The UK isn't exactly known for its blazing fast internet speeds, with average household broadband speeds sitting at 10.7Mbps. However, one company is planning on blowing the UK away with its own 5Gbps broadband service, though it will cost you quite a bit to get it. Right now, the 5Gbps …
Read More »Space X may secure U.S. Air Force contract with ULA a no show
Although much of the history of space exploration has been driven by the minds and money of national organisations like NASA and the Soviet Space Program, commercial entities have been aiding their efforts for a long time. And that looks set to continue with Space X bidding on a contract …
Read More »This iPhone case doubles as a virtual reality viewer
Virtual reality is growing and there is a big push for it on smartphones, thanks to products like the Samsung GearVR and the Google Cardboard. The YouTube app even supports virtual reality headset viewing from smartphones now, something that Figment is looking to help push with its iPhone case, which …
Read More »Google Glass 2 may ditch the display
Google Glass is still alive and well behind the closed doors of Google X. However, even with development now taking place behind closed doors, that isn't stopping us from getting any information on what could be coming. The latest news seems to be that one of Google's Glass 2 variants …
Read More »Nvidia Pascal GPUs to be used to help model future hurricanes
As much as we are pretty safe here in the UK from major storms and tectonic activity, the rest of the world isn't quite so lucky. Fortunately though, we live in a world where not only can PS3s be connected together to form modular super computers, but commercial graphics cards …
Read More »China to go after global chip market with £30 billion investment
Although China is perhaps most well known for producing low cost goods and emulating designs, it's also shown that with enough investment it can create some impressive products in its own right. Looking to bring that attitude to the processor game, state-owned Tsinghua Holdings is set to invest upwards of 300 …
Read More »Google automated car pulled over by cops… for going too slow
Getting automated vehicles to operate safely on the roads is one of the key concerns of those working on the various technologies that they use, but going too fast doesn't seem like one of them. In-fact the opposite is true in some cases, as a Google automated pod-car was recently …
Read More »British Museum and Google team up for digital exhibitions
Google and the British Museum have announced a partnership to expand the current Google Cultural Institute's offerings of digital musceum exhibits to anyone around the world. This represents one of the biggest team ups in the history of the project, with some 5,000 objects scanned, photographed and put online for …
Read More »Swedish piracy numbers now some of the lowest in the world
Although hardly the biggest country or even the one with a historic number of pirates, Sweden has been at the heart of the debate about online file sharing for as long as it has existed. As the home base of the Pirate Bay, the founding point for the now Europe …
Read More »Blizzard is suing a bot maker for copyright infringement
Blizzard has launched a lawsuit at the creators of several popular bot services that help players cheat at World of Warcraft, Diablo III and Heroes of the Storm. Blizzard is accusing the bot developers of copyright infringement and also points out that bot services ruin the gaming experience for legitimate …
Read More »Asus is building its own Augmented Reality glasses for next year
It looks like Asus is preparing to get in to the augmented reality business, with its own pair of AR glasses. We recently heard that Asus might be interested in putting together its own version of the Hololens in collaboration with Microsoft but now it looks like the company might …
Read More »Chrome to stop supporting older versions of Windows and OS X
Google has revealed that its Chrome browser will soon no longer support some slightly older versions of OS X, along with older versions of Windows. Starting in April next year, Google will no longer deliver Chrome browser updates or security fixes for those running Windows XP or Windows Vista, though …
Read More »Apple may not be using AMOLED displays any time soon
Recently the rumour mill has begun churning out early information for Apple's device plans for next year. While Samsung may not be putting together Apple's A-series chips for the iPhone 7, it is said to potentially be providing displays, which would mean that Apple may ditch LCD in favour of …
Read More »Samsung’s retail GearVR headset is set to ship this month
Samsung is betting bigger on virtual reality this year, as it plans to release another version of its GearVR headset, this time aimed at consumers. This year's latest model is already available to pre-order and will ship this month with a slight re-design and a much lower price. Oculus is once …
Read More »Disney wearable has action recognition, offers contextual help
Although you would imagine Disney has its hands full putting out Marvel movies like they're going out of style, producing new animated characters for kids to latch on to and milking as many dollars from park visitors as it possibly can, it's also got its hands full with wearable development. …
Read More »Google is making its machine learning system open source
