AT&T removes data caps with a catch

Be prepared to ditch your good old TV set. Although AT&T has capped data transfers on its internet services for years, they could come off with a catch: you have got to be fiercely loyal to the company. From May 23 onwards, the telecom giant is re-introducing unlimited data transfers free of charge. The catch…

Amazon stops the sale of shoddy USB-C cables

Amazon has banned any USB-C cable that does not comply to specifications issued by ‘USB Implementers Forum Inc.’ However, if you buy one with a shoddy make do report it so that it is no more sold on Amazon.com A Google engineer’s quest to test the USB-C cables sold on Amazon resulted in a surprise…

NASA’s method detector for Mars put to use on Earth

The device will help significantly in locating greenhouse hotspots. Just as military technologies have trickled down for civilian use, NASA’s Jet propulsion Lab’s Open Path Laser Spectrometer (OPLS) which designed a high tech methane detector to detect for gases on Mars has put on a new mantle and is being used here on this blue…

Samsung Pay starts its services in China

China’s e-wallet mobile market is booming. It’s been growing at 253.69% a year. Wherever there Apple there is Samsung, and vice versa. Apple expects China to be its biggest mobile payment market, so it’s not surprising that its biggest competitor also wants a slice in that market. Having publicly beta tested it for a month,…

Oculus launches Farlands for Rift

A free download for Rift owners, Farlands presents an alien world to explore which features plants, bugs and animals with whom you can develop a relationship with. Now that Oculus Rift has finally a shipping date, a high end virtual reality experience is finally possible for us consumers. To make your Oculus Rift enabled virtual…