Month: November 2014
The LG G Watch R has been released in the UK
Do you want to grab yourself a round-faced smartwatch but don't really fancy getting yourself a Moto 360? Well you're in luck because LG's own round smartwatch offering, the G Watch R, is now available for purchase in the UK. All you need to do is find yourself £225 and head over the Amazon to…
Who knew? Bats troll each other, too
The internet may have lead you to think that humans are the only species that try to wind others up and selfishly ruin someone else’s day, but you’d be wrong. As Smithsonian reports, Mexican free-tailed bats are the animal equivalent of every overly aggressive ALL CAPS Twitter user you’ve ever blocked. Researchers from Wake Forest…
Apple has already patched the WireLurker bug
Yesterday we brought you news of WireLurker, a piece of malware circulating round Chinese Macs that could be transferred to iOS devices via a USB cable. Today Apple has revealed that a patch has already been released to solve the problem. Speaking to Business Insider, an Apple spokesperson said: “We are aware of malicious software…
Scientists have grown Parkinson’s disease in the lab
For the first time, scientists have created a human stem cell model of Parkinson’s disease in a petri dish. Working at the New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute, they took skin samples from a pair of identical twins, one of whom has Parkinson’s. They were then able to turn these into stem cells…
UK pricing for the Nexus 6 has been revealed
The Nexus 6 has been available for pre-order in the US for some time now, yet we have heard nothing about when it'll be available in the UK and, perhaps more importantly, how much it'll cost. That period of ignorance is now over, because the UK prices for the Nexus 6 have actually been announced,…
It’s official, the gold Moto 360 is coming
There have been many-a-rumour flying around about the possibility of a gold Moto 360, rumours that went a little bit crazy when it briefly appeared on Amazon. The speculation is now over, because Motorola has confirmed that the watch is a real thing. It's real, but that's not all because Motorola also used this opportunity…
Tesla is one step closer to bringing its supercharger network to the whole of the UK
Electric cars are fairly important, especially since that the oil is going to run out eventually and we need something to power our travels. Of course an electric car is worthless if you can't charge it, which is why Tesla is working on expanding its network of car-charging ports across the country. To help things…
The Cocoon security system can protect your home with just one device
Cocoon is a new smart home security system that uses one device (around the size of a tennis ball) to protect your whole house. (What did we tell you? Smart.) It only launched a week ago and has already hit its Indiegogo fundraising goal of $100,000 (around £62,000). It works using patented SUBSOUND™ technology to…
The first post-Nokia Lumia will be unveiled on 11th November
We first saw a leak of Microsoft's first smartphone not to include the Nokia brand earlier this week, and now it seems that Microsoft is ready to show it off to the world. Microsoft is going to show off the new Lumia phone next week on the 11th November, presumably confirming the specs we've seen in…
Researchers have created ‘ghosts’ in a lab
They probably should have revealed this in time for Halloween, but Swiss scientists have found a way to create the experience of feeling a ghost-like presence. Researchers from Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne asked study participants to perform a series of movements with their hands, while a robot was behind them, copying what they did…
