Robot sea turtle will map shipwrecks that humans can’t reach (video)
Some shipwrecks are too costly or dangerous for humans to explore, but many underwater robots are too disruptive and unwieldy to serve as substitutes. The Tallinn Institute of Technology’s new U-CAT mapping robot solves that dilemma by imitating o…
UK Poll Discovers That People Get Bored Of Their Phones In Just 4 Months
Ever get bored of your phone soon after you sign on the dotted line for it? Apparently, you’re not alone. According to a survey conducted by British network, O2, people start to get bored of their phones after an average of four months. This was actually done in conjunction with O2′s…
Dutch regulator says Google’s privacy policy breaks the law
Almost two years after it updated its privacy policy, Google is still facing the wrath of European watchdogs. The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has just ended a seven-month investigation into the search giant’s practices and, similar to ru…
Apple gives Europeans Black Friday discounts, US settles for gift cards
If you’ve been mulling the latest gizmo from Apple, today could be the day to act. That’s because Cupertino’s offering UK discounts of up to £81 on the latest and greatest iMac or MacBook models and £31 off of the iPad Air. Other iPad…
Apple’s U.S. and Canadian Black Friday Sales Go Live Online With Gift Card Deals
Apple’s online stores for the United States and Canada have just come back online for Black Friday’s one-day shopping event, and like its stores in Australia and New Zealand, the company is using bonus gift cards rather than discounts as customer incentives.
Apple’s European…
Chrome may let you try Web Store apps without installing them
Ever want to test a Chrome Web Store app without installing it? You may get your chance if a pair of Chromium changes reach finished software. Google is experimenting with support for “ephemeral” apps that launch like regular Web Store titles, b…
Georgia Tech’s tongue-driven wheelchair outruns conventional rivals (video)
Georgia Tech has long wanted to show that tongue-controlled devices could help the disabled, and it now has solid proof. A new study shows that the school’s wearable Tongue Drive System lets the paralyzed control wheelchairs three times faster tha…
NVIDIA slashes $50 off Shield for Black Friday
NVIDIA, keeping up with the Black Friday crowd, has taken $50 off its SHIELD gaming and entertainment device. The deal can be had through multiple online and retail destinations, all of which you should be familiar. Depending on where you purchase the SHIELD you could walk away some additional…
Stranger Things Have Happened: Nexus One Gets Android 4.4 KitKat
We always knew that Android 4.4 KitKat came with the ability to work on devices with only 512MB of RAM, but we didn’t see this coming so soon. Some clever fellows over at XDA have managed to get Android 4.4 working on a Nexus One. Yes, that’s right: the Google Nexus One. Despite a…
Want To Root Your Moto G? MoDaCo Has You Covered
The Moto G, Motorola‘s first stab at the low-end of the smartphone market, is quickly becoming one of the prime candidates to stuff stockings this Christmas. Clocking in at $199 for the 16GB version and $179 for the 8GB, both of which carry this price off-contract, the Moto G additionally…
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