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iTunes To Start Selling Subscriptions To Beats Music
The latest updated version of the Beats Music iPhone app is now taking new subscriptions utilising the iTunes billing system. The motive for this action is due to the high number of iPhone users, which the service currently has, coupled with the difficulty in getting a new subscriber base... Read more
Fake Your Mood With AgencyGlass
We can fake a lot of things, as that old saying “fake it till you make it” didn’t just come out of nowhere – but it’s really hard to fake things with our eyes. Unfortunately, our eyes are often tell-tale signs of exactly how we’re feeling inside – if... Read more
VMWare Player Update

VMWare Player Update

News April 23, 2014

This free desktop virtualization software application makes it easy to operate any virtual machine that has been created by VMware Workstation, VMware Fusion, VMware Server or VMware ESX.  The software also supports Microsoft Virtual Server virtual machines or Microsoft Virtual PC virtual machines. With VMware Player 6.0.2 you can... Read more
Hogwarts is Accepting Online Students – Enroll Now!
I have some very good news for all of you Harry Potter fans out there…and let’s face it – who isn’t a Harry Potter fan? If you thought your adventure with Hogwarts was all over when you finished reading Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows for the seventh time or when... Read more
Ineda Raises $17 Million For Wearable Device Chip R&D
Some of the low power chips which are used in many wearable tech products are designed and made by Ineda Systems, a US and Indian start-up firm.  The company develops low-power SoC’s (system on a chip) for  wearable technology markets.  The company has managed to raise US$17 million in... Read more
Nike Fires Fuelband Team But New Colours On The Way
Recent reports towards the end of last week said that Nike were allegedly going to be shutting down its FuelBand department following a spate of layoffs on Friday.  If this were true however, it would marked a significant exit in the wearable fitness device market by one of the most prominent... Read more
NASA’s Kepler Program Discovers Earth-Like Planet
For a long time now, the guys over at NASA have been searching for a planet that closely resembles Earth.  But there never seems to be a perfect match (surprisingly). Recently however NASA has found what they consider to be a close match to our Earth. According to a... Read more
Microsoft Opening 11 New Specialty Stores Across The US
Online stores have made it so much easier for us to throw our money at companies like Microsoft (to name only one, of course), but there is still something about going to a brick-and-mortar shop to browse, touch, and actually play with devices. Whether or not we actually buy... Read more
Mom Creates UpSee Harness To Help Her Son Walk
Most parents would do anything to help their children succeed, whether it comes in the form of sacrificing financially so they can get a good education, or just being present with them in the small moments as well as the big ones. No parent likes to be told their... Read more
World’s First Heterogeneous System Architecture Server Chip
AMD is due to give the first public demonstration of their second-generation Opteron X-Series server processor, code-named “Berlin”, at the Red Hat Summit, San Francisco, US on Wednesday.  The demo will consist of X2100 Series Opteron that will run a Linux environment, which is based on the Fedora Project. Berlin is... Read more
Project Loon Testing LTE In Nevada
Google’s Project Loon has expanded its testing in the Nevada desert. It is, allegedly for the very first time, delving into the licensed radio spectrum. Google themselves have declined to comment on the secret trials, but a local official has confirmed they are related to Project Loon, and recent... Read more
Microsoft’s Clippy Makes A Sneaky Comeback
Who doesn’t remember Microsoft’s “assistant” back in the day? Clippy, the paper clip that never got affected by the downs of life, the bouncing thingy on your screen that always gave you a smile when no one else would. Obviously, with the advancements in software over the years, Clippy... Read more
Evernote Update Now Available To Download
Evernote allows you to easily capture information in any environment on whatever device or platform that you find the most convenient to use.  By using Evernote you can access and search your information at any time and from anywhere you choose. So, stop forgetting things. Capture everything now so... Read more
Drones To Provide Wi-Fi For Military
Now that it seems all things “drone” are here to stay, people are coming up with all kinds of practical uses for drones. As Techbeat recently reported, Amazon is already working on the 6th generation of their delivery drones, drones can be bought online and assembled at home, and... Read more
Wireshark 1.11.3 (32-bit) Beta Released
Wireshark is the foremost network protocol analyzer that is available.  The software is standard across industry and educational institutions alike.  There are many features to the software such as the deep inspection of hundreds of protocols, with more constantly being added. You can use live capture and offline analysis.... Read more
BBC iPlayer Update Supports More Android Devices
Almost all of BBC iPlayer users that use an Android device are now able to download BBC content to watch offline.  The British Broadcasting Corporation issued an update for their immensely popular app this week. Following an initial rollout on 11 devices in September of 2013 and then a careful... Read more
World’s Biggest Jenga Game Played With Caterpillar Excavators
If you had access to giant earth moving equipment, what would you do with it?  Maybe help out friends landscaping their new garden?  You could try to assist a local charity in making a kids playground?  What about being a little bit selfish and just have some fun with... Read more
Time To Give Those Germ-Ridden Devices A Clean
Did you know that according to one study, some smartphones and tablets harbour more germs than a toilet seat and flush handle? Disgusting I know but the research indicated that this germ fest is due to our busy lifestyles that often leave us snacking on sticky and greasy food... Read more