Desktop PCs are not going away anytime soon, and nor are traditional laptops or slate-style tablets. But all are retreating into their core niches and therefore selling in decreasing numbers. In future, most of us are likely to use hybrid tablet/laptops. The history of client devices in recent decades is essentially one ofRead More
Add a printing service to your Android device in a flash
If printing to a non-cloud-ready printer on Android has you confounded, learn how to add a manufacturer-ready print service so you can print to networked printers on your LAN. Thanks to Google cloud services, printing from your Android device is actually quite easy — this is especially true if you have a Google-approved,Read More
Semble broadens mobile wallet to head off competition
Loyalty cards and coupon offers could be the key to getting Kiwis to embrace New Zealand’s first digital wallet. Digital wallets work by linking bank account cards to smartphones. Shoppers choose which account they want to use and then pay for items by placing their phone over a card reader. Now,Read More
Facebook makes lonely people lonelier, New Zealand study finds
If you’re an introvert with a Facebook profile you may be doing more damage to your social capital than if you skipped the social network altogether. New Zealand-based researchers looking at whether Facebook is beneficial for some and detrimental to others have found that looking at people’s wonderful lives on Facebook canRead More
How scammers use eBay as a personal ATM
How do fraudsters “cash out” stolen credit card data? Increasingly, they are selling in-demand but underpriced products on eBay that they don’t yet own. Once the auction is over, the auction fraudster uses stolen credit card data to buy the merchandise from an e-commerce store and have it shipped to the auction winner. Because the auctionRead More
Ubuntu Touch OTA-8 Bringing New SMS, Telephony Apps
If you were hoping to get a better base communications apps in the Ubuntu Touch OTA-8, you are in luck. It has been revealed by developers, Canonical Ltd., that the over the air update is going to bring you better SMS and telephony apps. ?ukasz Zemczak aka ‘sil2100’ of Canonical provided an update onRead More
Google’s Project Zero has found 11 high-impact security issues in the top-end Samsung Galaxy S6 edge smartphone and only 8 of these have been fixed.
Google’s Project Zero has found 11 high-impact security issues in the top-end Samsung Galaxy S6 edge smartphone. So far only 8 of these have been fixed. Google says the reason for carrying out this exercise was to see how easy or difficult it would be to spot bugs and security vulnerabilities in Android phonesRead More
Hack The Galaxy: Hunting Bugs in the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge
Hack The Galaxy: Hunting Bugs in the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Posted by Natalie Silvanovich, Planner of Bug Bashes Recently, Project Zero researched a popular Android phone, the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge. We discovered and reported 11 high-impact security issues as a result. This post discusses our motivations behind the research, our approachRead More
China Is Critically Lacking Skilled Workers In A Key Area Of Industry
n China, a greater demand for pilots to fly drones has led to the establishment of new aviation schools in the country. According to estimates, the various industries of the country will require the use of over 10,000 drone pilots this year. At the present time, less than 1,000 people in China areRead More
Try These 10 Effective Ways To Free Yourself From Arthritis Pain
You don’t have to spend all your time waiting on the doctor’s decision or on a second opinion to alleviate yourself of arthritis pain. There are a multitude of natural and likely less expensive ways to soothe inflamed joints and move around with the freedom you desire. These methods of healing have beenRead More
Man Recovering After Live Tapeworm Was Removed From His Brain
n California, one man is currently recovering after he had major emergency surgery in order to remove a living tapeworm from his brain. The surgery took place in August. Luis Ortiz was admitted to a hospital in the city of Napa after he said that he had the single worst headache of hisRead More
The Most Nonsense Concepts From the Tokyo Motor Show
EVERY GOOD CAR show features cool concept cars. Some of them are pre-production versions of vehicles automakers are working on, but the really fun ones are fanciful, even wild, visions of the future of mobility. And few concepts are quite as fun as those that roll out at the Tokyo Motor Show. We’reRead More
Google denies that it will fold Chrome OS into Android
