Uber started offering its taxi service in Washington, D.C., today, according to the controversial on-call …

Samsung’s Ultra HDTV set, with its iconic style revealed at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), will be priced in Korea at the equivalent of AU$36,000. Samsung’s TV on stage at CES 2013. (Credit: Nic Healey/CNET Australia) They say “give an inch, take a mile”. In Samsung’s case, it’s “give an inch, add US$12,000”. The Ultra HD S9 with “gallery design”, …

Remember that hard-hitting, fast-shooting, comic strip police detective Dick Tracy, who wore the wrist watch with a two-way radio? Now you can be like Dick Tracy too with your own smartwatch that lets you answer phone calls and keep track of how far you’ve walked. OK, I’ll admit I am far too young to remember when Dick Tracy sported his …