Tag: device
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Make Your Device Waterproof With Spray-On Coating
Those clever guys in Australia have been at it again. A paper we released on their new wonder material that claims to be as good as impervious to water. William Wong from the Australian National University who is also part of the Nanotechnology Research Laboratory at ANU was quoted by ibtimes to say, “which water…
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‘Universal’ MS Office App Coming To Phones
Microsoft Office is more complicated than it used to be, with new versions coming out left right and center. Office 365 exists online for users with a paid subscription, Outlook has transitioned into a web mail client as well as a native PC app, and of course Office 2016 is also on the way. Let’s…
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Phone Locator Added To Android Google App
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We lose our phones more often than we think – whether it’s around the house, down the back of the sofa, or even on a night out. It’s frustrating, it’s annoying and frankly there are only a few ways to track down a device once it’s gone walkabout. thankfully, Android users who use the Google…
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Google Working On New Super Batteries
The battery power problem is one of the most complained about things in mobile tech. Why does your device manage to fit so many files and applications but not stay powered on long enough to use them all properly? Well, older battery technology is to blame – smartphone batteries have historically lagged behind the phones…
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WonderCube – the key ring that offers 8 mobile essential Smartphone accessories (Video)
As little gadgets go, this one is pretty cool. WonderCube is a key ring that has been designed to provide all the essential accessories a smartphone user should have on them, all in a tiny 1-inch cube. The device is very impressive when you consider all the functionality it offers, and the fact that it’s…
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HTC One M9 officially announced
After much talk and speculation, HTC have now officially revealed their next flagship Android smartphone, the HTC One M9. Surprisingly the new HTC One M9 was announced on its own and contrary to what the rumours suggested, there has been no sign of a “plus” model – well at the moment anyway. The new HTC…
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HTC working on Android tablet based on Nexus 9
According to latest reports, it’s alleged that the Taiwanese manufacturer is planning on releasing its own Android tablet device, based on the popular Nexus 9 device it produced for Google. The rumour comes directly from the Upleaks Twitter page which says the Android tablet will feature a similar dimensions to the Nexus 9, therefore a…
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Intel Reveals Tiny ‘Curie’ Computer
Intel have stepped up their push into the wearable sector, providing what seems to be a challenge to mobile chip sector giant Qualcomm, with the announcement of a new chip, named Curie, which adds computational functionality to the smallest of devices with minimal power usage. Curie is also incredibly small – the size of a…
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Sony Xperia Z4 Compact and Z4 Ultra Specifications Leaked
With the Consumer Electronics Show just around the corner, I’m sure it will come as no surprise that the rumour mill has started turning, and again more news has filtered onto the tech blogs suggesting that Sony are planning on announcing at least two new products at some point in the near future, and this…
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Google announce new Chromecast guest mode lets your friends connect without using your Wi-Fi
I think that a lot of people will agree that Google’s Chromecast is a great bit of technology; it allows users to easily “cast” video from various sources, whether it’s YouTube, Netflix or perhaps some home movies or pictures you have stored on your phone. Also, on some supported Android devices users are able to…
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FingerKey App Can Unlock Your Mac Using TouchID
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What with all this hacking left, right and centre, more and more people are being concerned about the security of their data. We all know we should have really secure passwords with random letters, numbers and other strange characters to ensure it is difficult to crack – but at the same time we all know how difficult…
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90% of People Will Own a Mobile By 2020
The future as a concept is changing very radically, of late time honored visions of rayguns, hoverboards and other staples from the elder days of science fiction have mostly vanished from the silver screen, or at least been thoroughly revamped – the same can be said of the 80’s-90’s era of ‘grimy future’ stories… all…