Month: August 2014
Huffpo adds Spritz to US mobile site: Reading the news just got faster (and a lot more fun)
Remember Spritz? It's a phenomenally clever text streaming service that made waves earlier in the year and it can basically eat up any kind of textual content and serve it back to you at lightning speed, turning you into the speediest of speed readers in a quicker, easier way than you could ever imagine. Well, there were…
Tiny magnets could power future computers
When it comes to innovation, we're often told to think big, but the future of computer design could be really, really, small. Just a few atoms across, in fact. Conventionally, microchips consist of transistors, which are made of silicon, and powered by running current through wires, which means they use up a lot of energy.…
IBM’s TrueNorth chip wants to replicate our brains
Computers can’t replace our brains quite yet, but they are now starting to replicate them. IBM has made a computer chip called TrueNorth that manages to fit a million neurons, 256 million synapses and 4096 parallel cores into an area the size of a postage stamp. It’s capable of 46 billion synaptic operations per second,…
10 chat apps to use when texting just isn’t enough: Meow Chat, LINE, Snapchat
With so many chat apps out there, it’s hard to differentiate between them and decide which is the best one for you. There’s obviously the messaging giants like Facebook Messenger and Whatsapp (which has also been acquired by Facebook, and, thus, Facebook is taking over the world) but there are so many others that may…
10 chat apps to use when texting just isn’t enough: BBM, Viber, Telegram
6) Blackberry Messenger (BBM) What makes BBM different? Another instant messaging app with all the features you’d expect, including group messaging, voice notes, photo sharing and knowing whether your friends have read your message, but Blackberry Messenger has that extra bit of privacy, as opposed to WhatsApp, as your contacts need your BBM pin to…
10 best backpacks for urban commutes, gym trips & summer fun [part two]: Knomo, ASOS, Hype
If you missed our first post, we're rounding up our favourite backpacks suitable for urban commuting, carrying around your gadgets, weekends away and just summer fun if you like to be prepared and carry loads of stuff with you to the park. 7. Multi-print Patterned Backpack If you're looking for a soft and squishy backpack…
10 best backpacks for urban commutes, gym trips & summer fun: Herschel, Nike, Mi Pac
Chances are you've been avoiding backpacks like the plague ever since you broke free of the education system and didn't have to cart 3,853 textbooks, 56 folders and 41.482 unnecessary pieces of stationery around with you 24/7. But sometimes you need to carry just as much stuff now you're all grown up, whether you have…
Mobile rumours: Nokia Lumia 730 photos surface, LG stylus phablet, and three Xperia smartphones
The world of mobile news is scary and complicated, with rumours flying about all over the place about what the many different companies are planning on doing. If you don’t know what you’re looking for then chances are you won’t get very far, so to ease your burden here are some of today’s biggest mobile…
Apple rumours: More iPhone 6 pictures, iFitness Tracker, and more on the China “ban”
Those Apple rumours just keep coming, especially coming up to the iPhone 6′s rumoured launch window, and keeping up with them all is proving to be a difficult task. To keep you up to speed, here is today’s round-up of the biggest Apple rumours and news. 1. More leaked iPhone 6 shots show off more…
Tortoises can use touchscreens, too
Not only can monkeys and elephants take selfies, but tortoises can use touchscreens – which officially makes the animal kingdom more tech-savvy than many of my relatives. Researchers from the University of Lincoln ran an experiment with red-footed tortoises to find out how their brains organise and retain information. They placed a tablet on the…