Articles by Randell Suba
Bird-like drone can now perch on trees
A robotics company has helped equip a drone of the U.S. Air Force with robotic legs that can help it perch on trees and other surfaces.
Tim Cook hints iPhone 5c may be a flop
While Apple sold 51 million units of iPhones for Q1 of fiscal year 2014, the iPhone 5c might have pulled the figures down.
Obama lets tech giants disclose a bit more on US user data requests
The U.S. government has allowed technology and telecommunication firms to broadly disclose the number of national security letters and requests for information from FISC.
Google Glass now comes with $225 prescription frames: What you should know
Google rolled out prescription frames for Google Glass. Will it help users blend in with the crowd? While everyone is waiting for the official release of Google Glass, expected some time before the end of 2014, Google announced Monday that prescription frames will be available for the wearable technology device.
You won't need room keys at select Starwood Hotels
Starwood Hotels has announced that preferred guests at Aloft and W Hotels will soon enjoy keyless entry technology using their smartphones.
Google buys AI startup DeepMind but don't expect Terminator-type cyborgs
After buying companies that make robots, Google now has acquired DeepMind, an artificial intelligence company. Are we heading for a future where machines will take over the world?
Think Japanese: Smart bra that unhooks when woman finds true love
True love does not only make a princess wake up from a long slumber and save her from any curse but it also unhooks a smart bra, which otherwise protects women from unwanted sexual advances.
Wikipedia Voice Intro Project (WikiVIP) launched to preserve voice recordings of celebrities
The newly launched Wikipedia Voice Intro Project or WikiVIP will store voices of well-known personalities for posterity.
Samsung gains Google and Ericsson as allies with patent licensing deals: What you should know
Samsung reached a cross-licensing patent pact with Google on Monday, Jan. 27. In less than 24 hours, Galaxy smartphone maker, which is embroiled in a patent dispute with Apple, also sealed a patent pact with Ericsson.
Spying is not bad but NSA is crazy: Edward Snowden
Edward Snowden spoke his mind during a recent Q&A session, touching on the needed protection for whistleblowers, and effects of the surveillance programs of the government to the society, among others.
Smartphone memory shootout: How much internal storage does your handset really offer?
A new study has revealed the iPhone 5c is the most generous in terms of internal storage. See how other smartphones fared.
Will Apple pull plug on iPhone 5c this year? Unlikely
With two new iPhone models with bigger displays expected to be released by Apple this year, will the company kill the iPhone 5c? Most likely not.
Facebook parodies Princeton's prediction, claims the university will disappear by 2021
Facebook data scientists stood eye to eye with Princeton researcher when they released their own "data-reach" counterpoint study.
Ghost ship infested by cannibal rats heading to the UK shores?
A ghost ship might be heading to the UK and its occupants - thousands of rats - are eating one another.
Apple may launch own mobile payment system soon to battle Isis and Google Wallet
People paying for goods and services using their iPhones or iPads? That might be possible in the near future especially with new reports that Apple plans to expand its mobile payment system.
Gmail users experience brief outage and Yahoo's celebrating
Gmail and other Google services were down for a brief while on Friday, unlike Yahoo Mail, which was down for almost a week last month. Nonetheless, it didn't stop Yahoo from taking a dig at Google.
New Apple set-top box on way: Expect more content and native gaming support
Reports have surfaced that Apple will release a new set-top box mid-2014, coming with a new software and perhaps game support.
U.S. govt strikes back at Edward Snowden by suing his background check company USIS for $$$$$
The federal government has filed a complaint against the U.S. Investigations Services (USIS), a government contractor which screens backgrounds of potential government employees, for committing fraud and breach of contract by submitting incomplete background checks to reach revenue goals.
BlackBerry plunges as Pentagon refuses to show some love
Good news but no good news. BlackBerry is not getting any orders from the Department of Defense. It is good news that the Department of Defense (DoD) is upgrading its mobility capability but it is not really good news for BlackBerry.
China witnesses massive Internet outage: What really happened and why?
Hundreds of millions of Internet users in China were not able to surf the Web on Tuesday, Jan. 21. There are speculations it was a cyber attack but there are reports that the Great Firewall of China decided to fire upon itself.
Is Google Chrome eavesdropping on you?
A developer reported a bug in September that can allow cyber criminals (or governments) to eavesdrop on Chrome users. Google has a fix ready but has decided not to roll it out.
News junkies, say hello to Trove
News curator app Trove has been resurrected and it joins the frenzy of aggregators that try to help readers avoid information overload. a firm founded by Donald Graham,
Oculus Rift art exhibit Gender Swap lets you step into the shoes of opposite sex
BeAnotherLab conducted Gender Swap experiments using the Oculus Rift virtual reality head mounted display.
Verizon releases its first transparency report about user information requests by U.S. Govt and it's scary
Verizon has joined the list of companies that released transparency reports to address the concerns of its customers following the PRISM scandal.
Rare photos of Challenger tragedy found in attic after 26 years
Old photos in old boxes show what could be never before seen photos of the Space Shuttle Challenger that exploded in midair after its launch on Jan. 28, 1986.
News outlet Tech in Asia raise the red flag on the fake sunrise story
Smog in China might be thick but the people do not rely on big screens just to see the sunrise. The story about it that went viral is a hoax.
Transparent HUD now possible, thanks to MIT researchers
Scientists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have come up with a transparent display crafted from nanoparticles integrated into a thin plastic material that can be attached to almost any glass. The proof-of-concept study indicates that in the future, heads-up displays will be affordable, easy to manufacture, and with wide viewing angles.
Amazon mulls launching live TV streaming service, in talks with entertainment studios
Amazon might be planning to dive deeper into the entertainment industry with pay-TV streaming services.
Facebook scammers make profit from your Likes: Here's how
Cyber crooks posted a picture of a girl battling cancer on Facebook to farm for likes. Here's the twist - the photo is already a few years old and the girl, already cancer-free.
Sorry, no more free lunch: LogMeIn tells users (but move could be suicidal)
LogMeIn has announced it's killing its free service and its users are now enraged. LogMeIn Free is dead and users of the service that allows one to access computers and files remotely need to pay or go.
