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Kim Dotcom Says Bye To MEGA
Internet September 10, 2013
Kim Dotcom seems to have a way with making the news every so often, doesn’t he? Some may have forgotten about Megaupload by now, given the short memory/attention spans these days, but it didn’t take too long for the brains behind the service to make a comeback after being... Read more
Zeoform: Building with Water and Cellulose
Internet September 9, 2013
A new building material invented by Australian company Zeo has every chance to become the next big thing in the industry and a viable alternative to the traditional use of wood, plastics and resins. Called Zeoform, this new building material is made only of cellulose fibers and water, but... Read more
Ads Could Be Appearing On Instagram Within The Next Year
Internet September 9, 2013
Instagram has revealed it now has more than 150 million people visiting its site every month and that more than 60 percent of users are from outside the United States. It seems that in view of such results, Facebook are ready to to see a return on its investment... Read more
Does Life on Earth Come from Mars?
Internet September 8, 2013
We’ve all heard the theory that life on Earth originated on Mars, but now there is fresh evidence to support it. New research presented at a recent scientific conference suggests that the Red Planet was actually a much better place for life billions of years ago and therefore the... Read more
Mobilizer Inc: Helping Hospital Patients
Internet September 6, 2013
For medical patients, one of the best ways to reduce the time of hospital stays and also decrease the risk of complications such as blood clots and pressure ulcers is to simply get up and walk around. But some patients still have attached to their person, medical equipment, such... Read more
The Internet is the wild, wild west, though there are many pockets of civilization to be found. There is no doubt that anonymity plays the largest role in this thriving wilderness, and those who may want to let their hair down in secret can do so in a variety... Read more
Out of the ashes of what many perceive as the burning death of Nokia, comes Newkia. It is the Singapore-based company that was founded the same day the US$7.2 billion Microsoft-Nokia deal was announced, with the single aim of acquiring Nokia employees and knowledge, but to focus on the Android... Read more
Xbox One to Launch November 22
Internet September 5, 2013
After much speculation, Microsoft has officially announced a release date for its next generation console. The Xbox One will launch on November 22, a bit later than anticipated and a week after its main rival, Sony’s PlayStation 4. The Xbox One will retail for $499 and will be available... Read more
Nissan Self-Driving Cars Available by 2020
Internet September 5, 2013
Japanese car maker Nissan is joining the big league of Google and auto manufacturers working on the development of autonomous vehicles. The company is planning to have such self-driving cars ready by 2020. The Nissan self-driving cars would begin to undergo road testing as of 2014 and the company... Read more
Foursquare To Be Bought By Microsoft?
Internet September 5, 2013
Yesterday, the Internet was abuzz with the news that Microsoft bought Nokia. As a friend put it, Bill Gates’s phone broke down, and he instructed Ballmer to go get him a Nokia instead. He got what he wanted, of course, albeit for a whopping $7.2 billion! But Microsoft’s not... Read more
Facebook Flaw Meant Hackers Could Delete Photos
Internet September 5, 2013
The Indian researcher Arul Kumar has been rewarded for spotting a security flaw on Facebook that allowed hackers to delete any image being stored on the social networking site. On his blog he explained in full detail the Facebook flaw, which exploits the Facebook Support Dashboard. It was classed... Read more
Your deadline is looming yet you can’t stay away from checking your Facebook news feed every five minutes? You are most likely a social media addict and the sooner you accept that the better. This new invention might help you on your path to recovery. Called Pavlov Poke, it... Read more
Google appears to have done it again with their new Nexus 7 tablet. It is a tablet that’s just about as good, if not better than, the market leader but far cheaper. The original Nexus 7, which pre-dated the iPad Mini by a few months, finally gave consumers an... Read more
A group of Austrian researchers have grown miniature human brain in a lab dish, in an attempt to better understand neurological disorders and their triggering mechanisms. These artificially grown mini organs in the future may serve to illustrate how brains develop and function throughout a person’s life, and illustrate what... Read more
Meet TAO: The NSA’s Elite Hacking Team
Internet September 3, 2013
I doubt that anyone would be surprised if the United States government went outright and said “We have an elite hacking team.” It’s the stuff we see in movies, but we also know that behind every conspiracy theory lies a grain of truth. No matter how small that grain... Read more
Sergey Brin Splits from Wife for Google Glass Exec
Internet September 3, 2013
It has emerged that Google co-founder Sergey Brin and his wife Anne Wojciciki are living apart. A spokesperson for the couple confirmed that “they have been living apart for several months. They remain good friends and partners.” Brin and his wife, who is co-founder of the company 23andMe, are... Read more
Almost everything we do online remains stored somewhere and getting rid of the tracks is almost impossible. If you have old accounts you want to delete or social media sites you want erased, this new site named JustDelete.me can help. The website, launched by designer Ed Poole and developer... Read more
A new method has been developed by researchers from the University of Michigan, allowing the entire Internet to be scanned in under an hour. The open-source network scanner called ZMap, has been created to expose vulnerabilites in networks, develop appropriate defense mechanisms and conduct more efficient research. Normally these... Read more