We’ve heard rumors earlier this year that Google was planning to buy video streaming platform Twitch and make it part of Youtube. The deal has apparently been confirmed recently and the price is $1 billion, just as it was previously believed. The acquisition wasn’t actually announced by either of the parties involved, but multiple news outlets are reporting that Twitch investors have ...
Read More »Print your own asteroids with NASA!
Courtesy of NASA, those of you who have access to a 3D printer can now revel in the possibilities of creating your own galaxy by printing almost any outer space object you desire to include in your design. You can create your own fleet and make-believe a space-exploration by 3D printing the models (beta) NASA has posted in its library. ...
Read More »Apple OS X 10.10 Yosemite to be released in October alongside Retina MacBook
Today was the opening date of the Yosemite OS beta-testing offer, and supposedly, the final version’s release date has been set for sometime in October this year. At the same time, there are rumors floating around that the OS is not going to come alone, but with a new 12-inch Retina display MacBook and either a standalone monitor with a 4k ...
Read More »Lenovos’s new smart glasses prototype debuts
Lenovo is following in Google’s footsteps and has decided to create the first prototype of the smart glasses they have designed. Lenovo has been tampering with different technologies, straying from their tradition laptop and PC domains, wanting to get in on the action that has been going on in the mobile and wearable device markets, which are booming nowadays. Lenovo ...
Read More »Free All Access passes for Chromecast ‘s birthday!
It has been a year since Chromecast has been launched by Google and the giant decided to celebrate the occasion by giving away free all access passes to Chromecast subscribers that are available until September 30th. The all access passes refer to Google Play Music and are available from today in the U.S. But, like anything that comes free of ...
Read More »Samsung Galaxy S5 makes fun of the iPhone 6 in new commercial
Although the latest Samsung Galaxy S5 commercial does a great job at advertising the flagship’s screen, it does an even better job at making fun of iPhone users. As most of you are surely aware by now, the iPhone 6 is rumored to come with a larger display than its predecessor. The commercial seems to be referencing that very fact, and ...
Read More »The Sense: invisible high-tech sleep monitor
It’s not actually invisible, but you surely don’t notice the effort you have to put into monitoring your sleep via the usual wearable devices or smartphone apps. The Sense is a sleep monitoring device designed by James Proud’s Hello company. The device is a small sphere decorated with geometric patterns and intricate design hiding a device that is quite smart. The ...
Read More »Meet SWIP3: the first game for Android Wear
The Android Wear category has been stacked with specific apps and wearable device users are satisfied with the way the OS works, but there haven’t been games designed for the OS so far. SWIP3 is the first game specifically designed for wearable devices, and it is a standard swiping game where you have to match colored blocks in rows and columns; ...
Read More »Vysk QS1 the king of privacy
This phone case is the perfect example of how the issue of privacy has become marketable by the savvy and how technology might be what proves people to be convinced of their constitutional rights. Not of course without Edward Snowden and the NSA scandal’s help, of course. Vysk Communication has seized the opportunity and created a high tech phone case ...
Read More »Android 4.4.3 KitKat update rolling out now for HTC One M8
Update: Starting today, Android 4.4.3 KitKat is also available in India. The update adds 4G LTE support at last. Original story: While a host of other devices have already upgraded to 4.4.4, the unlocked HTC One M8 is only now getting Android 4.4.3 KitKat. Better late than never I guess. The good news is that HTC incorporated the security fixes from Android ...
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