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May 11 Tech news roundup: Apple launches new iPad Pro, OpenAI wants to launch its own search engine, Google no longer needs your phone number for 2SV

Apple releases iPad Pro with M4 chip Apple has launched a new tablet called the iPad Pro 2024. The device is powered by a brand-new Apple M4 Silicon chip, which is 1.5x times faster than the M2 CPU, and can deliver up to 10 hours of battery life. The iPad…

Adobe Acrobat Pro is the ultimate solution for increased productivity

Disclosure: Our team is always looking for things we think our readers will value. We have received compensation for publishing this article. Despite our many technological advances today, we still sit with situations where we open several apps for a task. You use one to compile a document, another one…

GOM Mix Max’s Big Launch

GOM & Company is releasing its newest video editing software, GOM Mix Max, with a big launch celebration. Focused on balancing high-quality and plentiful features, GOM Mix Max will be a powerful tool for new editors and veterans alike. Users who sign up now can get GOM Mix Max for free for…

FitBit Preparing $250 Smartwatch‏
FitBit is preparing three devices this year, the Charge, Charge HR and Surge. The Charge is a upgrade to the FitBit Force announced last year, which got in the news due to complaints of skin irritation. The FitBit Surge looks to be the company’s first smartwatch, after three years... Read more
5 Inventions That Will Change Your Life
Forget phones, tablets and virtual reality – here are five inventions that could help solve everyday problems. There’s everything from  a headset to prevent you from falling asleep at the the wheel of a car, to a wearable device that gives you a better check up than your doctor!... Read more
Scotch Tape Selfies – Weird But Hilarious!
These crazy people were not satisfied taking just your average selfie – instead they wrapped their faces in scotch tape in order to capture the strangest selfies known to man. Check out these poses, which blow ‘duck face’ out of the water! He's got this one all wrapped up...... Read more
Apple Pay Released This Week!‏
Apple Pay officially launched on Monday this week, coming to iOS smartphones and tablets capable of upgrading to iOS8. This is Apple’s first move to tackle the payments industry, currently sitting on 600 million iTunes accounts worldwide. Apple Pay will not only work for mobile and Web transactions, but... Read more
The Most Popular Games Of 2014 So Far
Although 2014 isn’t over yet, we’ve been taking a look at the most popular, if not arguably the best games of the year so far. We’ll be sure to update the list as new and exciting games get released but in the meantime make sure to tell us your... Read more
15 GIFs That Could Pass as 3D Images!
If you’ve been put off 3D TV because of the ridiculous looking 3D glasses, then take a look at these clever GIFs. There is nothing magical about these eye popping images, they are just standard GIFs, however by cleverly adding a couple of white vertical lines your brain is... Read more
Windows 10 Will Be Free for Personal Users‏
All eyes are on Microsoft next year, in 2011 the team screwed up by offering a mobile-like experience to Windows customers with Windows 8, alongside pricing it rather highly, compared to Apple who decided to drop the price of OS X and make it free to all desktop users... Read more
Will.i.am Unveils Puls, Smart-Band Running Forked Version of Android
Will.i.am has been showing off his smart-band/smartwatch, named Puls, at conventions and live talk-shows for the past month, revealing a few of the upcoming features on the new device – developed in partnership with UK firm 7digital. People keep saying this is a smartwatch, but the design of Puls... Read more
Will.i.am Set To Unveil His Very Own Smartwatch
Will.i.am cannot stop hopping into the tech circle, with his camera accessory for the iPhone 5 and job as Director for “Creative Innovation” at Intel, he is trying to make headway with the tech fans, but his first product flopped. The Black Eyed Peas front-runner is back, this time... Read more
Make The Most Of iOS 8 With These Cool Apps
If you’re looking at iOS 8 on your iPhone or iPad, you may be left wondering what the difference is because let’s face it, it doesn’t look massively different. However it does have some cool new features and thanks to widgets and app extensions, some of your favourite apps... Read more
Daredevils Leap From The KL Tower & Land in a Rooftop Pool
Talk about making an entrance! BASE jumpers John Van Horne, Andy Lewis and Matt Frohlich landed in a rooftop swimming pool after jumping from the 1,099-foot high Kuala Lumpur Tower in Malaysia. The friends were joining the party as part of the KL Tower International Base Jump event. “The... Read more
New Battery Lasting 20 Years Takes Just Minutes to Charge!
Researchers from the Nanyang Technology University have developed a new battery that boasts a life span of over 20 years, that’s an extra 18 years more than the current lithium-ion batteries that are found in our smartphones and tablets. As well as promising to last a whole lot longer,... Read more
7 Fantastic Features in iOS 8
By now you’ve probably had enough time to have a good poke around iOS 8 and get to grips with some of the cool new features that Apple have added. However some features are easier to find than others, so here is a guide to our favorite ones to... Read more
Nexus 6, Nexus 9 & Nexus Player All Launched By Google
The Nexus 6 and Nexus 9 have been announced by Google earlier today, alongside Android 5.0 Lollipop, the new updated operating system. Google has also launched a new Android TV media player, called Nexus Player. The announcement happened on Google’s official blog, sadly without an event. The two new... Read more
Google Testing “Doctors On Demand” Service in Search‏
Getting medical advice on the Web has never been easy, with most queries getting answered by anonymous Yahoo! Answers instead of factual information. Google is looking to change this, with a new “doctor-on-demand” service, as part of their Helpouts expansion. Helpouts, for anyone unaware, lets work-at-home professionals teach or... Read more
Microsoft Releases New Keyboard for Android Wear‏
It looks like Microsoft’s smartwatch project is good few years away, with the company launching a new keyboard for Android Wear. This is after Satya Nadella cancelled all of Nokia’s Android devices, looking to keep the focus on Windows Phone. The Android Wear keyboard will let users write the... Read more
Australian Guy Recreates the Strangest Tinder Photos
When looking for love many turn to the popular dating app Tinder, however when Jarrod Allen failed to find a girlfriend after a lengthy search, he decided to put Tinder to better use. After seeing how many crazy profile pictures women were using, Jarrod embarked on a mission to... Read more
The Worst Break Up Text Messages Ever Sent!
What’s worse than being dumped? – Being dumped by text of course! Here is a collection of some of the worst messages ever sent, by people who were just too cowardly to say it face to face. This guy appears to have his priorities all wrong! Image 1 of... Read more