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It has finally arrived; Apple has released its iOS 7.1 software update for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. It sees changes to the user interface, faster animations and transitions and the desperately needed bug fixes. In the Calender app there is now a dedicated list and tray view... Read more
Europe’s top cybercrime police officer has warned that sensitive information should not be sent over public wi-fi hotspots because there is a risk that hackers can steal it. Troels Oerting, who is head of Europol‘s cybercrime centre, says that rather, personal data should be sent over a known and... Read more
Ads are the bane of an online user’s existence – well, one of them, at least. While I do not fancy ads myself, I haven’t gone as far as using an ad blocker, which many online pros use – quite understandably. I think they’re a necessary evil to some... Read more
IBM Develops Masterchef Supercomputer
News March 11, 2014
I must confess to loving cookery programs, my favourite being the various MasterChef series. What fascinates me is how professional chefs can look at the most bizarre ingredients and invent incredible dishes. Yet they have nothing on the IBM supercomputer, which can come up with a quintillion ways of... Read more
The Couch That Will Automatically Turn Into A Bed
News March 11, 2014
If you have ever owned one of those couches that hides a bed inside, than you more than likely know how much of a pain in the rear it can be to get the bed out and then back in once again. Having owned one of these myself, I... Read more
Look At This Fully Working Batpod A Dad Built For His Son
News March 11, 2014
What’s the best thing your dad has ever created for you? A tree house? A bike ramp? Something made by LEGO? While our fathers may have been great and well-meaning, most of them never built a homemade Batpod from scratch. You might be asking, “What is a Batpod?”, and... Read more
Man Becomes Cyborg Drummer With Robotic Arm
News March 11, 2014
Two years ago Jason Barnes was electrocuted and as a consequence he sadly lost the lower half of his right arm, along with his dream of being a drummer. However, a new prosthetic arm has meant he can finally realize his dream. Working with the Georgia Institute of Technology... Read more
Pizza Hut Digital Ordering Table Concept
News March 10, 2014
We are nearing the point when human contact will be obsolete. Soon, everything will be digital, including ordering in restaurants. Who needs waiters or waitresses when we can soon use a touch screen table and order our food via digital waiters. The idea is a touch screen table that... Read more
The Linux Foundation has announced that it has teamed up with edX, a non-profit online learning platform, to build a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), making its ‘Introduction To Linux‘ course free to everyone, everywhere. It is known that access to advanced Linux training has been limited and so... Read more
What do you usually do whilst you are a waiting for your food to arrive? Look at your phone right? Well, if you ordered your food from Buffalo Wild Wings, then you can now play with a Samsung Galaxy tablet whilst you kill the time! Buffalo Wild Wings restaurants... Read more
When it comes to internet security, there is a plethora of choice from various providers. McAfee is a well known name in antivirus and its Stinger product promises to detect and remove malware threats. Although its not a replacement for full fledged antivirus software, McAfee Stinger is a quick... Read more
Opera 20.0.1387.64 Stable Available To Download
News March 9, 2014
Opera Software ASA has released its latest stable version of the web browser for Windows PC users. At the time of writing, there has been no official change log released for Opera 20.0.1387.64 but the browser comes packed full of features, including advanced functions like Opera’s E-mail program. If... Read more
“My heart will go on, and on..” I can hear Celine Dion now. And soon, your heart may be able to go on and on as well, thanks to a revolutionary electronic membrane designed to keep your heart rate beating perfectly. The membrane is made from a thin, circuit-lined... Read more
Mozilla, the company behind the popular Firefox browser, is investigating reports that Dell is charging users with new computers to install Firefox. Reports from one user, who informed the Register website that he was asked to pay £16.25 ($27.25) to have the browser installed on his PC. Mozilla Firefox is free,... Read more
Take A Look At The Largest Aircraft in The World
News March 7, 2014
There are a lot of aircraft in the world – commercial planes, military planes, helicopters, and the list goes on and on. Depending on the type of plane you’re looking at, most aircraft look and act very similar. There’s small aircraft, middle-sized aircraft, large aircraft, and then my personal... Read more
Dropbox is an online sharing tool that allows you to select, share and synchronise files with other users. You can sync any size or type of file and the software comes with 2GB of online storage for free. The latest version, Dropbox 2.6.18, sees added translations but the company... Read more
Big Firmware Update On The Way For Sony SmartWatch 2
News March 7, 2014
There is a big firmware update on the way for the Sony Smartwatch 2. At a recent event the devices on show were running build number 1.0.B.4.80 rather than the current 1.0.B.3.46 build. So what changes can we expect to see? Well to begin with there will be new... Read more
Last week, I asked (perhaps rhetorically) if Microsoft’s push for people to ditch Windows XP will ever end. I suppose I can keep asking that, as Microsoft is supposed to launch a Windows XP warning popup on the 8th of March; and it’s supposed to look like the screenshot... Read more