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AT&T reportedly courting DirecTV for possible acquisition

Maggie Reardon/CNET AT&T has raised the possibility of a merger with DirecTV, according to the Wall Street Journal, the latest indication of the changing landscape of the TV industry. The tie-up of the telephone giant and satellite TV provider would challenge the combination of Comcast and Time Warner Cable if that proposed $45 billion merger is completed, the newspaper noted. …

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Dimple NFC sticker adds physical buttons to your Android device

A new sticker placed on the back of your Android device uses NFC to add four programmable physical buttons to your phone. (Credit: Dimple) Smartphones these days are all about losing the physical buttons — even though that might not necessarily be what consumers want, as evidenced by the popularity of Pressy, the programmable physical button for Android that sits …

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