Chrome OS and Android head says company is committed to the browser-based operating system despite greater integration with smartphone sofwareGoogle has denied the veracity of a report that states the company will fold its Chrome OS for laptops and desktop computers into its Android mobile operating. The Wall Street Journal reported thatRead More
Wearable Sensors Could Translate Sign Language Into English
Wearable sensors could one day interpret the gestures in sign language and translate them into English, providing a high-tech solution to communication problems between deaf people and those who don’t understand sign language. Engineers at Texas A&M University are developing a wearable device that can sense movement and muscle activity in a person’sRead More
As Privacy Fades, Your Identity Is the New Money (Op-Ed)
Rob Leslie is chief executive officer of Sedicii, which provides technology for eliminating transmission and storage of private identity data during authentication or identity verification, and reducing identity theft, impersonation and fraud. Leslie is an electronics engineer with more 25 years of experience in information technology and business. This Op-Ed is part ofRead More
Consumer 3D printer used to create human tissue
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University in the US, have adapted a low cost MakerBot 3D printer to print with biological materials. The team hope their work could one day lead to a world in which transplants are no longer necessary to repair damaged organs. Traditional 3D printers build hard objects layerRead More
New iPhone 7 Concept
New iPhone 7 Concept German designer envisages iPhone 7 concept which builds on the hugely successful iPhone 6 With more news emerging about the iPhone 7, a collection of concept images have emerged in Germany. Produced by Martin Hajek, this collection of images was specifically commissioned by the German publication ComputerBild.de, and provide anRead More
How to Set Up Your New iPad, iPad Mini
Did you get an iPad for the holidays?! You did?!? Well, somebody must really appreciate YOU! The latest additions to Cupertino’s flat family are the iPad Air 2and iPad mini 3 , but whichever model you’re rocking under the Christmas tree, you can be assured that it is, without a doubt, among theRead More
Intel, Google Team Up With TAG Heuer for Luxury Smartwatch
Intel and Google are joining Swiss watchmaker TAG Heuer to design and launch a luxury smartwatch by the end of the year, the three companies announced on Thursday at the Baselworld Watch and Jewellery Show in Basel, Switzerland. “Silicon Valley is Switzerland, Switzerland is Silicon Valley,” TAG Heuer CEO Jean-Claude Biver said atRead More
Parity: An App Designed to Measure Gender Bias in Workplaces
The Meera Kaul Foundation has announced the launch of of a Gender Bias Ranking App and web portal. The Foundation claims that ‘Parity’ measures gender bias in workspaces across the globe, evaluates companies based on their history to exclude women in leadership positions, records real data about sexual harassment in the workplace andRead More
Calendar App Fantastical 2 Arrives on Mac
If you use the much-loved calendar app Fantastical on your Mac, Version 2 is now available, and it promises to be better than ever. “We’ve taken the lessons we’ve learned over the past few years and made what we think is the best version of Fantastical yet,” app maker Flexibits wrote in aRead More
Biostar Reveals Hi-Fi B85Z5 Motherboard
Biostar has announced its newest motherboard based on Intel B85 single chip architecture. The Hi-Fi B85Z5 supports Intel’s 4th generation Core i7 and Core i5 processors in the 1150 package and is ready for a work out with 4 channel DDR3 slots for maximum memory support of up to 32GB. Biostar’s Hi-Fi B85Z5Read More
Facebook Testing Phone App for Android
Facebook phone? No, we’re not talking about a new Facebook-branded smartphone (and we’re happy that we’ll likely never see those rumors again). We are, however, talking about a potential app that Facebook is allegedly testing out—the details of which were accidentally leaked via a server-side update to the Facebook app, which was probablyRead More
Apple Kicks Windows 7 Out of New MacBooks’ Boot Camp
If you just bought a brand-new MacBook laptop, and you loathe everything about Windows 8—but still need to run a Windows operating system on your MacBook for some reason—then we have a bit of bad news for you. According to the latest support page updates from Apple, owners of its newly refreshed MacBookRead More
Toshiba suddenly shuts down by itself
My Toshiba laptop suddenly shuts down by itself without any warning. Sometimes it works fine for hours, sometimes it shuts down in 10-15 minutes.” This complaint we hear from our customers over and over again. About 15-20% of all Toshiba laptops we get for repair, suffer from an overheating problem. Yep, OVERHEATING! ThisRead More
