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Sweat Machine Turns Perspiration into Drinking Water
Internet July 25, 2013
The idea of drinking water recycled from your sweat or urine may not seem very appealing, but it wouldn’t matter much if we lived in a place where access to drinking water and to any kind of water, in fact, would be almost impossible. This is where a Sweat... Read more
What We Know About Google Motorola’s Moto X
Internet July 25, 2013
There used to be a time when Motorola phones were all the rage. I remember saving up religiously to get my hands on the Razr, but those days seem like a dream now. Then Google upped the stakes. With the much talked about Moto X event to be held... Read more
ISP’s To Block Porn Unless You Opt In
Internet July 25, 2013
Pornographic websites will be automatically blocked by Internet service providers (ISPs) in the UK unless the account holder chooses to opt in, Prime Minister David Cameron announced today, according to the BBC. As part of new measures aimed at protecting “the innocence of our children”, Online search engines such as... Read more
Ubuntu Forums suffered a massive data breach on Saturday said Canonical,the company behind the Linux open-source based operating system. An announcement was posted on the main forum page confirming the breach and reassured users that their team were working to restore normal operations. The post said “every user’s local... Read more
Xbox One & PS4 Shortages at Launch?
Internet July 24, 2013
Gamers should expect shortages of next-generation consoles Xbox One and PlayStation 4 at launch, amid high demand and the difficulty of coordinating the launches, analysts believe. Robert W. Baird’s Colin Sebastian told GameSpot that it will be impossible for retailers to satisfy all their customers from day one and... Read more
Google’s Gmail has a new layout and with it, a new and very confusing form of advertising. Gmail Tabs were introduced by Google earlier this year and have been designed to automatically filter your electronic mail as it arrives into a number of predefined inboxes. The standard tabs are... Read more
Autonomous Cars on UK Roads by Year-End
Internet July 23, 2013
Most of the major car manufacturers, scientists and even Google are trying to develop functional self-driving cars, in an attempt to hopefully reduce the rate of accidents caused by human error. Partial self-driving models have already been tested, and UK authorities are ready to move forward: autonomous cars will... Read more
Chrome 28 Released For iOS
Internet July 23, 2013
A week after Chrome 28 on the desktop and Chrome 28 for Android, Google have announced the release of Chrome 28 for iOS. You can download the latest version now directly from Apple’s App Store. Among the new features Google is adding is the option to open links in... Read more
Soaring levels of mobile phone theft have prompted new measures to tackle the issue, which will be tested in New York and San Francisco. Prosecutors will use the iPhone 5 from Apple and the Galaxy S4 from Samsung to carry out the tests. This comes as a response to... Read more
QR Code Hacks Google Glass
Internet July 21, 2013
Another security weakness has been found with Google Glass. Using a QR code, security analysts at Lookout were able to force the Glass device to perform certain actions, such as sharing a user’s screen or joining wireless networks, without the user’s knowledge. Google Glass is set to automatically process... Read more
BBC to Launch Five New HD Channels
Internet July 20, 2013
The BBC has announced it plans to launch five new high definition channels by early next year. There will be High Definition versions of BBC News, CBBC, CBeebies, BBC Three and BBC Four. These channels will be available over rooftop aerials via Freeview receivers as well as cable and... Read more
A recent statement by Microsoft on the National Security Agency (NSA), indirectly hints that any communication via Skype could be intercepted and given to the NSA. In a blog post the company said it “ that all calls, whether over the Internet or by fixed line or mobile phone,... Read more
Intel Involved in Making Better 3D Movies
Internet July 19, 2013
The Intel Corporation is tapping a new business opportunity in South Korea and it is not anything to do with supplying more mobile chips to Samsung Electronics Co. It is actually helping to make better three-dimensional movies. The Korean animation film market lacks the technological finesse of their Western counterparts, this... Read more
For all the fuss about which next-generation console is better, both Xbox One & PS4 are actually selling like hot cakes. Last week Amazon ran out of launch bundles for both gaming systems and yesterday it was reported that pre-order numbers are already double those of previous generation consoles.... Read more
Pew Internet have released a study that determined specific pros and cons of using digital technology in a classroom environment. According to the survey, the majority of middle school and high school educators believe that digital tools increase student collaboration with applications such as Google Docs, and help them share... Read more
LG’s 4k Ultra HD TVs Available in the U.S.
Internet July 18, 2013
Do you have about $8,000 to spend on a brand new Ultra HD television set? Rest assured, you’ve got plenty of options, as LG has just launched its newest 4K televisions in the U.S. LG’s 4K Ultra HD TVs are part of the LA9700 series and are available in... Read more
Companies promote their new devices and products but no one it seems is as keen as Larry Page. We know that Page likes to show off Google Glass by wearing it at every opportunity but he has reached a new level as according to reports, he wore a pair... Read more
Goodbye PCWorld Print Edition
Internet July 17, 2013
For the younger generation, the news that the PCWorld print edition has been killed might not really mean much. After all, how many “kids” these days actually hold print magazines and books (not to mention newspapers) in their hands on a regular basis? Heck, even the older generation probably... Read more