TECHNOLOGY

Blippar has gone a long way in just a short time, bringing quick-as-lightning image recognition and AR to mobile ads. Today, it steps further ahead and goes into the wearables category, and landed first on Google Glass.

Police had arrested the two women, 21-year-old Lana Janet Watmough and 17-year-old Layni Gloria Cameron, who physically assaulted Paul Buttigied a 77-year-old man on Tuesday afternoon aboard a Surfside bus travelling through Kirra in Gold Coast. Their abuse was capture on a mobile phone camera by a 13-year-old girl named Rebecca and was uploaded to YouTube and had become viral with more than 30,000 hits so far.

A 39-second video has gone viral in social media, showing a young woman aggressively berating a man, presumed to be her boyfriend, and assaulting him several times on the groin.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 3 launched last year as the flagship device in the Note series. This year, Samsung appears to launch another version of the Note 3 in Snapdragon 805 variant, which is a faster version of the current model.

Black is an Android smartphone which main purpose is for data security. This Boeing-made phone selects its market and cannot be repaired. Any attempt to tamper the phone will trigger it to self-destruct.

Project Ara is developing a prototype of a modular smartphone which can be sold in the market at $50; but can be transformed into a high-end unit by its owners.

A recent innovation by Sandisk helps boost storage capacity of Android devices which may have issues of storage spaces being eaten up by OEM and carrier pre-loaded softwares that are difficult to remove.

After the recent announcement of the much anticipated Samsung Galaxy S5, it is about time to compare it with other flagship devices in the market today. Here is the comparison pitting the Samsung Galaxy S5, Apple iPhone 5s and Google Nexus 5.

The Google Nexus 6 release date will be in the second half of 2014, according to Google vice president Sundar Pichai.

The Samsung Galaxy S5 will hit store shelves in April and it is expected to have some tough competition with the existing flagship smartphones in the market today. Among the myriad of Android smartphones in the market, the Google Nexus 5 will be one of the tough competitors of the Samsung flagship. Here are the key differences between the Samsung Galaxy S5 and Google Nexus 5 that you should know about before buying.

Nokia may not be the most popular phone brand in the market with iPhone and Samsung's continuous battle on top of the most bought list.

Apple’s recently named partner, GT Advanced, made some interesting commentaries about what it is going on. According to the company, Apple’s new upcoming flagship phone, the iPhone 6, may be released this fall. The device will launch with sapphire glass and other interesting features. What can people expect?

Samsung has taken the wraps off its Galaxy S5 during the Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona, Spain. As the Korean tech giant stands in the spotlight, the market has grown stiffer for smartphone manufacturers. Also, the average user may found it too overwhelming to choose the right handset.

HTC One 2, also known as HTC One Up, release date may be soon as new alleged photos of the device leaked again.

Just after 48 hours after the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S5, it has already been cloned by Goophone with its Goophone S5.

iPhone 6 release date will be in July, according to an analyst. Cult of Mac cited Mizukho Securities Analyst Abhey Lamba saying Apple will unveil its new flagship smartphone in July or at the Worldwide Developers' Conference (WWDC). Lamba stressed the two new iPhones will be introduced this July.

There will be no early Nexus 6 release date this 2014 as top Google executive Sundar Pichai declared this week via the MWC 2014 that the vanilla Android smartphone will not come out anytime soon.

Samsung goes ahead of Apple in the smartphone wars with the Galaxy S5. The Korean tech giant has released its newest flagship phone at the Mobile World Congress 2014 in Barcelona, Spain. The product will have an actual release on April 11. Despite the later release from the announcement, Samsung will still get a good lead of Apple for a few months. Analysts think it is not just the early release date which will give Samsung Galaxy S5 and advantage over the iPhone 6.

There is a new teaser of the HTC One successor by HTC Corporation, which hints of what the next flagship phone’s name will be. Meanwhile, the Taiwanese phone maker launched two mid-range phones at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona – HTC Desire 816 and Desire 610.

"Wolfenstein: The Order" finally breaks the resolution gate streak for the Xbox One, as it has been announced to run at 1,080p and 60 FPS just like the PS4. In addition, the March firmware update has already been rolled out as a beta run for select Xbox One users. Microsoft has also responded to the wave of negative feedback about the price cut and "Titanfall" bundle.

Apple has finally addressed the encryption flaw cited just last Feb 21. Apple released an OS X Mavericks update for its Macintosh computers. The tech giant patched the bug allowing attackers to monitor and spy on encrypted connections. The flaw also allows attackers to obtain confidential information and even send out disguised encrypted messages.

The Sony Xperia Z2 is the closest competitor to the Samsung Galaxy S5, but it has an advantage over the Korean company’s flagship in two areas: sounds and sights. However, Sony may also be planning a rollout of another flagship before 2014 ends.

Samsung recently unpacked its Galaxy S5 with all the expected impressive features – many of which we’d like to see on the iPhone 6 release date later on this 2014.

A new full-frame Nikon flagship camera is born at the top of the DSLR mountain. The predecessor to the Nikon D4, the Nikon D4S comes with a better auto-focus, enhanced low-light shootings and speedier data handling.

Asus has refreshed its FonePad 7 line announcing two new variants during the Mobile World Congress 2014. The first variant offers LTE connectivity whereas the other comes with a dual-SIM including 3G+Wi-Fi connectivity. With the two new variants under the FonePad 7 series, will the tablet do any better? How will Asus perform in the coming quarter?

More jobs in GTA Online have been verified, all 10 of which can be accessed the next time you play the online game. Rockstar has also detailed a useful guide for those who want to create their own Deathmatches for verification.

Motorola is keeping up with the pace of other phone makers as it will launch another version of the Moto X handset as well as a smartwatch this year. The company promised that it will not slow down even with the Google-Lenovo deal, and when it will be under the new owner, Chinese company Lenovo.

More details about Apple’s upcoming flagship, the iPhone 6, surface. Recent information indicates that apart from the sapphire display and bezel-free design, Apple may also include a 5G Wi-Fi Chip with 802.11ac support and 2x2 Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO). The company has also been working on getting the more power efficiency over its device. What has Apple got in store for the new iPhone 6?

The recently unveiled Samsung Galaxy S5 will be offered by all three of Australia's major mobile carriers, even though the Korean tech giant has not yet confirmed the pricing of its new flagship.