Month: October 2014
Google wants Android Wear to be multi platform
At the moment the absence of the Apple Watch and the prominence of Android Wear means that Google is lead player in the wearables market. Wouldn't it be great if they could up that a bit by making the platform compatible with phones that don't run Android? Jeff Chang, the Android Wear Project Manager, seems…
The LG G Watch R goes on sale in Europe next month
After it made its debut at IFA this year, people couldn't wait for LG's first foray into the world of round smartwatches: the G Watch R. Now after a month or so of waiting it has been revealed that the device is going on sale in Europe next month. We don't know exactly when the…
Nokia is dead, long live Microsoft Lumia
The other day we reported that Microsoft was moving ahead with plans to ditch the Nokia brand in favour of using Lumia, today that has been confirmed by Microsoft's Senior VP for Marketing for Phones, Tuula Rytilä. Speaking on what was once Nokia Conversations, Rytilä confirmed that a branding transition was taking place and that Microsoft's phones…
Adam the labrador proves that dogs can be allergic to humans, too
Itchy skin that causes an insatiable urge to scratch is one of the side-effects when people are allergic to dogs. And, as Treehugger reports, it's also one of the side-effects when dogs are allergic to people. When volunteers from the Lucky Dog Retreat rescue centre in Indianapolis in the U.S found an adorable two year-old…
Words that have whole new meanings, thanks to social media
'On a cold winter's evening, the whole family would gather round the wireless... because Virgin Media broadband was down to 2Mbps again.' For as long as it has existed, the internet has been taking words and claiming them as its own. Post, thread, status; all terms that would have entirely different meanings on Downton Abbey than they…
Want to learn more? You need to daydream, says study
You know when you’re working hard to learn something new and people tell you that you need to calm down and stop stressing? Annoying, isn’t it? What’s even more annoying is that they’re right. New research suggests that rather than pushing yourself to take in new information, your time would be better spent daydreaming, and…
Over-the-counter painkillers could help treat depression
Anti-inflammatory painkillers sold over the counter (like ibuprofen and aspirin) could help to treat depression, according to a new analysis. As Psych Central reports, researchers from Aarhus University in Denmark have just reviewed 14 studies containing info on 6262 patients who had symptoms of depression, publishing their findings in JAMA Psychiatry. They discovered that those…
“Photobomb”, “adorkable” among latest additions to Collins English Dictionary
The terms 'twerking', 'photobomb' and 'meme' are among the latest to be added to the print edition of the Collins English Dictionary, Huffington Post reports. They're just a couple of the whopping 50,000 new entries which have been added to the dictionary's 12th edition. Also making the cut are 'Bitcoin' and 'onesie'. More obscure entries include…
B&O Play enters the Bluetooth speaker market with the BeoPlay A2
B&O PLAY has today unveiled its first ever Bluetooth speaker, the BeoPlay A2, and at a much more affordable price than its usual speakers too (although still pretty expensive). The BeoPlay A2 is also the world’s first omni-directional sound solution for a flat speaker, which, according to B&O, ensures that everyone listening can enjoy equally…
‘Brain training’ won’t make you smarter or stave off Alzheimer’s after all
Finally: some good news for the lazy, can’t-be-bothered-with-Sudoku types among us. Turns out, ‘brain training’ software and apps aren’t doing a darn thing. Yep, even though Nicole Kidman strongly implied the DS version would make us smarter, prettier, and more Oscar-winning, there’s absolutely no scientific evidence to suggest that any technology can train our brains…
