ERN Raises Further $1.6M To Use Big Data To Help Banks And Merchants Push Loyalty-Based Offers

BIG DATA costs big bucks. Perhaps then, it should be no surprise to see ERN, the London-based startup that’s planning to use Big Data to enable banks and merchants to create loyalty-based offers for cardholders, has announced that it’s raised more funding before actually managing to launch. Following

Tesla Model S recall after rear seat crash risk spotted

Tesla has announced a partial recall of the Model S electric car, after the discovery of a shortcoming in how the rear seats are fixed to the EV’s body. The issue – which Tesla is at pains to point out has not actually resulted in any reported problems or injuries – could leave the

Evernote Web Clipper’s new Gmail function saves copies of emails and attachments

Keeping your Gmail account organized isn’t that hard when you can tag and Star emails. Evernote Web Clipper’s new function, however, promises easier access to missives you deem particularly important. Once the Chrome extension is installed, it saves any message you want along with its attachments in

Microsoft Surface 2 with Snapdragon 800 LTE tipped in testing

Microsoft is set to reveal new versions of the Surface RT tablet, using Qualcomm Snapdragon processors alongside existing NVIDIA Tegra chips, sources claim, with the goal of adding integrated LTE support. Although NVIDIA will supply processors “for some versions” insiders told Bloomberg,

Huawei “no plans” to buy Nokia

Huawei has backtracked on suggestions that it is weighing making an offer on Nokia, with the Chinese company now saying it “has no plans” to buy the Windows Phone firm. Speculation of a possible acquisition attempt broke yesterday, when Huawei’s head of consumer business, Richard Yu,

Tokyoflash intros Kisai Intoxicated watch with a built-in breathalyzer (video)

Many partygoers want to keep their alcohol in check, but we don’t know many who want to lug around a dedicated breathalyzer, no matter how small it may be. Tokyoflash may have found a happy medium for those drinkers by tucking a breathalyzer into its new Kisai Intoxicated watch. Blow into a sensor and

Google Drive Gets 18 New Languages

Google has added support for 18 new languages to its Google Drive web app suite. Besides Drive itself, this includes Google Docs, Sheets and Slides.
The newly supported languages are Afrikaans, Amharic, Basque, Chinese (Hong Kong), Estonian, French (Canada), Galician, Icelandic, Khmer, Lao, Malaysian,

HTC Butterfly s revealed: 1.9GHz Snapdragon 600 processor, UltraPixel camera sensor

HTC’s just pulled back the proverbial curtains on the Butterfly s at its Taiwan launch event. It’ll arrive boasting an identical-sounding 5-inch 1080p display, front-facing BoomSound stereo speakers and Sense 5 as expected. When it comes to internals, the Butterfly s runs Android Jelly Bean on a quad-core

Chrysler recalls 2.7 million Jeep Grand Cherokees and Libertys after initial refusal

On June 4, Chrysler caught public attention by refusing to recall 2.7 million Jeep Grand Cherokees and Jeep Libertys after the NHTSA requested the auto maker issue a recall over potential fires in rear-end collisions. Chrysler refused, stating that the NHTSA’s conclusions were “based on an

Is Your Private Information Safe on Social Media?

More than 12 million Americans were victims of identity fraud in the past year, according to a recent study. Twelve million. I was one of them. Against my better judgment, I curiously clicked on a questionable direct message from a friend, and like that, my Twitter account was phished. Luckily, I changed