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Man Killed Over PS4 On Craigslist
A man from Roswell, Georgia, is dead after he attempted to sell his PlayStation 4 on Craigslist last week. The man, Daniel Zeitz, a 28-year-old, put an ad up on Craigslist to sell his PS4 and found some interested buyers, and they set up a time and place to... Read more
The Latest Version Of MySQL Is Now Available
MySQL Community Edition is a freely downloadable version of the world’s most popular open source database, which is supported by an active community of open source developers and enthusiasts. MySQL delivers enterprise features, including: Partitioning to improve performance and management of very large database environments. Row-based/Hybrid Replication for improved... Read more
Indian Spacecraft Reaches Mars’ Orbit On First Attempt
India has become the first country to reach Mars’ orbit on the first attempt. The Indian spacecraft nicknamed Mangalyaan, which means “Mars craft” in Hindi or the Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) as it is more formally referred to, was launched back in November 2013 and finally reached its destination early... Read more
iOS 8.0.1 Update Pulled Due To Problems
A software update is usually supposed to fix more problems than it causes, but that’s not at all the case with Apple’s latest iOS 8.0.1 update. The update, released on Wednesday, was such a failure that it had to be completely scrapped and made unavailable. If you remember, it... Read more
Computer Security Strengthened With ZEBRA
Dartmouth College researchers have produced a fresh approach to computer security, which authenticates users continuously whilst they are using a terminal and then automatically logs them out when they leave the terminal or when someone else steps in to use their terminal. This is a huge step for securing... Read more
Drone Deliveries From DHL Are Starting In Germany!
There’s been a lot of talk in the air (pun intended) about delivering goods using drones. From Amazon to Google, companies have not been shy going public with their interest in the unmanned flying technology. When Amazon will actually get the clearance to use drones to deliver your packages... Read more
Apple Announces 10 million iPhone 6 Sales In Opening Weekend‏
Apple has announced 10 million iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus sales over the three day launch weekend. This beats the previous set record, by Apple, of 9 million sales. This comes two days after Apple announced four million sales within 24 hours of the two new iPhones, beating... Read more
Harvard Wyss Team Develop ‘Biospleen’
When a patient has sepsis, a life-threatening condition in which bacteria or fungi multiply in the blood, things can become rapidly life threatening.  A new technological device has been designed that is inspired by the human spleen. It has been developed by a team at Harvard’s Wyss Institute for... Read more
Virtual Reality On Planes Could Calm Fears Of Flying
I never flew on a plane until I was around 23 years old. One reason was I never went anywhere that I needed to fly to, but another reason was because I was slightly afraid of it. Something about a metal object that weighs a ton hanging out above... Read more
Apple Watch Edition Could Cost Up To $9,999‏
The Apple Watch will start at $349, but this is only for the aluminium and glass version, the stainless steel sapphire crystal glass and 18 karat gold editions still have not been given a price. Apple analyst John Gruber believes the Apple Watch will not be priced like normal... Read more
Ground Drone Project Launches Stair Climbing Robot
A new open-source robot called ARTI has been designed that can conquer stairs with no problems at all.  The freshly public Ground Drone Project are the guys behind this marvellous feat of engineering that has been in development for a couple of years now. The robot’s developers focused their minds on... Read more
iOS8 Glitch Spotted By Microsoft So They Up Storage On OneDrive To 30GB
In the wake of iPhone 6, Microsoft is offering 30GB of OneDrive space for free through a limited-time offer.  The technology giant had doubled its free OneDrive offer from 7.5GB to 15GB in June of this year, but they have now doubled it again to a fairly decent 30GB of... Read more
Xbox One Launch Stalled in China
While the Xbox One has been available in the United States for almost a year, gamers in China haven’t been so lucky. In fact, they haven’t been lucky at all since the year 2000 in the video game department – that was when China decided to outlaw foreign video... Read more
Looking To Change Your Media Player? Checkout Zoom Player
If you are looking for a change to your current media player then Zoom Player may be just what you are looking for.  The application has been designed to be a different style of media player.  Zoom Player both simplifies the playback experience for the common user, while offering... Read more
Videogame History Museum Coming to Texas
Sometimes, history is boring – I get that. There’s so many people, dates, and places you have to remember, and after a while everything can start jumbling together. Then, given the fact that “history” takes place in the past, it can sometimes seem so far away from us that... Read more
Google Reveals First Android One Smartphones‏
Google has kicked off its Android One initiative in India, announcing three new smartphones from local manufacturers Micromax, Karbonn and Spice Mobile. The three smartphones will go on sale for 6,399 INR or $105 USD. The three smartphones will be fitted with decent specs, compared to the feature phones... Read more
First Thoughts On iOS 8 Part Two
Having had a few days to immerse myself in Apple’s new iOS 8 software, I can tell you that I really like it. While my first post regarding iOS 8 revolved around some of the most noticeable changes at first glance, I will attempt to dig a bit deeper... Read more
Australian With First iPhone 6 Drops It Right After Buying
I’ve never bought an iPhone on release day as I don’t think I’d be able to handle all of the crowds and the excitement, but those things don’t stop tons of others from lining up at Apple stores all over the world each time a new iPhone is released.... Read more