As the referendum date looms large on the horizon, the ‘Remain’ camp is finding cause for cautious optimism. Despite the Panama Papers controversy, the PM’s campaign to keep the UK within the…
Category: General Tech
A Kingdom Connected: How the UK is Gearing Towards the Age of Big Data
In terms of internet connectivity, European economies are leading the way, according to a Global Connectivity Survey released this year by the Chinese telecom giant Huawei. While the US leads the pack,…
How Syrian Refugees are Redefining the Use of Smartphones
In the Jude Law war movie “Enemy at the Gates”, there is a poignant scene where a tearful Russian mother fleeing the doomed city of Stalingrad leaves a small note for her…
Optical Data Storage Keeps 360TB Of Data Around Forever
New breakthroughs in quartz digital storage allows for the preservation of digital data in mass quantities in perpetuity.
Largest Prime Number Ever Just Discovered
The largest prime number in history has just been discovered by a team of researchers at the University of Central Missouri. Are you ready for it? It’s 2 raised to the power…
Faraday Future Electric Car is Taking Tesla Head On at CES in Las Vegas
Faraday Future’s electric car took Tesla Motors head on by unveiling its car at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas on January 4, 2016. The FFZERO1 Concept vehicle is a test bed and…
Amur leopard cubs at Yorkshire Wildlife Park shown to public for first time
Over three months after they were born, a pair of Amur leopard cubs have been shown to the public for the first time on October 27 at the Yorkshire Wildlife Park. Symbolic…
Philae’s comet landing video from last November is ‘almost hypnotic’
For the first time in the history of mankind’s space endeavours, the European Space Agency landed a robot dubbed Philae equipped with a range of imaging and scientific experiments on a comet…
Sony tags release date on Bloodborne ‘The Old Hunters’ expansion pack
Sony has revealed that the first expansion pack for the critically acclaimed hack and slash role-playing game (RPG) Bloodborne dubbed ‘The Old Hunters’ will be released on November 24. Priced at $19.99/€14.99/£11.99…
BT ups prices of phone calls, internet
In a recent announcement, BT revealed that it is increasing the prices of voice calls as well as internet with prices of broadband going up by up to 7 per cent. The…
Majority of Americans turning to Facebook and Twitter for news consumption: Report
Social media giants Facebook and Twitter are turning into influential news sources for majority of Americans, a new survey has found. According to a survey conducted by the US-based Pew Research Center…
BT announces Ultra HD TV package pricing details
BT has announced pricing details of its forthcoming Ultra HD TV package that includes its new Ultra HD channel dubbed BT Sport Ultra HD and the new 1TB Ultra HD YouView+ set…
Instant messaging to soon surpass email, new research finds
Instant messaging will soon surpass email in terms of usage, a new research report claims. According to new data from research and analytical firm Juniper Research, 43 trillion instant messages will be…
BBC unveils final design of ‘Micro:bit’ – the pocket-sized coding device
BBC on Tuesday announced the launch of the new pocket-sized, codeable computer dubbed Micro:bit that will be distributed to around one million 11 to 12 year-old UK schoolchildren as part of the…
Microsoft encourages use of Minecraft in education
Microsoft has introduced a new Minecraft Educational portal which will allow educators to use the block building game to help their students learn a number of skills in the classroom. Microsoft bought…