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May 4 Tech news roundup: Arc Browser released for Windows, Netflix discontinues Basic plan, OneDrive gets an offline mode

News May 4, 2024

A new desktop browser is available for Windows 11. Netflix is discontinuing its cheapest ad-free plan. Let’s find out what else happened in this week’s tech news roundup. Netflix asks Basic users to move to other plans Netflix has begun prompting users who are subscribed to its Basic plan to…

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…

Xbox Concept GAME Store Opens In London

Gaming News July 14, 2013

An Xbox-dedicated “one-of-a-kind concept store” has been opened by GAME in the BoxPark Retail Mall on Bethnal Green Road, Shoreditch, London, UK. The concept store will be exclusively promoting and retailing Microsoft Xbox products, with the sale of hardware and software, including limited edition “My Xbox” console skins and... Read more

Turn Your Display Into A Touch-Screen With STATINA

News July 13, 2013

Everybody these days seems to want the latest and greatest in new technology and who could blame them? With a banquet of gadgets on the table, there are so many to choose from; but what is the fascination with touch-screens? Maybe we all watched far too much Star Trek... Read more

WiFi 802.11ac: What You Need To Know

Internet July 13, 2013

Recently 802.11ac WiFi devices have started to emerge, but just what is WiFi 802.11ac and How fast is it? 802.11ac is a supercharged version of 802.11n, which is the current WiFi standard, offering link speeds ranging from 433 megabits-per-second (Mbps), through to multiple gigabits per second. To achieve these... Read more

Pebble Smartwatch: 1 Million Apps Sold & 257K Units Pre Ordered

News July 12, 2013

Smartwatch start-up company Pebble revealed today for the first time that it has received 190,000 pre-orders for its wearable technology through its own web store, following on from the enormously successful Kickstarter campaign it ran last year. That means it collectively closed in around 275,000 pre-orders total for the smartwatch, which... Read more

Sky Sports iPad App: Follow The Ashes

Mobile News July 11, 2013

Sky Sports for iPad app has been updated with a new Ashes specific event centre. Sky is to add further sportacular coverage to its iPad app with a new Ashes section so you can get the ultimate second-screen experience whilst watching this year’s cricket. This new app feature has just... Read more

Jelly Bean Overtakes Gingerbread

Mobile July 10, 2013

Jelly Bean is now used on just under 38% of all active Android devices. The latest figures show which versions of Android are actually being used in the real world, have been published by Google. This new data shows that Android 4.x, which includes Ice Cream Sandwich and Jelly... Read more

Google Pays Out to AdBlock Plus

Internet July 10, 2013

Adblock Plus is a popular plugin for filtering advertisements, but it won’t hide Google ads by default. That’s because the company pays for inclusion in a whitelist. If you have ever wanted to keep annoying, intrusive advertisements off of your computer screen? Then you have probably installed Adblock Plus,... Read more

Google Whitespace Broadband

Internet News July 9, 2013

Google has been granted official permission to develop its plans in the USA to use portions of the unused television broadcasting spectrum for broadband Internet access. This method is typically used for remote areas where traditional cable hookups cost far too much money. White Space Database called “TV white... Read more

Android Security Bug Found: Hackers Gain System Access

Internet Mobile News July 8, 2013

Researchers in the security field at Bluebox Security, have found a bug in the Android operating system, which allows them to create malicious apps (appearing to be genuine with correct digital signatures). Digital signatures allow any piece of data, including an app, to be checked to see that it... Read more

Kinect Search & Rescue: Cockroaches

News July 7, 2013

Researchers at North Carolina State University in the United States, say they have developed a system by which cockroaches may actually perform search and rescue. Using Microsoft‘s motion-sensing technology Kinect, they plotted a path for cockroaches and tracked them. Researchers guided the cockroaches into motion with wires attached to the bugs’ sensory... Read more

Control Your Hotel Room From Your Smartphone

Mobile News July 6, 2013

Premier Inn has launched a new concept in hotel rooms, known as Hub. Although it’s being termed a concept, Whitbread has committed to opening its first Hub by Premier Inn in London UK by summertime 2014. The futuristic hotel room is detailed as filling 11.4sqm of space, with storage... Read more

IT Spending To Hit $3.7 Trillion

Internet July 5, 2013

The IT services industry is on track to spend globally $3.7 trillion in 2013. Gartner, the analyst house publishing these numbers, projects spend for 2014 to rise to $3.9 trillion, up 4.1%. From devices through to data center investments and the services that run on them are the sources of this... Read more

Facebook to Try Games Publishing

Internet News July 5, 2013

Facebook is working with a number of small mobile game developers to undertake publishing by offering distribution through mobile ads in exchange for a percentage of revenue. Facebook confirmed it’s working on tests for new mobile game distribution, but the company did not share any more details publicly. The... Read more

Opera 15 Browser Launched For Mac And PC

Internet News July 4, 2013

Opera 15 Chromium is officially launched as of 2nd July. While the non-final build of Opera’s new browser for PC and Mac was simply called “Next,” the company have now chosen the more fitting title of “Opera 15” for its official release. There aren’t any features of note that... Read more

X-Ray Vision On Your Smartphone: It May Be Possible

News July 4, 2013

X-ray Vision: The Future Of Smartphones? Dina Katabi, a professor in MIT’s Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and graduate student Fadel Adib, used low-power Wi-Fi signals to track human movement behind walls. These researchers have created a new system that could be used in future electronic devices... Read more

Gran Turismo GT Academy 2013 Now Live

News July 3, 2013

Sony have announced, from 09:00 on July 2nd, that they have started distributing the Gran Turismo 6 playable demo free via PlayStation Store; but you hard core racing drivers had better hurry as the game is only available until July 30th (for the qualifying GT Academy event, the demo... Read more

Foxconn Smartwatch

News July 3, 2013

Hon Hai Precision Industry (the main manufacturer of Apple’s iPhone and iPad) better known by its international trading name: Foxconn, have just showcased a smartwatch that can be connected wirelessly to an iPhone. This new innovative product, which the company hopes will be part of its future revenue growth,... Read more

Recon Jet: Google Glass For Sportsmen?

Internet July 2, 2013

The Recon Jet resembles the Google Glass mounted on a pair of polarised sunglasses. Recon have made similar products before (Recon’s Android ski goggles). This time the company is back with an new design for the summer sportsman. The product is called the Recon Jet, at a cost of $500,... Read more