Technology News
Reflecta Super 8 Scanner
Photography Blog - 4 Apr 2014 10:15
Kenro has just launched the Reflecta Super 8 Scanner, which allows users to digitise their Super 8 films in HD or Full HD quality.
Gresso Azimuth is company's first luxury dual-SIM phone, expect to pay $2,000
Pocket-lint - 4 Apr 2014 10:55
Gresso has announced its Azimuth dual-SIM luxury mobile phone. Made with a titanium body, steel keyboard and logo of either 18K gold or white gold, it is an obvious exercise in decadence with only 999 of them to be handm...
HTC One M8 Google Play edition unboxing and hands-on
Android Central - 4 Apr 2014 01:50
Some of HTC's custom software survives in the latest member of the GPe ranks Behold, the HTC One M8 Google Play edition. Same M8, less HTC. Look, there's not a lot here you haven't already read in our comprehensive HTC O...
This Handy Web Tool Is A Much Faster Way To Search The App Store
Cult of Mac - 4 Apr 2014 22:33
Let’s be honest, searching in the iTunes Store sucks, especially on the desktop. It’s often slow, and the results are difficult to navigate. Apple has tried to simplify things by displaying one result at a time in th...
PDF Printer for iPad Review
Mac Life - 4 Apr 2014 19:00
There are many features we take for granted on Mac OS X that remain absent on iOS, such as the ability to "print" to a PDF file from any application. Luckily, this is easily added with the purchase of a third-party app, ...
Honda to test driving support system that utilizes traffic signal information
Phys.org - 4 Apr 2014 17:50
(Phys.org) --Honda Motor Co., Ltd. has announced that it plans to begin testing a driving support system the company has developed starting this month. The onboard support system will use information from infra-red beaco...
Disease-free survival estimates for ovarian cancer improve over time
Science Daily - 4 Apr 2014 15:29
The probability of staying disease-free improves dramatically for ovarian cancer patients who already have been disease-free for a period of time, and time elapsed since remission should be taken into account when making...
Eich resignation as Mozilla CEO as messy as his appointment
CNET - 4 Apr 2014 02:58Speck DuraFolio iPad cases: Slim, tough and adjustable
TUAW - 4 Apr 2014 00:00
iPad folios and cases seem to always pick two of the three off of the feature menu of slim, tough, or adjustable. Case pioneer Speck is now shipping their new DuraFolio iPad cases for iPad Air and iPad mini (with or with...
Google Project Loon Internet balloon circled the globe in 22 days
Ars Technica - 4 Apr 2014 06:50
Balloon caught a ride on the "Roaring Forties" winds.
The 6 Most-Used Social Networks on Mobile in the U.S.
Mashable - 4 Apr 2014 05:30
Every social media company knows that enhancing the mobile user experience is necessary for a network's success. But among all the app updates, bug fixes and design changes, how much time do users actually spend on socia...
White House defends 'Cuban Twitter' to stir unrest
Miami Herald - 4 Apr 2014 05:26
The Obama administration on Thursday defended its creation of a Twitter-like Cuban communications network to undermine the communist government, declaring the secret program was "invested and debated" by Congress and was...
The Internet in Cuba: 5 Things You Need to Know
Mashable - 4 Apr 2014 05:00
A misguided attempt by the U.S. government to create a Twitter-like social network in Cuba — which ended with $1.6 million spent and just 40,000 users to show for it — has put the state of the Internet on the communi...
Google: Can we please trademark the word 'Glass?'
CNET - 4 Apr 2014 02:59As Investors Feast On GrubHub's IPO, Its CEO Explains The Future For Seamless And Its Other Brands
Forbes - 4 Apr 2014 21:34
As traders lined up on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange to make initial bids for shares of GrubHub, which went public Friday, a floor manager told several employees that he liked the company, but its competitor S...
Work with small peptide chains may revolutionize study of enzymes, diseases
Science Daily - 4 Apr 2014 20:04
Chemists, for the first time, have created enzyme-like activity using peptides that are only seven amino acids long. The breakthrough may revolutionize the study of modern-day enzymes, whose chains of amino acids usually...
Update on the search for planets in the Alpha Centauri system
Planetary Society - 4 Apr 2014 17:29
Update from Debra Fischer and her team on the intriguing results of their observations of the main Alpha Centauri stars, as well as future plans.
Apple: Samsung made 'prejudicial and false statements' during opening argument
CNET - 4 Apr 2014 03:20Amazon's Dash lets you refill your pantry using your voice and LEDs (updated)
Engadget - 4 Apr 2014 23:07
Let's be real: Amazon isn't going to stop until you can go your entire life without setting foot in an actual brick-and-mortar store. Now the company wants to make buying groceries and sundries from its AmazonFresh same-...
Tour the Fish Farm Hidden in a Hong Kong High-Rise
Gizmodo - 4 Apr 2014 22:20
In cities as crowded as Hong Kong, there is nowhere to go but up up up--even for fish. So, on the fifteenth floor of a high-rise, is a mini ocean in the sky: 80,000 liters of salt water where young groupers swim under co...
Galaxy S5 Versus iPhone 5s In Biometrics Test
Ubergizmo - 4 Apr 2014 03:13
Biometric security appears to be one of the new trends in the mobile industry. Granted it isn't exactly new per se, but with Apple's introduction of Touch ID in the iPhone 5s, safe to say that it managed to generate a fa...
Lassa Fever Reported in US Traveler Returning from West Africa
Live Science - 4 Apr 2014 23:46
A Minnesotan returning home from West Africa has tested positive for Lassa fever, health officials have confirmed.