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Microsoft have just announced earlier this week, that it was very close to releasing a new version of its video calling app Skype for iPhone; sporting a new streamlined design coupled with improved performance. As expected we didn’t have to wait too long. The new Skype 5.0 for iPhone app is currently rolling... Read more
Download the latest version of WinRAR
News June 15, 2014
WinRAR 5.10 is an great archiving utility, which completely supports RAR and ZIP archives and is able to unpack CAB, ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ, ACE, UUE, BZ2, JAR, ISO, 7Z, Z archives. It consistently makes smaller archives than its competition, thereby saving disk space and costs. WinRAR has a... Read more
You’ll Soon Be Able To Go Back To The Future!
News June 15, 2014
If you’re anything like me, you absolutely love the Back to the Future movies. What’s not to love about an eccentric professor who has an awesome car that’s able to travel through time? Besides the car, the movie also introduced us to the concepts of power-lace shoes and hoverboards. Be honest... Read more
Google Wants In On Virgin Galactic
News June 15, 2014
I may have mentioned once or twice that Google is never one to be lagging in state of the art tech. The search engine giant is apparently in talks with Virgin Galactic to strike up a deal, which will give to Google critical access to satellite-launch technology and also... Read more
Ringly: Beautiful Wearable Tech For Women
News June 14, 2014
Ringly is an 18k-gold plated ring which connects to a smartphone. The ring then discreetly notifies the wearer when she receives a text or a call. The idea behind Ringly is to incorporate new tech into women’s everyday accessories. This is so that they may enjoy the moment without missing... Read more
World’s Smallest Cardiac Implant
News June 14, 2014
I have said it before and no doubt I will continue to say it again. Technology continues to move with such a pace that one day it may trip itself up! That day has obviously yet to arrive as the rise of the machines has not yet occurred. The... Read more
WinSCP Update Now Available
News June 13, 2014
For the safe copying of files between a local and a remote computer, WinSCP is the client you need. This popular open source FTP and SFTP client for Windows has just been updated to WinSCP 5.5.4 The software has many features, including; Legacy SCP protocol support and the software... Read more
@Everyword Tweets Every Word in Dictionary
NewsSocial Media June 12, 2014
There are all kinds of interesting accounts in the Twitter sphere (Twittersphere?) It seems everyone these days has a Twitter, from the President of the United States, to musicians, famous athletes, actors, and even the CIA of all organizations! While most of those are more serious accounts in nature,... Read more
Facial Recognition Tech Catches Armed Robber
News June 12, 2014
The use of technology in law enforcement is becoming increasingly popular. Only recently there have been trials for wearable cameras in body armour for police in the London, UK. Also, police officers around the globe are trialling the use of Google Glass to enable them to perform their duties... Read more
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At Apple’s WWDC 2014 developer conference earlier this month, we got the first glimpses of OS X Yosemite and unlike Windows 8, it is clearly aimed at the desktop user. Microsoft has really tried hard to resolve the fact that people just don’t like Windows 8 with its trendy... Read more
Real VNC Now Updated
News June 12, 2014
VNC stands for Virtual Network Computing. It is remote control software, which allows you to view and interact with one computer on another computer anywhere on the Internet. With Real VNC technology, you can remotely access and control your computers, wherever you are on the planet. VNC replicates the... Read more
I might as well admit it – even though I use an iPhone, I am pretty impressed with Google Now. Every few weeks it seems the service is updated to allow another awesome feature. I thought it keeping track of all of your favorite sports team’s scores was pretty... Read more
Download The Latest Version Of Format Factory
News June 12, 2014
Format Factory is a free audio, video and photo converter, which supports a vast range of formats for encoding and ripping. With Format Factory you can either convert single files or entire folders from one format to another of your choice. The software comes with an array of presets... Read more
CIA Joins Facebook & Twitter
NewsSocial Media June 11, 2014
Well, you just never know who you’ll find on social media these days. Of course there are all kinds of people who you would expect – celebrities, athletes, big-name type people – but there are some organizations and people who you wouldn’t exactly expect to see sending out a... Read more
UK Highway Code To Be Altered For Driverless Cars
News June 11, 2014
Only a few weeks after Google unveiled its first set of self-driving cars, transport ministers in the UK have begun to draw up new legislation to allow driverless vehicles onto Britain’s highways. The current Highway Code is somewhat antiquated and therefore inadequate for coping with this new type of... Read more
For anyone who doesn’t already know, Google X is Google’s top-secret lab that has been responsible for Google Glass, weather balloons that provide internet connections to the remotest parts of the world and self-driving cars. The team of engineers who work in Google X are tasked with thinking not... Read more
DARPA Z MAN Project
News June 11, 2014
Have you ever wanted to be able to climb vertical surfaces? I remember watching Spiderman in the theatre and thinking wow, now that is cool. It appears as though I wasn’t the only person to have that desire. The people behind DARPA’s Z Man project must have had similar thoughts.... Read more
I don’t know if you missed this big piece of news a few days ago, but on June 6th, the classic game Tetris turned the big 30. Wow – Tetris is just a couple of months older than me. Tetris is one of the first games I can remember... Read more