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Why you Should Never Take Photos Using iPads!

News Photo and Image December 3, 2014

It wasn’t until Apple released the iPad 2, with its front and rear-facing cameras, that people started taking photos with iPads. Now it seems to have become an epidemic with people thinking it’s ok and cool to thrust a large rectangle device into the air, blocking everyone else’s view.... Read more

Sony Experiments with New E-Paper Fes Watch

News December 3, 2014

Sony has been experimenting with its smartwatch design and has come up with the Fes Watch, a minimalist and monochrome looking watch made from e-paper. The thought process behind this unconventional smartwatch is to look at how fashion can play more of a roll in technology. Of course, it... Read more

Fire Breathing Dragon Breaks World Record for Largest Robot

News December 2, 2014

Darpa are going to have to up their game as far as robotics go, as the world record title for the world’s largest robot goes to Zollner Elektronik AG. Named Traddino, this 56-foot-long dragon not only walk around on all fours but also breathes fire! Thanks to special flame... Read more

Amazon Fire Phone Price Dropped to $199 Off Contract

Mobile December 2, 2014

Amazon is sitting on $86 million of unsold Fire Phone inventory and in order to start reducing the stock, the e-commerce giant has slashed $250 off the phone, costing only $199 off contract. The original price of the Fire Phone matched most of the high-end devices at $199 on... Read more

Twitter Now Tracks User Downloaded Applications

News Social Media December 1, 2014

Twitter has been rather lacklustre on the advertising front, compared to rivals Facebook and Google. The microblogging company simply has less information to pull from the user, since it doesn’t track search and hasn’t got the wealth of information Facebook acquires. However, Twitter will now track what applications the... Read more

Ubisoft Offers Assassin’s Creed Unity Owners Free DLC

Gaming News December 1, 2014

Assassin’s Creed Unity has been labelled by many as a broken experience, performance issues and bugs running rife on Ubisoft’s flagship title for 2014. Ubisoft has previously argued against the issues, but the overwhelming negative attitude towards the title has forced Yannis Mallat, CEO of Ubisoft Montreal and Toronto,... Read more

DayZ Now Has 2015 Launch Date with Price Increase

Gaming News November 30, 2014

The developers of DayZ — the zombie survival game — have announced a roadmap for 2015. The roadmap came alongside a price increase. Bohemia Interactive promise lots of new features in 2015, after updating the standalone game to include the same features as the DayZ mod for over a... Read more

Facebook Preparing a Social Network For Business in 2015

Business Internet Social Media November 30, 2014

Facebook has over 1.3 billion people on the social network, but the amount of time spent on Facebook is less than ideal — at only 40 minutes per day — it drags behind other social services. One of the reasons for the low average user time may be the... Read more

Steam Black Friday Sales Include Civilisation, Watch Dogs & More

Gaming News November 30, 2014

Steam has kicked off its “Exploration Sale”, before the big Christmas sale normally added on late December. The sale will last until December 2 and includes various new deals. Here is a list of some of the biggest deals: Bioshock Infinite: $7.49 (75 percent off) — Decent first person... Read more

iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus to Sell 70 Million Units in Q4 2014

Mobile News November 28, 2014

Apple had big expectations for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus before the official launch — industry sources claimed the phone maker projected 80 million sales in 2014. The company may be looking at even higher sales, after 39 million sales in Q3 2014, Apple is reportedly working... Read more

Amazon May Be Preparing Ad-Supported Instant Video Service

Internet November 27, 2014

Amazon Instant Video is not looking too hot, when compared to Netflix on peak Internet traffic. The two video streamers stack up at 2.5 percent and 34.8 percent, respectively. In order to close the gap, Amazon is reportedly looking to create an ad-supported Instant Video service, where users can... Read more

Microsoft use Robots to Guard Silicon Valley Campus

News November 27, 2014

Looking at an average factory comparison between 1950 and 2014, it might be interesting to see how many humans still work the manual jobs inside the facility. Microsoft is looking to get rid of some of its security workforce at the main Silicon Valley campus, replacing guards with autonomous... Read more

Samsung Misses Galaxy S5 Target By 40 Percent

Mobile November 26, 2014

Samsung is having an awful year on mobile, even though the South Korean company still holds first place in overall sales, the gap is closing. One of the major devices of 2014, the Galaxy S5, may be the main reason behind the drop in sales. According to a report... Read more

Snapchat Update Lets Users Send Money to Friends

Mobile Social Media November 25, 2014

It might not seem wise to let a bunch of young kids send money to each other, but Snapchat is in desperate need to show investors it can generate revenue. In partnership with Square – a finance and merchant supplier – Snapchat will now offer a simple way to... Read more

Tech Giants Band Together to Curb NSA Surveillance

Internet November 24, 2014

Tech giants from all corners of the Internet world, including AOL, Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google, Twitter, Microsoft and others, have banded together to fight the NSA surveillance. Sadly, even with this large alliance of technology companies sending an open letter to the Senate, the bill – dubbed the USA... Read more

Microsoft Band Back in Store After High Demand

News November 24, 2014

It’s hard to quantify Microsoft’s sales on tablets and other hardware, because every time a product “runs out of stock” they don’t give any information on how much stock was available in the first place. Microsoft Band – the new wearable health tracker – went out of stock earlier... Read more

The Weirdest Websites You’ll Find On The Net

Internet November 23, 2014

The Internet is awash with websites on every subject imaginable (and let’s face it, quite a few you probably don’t want to imagine). But occasionally, just occasionally, you may stumble across a real gem of uselessness, an absolute triumph of terrible design or a monument to incredible human stupidity. So... Read more

Intel Merging Mobile & PC Chip Division

Mobile News November 22, 2014

Intel is not happy with the performance of its mobile division, sinking $1 billion into Intel’s profits this year. To fix the issue, Intel will be merging its more profitable PC division with the mobile division. Named “client computing group” the new division will work on most of Intel’s... Read more

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