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Have you ever-needed specific images for something and didn’t quite know where to look? Well my friends, the search is over as the world’s largest photo agency, Getty Images, has made a massive amount of its library free to use, in an effort to combat online piracy. Millions of... Read more
The One Ring That Controls Everything Else
News March 12, 2014
And you thought all that talk about the “One Ring” was just fantasy straight out of those Lord Of The Rings movies. Well, it turns out there is a ring(s) out there that can control most everything in your home. As of this writing, though, it doesn’t appear it will allow... Read more
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
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
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
If you own a smartphone, then chances are you have, unfortunately, got it wet. Whether that is wet from answering a call in the pouring rain, or dropping it in your bathtub, it is the most annoying thing you can do to your phone. Even cracking your screen isn’t... Read more
As everyone awaits the official release of the new HTC One, the leaks and rumours surrounding the latest flagship handset are coming thick and fast. Another leak from @evleaks has posted on Twitter what looks like a press image, showing a funky new cover that displays information by the... Read more
New Google Glass App Emotient Reads Your Emotions
Internet March 10, 2014
Google Glass has received a massive amount of publicity since its inception by the minds Google engineers. Now whether that publicity is good or bad, you cannot deny that the applications of this piece of wearable technology are far reaching. There are many things that you could use Glass... Read more
Chrome Voice Search Coming To Windows, Mac & Linux
Internet March 10, 2014
If you use Google Chrome as your default internet browser on your desktop computer, the creative geniuses at Google are doing everything they can to make it easier for you to search for things, etc. If you have a fairly recent smartphone with the Google Chrome app, you’re probably... Read more
Flickr Co-Founder Launches Findery App
MobileSocial Media March 9, 2014
Caterina Fake is the mind behind the massively popular Flickr photo-sharing site and is looking to eliminate that historical chain with a new location map-based social discovery platform, called Findery. Findery is currently available on iOS, it becomes clear that the world is meant to be viewed by the... 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
With all the cases of government snooping and outright requests for user information, not to mention the leaks that have let the cat out of the bag, companies seem to have engaged in a quest to show transparency. Microsoft is one of those who is rather vocal about law... Read more
Snowden To Hold Webchat From Russia At SXSW
Internet March 8, 2014
Notorious Edward Snowden, known as a National Security Agency (NSA) informer in the US, will join this year’s South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival roster of speakers in Austin Texas. Snowden ran from the US in June, taking with him, top-secret documents. However, he will appear through a teleconference... Read more
A severe bug in the open-source GnuTLS library, which is used by lots of Linux variants, will undermine the encryption which keeps Web traffic secure from attacks and is similar to the “goto fail” bug in Apple OS, which was discovered in February. If you are a Windows or a... Read more
The big tech companies are constantly battling to come out on top, striving to gain the majority market share with their products. The technology research firm Gartner had made predictions that Apple would keep its hold on the tablet market until 2015. However, a new study by the company... Read more
Follow Google’s Project Loon On Its Journey
Internet March 6, 2014
Google announced its Project Loon last year. Its aim is to bring the internet to the most remote parts of the world, where it is near impossible to currently get access. The project is now well under way and you can track the helium ballons as they journey around... Read more
Steve Ballmer Reveals His Biggest Regret
Internet March 6, 2014
Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has had his fair share of ups and downs, and yet despite what many analysts have pointed out as his failings, Ballmer has brought Microsoft to higher financial levels. That’s one thing no one can take away from him. Just like any other human... Read more