Month: September 2014
Chemotherapy is safe during pregnancy, researchers say
New research presented this week at the ESMO 2014 Congress in Madrid has shown that chemotherapy is safe during pregnancy (and that radiation therapy only carries a low risk). Dr Frederic Amant from University Hospitals Leuven in Belgium said that as long as chemo was given after the first trimester, there were no negative impacts…
Details for the HTC One M8 Max phablet leak
We all know that HTC is going to be responsible for the Nexus 9 (or we think we do), but it looks like its not avoiding other things because details of a new HTC-made phablet have leaked: The HTC One M8 Max. According to reports from Chinese site My Drivers, the device will come with…
A Windows 9 upgrade may cost Windows 7 users £20
Yesterday an Indonesian Microsoft executive confirmed that Windows 9 would be a free upgrade for Windows 8 users, but details on upgrade options for users of older software were mysteriously absent. Now it seems that Windows 7 users might be able to get their hands on Windows 9 for a mere £20. This comes from…
This new wearable harvests electricity while you walk
Mexican scientists have developed a new wearable that fits inside a shoe and can convert energy from walking (or running, I guess, if you’re into that kind of thing) and turn it into electricity. The device, which is around three millimetres thick, is similar to an insole and designed to store mechanical-vibrational energy created by…
Bing apps are adopting the MSN brand name
Bing the search engine is still alive and kicking but Microsoft is ditching the Bing moniker for a number of Windows Phone apps in favour of the MSN name. The change has started happening already as many Windows Phone user may attest to. It makes a little bit of sense to be honest. The Bing…
Bendgate is old news, it’s all about Gapgate now
Bendgate is a bit of a serious issue, and ignoring the fact that adding the 'gate' suffix onto any sort of scandal is ridiculous and unnecessary the hashtag has helped people vent their frustrations about bendy iPhone 6s and allowed other to relentlessly mock the issue. Well Bengate is old news, it's all about Gapgate…
Dolphins are sensitive to magnets
Dolphins are sensitive to magnets, French researchers have found. Magnetoreception, or the ability to sense magnetic fields, has long been thought to be one of the ways that marine animals navigate, but there was little evidence that this was the case. So Dorothee Kremers and her colleagues from the Université de Rennes designed an experiment…
PayPal is splitting away from eBay as its own company
eBay has just announced that as of next year PayPal will be its own separate, publicly traded company. The split is reported to be happening in the latter half of 2015 and will see eBay's e-commerce unit and PayPal's payment system become their own separate entities. Devin Wenig, president of eBay Marketplaces, will become CEO of…
The Apple Watch is on show at Paris Fashion Week
Apple products can offer a lot, but the most desirable thing about them is that they are Apple products. You know that, I know that, Apple knows that. It explains why Apple is showcasing the Apple Watch at Paris fashion week as well. The watch will on display in Colette fashion store in Paris behind…
iOS 8.1 code reveals details on TouchID for iPad and Apple Pay settings
iOS 8 hasn't actually had a great time during the roll-out period, but reports from Mac Rumours indicate that iOS 8.1 might be on the way fairly soon. It also claims that the developer release contains information for Apple Pay, due for US release in October, and TouchID systems for the iPad. The code seems…
