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November 5, 2015

How Ellen DeGeneres' Oscar selfie could have included more celebrities

In Ellen DeGeneres' tweet from the March 2 Oscar ceremony, she wrote: "If only Bradley's arm was longer.

November 5, 2015

Harvard professor to begin selling oPhone, a scent-messaging tool

If the aroma of sweet, buttery coffee is something you want to share with friends – even friends who live miles away – you soon may have the option of doing so through a device called the “oPhone.” 

November 5, 2015

Delta Air Lines won't allow voice calls in flight, cites objections of frequent fliers

Delta Air Lines won't allow passengers to make voice calls from its planes.

November 5, 2015

Google Nexus 5 smart phone is marred by Android 4.4 quirks

The new Google Nexus 5 is an appealing smart phone modestly equipped with a 5-inch 1080p display, a fast Snapdragon 800 processor, and an 8-megapixel camera with an optical image stabilizer for b...

November 5, 2015

No Tweets, Instagrams, iPhones at the Olympics, authorities declare

Journalists attending the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics will be forbidden from using everyday technology to take pictures and share information, the Olympics committee said.

November 5, 2015

Microsoft purchases Nokia for $7.2 billion

Definitely a strategic move to acquire a larger portion of the mobile devices market around the globe, Microsoft is picking up Nokia's mobile device unit as the rights to license Nokia patents.

November 5, 2015

$10.5 million crowdfunding record set on indiegogo for Ubuntu Edge

Over 22,500 people have contributed more than $10.5 million to an indiegogo project for a most remarkable smartphone. Just $21.5 million more to go.

November 5, 2015

Germans create lithium-ion EV batteries that could last for over 25 years

German scientists have created a lithium-ion battery that retained 85-percent of its original charge after more than 10,000 full recharge cycles.

November 5, 2015

The first mobile phone call was placed 40 years ago today

On April 3, 1973, from a Manhattan street corner -- 6th Ave. between 53rd and 54th -- Motorola’s Martin Cooper placed the world’s first mobile phone call. To his rival, no less.

November 5, 2015

Hppy bthdy txt msng! The text turns twenty today

Text messaging, or txt msng, if you like, turns 20 today. But the tech did not originate from some high-tech lab in Silicon Valley. The world's first SMS came from an office park in England.