Month: December 2014
Vodafone is reportedly in talks to buy blinkbox
According to a report from The Telegraph, Vodafone is in talks to purchase Tesco's blinkbox video streaming service which is apparently being sold at a discount price. The report also states that Tesco has been looking to sell off the service for some time, all because it's not proving cost effective and has raked up…
EE’s micro network is bringing 3G and 4G to rural areas
Following on from Vodafone's announcement that it would be bringing 3G connectivity to rural communities all over the country, EE has revealed that it is also working on a similar scheme -- one that will bring 3G and 4G data connection to 1500 rural communities across the UK. EE's new micro network technology is designed…
An army of bloggers and a backpack of tech: ShinyShiny does #AcerLiveblog2014
This weekend, a whole bunch of tech bloggers and me - Shiny Editor Holly - headed to Edinburgh with Acer to take up their liveblogging challenge (#acerliveblog2014). With only a few hints of what was to come, we departed on the sleeper train from London, leaving at a bleary-eyed 11.50pm. Despite the time (and the fact that…
Amazon’s suing a children’s TV company in ‘Kindle’ row
Ah, Amazon. Why must you make life difficult? We want to love you, but you keep testing us. You give SUCH GOOD DEALS on everything from TVs to DVDs, but warehouse workers say you make their lives miserable. You’re willing to spend cash on the weird and wonderful idea of drone deliveries, but seem to…
Schematics supposedly for the iPad Pro have leaked, along with new details
The iPad Pro, a larger version of the iPad, has been rumoured for quite some time now, and while some expected it to be unveiled alongside the iPad Air 2 there wasn't a peep from Apple. Now a Japanese magazine Mac Fan has released what they believe are specs and schematics for the fabled device. These…
Time cloaks and lasers could be the best way to send secret messages
Right now, if you miss something that happens in front of you, it’s probably because you weren’t paying attention. In the future, though, it could be because a time cloak has concealed it from you. (Yes, this is real life and not Pottermore. I think.) As New Scientist reports, electrical engineer Joseph Lukens and his…
New rumours might show us what’s in the HTC One M9
The HTC One M8 is a pretty stellar phone, so it's a given that there will be a follow-up on its way in the near future. Thanks to a new report from China we have our first indication of what'll be changing in the HTC One M9. The report claims that the phone will have a 5.5-inch…
Hashtag Gloves will let you tweet without typing
A 24-hour hackathon at Mount Holyoke College in the U.S has inspired one of the most specific wearables yet, but one that could also be one of the most useful for this time of year: Hashtag Gloves. Using them, its inventors sent the first ever tweet via glove. (See them in action on YouTube.) As…
The week in hashtags: #NotOneDime, #CameronMustGo, #PutOutYourBats, #FeelNoShame
Protests, tributes, fundraising... and a single-key hashtag keyboard. It's been a good week for everyone's favourite symbol. #NotOneDime and #BlackoutBlackFriday. When a St. Louis County grand jury decided last week not to charge police officer Darren Wilson with the killing of unarmed teenager Michael Brown, protestors across America decided to boycott the country's annual post-Thanksgiving sales mayhem…
A little bit of modding will let you take selfies on a calculator
Have you ever been sitting around snapping countless selfies of yourself while sipping on a triple-shot, no foam, soy, mochalattéccino and thought, "I love taking selfies, but I just wish there was a less simple way of doing it"? You are in luck, because with a bit of technical tinkering you can actually take selfies on…
