GPS tracker,’ it works by being attached to the cat’s neck in order to track and send data on the cat’s location.
Bell Canada Slapped With Near $1M Fine For Faking App Reviews
Bell Canada agreed to pay a hefty fine of almost $1 million dollars for posting reviews on the company’s products and services. The reviews were made by some of its employees who posted without disclosing their relation with the company.
Adobe's Document Cloud Boosted By Dropbox Partnership; eSign Also Improved
Adobe launched a host of new features for Document Cloud which include relevant integration with Dropbox and some added updates. Now available for PC users, the new features are also coming to iOS later this year, while Android users will have to wait next year.
