The tech at IFA: smartwatches, tablets, and more phones
IFA has been going on for another day, and with it come a host of new mobile announcements. So today we're looking at the new tablets, smartwatches, and phones that has been announced in Berlin over the past couple of days. Moto G 2014 The original Moto G has become Motorola's best selling smartphone of…
Falco’s electric bike converter is powered by your heart
There are a lot of electric bike converters out there, but they don’t all have this much heart. Weirdly enough, I mean that literally. Electronics company Falco is currently raising money on Kickstarter for Fusion Sports Drive, its converter kit that can turn any bike into an electric bike, so you’ll never have to struggle…
Clothes woven with circuit board thread could turn them into wearable gadgets
Our current idea of a wearable tends to be things like smartwatches, fitness trackers, maybe AR glasses like Google Glass. The thing is, with the exception of some smart-shoes, they're just things we clip onto ourselves rather than actually wear. Well new clothes developed in Hong Kong could well turn the clothes you wear into…
Apple promises to add extra iCloud security following the recent breach
The past week has seen Apple come under heavy fire thanks to the iCloud hacking scandal that led to hundreds of naked photos of female celebrities released on the internet. Following the breach, Apple CEO Tim Cook has promised that the company is going to increase security and prevent its customers from falling victim to…
Action this by EOP: the world’s worst corporate email speak
We’re taught many things at school that are meant to prepare us for the world of work, but at no point do I remember being told what EOP stands for. Nor did any of my teachers brief me on how best to go about being onboarded, or explain what it means when a future boss…
The next version of Windows might just be called ‘Windows’
It's no secret that Microsoft wants to create one operating system that will work on tablets, phones, and PCs. At the moment it has Windows RT for tablets, Phone, and Windows 8 for PCs and hybrids. It's a big confusing, and the first step towards creating a unified operating system might end up being using…
This musician’s turning tennis into music
Musician and producer James Murphy is turning the US Open into music. The thwack of the ball, line judges screaming 'FAULT!', British hopes being dashed... When you think about musical inspirations, tennis might not be high on the list. But IBM and ad agency Ogilvy & Mather wanted to give it a try anyway. So…
Phillips’ 4K, Android-powered, curved TV is gloriously over the top
The bigger a TV the better it is, everyone knows that, but what do you do when you get to the stage where TVs are so big that making them any bigger would mean they don't fit in people's living rooms anymore? Simple, you keep them the same size and start throwing in the extra…
Sparkplug is like AirBnB for music gear
You and the rest of your band are off touring in a strange city, and disaster strikes -- one of your amps has just blown up. What are you to do? You could go out and buy one from a local music shop with the intention of returning it the next day, or you could…
Barclays’ Biometric Reader is going to make your bank account more secure
Most of our security these days comes from PIN numbers or passwords, with a few exceptions in the mobile world. The problem is that they are remarkably insecure because someone else could get access to your sensitive info simply by guessing your password. Barclays say nay to this idea, and has teamed up with Hitachi…