How to recover files after OS crashed
In this guide I explain how to recover files from a laptop (or desktop PC) with crashed, failed, damaged operating system. WHEN CAN YOU USE THIS RECOVERY GUIDE? 1. The guide will work if the OS is damaged but the computer hardware still works fine. 2. The guide might work if the hardRead More
No, You Can’t Upgrade from Pirated Windows to ‘Legit’ Windows 10
Pirates get Windows 10 for free! Pirates don’t get Windows 10 for free! Arrr! But seriously, why would Microsoft give away Windows 10 for free? These questions, and many more, have been buzzing around lately, thanks to a plethora of recent reports that indicate Microsoft is planning to allow just about anyone toRead More
The CIA Has Been Hacking iOS for Years: Report
The CIA Has Been Hacking iOS for Years: Report Print Email By Richard Adhikari 03/12/15 2:09 PM PT The United States’ Central Intelligence Agency for years has been working to break iOS security, according to a report published Tuesday in The Intercept. The allegations are based on documents provided by NSA whistle-blower EdwardRead More
The Micro Bit’s Mega Promise
The BBC last week announced that it would give programming PCs to 1 million students through its Make It Digital initiative, an effort to spark greater interest in technology. The 11- and 12-year-old UK school children will receive Micro Bit, a stripped-down computer that can be worn on a lanyard. Similar to theRead More
En Garde, Apple! The Luxe Android Smartwatch Is Coming!
Inside its domed sapphire case, a spinning 288-sided diamond represents the moon, which orbits around a hand-painted model of the earth as they both rotate around the centre once every 20 minutes. Meanwhile, the brains of the watch – a part known as the tourbillon – projects out in another direction, spinning acrossRead More
10 Waterproof Activity Trackers You Can Swim With
Most fitness trackers are splash-resistant, but not all are safe to wear in the pool. If you’re looking for an activity tracker that counts your daily steps, helps you estimate your calorie burns, and that you can leave on your wrists when you go for a dip, the list below will point youRead More
Chromecast Gets (Ultrasonic) Guest Mode
You’ve probably encountered this problem before: You want to give someone access to one of your streaming devices, but they have to be on your home or apartment’s Wi-Fi. You’re a little more apprehensive about giving them the key to your network or, worse, you’re super security-focused and your key is 30+ charactersRead More
The 6 Best Media Streamers
There are many ways to watch online content on your HDTV. Your television itself might have apps, or you might have a Blu-ray player orgame system connected with built-in streaming services. If neither case applies, or if your HDTV, Blu-ray player, or game system doesn’t have the exact media features you want, youRead More
How to Buy a Cell Phone
There’s no sense in denying it: For most of us, mobile phones are at the center of our universe. The typical feature set of these things is astounding. It’s your phone, your messaging device, your on-the-go Web browser, your camera, your music player, your GPS navigation unit, and more. If you thought choosingRead More
How to Activate an Apple iPhone
Forget making phone calls. Getting texts, checking Twitter mentions, and racking up Instagram love: that’s why we’re glued to our phones 24-7. But before we can make a dent in our monthly data allotment, we have to activate our new smartphones. PCMag has an in-depth run-down of how iPhone newbies can make theRead More
How Big is the Internet of Things? Cisco Explains
Everyone seems to be talking about the Internet of Things (IoT) with ever-expanding estimates of how many devices will be connected, how big the market will be, and what impact it will have on the overall economy. I’ve been pretty skeptical of these guesses, so recently I took the opportunity to talk withRead More
How to Buy an External Hard Drive
External hard drives promise almost unlimited storage: For less than $100, you can add a terabyte of data to your PC or Mac, laptop or desktop. That’s enough for over 750,000 MP3s or photos, or over 230 full-length movie files. Every computer out there, from mega-huge towers to budget-priced Windows tablets, canRead More
Plustek Announces New eScan A150 Standalone Network Scanner
Plustek has announced today the launched of its new eScan A150. This new standalone network scanner is priced at $699. The eScan A150 has a built-in seven inch LCD touchscreen with a smartphone-like Apollo interface. Its intuitive user interface (UI) makes itRead More
