Month: January 2015
HTC’s long awaited smartwatch might actually be a fitness tracker
We've been waiting for HTC to announce its first wearable for quite some time now, and it sounds like the company might not be making a smartwatch after all -- a report claims that it will be a fitness tracker instead. According to sources speaking to Forbes, HTC is going to be releasing its own…
Microsoft is still working on Windows RT
All the Microsoft news might be focussed on Windows 10 right now, but other little bits and pieces have been revealed by the tech giant. One of them is that Microsoft isn't ditching Windows RT, and still has at least one future update planned. Windows RT was originally released as a cut down version of…
WhatSim is a SIM card dedicated to WhatsApp
Using your phone abroad isn't quite as easy as it is at home, and unless you grab yourself a local SIM while you're there you have to double check your network's policies so that you don't get slapped with an obscene bill. But what if you could just use WhatsApp and not have to worry…
Everything announced at Microsoft’s Windows 10 event
Last night was the big launch event for Windows 10, and it was Microsoft's chance to show off some of the new features that will be included in the upcoming operating system. That wasn't all it did though, and it took the opportunity to announced a bunch of new and interesting things. Here is everything you need to…
Young people and politics: we’re far from apathetic
Too apathetic, too ignorant and too self-absorbed: that sums up my generation when it comes to political engagement, right? After all, voter turnout among the 18-24 year-olds has been below 50% since 1992: 39% in 2001, 37% in 2005, with a slight rise to 44% in 2010, compared with 76% turnout for the over-65s. I've been…
WhatsApp is now available in a browser, unless you’re an iOS user
A day many people have waited for is finally here, you can now use WhatsApp in a browser -- but only if that browser is Chrome, and you don't use WhatsApp on iOS. Anyone with a WhatsApp account on their Android, Windows Phone, or BlackBerry can use the web client, all you need to do…
You can have a second display on your iPhone with the popSLATE case
There aren't many phones on the market with a second display these days, but what if you really want one to make life a little bit easier? Thankfully iPhone owners can do that by buying their phone a special case. The popSLATE case is available for any iPhone 5, 5S, or 6 and sticks an e-paper screen onto…
Twitter can predict rates of heart disease
Researchers from the University of Pennsylvania have found that they can use Twitter to accurately predict rates of heart disease in specific areas. Coronary heart disease (where arteries become clogged with fatty plaque, making it harder for blood to move around the body) is the leading cause of death worldwide. Risk factors include stress, a…
The new Creme Egg is a marketing stunt – and not a very original one
If you missed it, American behemoths Mondelez (formerly Kraft Foods) recently ruined the Creme Egg. They took the pinnacle of ovoid chocolatey perfection and they stomped on it with army boots. They basically set fire to Easter. After visiting several newsagents shamelessly selling old stock, we finally got our hands on the new Creme Egg, with its…
Facebook is going to deal with hoaxes in your News Feed
Facebook's News Feed has become a place where it's very easy for hoaxes to go viral, and the social networking giant has announced that it's starting to tackle that problem. Now anytime a significant number of users marks a particular link or story as being a hoax, Facebook will mark an annotation stating 'many people on…
