Qualcomm confirms a Microsoft Lumia flagship phone is on the way, and more for Monday, February 2, 2015

Qualcomm confirms a Microsoft Lumia flagship phone is on the way Kif Leswing Feb 2 2015, 6:43am PDT Qualcomm is feeling the heat regarding its latest flagship mobile chip, the Snapdragon 810. The chip reportedly has thermal issues, and Samsung is apparently dropping it for its own processors, which led to a bad week for Qualcomm’s stock price. The company put out a press release on […] Read More » With 1M watches shipped, Pebble plans new hardware and software Kevin C. Tofel Feb 2 2015, 6:36am PDT Don’t look now, but Pebble is about to build upon the successes of its current smartwatch with a new product and completely different software. Pebble CEO Eric Migicovsky shared the high-level plans with The Verge, adding that the company shipped its one millionth Pebble smartwatch on the final […] Read More » Google, gag orders and WikiLeaks: who’s lying? Jeff John Roberts Feb 2 2015, 6:26am PDT The political fallout of WikiLeaks has passed, but the fury of law enforcement has not. More than four years after the organization published a trove of U.S. diplomatic cables, federal agents continue to wage a secret legal campaign to put the screws to those responsible. This month, […] Read More » Surveys say: It takes two years to recoup the cost of a Nest Stacey Higginbotham Feb 2 2015, 6:00am PDT If you’re thinking about paying $250 for the Nest thermostat, know that the resplendent regulator saves customers average of $131-$145 a year, according to a series of studies done by Nest and two other organizations. The studies were performed by Nest in 41 states with 1,500 […] Read More » Here’s how GE plans to make your older appliances smart Stacey Higginbotham Feb 2 2015, 5:16am PDT GE Appliance is sending out 20,000 Wi-Fi modules to let customers connect older refrigerators to the Wink smart home system, according to a Wink executive who will work with the appliance maker. In an interview last month Brett Worthington, VP and general manager at Wink, let […] Read More » Windows 10 and Ubuntu prepare for IoT battle on Raspberry Pi 2 David Meyer Feb 2 2015, 3:47am PDT The Raspberry Pi 2, announced Monday, looks set to be a focal point for the internet-of-things (IoT) development efforts of both Microsoft and Canonical – both will be providing free operating systems for the low-cost device. Because the $35 quad-core computer is based on the ARMv7 […] Read More » BMW pushes security patch to hackable connected cars David Meyer Feb 2 2015, 1:27am PDT Connecting stuff to the internet can sometimes introduce fun new vulnerabilities, and so it has proven in the case of millions of BMW cars. On Friday the German auto outfit announced it was sending an over-the-air update to cars featuring its SIM-based ConnectedDrive module. This allows […] Read More » Raspberry Pi gets 6x the power, 2x the memory and still costs $35 Stacey Higginbotham Feb 1 2015, 11:20pm PDT Makers, academics and generally anyone who likes to play with computers: get ready for some awesomesauce. Raspberry Pis, the tiny Linux computers that currently sell for $35 are getting a makeover that will double their compute power and memory while still keeping their price the same. […] Read More » Hands on with Microsoft’s new Outlook for iOS Mark Crump Feb 1 2015, 12:00pm PDT Microsoft quietly released Outlook for Mobile this week. It was a little weird as there were no leaks or even a hint at last week’s Window’s event. While I haven’t been overly happy with Outlook on my Mac, I like it on Windows. Exchange and Outlook […] Read More » How scientists are racing to diagnose brain injuries in football Elizabeth Armstrong Moore Feb 1 2015, 10:30am PDT By the time retired Chicago Bears star Dave Duerson took his own life in February of 2011, he’d spent months complaining about headaches, blurred vision, and deteriorating memory. The last line of his suicide note read, “Please, see that my brain is given to the NFL’s […] Read More » A guide to New York’s plan to cover the city in Wi-Fi hotspots Kif Leswing Feb 1 2015, 8:00am PDT In December, New York City agreed to permanently change its cityscape and provide internet access on street corners sporting download speeds that are an order of magnitude faster than those available in many people’s homes in the five boroughs. CityBridge, a for-profit consortium of four companies, will rip out […] Read More » With exec departures and reorg, Nest is growing up Stacey Higginbotham Jan 31 2015, 5:22pm PDT About a year ago, Google said it would pay $3.2 billion for Nest, a company that had sold fewer than a million connected thermostats and fewer than 440,000 connected smoke detectors — which it would later have to stop selling because its most innovative feature might […] Read More » Why Amazon has a big opportunity in product crowdfunding Ross Rubin Jan 31 2015, 12:00pm PDT Kickstarter has told the world it is not a store, but can a store be Kickstarter? After tries by a few startups to improve the preorder experience, the king of online retail may be stepping in to claim its crowdfunding reward. Read More » 3D printing: Who’s investing now and what’s coming next Bryan Dow, Mooreland Partners Jan 31 2015, 10:30am PDT Printing has come a long way since Gutenberg and the first printing press in 1439. The printing industry has evolved from the golden age of printing blocks to modern 2D printers capable of mass-producing documents in minutes. We have seen these devices become an integral part of our lives, […] Read More » Why QR codes are the blinking VCR clock of the 21st century Geoffrey Goetz Jan 31 2015, 9:55am PDT We have all seen them, they are everywhere. Cereal boxes at the breakfast table, even used as for sales signs on houses in your neighborhood. Buy what are they exactly and what are we supposed to do with them. Read More » Why the real world is the next big opportunity in big data Derrick Harris Jan 31 2015, 8:47am PDT Matt Ocko had been investing in data-based companies for years before he and Zack Bogue officially launched Data Collective Venture Capital in 2012. Since then, the firm has made seed investments in nearly every hot startup in the space, ranging from database companies such as MemSQL […] Read More » Blogging is very much alive — we just call it something else now Mathew Ingram Jan 31 2015, 7:58am PDT Andrew Sullivan's decision to quit blogging made me think a lot about how blogging has changed over the past few years -- both in good ways and bad ways -- and what it means to say that one is a "blogger" Read More » IBM CEO takes bonus, gets a raise Barb Darrow Jan 31 2015, 7:12am PDT IBM’s CEO Ginni Rometty is taking a bonus of $3.6 million for 2014, according to SEC documents posted Friday and spotted by Bloomberg News. She will also receive a 6.7 percent salary increase bringing her salary total to $1.6 million for 2015 — her first raise since becoming […] Read More » Mobile recap: Apple Watch in April; Outlook here now; Google Now gets apps Kevin C. Tofel Jan 31 2015, 5:58am PDT Ever since we first saw the Apple Watch in September, we’ve been waiting for an actual availability date. Now we at least have a month: Tim Cook said the Apple Watch will be shipping “right on schedule” in April. Cook made his comment right after Apple […] Read More » British securocrats try to sneak in Snooper’s Charter yet again David Meyer Jan 31 2015, 2:16am PDT Earlier this month, four U.K. lords tried to sneak the text of a rejected piece of legislation popularly known as the Snooper’s Charter into a new anti-terror bill. After debate in the House of Lords produced heavy pushback, the peers withdrew the amendments that would have […] Read More »