Month: August 2014

Jaime King used Uber to get to hospital and give birth

Jaime King has revealed she took an Uber to hospital when she went into labour with last October. The 35-year-old American actress and model told host Conan O'Brien that an ambulance was too 'dramatic'. She explains her decision in the video below: 'they [Uber] say 'three minutes away', with an ambulance you don't know. I can rely on…

Is ‘McMusic’ on the way? Fast food giant steps into digital market

It seems that McDonald's wants its fingers in all the pies, with plans to go beyond the burgers and step into digital music. As reported by CNBC, the fast food giant has just appointed its first ever U.S. vice president of digital, Julia Vander Ploeg - former executive of Ticketmaster - and intends to increase its…

SoundCloud content creators could earn money from ads soon

One of the only music streaming sites left without ads, SoundCloud is now introducing them, in line with launching a new program for its content creators to make money - so good for content creators, but not great for listeners. The new creator partner program on SoundCloud will have three tiers, Partner, Pro and Premier,…

Apple Rumours: iPad Air 2 RAM upgrade, iPhone 6 external camera lenses

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. The iPad Air 2 Could get an upgrade…

‘Tickling’ the ear could help heart health, say scientists

Sending a mild electrical pulse to the ear could improve heart health, according to researchers from the University of Leeds. They used a TENS machine – more commonly used for muscle pains or to help women in labour – to stimulate a small area at the front of the ear called the tragus. They say…

Smartsun is the £1 wristband that tells you when you’ve had too much sun

If you’re prone to burning, and are never sure when you’ve been in the sun too long, it could now be as simple as wearing a UV-sensitive wristband, namely Smartsun. Designed by Swedish scientists, the new light-reactive bracelet changes colour from yellow to pink, warning wearers that it’s time to slap some sunscreen on and…

Is this the perfect formula for a viral video?

The internet knows no bounds when it comes to strange videos. We saw the Evolution of Dance, the falling grape lady and the panda sneeze uploaded during the early years of YouTube, while later contributions include the infamous wedding entrance dance, Dove's 'evolution' video and the five-second-long dramatic chipmunk. But many of the most popular videos of all time seem to…

Google’s Photo Sphere app finally comes to iOS

They've been keeping it as an exclusive for Android users for the last year, but today Google has finally released a version of its innovative app Photo Sphere for iOS. The free app allows you to take a 360-degree picture by pointing your camera in the direction of several blue dots that appear on screen.…

Readers absorb less from Kindles than paper books, study finds

A study has found that people absorb 'significantly' less when reading books from a Kindle than when reading from their paper counterparts. As part of Europe-wide research examining the effects of digitisation on the reading experience, 50 readers were given the same 28-page short story by Elizabeth George and asked to read it - half of them using a Kindle,…