technology

IP addresses are about to run out

The American Registry for Internet Numbers has announced that it only has a few IPv4 addresses left.
4 July 2015

Facebook discreetly changes logo

Facebook unveils a new logo but the changes appear only slight.
2 July 2015

Future of Facebook is telepathy: Zuckerberg

Mark Zuckerberg's ambition on the future of facebook is far beyond what it is today reports the news sky.
1 July 2015

SanDisk’s Insane 200GB MicroSD

With SanDisk’s colossal 200GB microSD card, you don’t have to stop shooting, saving or sharing, although it will cost you as much as a decent mid-range Android handset when purchased off-contract!
26 June 2015

Umbrellas have been flawed for the past 3,000 years! Now there is a new design!

To answer your rainy day woes, the KAZbrella is here. A modern and innovative take on the conventional umbrella design the KAZbrella closes inside out, is drip free and easy to use.
26 June 2015

Freeze sperm at 18, bioethicist urges men

The sperm of all 18-year-olds should be frozen for use in later life because of the risks attached with being an older father, a UK bioethicist argues.
25 June 2015

Facebook launches private photo sharing for friends

Facebook has unveiled a new feature that allows smartphone users to privately share photos of friends, by sifting through images with facial recognition technology.
16 June 2015

3D printer helps separate conjoined twins in China

Chinese surgeons uses 3D printing technology as part of a successful operation to separate conjoined twins.
10 June 2015

Half the world will use internet by 2015: Report

Nearly half of the global population will be using the internet by the end of this year, according to a new report.
26 May 2015

LG Display shows off press-on 'wallpaper' TV under 1mm thick

LG Display, the screen-making subsidiary of LG, is dedicated to OLED panels, and it has unveiled an impossibly thin television to prove it.
20 May 2015

Test your brain power

What English word is always spelled incorrectly? Why can't you take a picture of a man with a wooden leg in Barisal? Test your brain power. See if you can answer these questions.
20 May 2015

Internet is running out of room – but we can save it

Are we running out of internet? It might sound like an odd question, but researchers meet in London to discuss a coming "capacity crunch", and what to do about it.
18 May 2015

Facebook testing internal search engine

Social networking site Facebok is testing an internal search engine to help users find links to post.
11 May 2015

How the Tor Project is bringing anonymity back to the web

There are a few solutions available for those looking to go incognito. Among the most ambitious initiatives in this vein is the Tor Project.
10 May 2015

Microwaves and dishwashers dominate e-waste mountain

Old kitchen, bathroom and laundry equipment make up 60% of the 41.8 million tonnes of electronic waste thrown away in 2014, suggests a report.
19 April 2015

Yahoo! may be readying a successor to Messenger

Whatever messaging app Yahoo! has in store, it will have to be incredibly innovative to stand up to the competition, which includes a host of revolutionary apps downloaded hundreds of millions of times.
17 April 2015

A keyboard to detect the first signs of Parkinson’s

The way in which a person presses on a keyboard's keys says a lot about their physical capabilities and state of fatigue. Based on this observation, a team of American and Spanish scientists have developed an algorithm that monitors keyboard touches.
11 April 2015

Trailer released for "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt"

The adventure takes place in the Northern Realms, a fantastical land of deadly mountain passes, merchant cities and caverns.
11 April 2015

Real money trade hits World of Warcraft game

The introduction of a way to use real money to buy virtual cash for World of Warcraft has prompted a big change in the value of the game's gold.
9 April 2015

How to run an Android app on a Mac or PC

Google's goal is to make all of its Android apps available across multiple platforms (smartphones, tablets and desktop/laptop computers), a little like Microsoft's idea with its forthcoming OS, Windows 10, and its dedicated multi-platform app store.
6 April 2015