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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

News May 11, 2024

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

Business Sep 1, 2022

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

Video Dec 8, 2021

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…

Keep Your Gadgets Private With OFF Pocket

News August 7, 2013

Remember the spy-drone blocking stealth hoodie? well, the creators of that piece of kit are back with a similar line of privacy enabled tech, in the form of the OFF Pocket. It is the latest privacy accessory, sporting a water-resistant metal-fabric pouch which is designed to hold a smartphone and block... Read more

FBI Bring Down Massive Child Porn Site With Flaw in Firefox

Internet News August 6, 2013

The United States government has successfully removed one of the Internet’s largest child pornography websites, following a program that cracked security on a service that enables anonymous Internet browsing and site hosting. Security expert Brian Krebs reports that United States authorities were able to explore software behind a site hosted by... Read more

Glassware Developer Says Glass Made Him A Better Driver

Internet August 6, 2013

Although Google Glass is not yet for sale to the general public and there has been no official announcement regarding date or pricing, there are a bunch of people who have the device for beta testing, to try and help Google improve it. These are the people that have... Read more

Wireless Charging Available At Starbucks

Internet August 5, 2013

Recently we announced that Google have said it will be the company that provides WiFi connectivity to Starbucks customers across the coffee chain’s 7,000 locations in the USA. Almost coinciding with this, those wonderful coffee people have taken the next step towards being a technology friendly place to drink, eat,... Read more

Twitter to Add Report Button

Internet News August 5, 2013

Social media giant, Twitter, is adding a few nifty new features and will clarify a few of its rules in response to recent rape threats, bomb threats, and other general abuses that has hit the site, of recent times. Specifically involving European authors, journalists and Members of Parliament. Albeit,... Read more

Google to Supply WiFi At Starbucks

Internet August 4, 2013

United States telecommunications provider AT&T, has been supplying WiFi to Starbucks coffee house locations in the United States of America for years. But, sadly for them, all that is about to change though, as Internet supremo Google have recently announced that it will be the company that provides WiFi... Read more

Spotify Doubles 2012 Revenue After Expansion

Internet News August 3, 2013

Internet music streaming service, Spotify, more than doubled revenues in 2012 to 435 million euros ($577 million) due to its expansion to new markets and with it, it almost doubled its user base, documents have shown on Wednesday. The Stockholm-based business, which provides a free on-demand music service with... Read more

Facebook Considers Profile Photos For Facial Recognition

Internet August 3, 2013

Facebook is taking into consideration the possibility of incorporating most of its 1 billion-plus members’ profile photos into its growing facial recognition database and thus expanding the entire scope of the social network’s controversial technology. This move, which Facebook has revealed in a revise to its data use policy... Read more

Dell Project Ophelia Ships to Beta Testers

Internet August 2, 2013

PC market giant Dell, appears as though they are now looking to kill the traditional desktop as the company has just shipped to beta testers the first of its Project Ophelia device. Ophelia is an over-sized USB stick that turns any HDMI-capable screen into a computer running off the... Read more

UK Government to Ban Google Glass for Drivers

Internet August 2, 2013

Google‘s new smart, wearable glasses are set to join mobile phones on the driving blacklist. The Department for Transport has taken action to ban drivers from using Google Glass, and even before Google’s smart eyewear launches to the general public. The government is concerned about the potential for distraction that could... Read more

Autographer: The Wearable Camera

Internet August 1, 2013

There is a new kid on the block and he’s only small, very small, but really interesting and the makers of the Autographer had this in mind when they created this tiny piece of kit. OMG Life, the company behind it, have realised, in a world where you wish... Read more

Biometric Finger Sensor for New iPhone

Mobile August 1, 2013

As you may have heard, there is the slim possibility of a new iPhone being released by those really nice people over at Apple. Well, it appears as though some new evidence has emerged suggesting that Apple’s forthcoming iPhone will include a biometric fingerprint sensor (and we all hope... Read more

Viber Adds Doodle Feature to Android App

Internet Mobile News July 31, 2013

Viber, the Mobile messaging and VoIP service provider, has introduced a new ‘doodle’ feature to its Android application, which allows users to graffiti over photos or create drawings from scratch. The recent update comes close to three months after Viber increased its Skype-rivaling credentials by rolling out video-calling apps for Windows... Read more

MediaTek Releases 8 Core Processor

News July 31, 2013

It seems to have been the case for a long time now that Android hardware manufacturers have suffered from an obsessive focus on specs. They have battle rage over clock rates, processor cores, megapixels, resolution, etc. These performance specs keep increasing in size and power and may seem to... Read more

Telecommuting For Apple: Hard Work Tastes Sweet

Mobile July 30, 2013

Earlier this year a leaked memo broke the news that Yahoo was to end its work-from-home program. The company’s CEO, Marissa Mayer, was both lauded and lambasted for the decision. However, companies like Best Buy followed by announcing that they too would end their flexible work options, while some analysts... Read more

Facebook Shares Soar

Internet News July 29, 2013

Facebook quarterly profit and sales exceed Wall Street’s expectations, sending stock soaring in afterhours trading. Facebook shares soared 25% on Thursday, the morning after it posted strong results and said its mobile advertising business continues to gain traction. Facebook has reported second-quarter revenue of $1.8 billion on Wednesday, exceeding analysts’... Read more

Coming Soon Life-Size Holograms in Your Living Room

News July 28, 2013

The first time I can remember seeing holograms was way back in the 1977 Science Fiction classic, Star Wars ,where we saw a tiny version of Princess Leia projected from R2D2. Now, only 36 years later, life-size holograms could eventually be a reality in our own living room. A fledgling Los Angeles-based... Read more

The Heat Is On For Web Firms Master Encryption Keys

Internet July 28, 2013

Internet Companies use master keys for their web encryption and the NSA and FBI are trying to gain access to these, now whether this is legal or not, it has not stopped the United States government from trying. These demands for master encryption keys, which, as you would expect, have... Read more