Just over a week since two of Nvidia’s notorious “big dogs” have launched – the GTX 980 and GTX 970, and already we are getting rumors regarding the new super high-tech Nvidia GPU: the GM200. PCTuning.com is a Czech PC tech website that got their hands on some inside info on the specs of what will allegedly be the next GPU for ...
Read More »Amazon now officially owns Twitch
Twitch was initially meant to be purchased by Youtube, or so the story went. This rumor was dispelled last month however as Amazon announced its plans of acquiring the streaming platform. A listing on SEC reveals that the deal is now finalized and Amazon is the proud owner of Twitch. The retailer giant had to pay $970 million in order ...
Read More »HTC One M8 vs Nokia Lumia Icon
The HTC One M8 and Nokia Lumia Icon are among the best devices of 2014 and offer high-end performance and quality build, besides unique cameras and features. Those who are wondering which of the two is best, though, we can straight up let you know that the decision will be yours to make. The HTC One M8 and Nokia Lumia ...
Read More »Windows 9 accidentally announced by Microsoft
We’ve heard plenty of rumors about Windows 9 over the last few months, but Microsoft has been pretty tight lipped regarding its upcoming operating system, until now. President of Microsoft France Alain Crozier recently spilled the beans, although it seems like it was by accident. Crozier revealed that “Last year we had Windows 8. In the next few minutes, the ...
Read More »Kill-switch for drivers with bad credit
The kill-switch is something we’ve been reading about a lot recently, and it basically entails the ability to take away every functionality of a certain device remotely. A kill-switch has mostly been discussed in connection to automobiles and drivers, many arguing that if cars had kill-switches, accidents and thefts could be more easily avoided. For example, if your car is ...
Read More »Wearable artificial kidneys waiting for FDA approval
Wearable technology has made some great advancements lately, infiltrating in the medical technology field as well. New gadgets like heart rate monitors, blood pressure monitors, breath analyzers, DNA analyzers, scopes and the like have been brought into the wearable market and promise to offer easy monitoring of health metrics. The newest development in medical wearable technology are the wearable artificial ...
Read More »Seek thermal camera allows heat vision on your phone
There have been many improvements on the smartphone camera front, from optical image stabilization, to 50 MP shots, 40 MP sensor, dual cameras, dual LED flash, camera mounts like the GoPro and HTC’s upcoming ReCamera, but a thermal camera for smartphones is truly a novelty. The Seek thermal camera is not one of those apps you can get on the ...
Read More »FBI director upset at encryption offered by Apple and Google
Security and privacy has been one of the main concerns of many smartphone, tablet, smartwatch and other mobile or wearable device users. Apple has responded to these concerns by offering encryption on all of its devices, and Google has done the same, announcing the feature on the upcoming Android 5.0 L version too. It seems that the FBI isn’t as ...
Read More »Gionee Elife S5.5 available in the U.S. under a different name
The Gionee Elife S5.1 has just been approved by Guiness World Records as the world’s thinnest phone ever made, but we shouldn’t forget about its older brother, the Gionee Elife S5.5, the runner-up in the thinnest phones top. While the Gionee Elife S5.1 is 5.1 mm thick, it’s brother, as the name suggests is just 0.4 mm thicker, still making ...
Read More »iPhone 6 Plus complaints addressed by Apple
A number of iPhone 6 Plus users have reported these last few days that their newly acquired – and ridiculously expensive – device was bending in their pockets. You may have already heard about this as the news circulated across pretty much all social media platforms lately. As you might imagine, this created quite a big fuss and Apple’s competitor’s ...
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