Video: Walk This Way: Smart Shoes Lead The Way For The Blind

The days of burying one's nose in a phone trying to decipher directions could be over. Indian wearable tech startup Ducere Tech has created smart shoes called Lechal that can give the wearer directions without needing to look at a smartphone. Lechal translates as "take me there" in Hindi. The app connects via Bluetooth to a module that slides into the back of the shoe. The right or left shoe then buzzes depending on which direction the user should turn.



Video: Samsung Postpones Launch Of Tizen Smartphone

Samsung Electronics said Monday it is delaying sales of its first Tizen-powered smartphone in the latest setback to the company's ambition to create a mobile platform to rival Google's Android or Apple's iOS. In a brief statement, Samsung said the postponement is to further enhance the Tizen "ecosystem," which encompasses developers, consumers and devices using the mobile OS.

Video: London Transport Network Finally Opening Up To Contactless Mobile Payments

London has had a dedicated contactless payment travelcard, called Oyster, for over a decade — offering a smarter alternative to paper ticketing that can hold a balance and cap daily and weekly travel costs. But change is coming. From September, London’s public transport network will be accepting contactless bank cards for payment--such as those on mobile smartphone handsets.



Video: Ride App Uber Gets Respite In German City Of Hamburg

Uber, whose smartphone app summons rides at the touch of a button, won a new lease of life in the German city of Hamburg on Friday when a court suspended a ban imposed by local regulators. Hamburg traffic authorities told Uber earlier this week to stop operating in the northern port city on the grounds that its drivers lacked passenger transport licenses, one of a number of challenges to the San Francisco-based company from regulators and traditional taxi services across the globe. The process could take several weeks and may still result in a ban,



Video: Ride App Uber Gets Respite In German City Of Hamburg

Uber, whose smartphone app summons rides at the touch of a button, won a new lease of life in the German city of Hamburg on Friday when a court suspended a ban imposed by local regulators. Hamburg traffic authorities told Uber earlier this week to stop operating in the northern port city on the grounds that its drivers lacked passenger transport licenses, one of a number of challenges to the San Francisco-based company from regulators and traditional taxi services across the globe. The process could take several weeks and may still result in a ban,



Video: With PlayStation Network, Sony Goes Back To The Future In Search Of Revival

Japan's Sony Corp is hammering out plans to rise from the ashes of nearly $10 billion lost in six years by building a future around its last consumer electronics blockbuster - the PlayStation. Sony plans to reposition the video console warhorse as a hub for a network of streamed services, according to three senior officials, offering social media, movies and music as well as games.



Video: With PlayStation Network, Sony Goes Back To The Future In Search Of Revival

Japan's Sony Corp is hammering out plans to rise from the ashes of nearly $10 billion lost in six years by building a future around its last consumer electronics blockbuster - the PlayStation. Sony plans to reposition the video console warhorse as a hub for a network of streamed services, according to three senior officials, offering social media, movies and music as well as games.



Video: Amazon Fire Phone: Your Questions, Answered

In June, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled the company's first smartphone, the Amazon Fire phone . The Fire is a truly consumer-first product and comes equipped with Fire OS, as well as Amazon-unique features such as Dynamic Perspective, Firefly and Mayday. But Amazon's new flagship phone may take new users some time to work through the functionalities and quirks.



Video: Amazon Fire Phone: Your Questions, Answered

In June, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled the company's first smartphone, the Amazon Fire phone . The Fire is a truly consumer-first product and comes equipped with Fire OS, as well as Amazon-unique features such as Dynamic Perspective, Firefly and Mayday. But Amazon's new flagship phone may take new users some time to work through the functionalities and quirks.



Video: Amazon Debuts Wallet App For Rewards And Gift Cards

Amazon's Fire Phone doesn't go on sale for a few more days but the company has already begun to quietly roll out new apps for its first smartphone. The company launched Amazon Wallet, its first mobile wallet application, on the Amazon Appstore and Google Play. While Amazon is calling it a wallet, you can't actually make purchases using the app. Instead, Amazon Wallet functions as a vault to store rewards and gift cards. Users enter their card information manually or by scanning them with their device's camera. Once stored, the app will display the card's balance and rewards information.



Video: Microsoft Gives Employees Sneak Peak At New 'selfie' Phone

Microsoft Corp's hardware chief gave employees a sneak peek at a 'selfie' phone featuring a 5 megapixel forward-facing camera at an internal meeting this week. Stephen Elop, the former Nokia CEO who now runs Microsoft's devices business, showed off the phone in front of thousands at the company's annual employee meeting in Seattle on Monday.

Video: Microsoft Gives Employees Sneak Peak At New 'selfie' Phone

Microsoft Corp's hardware chief gave employees a sneak peek at a 'selfie' phone featuring a 5 megapixel forward-facing camera at an internal meeting this week. Stephen Elop, the former Nokia CEO who now runs Microsoft's devices business, showed off the phone in front of thousands at the company's annual employee meeting in Seattle on Monday.

Video: Microsoft Gives Employees Sneak Peak At New 'selfie' Phone

Microsoft Corp's hardware chief gave employees a sneak peek at a 'selfie' phone featuring a 5 megapixel forward-facing camera at an internal meeting this week. Stephen Elop, the former Nokia CEO who now runs Microsoft's devices business, showed off the phone in front of thousands at the company's annual employee meeting in Seattle on Monday.

Video: Walk This Way: Smart Shoes Lead The Way For The Blind

The days of burying one's nose in a phone trying to decipher directions could be over. Indian wearable tech startup Ducere Tech has created smart shoes called Lechal that can give the wearer directions without needing to look at a smartphone. Lechal translates as "take me there" in Hindi. The app connects via Bluetooth to a module that slides into the back of the shoe. The right or left shoe then buzzes depending on which direction the user should turn.



Video: With PlayStation Network, Sony Goes Back To The Future In Search Of Revival

Japan's Sony Corp is hammering out plans to rise from the ashes of nearly $10 billion lost in six years by building a future around its last consumer electronics blockbuster - the PlayStation. Sony plans to reposition the video console warhorse as a hub for a network of streamed services, according to three senior officials, offering social media, movies and music as well as games.