In an effort to get more developers involved and speed up the advancement in technology, Google has made its machine learning AI engine, known as TensorFlow, open source and freely available. Google has been working on machine learning for some time now, it has helped out with a few projects, …
Read More »Lockheed and Boeing to build re-usable rocket too
When a new piece of hardware is introduced to a market that shakes things up, it's often termed disruptive. Elon Musk is himself, a disruptor of many industries, helping push the world towards electric cars, high-speed maglev hyperloop travel and indeed, cheaper and more efficient space transits. So much so …
Read More »PlayStation VR specs officially confirmed
Sony has been working on PlayStation VR (formerly Project Morpheus) since 2013. We already knew that the company had the final specification in mind, it was just waiting for developers to build a solid library of launch titles. Now, Sony has shared that final specification with the world, with a …
Read More »Virgin may one day compete directly with Uber
One of the more head scratching moves made by local governments and authorities in looking to deal with the destabilising effect the Uber ride-hailing company has had on the traditional transport business, is restricting it. Transport for London famously pushed for a five minute minimum wait time for customers to …
Read More »A Google engineer wants to save you from bad USB Type-C cables
An engineer at Google has taken it upon themselves to save you from non-compliant USB Type-C cables, with warnings of charging problems and potential damage to your devices. The engineer is Benson Leung, who has worked on Google's Chromebook Pixel and Pixel C tablet. In order to help customers avoid …
Read More »YouTube now supports VR video, app supports Cardboard
YouTube today announced that it would be bringing two new features to the service, both of them being virtual reality related. For a start, YouTube now fully supports virtual reality video playback, meaning content creators with the right equipment could upload some pretty interesting experiences. Additionally, the YouTube mobile app …
Read More »Can anti-pollution face masks be fashionable?
Although greenhouse gas emissions are seen as a major threat to the ecosystems of the world and in some ways the planet itself, air pollution is also another major side effect that needs warding off. In some countries, wearing face masks is not uncommon, but some people forego them as they …
Read More »Would you want a gold engraved iPad Pro?
Apple products are often seen by many as a premium, whether you're trying to buy an iPhone in China, or an Apple Watch in the western world. That said, none of them perhaps are quite as luxurious as the optional extra being offered by Goldegenie, the self-described gold-plating specialist from …
Read More »Microsoft removes unlimited storage from OneDrive, cuts free storage down
Microsoft has today announced that it is making some major changes to the OneDrive cloud storage service in an effort to compete better with the likes of Google Drive or Dropbox and prevent abuse of the service to make it faster for everyone. The company is starting off by removing …
Read More »Google to launch drone deliveries sometime in 2017
Although there were a number of reasons for Google to give itself a new parent company – Alphabet – one of the effects of such a move we were told, was that some of the search giant's less profitable, more experimental strategies and developments would receive more focus. That appears …
Read More »Palmer Luckey says cables will be a ‘major obstacle’ to VR success
Virtual reality is on its way with the first consumer oriented headsets and games due out next year. However, Oculus founder Palmer Luckey still knows that there is more work to be done before virtual reality can be truly successful, one obstacle that he recently spoke out on was the …
Read More »New episode of Arrow leaks on the web before it airs on TV
We've had a few notable TV leaks over the last few years. One season premier of Dexter leaked online weeks before schedule, this year we saw several episodes of Game of Thrones leak ahead of the season 5 premier and now today, people are downloading a new episode of Arrow, …
Read More »Autonomous delivery robots could shake up grocery business in 2016
2016 might be the year that virtual reality first becomes viable for consumers around the world, but it's also the year that we'll get our first taste of automated grocery deliveries. A new venture by original Skype founders Ahti Heinla and Janus Friis called Starship, has built a prototype autonomous delivery …
Read More »RF-Capture uses Wireless signals to see humans through walls
Researchers at MIT have come up with a new device that makes use of wireless signals in order to see humans through walls. The device is known as RF-Capture and it works by emitting wireless signals through walls, which then bounce off of human bodies on the other side. As the …
Read More »Researchers develop first working lithium air battery prototype
Up until now, lithium air batteries have been purely theoretical. However, recently some researchers at Cambridge University managed to put together a working prototype, with extreme energy density, with a 90 per cent energy efficiency boost. Early tests also show that it can be charged more than two thousand times, …
Read More »