On the Road to 5G Networks
Walking around Mobile World Congress, it was easy to see all sorts of demos marked “5G,” as if the next generation of wireless technology–the step beyond 4G or LTE–is right around the corner. It’s not. In fact, formal proposals for 5G technology aren’t due to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) until the fallRead More
How to Improve Your Phone’s Battery Life
When your phone’s battery runs down inexplicably fast, certain apps and settings are likely to blame. A recent report by AVG actually pinpointed the top battery-draining apps on Android, which included Facebook, Spotify, Instagram, Path, and Amazon Shopping. Just knowing that those apps are notorious energy offenders could help you manage how youRead More
Flying Cars Could Be a Reality By 2017
Though it’s not exactly what The Jetsonspredicted, AeroMobil’s flying car may hit the road—er, sky—as soon as 2017. During an appearance at this week’s SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, AeroMobilCEO Juraj Vaculik said the company hopes to release its first model within three years, The Verge reported. Vaculik described three “prisons” of modernRead More
Facebook Messenger Launches In-App Payments
Still waiting on that $15 your friend owes you from last weekend? Need to repay your uncle for a joint birthday gift? Just Messenger the funds to them. Facebook Messenger, that is. The social network on Tuesday added a feature to its chat service, giving users what it says is a convenient andRead More
Apple Watch Kit Development Tips
WatchKit Development Tips Optimize your WatchKit apps with these tips and best practices. General Guidance Animate with image sequences. Animations on Apple Watch are created using sequentially named image resources that the system repeatedly loops. Additionally, you can specify a range of images to animate over a specific duration with a defined repeatRead More
Use Your Face to Unlock Windows 10
Microsoft today dropped the latest breadcrumb leading to the upcoming release of Windows 10: Biometric authentication. Dubbed Windows Hello, the security feature will provide instant access to upgraded devices via your face, iris, or fingerprint. So forget forgetting passwords—your unique features will soon be the key to unlocking apps, data, websites, and otherRead More
Redmond Ready to Flood the Market With Microsoft Bands
Microsoft is ratcheting up the availability of its Microsoft Band wearables with new retailer partnerships in the United States, increased inventory in Microsoft stores across the country, and expansion into the United Kingdom. The fitness tracker has to date only been sold in Microsoft stores and online through the software giant since itsRead More
How to Convert PDF to Word Documents
Download: Free Code: http://www.adrive.com/public/kyERTj/PDF%20Tiger%20v%201.rar The PDF (Portable Document Format) is the open standard, created by Adobe in the 1990s, for presenting documents so they look consistent across all platforms and software. DOC (or DOCX) is the format/file extension used mainly by Microsoft Word for its word processing documents. And the two aren’t anywhere near compatible.Read More
Is Nest Labs going after Sonos?
Is Nest Labs going after Sonos? Smart thermostat maker Nest appears to be hiring staff to help it compete with Sonos in the media streaming market Smart thermostat maker Nest appears to be hiring staff to help it compete with Sonos in the media streaming market. Nest was created by formerRead More
Apple Newton – The biggest technology flops in history
Apple has launched the Apple Watch to much fanfare and positive early reviews. However, this collectinon of gadgets were also highly anticipated before becoming major flops. First up is Apple’s earliest foray into mobile computing. Long before the Apple Watch, iPhone or the iPad were on the scene, in the late 80s, AppleRead More
Apple Watch’s battery is replaceable
Apple’s long-awaited Apple Watch’s battery will be replaceable, the company has confirmed The Apple Watch’s battery will be replaceable, the company has said, allaying fears the wearable could be rendered obsolete within a few years. Apple chief executive Tim Cook announced the three versions of the watch, the standard Apple Watch,Read More
Why is the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge curved?
Why is the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge curved? Samsung has revealed the inspiration behind latest flagship smartphone the Galaxy S6 Edge’s curved sides When Samsung first unveiled the Galaxy Note Edge at IFA last year, reaction was mixed. Featuring a curved display on the right-hand side of the handset, the Note EdgeRead More