Sunday
Jan192014

Amazon plans to ship your next order before you buy it

Amazon isn’t just thinking of using drones to deliver products. The company gained a new patent in December that is for a new system or method that will anticipate shipping packages. Wall Street Journal reports the company aims to predict your next purchase based on factors such as wish lists, shopping history, and when a new product from a series is coming out.

Sunday
Jan192014

Video: ASUS VivoTab 8 overview from CES 2014

Contributor Alex Davies finds out more about the ASUS ViVoTab 8 Windows 8.1 tablet at the show floor in CES complete with the keyboard accessory. Coming to market in March, the ViVoTab 8 will be available starting at $299 for the 32GB version although wisdom dictates users go for the 64GB version for around $350.

Sunday
Jan192014

Starbucks updates iOS app to address security concerns

Starbucks recently released 2.6.2 version of its iOS app to address a security flaw that stores user names, passwords, location, and email addresses locally in plain text, which can also be accessed by people who are connected to your device through a computer.

Starbuck’s CIO Curt Garner told Mobile Syrup that “We’d like to be clear: there is no indication that any customer has been impacted by this or that any information has been compromised. Regardless, we take these types of concerns seriously and have added several safeguards to protect the information you share with us.”

Saturday
Jan182014

HiddenRadio2 aims to revolutionize the multi-point Bluetooth speaker market for iOS and Android

Bluetooth speakers designed around smartphones and tablets are a dime a dozen but Kickstarter project HiddenRadio2 aims to offer a better quality option with a unique design that's reminiscent of the new Mac Pro. There's a chock-full of neat features planned like a multi-point feature for multiple speakers, intelligent touch controls, convenient speakerphone funtionality and even NFC connectivity out of the box. Check it out here.