Tag: return
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New Google Glass ‘Out Soon’ Says Partner
Google Glass was the buzzword, and the starting point, for a very exciting, very cutting edge world of wearable devices. It was billed in 2012 as the next big thing, something everyone would wear. The trial models and the Explorer Program tests have come and gone, over three years the device seemed to supernova into…
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Nokia May Re-Enter Phone Market in 2016
Nokia are stealthily about to sneak their way back into the mobile market, following some deals with Microsoft that lead to their Lumia branch becoming absorbed into the computing giant. Several foul ups a few years ago led to Nokia being thoroughly outpaced by Apple and Google’s handsets, leading to the sell off of their…
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Twitter Posts To Return to Google Search
Twitter posts haven’t been seen on Google’s search results page for a while now. Back in 2011, the search engine withdrew the feature where Tweets showed up on results pages due to an agreement between Google and Twitter expiring. During the first half of 2015 Tweets will make a comeback, appearing alongside links in a special…
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Pirate Bay Returns With Phoenix Logo
After a few weeks downtime, the Pirate Bay has returned to the internet in its usual form, despite the earlier raid on the site’s servers a few weeks ago. The site was up in some form during the downtime, although mirror sites did include some questionable ads. However, the old, ad-free version of the site,…
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Sierra Returns at GamesCom as Planned
Last week’s small teaser for a revival of classic game studio Sierra performed as desired. Much hype was made, much attention was gained, and so, as GamesCom unveiled some amazing new games and a few tantalizing Xbox One bundles, Activision made their expertly planned move, unveiling an all new Sierra. The new studio, restored to…
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Tim Cook & Mark Zuckerberg Both Visit China To Improve Relations
Apple CEO, Tim Cook, visited China this week to meet with future Chinese Premier Li Keqiang to discuss “intellectual property-issues and great cooperation” as well the thorny issue of working conditions at Foxconn. It was the first time Tim Cook has visited Beijing as CEO of Apple and the low-key visit is seen as a…
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Only in Japan! – Star Wars “Chicken Walker” from Japanese robotics firm
Ever stomped around a playground imagining you were in control of the power loader from Aliens? Or even an AT-ST “Chicken Walker” from Return of the Jedi? If like me you did – a man from Japan will make all your boyhood dreams come true! Sakakibara Kikai, creator of mostly industrial-based robotics, has reached out…
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Apple CEO in Star Wars themed “carbonite” iPhone case goes on sale!
It is a period of legal war.. Or it will be once Apple and Lucasfilm lock targets on this! Some gadget mercenaries have had the amusing but strange idea of making this very unique geek treat for Star Wars and Apple fanatics – it’s an iPhone case featuring CEO Steve Jobs – “and he’s still encased in…