Intel is pitching its Bay Trail-D-based inexpensive Android smart displays against ARM’s growing market share in the entry-level all-in-one (AIO) PC market segment, new reports have claimed. ARM is slowly making inroads…
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Raspberry Pi sells over 2.3 million units just before Christmas
Raspberry Pi has managed to ship out over 2.3 million units to its customers across the globe, Raspberry Pi Foundation head has revealed. “@RobinRjm41 We’ll have to tot up in the New…
Indian students, researchers develop mobile app that detects skin cancer
A team of students over at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur led by research scholar Debdoot Sheet has developed a mobile app that helps physicians speed up skin cancer diagnosis allowing…
HP Chromebook 11 updated with new power adapter
Google has released an updated version of HP Chromebook 11 with a newly designed power adapter that is more or less similar to Chromebook Pixel’s power supply. Google pulled back the original…
Cut the Rope 2 lands on Apple App Store, exclusively
Cut the Rope 2 has landed on Apple App Store as promised by Zeptolab with new locations, new characters and new adventures. A trailer was already released a few days back showcasing…
IEC unveils new universal laptop charger specification
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has published 62700, a new specification for universal charger for direct current power supply for laptops and portable personal computers, in a bid to cut down on…
ITU awards first stage approval to 500Mbps DSL successor G.fast
International Telecommunication Union (ITU) has awarded first stage approval to the 500Mbps DSL successor and fiber alternative dubbed G.fast paving way for hardware companies to finalized equipment specifications that will support the…
Estimated 37,000 Sky customers in London without broadband, phone following BT outage
An estimated 37,000 Sky customers in London are facing a three day broadband and phone outage after suspected thieves cut through crucial fibre-optic cables in search for copper. BT lines went down…
First Great Western commuters to get free Wi-Fi access starting June 2014
First Great Western (FGW) has announced its plans of fitting 53 of its high-speed trains with networking gear to extend free Wi-Fi access to its commuters from Plymouth as early as June…
3D-print your food using Foodini
Barcelona-based Natural Machines has announced a prototype of its food printing 3D printer dubbed Foodini, which is claims is a combination of ‘technology, food, art and design’. To be available in retail…
Qualcomm announces its first 64-bit Snapdragon 410 processor
Qualcomm has announced its first ever 64-bit mobile processor, Snapdragon 410, based on ARM Cortex A53. Qualcomm revealed that the Snapdragon 410 is targeted at high-volume markets including China and supports LTE…
Affordable 3D metal printer developed, opensourced
Researchers have developed and opensourced a low-cost 3D metal printer capable of printing metal tools and objects with cost under £1,000. A team of researchers led by Associate Professor Joshua Pearce at…
Samsung announces first ever 1TB mSATA SSD
Samsung has announced industry’s first ever 1TB mSATA Solid State Drive (SSD), which is roughly a twelfth in size of traditional hard drives. Samsung revealed in a press release that the new…
Smartphone rare earth metals have no ‘exemplary’ alternative claims study
A new and extensive study into the rare earth metals used in gadgets claims that there are no alternatives to the 62 metals used in smartphones that performed well, while 12 don’t…
Bluetooth 4.1 specification announced
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) has announced the release of updated version of specification – Bluetooth 4.1 – an update to the Bluetooth Core Specification after over 3 years. The SIG…