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Thieves are now using an app, in conjunction with near field communication (NFC), to swipe credit card information by waving their phones at close proximity to a victim’s wallet or jacket, according to a recent CBC News report. The process … Continue reading →

It’s the battle to end all battles. The question to end all questions. The one thing generations have always wondered: Which is more painful, delivering a baby or getting a swift kick to the family jewels? Unfortunately, it’s a question … Continue reading →

If you fancy yourself as a right-brained creative type, there’s a new mobile puzzle game that will tickle your artistic side and even teach you something. Blendoku is a free game for iOS and Android that is a hybrid of … Continue reading →

Players can again enter the ‘XCOM’ universe and fight aliens later this summer, this time in a tactical third-person shooter, 2K Games announced Friday. The Bureau: XCOM Declassified is 2K’s attempt at turning the popular turn-based strategy franchise into a … Continue reading →

Considering how much typing on a glass touchscreen blows in comparison to using hard keys, it’s easy to imagine how Blackberry saw the first iPhone back in 2007 and thought, “Bah, this isn’t a threat.” We all know how that … Continue reading →

There are two smartphones that are bringing a lot of excitement to the Android community: the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the HTC One. Each phone brings its own distinctive features that makes it a standout in the market, and these … Continue reading →

As prospect draftees arrived at the 2013 NFL Draft on Thursday night, they were ushered to an iPad station set up to look like a goal post. Players smiled into the tablet’s front-facing camera and posed for pictures which were … Continue reading →

The spare-time online activities between a son, a father, and his friend resulted in a $1 million prize from the Pentagon’s mad scientists from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) The winners, Eric Nees, his father James Nees and … Continue reading →

You’ve seen the latest Man of Steel trailer and are primed for the summer blockbuster’s June 14 release. But that’s still almost two months away, so what to do until then? Here’s something to tide you over: a fan-made Man … Continue reading →

Smartskin Condoms for Smartphones are sheaths made from soft and stretchy thermoplastic that cover your device to protect it. The skins slip on and stretch to fit, and sealing tabs are provided to stick over the remaining area. The water-resistant … Continue reading →