Month: November 2014
Magnet smart jewellery lets you literally keep in touch
Wearables can do all kinds of things, from monitoring your dog’s health to diagnosing diseases. But Magnet smart jewellery offers something a bit different: the chance to literally keep in touch with someone you love. Only sold in pairs, it’s designed for two people to use. It can be worn on an attached bracelet, added…
The Windows 10 preview could reach us in January
After the backlash that Microsoft received over Windows 8, a lot of people (this writer included) can't wait for Windows 10 to arrive. Thankfully it looks like it could be sort-of arriving rather soon because rumour has it the consumer preview will become available towards the end of January. According to The Verge, Microsoft is…
The 20 best Christmas party dresses of 2014
It's that time of year again. The Christmas invites are flooding in, and you have nothing to wear that everyone hasn't seen before. Oh and of course, you need a different outfit for your work party, house party and New Year's Eve – we're exhausted just thinking about it. Luckily, we've done the hard work already:…
Three’s owners might be interested in buying EE or O2 as well
So both EE and O2 have both confirmed that they had started talks with BT over some sort of takeover. Reports now indicate that these talks have caused an unlikely source to consider a bid of its own. Who is this mysterious new bidder? None other than Hutchison Whampoa, the company that owns Three. According to…
Don’t worry: Scientists have identified the brain’s stress ‘switch’
European researchers have discovered a protein that ‘switches on’ the stress response in our bodies. Scientists from the MedUni Vienna in Austria and the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm worked together on a study which identified the role of secretagogin, a calcium-binding protein. This triggers the release of the hormone CRH, causing a snowball effect in…
iCracked brings iPhone repairs to wherever you are, even your favourite coffee den
We've all broken our phones, and usually that means having to send it off somewhere to be repaired or making an appointment with the 'Geniuses' at the Apple Store. If you're an iPhone user living in London then you're in a bit of luck, because iCracked's on-demand iPhone repair service has launched in the capital.…
The University of York just sent a rubber duck to space
After a successful campaign on the university's own crowdfunding site, the uni of York's AstroSoc sent a rubber duck to the edge of space on a weather balloon. As well a fun experiment in pushing bath toys to the limit, the stunt was designed to increase interest in astronomy during Science Week. Christened AstroDuck, the GoPro-equipped quacker took off…
Apparently Foxconn is going to start making sapphire glass iPhone displays
For what seemed like an eternity the mobile rumour mill was tearing itself apart with conflicting reports on whether or not apple would include sapphire glass in the iPhone 6. It did not, and then Apple's supplier went bankrupt ending many a person's sapphire display dreams. Those people are in luck, because apparently Foxconn have…
The EU wants the ‘right to be forgotten’ enforced globally
The EU's ruling to allow people the 'right to be forgotten' in the context of search engine results has been controversial. Google is against it, news outlets are against it, Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales is against it, and so it Web creator Tim Berners-Lee. The EU is sticking to its guns, however, and has now suggested…
This is Apple’s first advert for Beats
Apple bought Beats earlier this year, and ever since things have been remarkably quiet. Thanks to some leaks we knew that some new Beats Solo headphones were on the way, and now we actually get to see the very first advert for Beats Solo2. The ad itself features a large number of celebrities all wearing…