Fungus Drone Completes First Flight
A NASA drone made out of fungus, yes fungus, has completed it’s first flight. The drone consists largely of material made from mushrooms, specifically mycelium, a ...
November 14, 2014 at 5:50 am by Ryan SimmonsRyan Simmons
Apple Set to Break Market Cap Record
Apple is set to break their all-time record for market capitalisation. Apple’s stock hit the $111.25 mark at the closing bell on Wednesday, with total market cap at $652 ...
November 14, 2014 at 5:10 am by Ryan Simmons
Amazon Posts Delivery Drone Jobs in the UK
Look out! Amazon’s drones are out to get yo.. deliver things to you! According to a job posting on Amazon’s website, they are seeking a “Flight Operations ...
November 13, 2014 at 8:55 am by Ryan Simmons
Samsung Reviews its Own Watch, Says its “Awesome”
It appears that Samsung is trying out some more of their outlandish marketing techniques. The “most average editor” writing a review of the Gear S smart watch for ...
November 13, 2014 at 8:10 am by Ryan Simmons
Tor Announces Partnership with Mozilla
On Monday we reported Facebook’s announcement that they would be officially supporting users of the Tor browser. Now yet another web giant, this time an open source ...
November 13, 2014 at 7:58 am by Ryan Simmons
GiffGaff Goes 4G from £12 per Month
UK mobile virtual network operator GiffGaff is now offering 4G data at a very low £12 per month. They’ve joined the 4G crowd a year later than the other UK networks, ...
November 13, 2014 at 7:30 am by Ryan Simmons
Twisted Lasers Beam Data Across Vienna
In an interesting example of wireless data transmission, researchers in Vienna delivered digital data over 2 miles via twisted laser beams. Using a technique known as ...
November 13, 2014 at 6:50 am by Ryan Simmons
Google Glitch Leads to Ad-Less Sites, Millions Lost In Ad Revenue
Google encountered an embarrassing glitch Wednesday morning when their ads caused major slowdowns to some big name websites. Twitter users reported sites including the BBC ...
November 13, 2014 at 4:01 am by Ryan Simmons
UK Mobile Data Signal Hotspots Uncovered in New Map
Phone retailer, mobiles.co.uk has released a new crowdsourced map that reveals the true strength of mobile data coverage across the UK. The map uses a handy colour code to ...
November 13, 2014 at 3:31 am by Ryan Simmons
Add Wi-Fi to Anything for $19
A company that goes by the name of Spark has announced it’s Photon board, a $19 device that makes adding Wi-Fi connectivity to electronics easier. The board is being ...
November 13, 2014 at 2:45 am by Ryan Simmons
New Twitter Users to Follow Accounts Without Following Them
The CEO of Twitter revealed today that new users of the social networking site will be able to generate a pre-populated following stream, without following anyone in the first ...
November 13, 2014 at 2:05 am by Ryan Simmons
Latest Preview of Windows 10 Available Now
The latest preview build of Windows 10 has been released. Build 9879 features a few tweaks to the user interface, including a number of trackpad gestures like those seen on ...
November 13, 2014 at 1:20 am by Ryan Simmons
Gameloft Office Raided By Police, Mistaken for Gambling Den
Indonesian Police officers raided the local offices of mobile developer Gameloft this week, mistaking them for an illegal “gambling den”. The police first barged ...
November 12, 2014 at 10:55 pm by Ryan Simmons
Microsoft Releases Patch for Major Windows Vulnerability
Microsoft has released a patch for a major Windows vulnerability that so far hasn’t yet been exploited. The “remote code execution vulnerability” affects ...
November 12, 2014 at 9:06 pm by Ryan Simmons
Developers: You Can Now Use Amazon Cloud Drive in Your Apps
Amazon has announced that they are releasing an API for app developers that wish to use their Cloud Drive service in their apps. This new API will give developers access to ...
November 12, 2014 at 7:22 pm by Ryan Simmons
