FOR people fed up with their mobile telephone or iPod batteries running out, Japan’s Toshiba Corp has announced the launch of a portable fuel cell that can power up digital gadgets on the move. With an injection of methanol, the fuel-cell generates electricity through a chemical reaction with oxygen to recharge mobile digital electronic devices via a USB cable. The high-tech giant, which sees... 

To survive in this digital era, a technology based company must continuosly come up with newly improved and innovative products. Apple, Sony and Nokia, to name a few are among tech companies who are constantly involved in Research & Development (R&D) in making sure they are inline with market demand. Dell, for example is doing all it can to add new businesses to its offerings in the form of... 

Google is set to challenge Apple, Spotify and several players in the digital music space by launching Google Audio, TechCrunch reported Oct. 21, citing multiple sources. Google spent the last several weeks striking deals to seed the service with music content from the major music labels, according to the report. The service will allegedly be a departure from the Google China search and download music... 

The telescopic XShot camera extender ($29.95) is a simple but “wow” device that allows you to mount your digital camera and then extend it away from you so you can include yourself in the pictures. At conferences, however, the clever device is being used by attendees to raise their cameras above the heads of a crowd or audience to more easily capture footage of speakers onstage or simply get a... 

The internet is no respecter of reputations: innocent people have seen their lives ruined by viral clips distributed on the same World Wide Web used by activists to highlight injustices and bring down oppressive regime. Below we have compiled – in no particular order – 50 things that are in the process of being killed off by the web, from products and business models to life...