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Facebook iOS App Gets Post & Comment Editing
Internet October 28, 2013
Facebook has just rolled out the ability to edit comments and posts from within its iOS app, available for iPhone only. (Sorry iPad and iPod touch users). The feature has already rolled out to Android devices and the Web. The update allows you to view the edit history, maybe to... Read more
Move over WiFi; successful experiments by a group of Xinhua, Shanghai based scientists have implied the possibilities of improving China’s online means by using the signals sent by light bulbs. This technology is called LiFi, a wireless communication using light as a carrier in place of the usual radio... Read more
Million-Year Data Storage Disk Unveiled
Internet October 27, 2013
Nanotechnologists have now designed and built a disk that can store data for a million years or more. That time frame is almost incomprehensible compared to the current magnetic hard disks that can store data for just over a decade. Back in 1956, IBM was the first company in... Read more
Google Maps Engine Pro For Businesses
Internet October 26, 2013
Recently, Google launched Google Maps Engine Pro, a cloud-based software tool designed to allow businesses to put in order data such as warehouse locations, shipping routes and sales territories when a spreadsheet or a database will not suffice. The idea is to assist companies to gain more value out... Read more
3D Printed Horse Shoes Could Win The Race
Internet October 25, 2013
Scientists in Australia from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) have worked together with horse trainer, John Moloney to produce 3D printed horse shoes made from titanium. It seems as though commercial 3D scanning and printing is a hot topic at the moment. The scientists at CSIRO... Read more
Microsoft Tests Eyewear to Rival Google Glass
Internet October 25, 2013
According to the Wall Street Journal, Microsoft is apparently jumping on the bandwagon and they are testing prototypes for optical wear similar to Google Glass. This could potentially push the company into that market. A source familiar with the project said the company has asked several component makers in Asia to... Read more
Ene-Farm Fuel Cell Moves into Apartments
InternetSoftware Reviews October 24, 2013
The Ene-Farm fuel cell is the first ever commercial fuel cell system in the world. So far, the cell units have only available to people who dwell in a detached property. However, it seems that the creators of the fuel cell unit, Panasonic and Tokyo Gas, have been working... Read more
Smart watches have been extremely popular with developers lately it seems. According to a Bloomberg report, there is now another entrant for the race towards producing the best wrist wearable technology with a HTC smart watch. Readers of the Bloomberg article were led to believe that somebody with inside... Read more
Square Cash Allows You To Send Money Via Email
Internet October 24, 2013
Sending and receiving money online is not always as easy as we would like it to be. Purchasing items online is easy enough, with merchants offering a variety of payment methods, but when it comes to transferring cash, it’s a different matter. Not only can it be a slow... Read more
Scientists Discover Exactly Why Our Brains Need Sleep
Internet October 24, 2013
There have been many studies around why sleep is so important to our functions, although we don’t need to read a report to know that without enough sleep each night, us humans don’t function at full throttle. Many people are interested in all aspects of sleep and sleep deprivation... Read more
Rio De Janeiro To Use NFC For Transport Tickets
Internet October 24, 2013
Rio de Janeiro will be the first city in Brazil to launch a pilot program that enables NFC ticketing for public transport using mobile phones. Partnerships with mobile operators and smartphone suppliers have allowed mobile phones to act as a RioCard Transit Card. This initiative is a partnership between RioCard, Motorola... Read more
A new mod called qCraft has been created for Minecraft which aims to incorporate quantum Physics and teach us all a little something about science whilst doing so. With the qCraft mod, players can experiment with quantum entanglement, superposition, and observer dependency. The developers have stressed, however, that this isn’t a quantum physics... Read more
What Will A Night Out With Google Play Reveal?
Internet October 23, 2013
Rumors about the Nexus 5 and the Android KitKat 4.4 operating system being unveiled in October have been circulating for quite some time now. Because of this, when Google began sending out invitations to handpicked media outlets to join them at a special event, tongues began to wag about... Read more
Apple is always surrounded by whispers and rumors of upcoming devices to wow the public. One of the most recent rumors is centered on a 12inch Retina MacBook that could be released in either the second or third quarter of 2014. Ming Chi Kuo of KGI Securities is the... Read more
A “bionic man” was the idea behind 1970s science fiction television show “The Six Million Dollar Man“. The show followed the adventures of a character named Steve Austin, a former astronaut whose body was rebuilt using synthetic parts after he nearly died. Forty years later and Science fiction has... Read more
Galactic Merger Leaves Pale Rose in The Sky
Internet October 22, 2013
Recently, as the Hubble Space Telescope performed a sweep of space, it picked up on an image that astronomers said looked like a “pale rose in the sky”. On closer inspection, it looked as though the pale rose could be the bloom of a galactic merger. The galaxy which... Read more
Facebook Eases Up On Posting Restrictions For Teens
Internet October 22, 2013
Yesterday, the world seemingly came to a standstill when Facebook went down for a little bit. Some people probably took advantage of the downtime to experience life offline. I honestly did not check Facebook during that time, so I did not experience it firsthand. One thing is for sure:... Read more
Pandora Says, ‘We’re Better Than iTunes Radio’
Internet October 22, 2013
Pandora’s market share price took a large dive when Apple launched its new iTunes Radio service; but Pandora is still on top. Pandora chief financial officer, Mike Herring, recently stated in an interview that while Apple might have hype and reach on its side, Pandora is still the superior streaming radio service. Herring acknowledged that Apple... Read more