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Apple Pay is starting to turn heads in the contactless payment market, in the U.S. 90 percent of banks are working with Apple on the mobile payment solution, and more retailers are coming to the fold everyday. In order to keep growing, Apple needs to expand its borders, and... Read more
Tree Shaped Wind Turbines Provide Green Energy
News January 6, 2015
In the past there have been great debates from many different people of ranging viewpoints regarding the efficiency, cost and renewability of wind energy. The general consensus now, is that wind-generated power has the potential to make a massive contribution to varying renewable energies across the planet. The main... Read more
Samsung To Unveil 360-Degree Speakers At CES 2015
News January 6, 2015
Samsung has decided to early reveal some of the products coming to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on Jan. 6 to Jan. 9, following the lead of LG in audio. The most eye-catching announcement in the audio department has to be the 360-degree egg-style speakers, formally named the WAM6500... Read more
A sequel to the popular Naughty Dog series ‘The Last of Us’ could already been in the works, according to lead character artist Michael Knowland. On Knowland’s LinkedIn resume, the character artist claims he worked on “prototyping head sculpts” for one month on The Last of Us 2. It... Read more
Well, it turns out it’s not just happening at Walmart. Sadly, another retail shopper has had a bad experience when buying a PS4. (And by “bad experience”, I mean that the shopper didn’t get anything close to what they were attempting to purchase). Last week, Techbeat reported that a... Read more
Bank Of England To Use Social Media To Predict Economic Trends
InternetNewsSocial Media January 5, 2015
Finance is a very complicated business isn’t it? Inflation, interest rates, foreign currency rates, borrowing, lending, mortgages and business loans etc. all make for a set of parameters that are in constant flux. It’s no wonder that the banks turn to technology to assist them in the use information... Read more
Mobile payments have come a long way since their inception. The big guns in the war are Apple Pay and Google Wallet. The US is usually first in the battle, but close behind is the UK. Many people, including myself, are looking forward to Apple Pay’s arriving in the... Read more
Microsoft is working on a new web browser for Windows 10, code-named Spartan, to replace the ageing Internet Explorer. First reported by ZDNet, Microsoft will reportedly ship both web browsers in Windows 10, to test the waters with Spartan. Internet Explorer’s team will be downscale internally, to the point... Read more
Scientist Theorise graphene Could Harvest Energy From Thin Air
News January 4, 2015
Researchers at Manchester University in the UK say their latest discovery involving graphene could be the most revolutionary advance in battery technology the world has seen. According to a recent study published in the journal Nature, graphene membranes may be used to harness hydrogen gas from the atmosphere in the... Read more
New Mothers Use Google Glass To Help Monitor Babies
News January 2, 2015
The news regarding Google Glass has stagnated at the moment. Nobody has been attacked in a bar for wearing them or nobody has been ordered by staff to remove them from the cinema. Well, when I say ‘no one’ I mean sure, there could have been some people which... Read more
Did you buy someone an Apple device this Christmas? Or, did you unwrap a new iDevice? (Even if you didn’t, someone you know probably did). One thing’s for sure – Apple had a great Christmas, if device sales mean anything, anyway. Why? Because they had more devices activated than... Read more
Another Robot Restaurant Opens In China
News January 2, 2015
In other news of the day, another restaurant staffed mostly by robots has opened in the Hefei, Anhui province of China. This one’s slightly different than some of the others, as it is named Wall.e – you know, like the Disney/Pixar robot? It’s anyone’s best guess as to how... Read more
Russian Startup Develops Smart Motorcycle Helmet
News January 2, 2015
A team over at one of Russia’s many startups, Livemap, has developed a unique motorcycle helmet. In fact, it is a one of a kind piece of kit that will assist all kinds of bikers. The Livemap Smart Helmet will come equipped with voice control whilst at the same... Read more
It’s really sad I’m even writing a post about this sort of thing, but apparently it needs to be done. You probably heard something about the PlayStation (PSN) and Xbox Live network outages that happened on Christmas day last week. (Just in case you had more important things going... Read more
Want To Try A New Media Player? Get AIMP
MultimediaNews January 1, 2015
Are you getting a bit bored with your current media setup? Isn’t it time for a change? Sometimes we all need to freshen up our setup and give it new look and feel. Check out AIMP. AIMP is a free audio player with support for large number of formats... Read more
Let’s face it – New Year’s Eve is cool and all, but sometimes parents don’t want to wait up with their kids until the ball drops at the midnight hour. Sometimes, parents are tired and don’t want to wait up at all; they just want to go to bed.... Read more
Facebook Says “Sorry” For Year In Review Feature
NewsSocial Media December 31, 2014
If you’ve been on Facebook for more than five seconds in the past couple of weeks, you’ve undoubtedly been pestered to check out your “year in review”. This feature, which Facebook seems to tout at the end of every year, allows you to get a quick snapshot of the... Read more
Man Buys PS4 At Walmart & Gets A Box Of Rocks
News December 31, 2014
I’ve bought plenty of video game consoles from the store in my day, including a Nintendo Gamecube, an Xbox, a PS2, and Xbox 360, etc; I know well the feelings of anticipation brought on by such a purchase. You can’t wait to get home to unbox it, hook it... Read more