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Sharkoon Launches B1 Stereo Headset for Gaming
Surround sound isn’t everything as Sharkoon’s latest entry into the headset market shows. The new Sharkoon B1 is a stereo headset for gamers, whether it’s on mobiles, gaming consoles, or PCs. The new B1 is equipped with 40mm drivers, a modular cable, and a detachable microphone. With all the RGB sensation…
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Tinder Investigating After 40,000 Pictures Taken From Site
Tinder is investigating an incident in which over 40,000 user facial pictures were downloaded by a programmer and shared on the internet. The data obtained by the programmer is now offline, however, it was mostly thought to have affected users based in the California region (although activity outside this area is…
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Brain Tumour Charity Urges Caution over Mobile Phone Court Ruling
The Brain Tumour Charity has urged caution following a court ruling in Italy which has compensated a man for having a brain tumour which was linked to his mobile phone usage. The court in Italy was persuaded that the claimant, Roman Romero’s, tumour was linked to his 3-4 daily business use…
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Google Loses Sole Search Engine Rights for Android in Russia!
Google has settled out of court to promise that future versions of its Android software in Russia will have to include other non-google search engines and applications. In addition to this, Google has also agreed to include a tool that will make swapping the default Google options (most notably the search engine)…
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Police Team Set to Tackle Prison Drone Delivery Service
Police in the UK are going to set-up a specific task force to investigate drones making deliveries to prison in an attempt to crackdown on contraband such as mobile phones, drugs, and money. Speaking to the BBC the UK minister for prisons said: “We are absolutely determined to tackle the…
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Enjoy Your Own Modular Robot – CellRobot!
Robotics have come a long way from the days in which we imagined a machine helping someone walk. Now not only are machines helping people walk, they are giving limbs back to those who have lost their own, helping create houses and combining with 3D printers to replace and build…
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Boy Shot While Playing Pokemon Go
When it comes to Pokemon Go, we have heard of all sorts of crazy accidents and incidents. There have been people falling off cliffs, falling into harbours, running into traffic, and much more as well as criminal minded people abusing rare spawn locations to rob unsuspecting players going to a…
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Millions of Android Phones Infected by HummingBad Apps!
When it comes to viruses we are always being reminded about our computers. What about our other devices? When did you last virus scan your mobile phone? How about that new smartwatch you’ve noticed has started running a little slow? With researchers now estimating that the HummingBad strain of malicious…
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Facebook Announces its Open Phone Network – OpenCellular
Facebook is not one to shy away from trying to create new networks or systems. These initiatives are focused on bringing technologies to developing countries and are not always warmly received. The latest plan comes in the form of OpenCullular, a plan to bring mobile networks and internet connectivity to the…
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Functional Human Hearts Generated From Skin Cells
Doctors are constantly being helped by their friends in the technology industry, from 3D printing ears to making veins in a cotton candy machine, people are now able to start replacing damaged parts of themselves with items created from their genetic make up. This technology may have gone one step further…
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IRS Used Stingray To Track 37 Phones
Digital security is an issue that is raised weekly, with digital privacy seeming to be at odds, security or privacy. These topics come to a point when the topic of Stingray towers is brought up, mobile devices that mimic mobile phone towers. These devices can be used to intercept data…
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Public Record Request Reveals Stingray Used 303 Times Without Legal Reason
Digital privacy is a concept that is being contested with government monitoring. With section 215 of the Patriot act set for renewal in America, with reviews and discussions pushing the talks to the last possible minute, the concept of acquiring data illegally is almost considered taboo, or at least admitting…
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Scientists Use Squids to make ‘Invisibility Patches’
A group of researchers from the University of California apparently are looking into a way to use squids, namely the proteins found in their cells, to create ‘invisibility patches’ in order to provide a way for soldiers to camouflage themselves on the battlefield. “Soldiers wear uniforms with the familiar green…
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US Marshals Spying on Phones From Planes
The Wall Street Journal has made some startling revelations regarding a new spying programme being undertaken by the US Marshals. Apparently they’ve been using special fake cell tower devices attached to aeroplanes in an attempt to track mobile phones. Those devices, called an IMSI catcher, can be used to track…
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Scientists Use Sand To Triple Smartphone And Other Devices Battery Life
The battery life of our mobile devices – and anything that contains a battery for that matter is something which ranks quite high in everyone gripe list. Although manufacturers are discovering new ways to design components the need less power to run, there is only a certain amount of power…
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