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Nvidia GeForce GTX 780 Faster Than Xbox One
Everyone’s all excited about the next generation gaming console from Microsoft, the Xbox One. It is common knowledge that any decent hardcore gamer would always go for the Xbox over any other console, but when it comes to gaming, the PC still reigns supreme. And that’s what Nvidia knows... Read more
Microsoft To Launch Sculpt Mouse Range
Mice or mouses? Unless you’re particularly finicky when it comes to grammar, who cares? (If you really are particular about these things, though, you’ll find this discussion interesting.) However you wish to call a bunch of those devices you use to point and click when using the computer, you... Read more
Monkey Light Pro: Animate Your Bike Wheels
We’ve seen the Revolights and how a LED lighting system integrated in your bike’s wheels can be quite a life-saver on the road at night, but this new project is taking the concept of wheel lights even further. If you want your bike to look like a funky disco... Read more
Scentee: Smell-o-vision for Smartphones
We’re not sure if this little invention can actually take off, but it’s definitely one of those cool, sort of useless ideas we like to geek out about. A Japanese company called ChatPerf has come up with a gadget that offers smell-o-vision for smarthpones. While the jury’s still out... Read more
Carbon Electronics Created from Paper
Scientists are always looking for ways to create flexible microchips that are also cost-efficient so as to be used for an ever growing number of applications in the electronics sector. The material of choice is generally plastics, but one of the biggest problems with flexible chips made of plastic... Read more
NASA to Print 3D Food
Systems and Material Research Corporation (SMRC) in Austin Texas have been given a grant of $125,000 to develop 3D printed food for astronauts. You could ask why, what’s wrong with dehydrated mac and cheese? Well there are numerous challenges to feeding and hydrating the residents of somewhere like the... Read more
Meta 1: Most Advanced Augmented Reality Device
Wearable gadgets are becoming increasingly popular, largely thanks to Google Glass, with more and more developers producing similar designs. But this new gadget is a lot more than a smart device or a VR headset. The meta 1 is an augmented reality device that allows users to interact with... Read more
Dell Project Ophelia to Ship in July [Rumor]
Are you ready to buy a USB drive based PC? A new rumor suggests that Dell will begin shipping its Project Ophelia PC in July 2013. The thumb-sized USB drive contains Google Android’s mobile operating system and plugs directly into any HDTV with a HDMI (and possibly USB according... Read more
Windows 8.1 Free Update Available June 26th
Since it was announced, Windows Blue has functioned like a carrot on a stick for Windows 8 users who have had complaints about the operating system. Well, that may very well be majority of the users, but Windows has never been a stranger to complaints anyway. It is quite... Read more
Internet Explorer 10 for Windows 7 Helps Microsoft Regain Browser Market Share
The browser wars continues, with browsers being updated and upgraded for the new operating systems as well as made available on older ones. This was the case with the Internet Explorer (IE) 10 released for the Windows 7 platform. Originally designed for Windows 8, Microsoft eventually decided to release... Read more
3D Printed Gun Controversy Rages On
The world’s first 3D printed gun successfully test fired, to our knowledge, continues to flare spirits as the U.S. government ordered all blueprints for the gun to be taken offline. The creator of The Liberator, as the gun is called, believes the decision is political. Ever since it was... Read more
Linux Preferred OS for International Space Station Crew
If there is one thing about the crew on the International Space Station, it is that they use a lot of laptops. The crew up there consists of only six members but they have around 140 laptops up there. That equates to around 23 laptops per person. What’s even... Read more
Microsoft to Roll out Free Windows 8 Update Later This Year
Microsoft has had to face criticism like never before because of Windows 8. Even though the company has released some products that flopped in the past, like Windows Vista, the criticism wasn’t as intense as it has been for Windows 8. The sales continue to plod along, having reached... Read more
Apple iPhone 5 Vs Samsung Galaxy S4 – Readers Poll
With the Samsung Galaxy S4 launch in April, the interweb has been a flood with product comparisons between Samsung’s new flagship model and Apple’s fastest ever selling handset-the iPhone 5. Instead of just comparing the technical specs, dropping each device onto a concrete surface (we’ve also done that below... Read more
Top 5 iOS 7 Rumors

Top 5 iOS 7 Rumors

Mobile May 13, 2013

Whenever the time for a new iOS version comes near, pundits and average users alike run around like headless chickens, declaring and wishing for features that are needed and wanted. History has taught us that where there is smoke, there is fire; so when the inevitable slew of iOS... Read more
7 Google Glass Features That Will Convince You to Buy
When Google Glass was first “announced” back in early 2012, the rumor mill went on overdrive. Speculation was rife about what Google was planning to do. Wearable technology ideas were thrown left and right. Augmented reality rumors were even brought up. At this point, with Google Glass being available... Read more
First 3D Printed Gun Successfully Test Fired
The world’s first 3D printed gun has been test fired in the United States, triggering a flurry of criticism and health and safety warnings. The gun, dubbed the Liberator, was designed by Defense Distributed, a Texas-based firm headed by 25-year-old law student Cody Wilson. It took the company a... Read more
Spark Core: Wi-Fi Connectivity for Everything
Adding Wi-Fi to your computing projects and apparently to a wide range of different devices could become a breeze soon, when the new Spark Core, a tiny development platform, hits the market. The device is advertised as being able to add Wi-Fi connectivity to virtually anything, from a security camera to... Read more