Rocco Penn

  A tech blogger, social media analyst, and general promoter of all things positive in the world. "Bring it. I'm ready." Find me on Media Caffeine, Twitter, and Facebook.

   

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Rumor: LG is preparing to launch its own mobile payments service

Now that Apple, Google, and Samsung made mobile payments popular by releasing their own mobile payments services, it’s time for some of the smaller mobile companies to...
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Singapore wants to start testing self-driving buses on its roads

Whether it’s implementing nation-wide Internet of Things systems, or testing out drone-based deliveries for its postal service, Singapore has proven time and time again that it’s...
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CyanogenMod’s team has started working on an Android 6.0 release

Now that Google has released the code for Android 6.0 Marshmallow through the Android Open Source Project (AOSP), developers can start working on bringing the new...
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Jet.com just abandoned its annual $49.99 membership fee

Amazon may have some serious competition from domestic companies in Asia, but here in the West, the only company that really stands a chance...
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Google Translate can now be used inside any Android 6.0 app

Don’t get me wrong, Google Translate is one of the most useful mobile apps out there, but it’s still pretty annoying to have to...
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Google is reportedly bringing its apps over to Windows 10 Mobile

Apple is the primary competitors for both Google and Microsoft, so since the enemy of your enemy is your friend, you’d think that the...
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Netflix is working on a bunch of new content for tweens and teens

Families have always been Netflix’s primary target, and the company already has plenty of content to entertain parents and young children, but what about kids...
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Apple has acquired VocalIQ to help Siri understand natural language

Apple has confirmed to Financial Times that it has acquired VocalIQ, a Cambridge-based startup that develops platforms for voice interfaces. While the company didn’t go into detail...
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Microsoft accidentally revealed the Lumia 950 and Lumia 950 XL

Microsoft isn’t expected to launch its first Windows 10 flagships until next week, but the company accidentally got ahead of itself yesterday when it...
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Rumor: Snapdragon 801-powered OnePlus X will launch next month

You know what would be nice? Being able to buy a OnePlus 2 without having to jump through hoops to get an invite quickly...
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Fallout 4 won’t have any exclusive or timed DLC

Xbox users may not understand the pain of having to wait for timed DLC to come to their platform, but PC and PlayStation users...
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Google has patented a way to stop you from dropping your phone

The design of smartphones has remained more or less the same since 2007, with all of them having a rectangular shape and smooth surfaces....
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LG has started teasing its new dual-display V10 smartphone

With less than a week to go before LG’s upcoming event in New York City, the company ha started building up hype for one...
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Facebook has renamed Internet.org to Free Basics

Facebook has done some controversial things in its time, but Internet.org may be one of the most widely-debated. The app and mobile website are...
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Instagram now has more than 400 million monthly active users

There’s no doubt in my mind that Facebook considers Instagram a worthwhile acquisition. The photo-sharing service has been growing at a rapid pace these...
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Zerodium is offering a $1,000,000 bounty for an iOS 9 jailbreak

A cybersecurity firm by the name of Zerodium recently made an interesting blog post where it named iOS the most secure mobile operating system on the...
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