UK government scraps the paper car tax disc after more than 90 years
Almost a century after its introduction, the UK government is set to scrap the paper car disc and go all in with its electronic register. According to the BBC, its death was confirmed by the UK Treasury ahead of Chancellor George Osborne’s Autumn …
UK giveaway: Win a Cube 3D printer courtesy of Cartridgediscount.co.uk
You’d better put that coffee down before you exhale it through your nose. Why? Because thanks to the very kind folk at Cartridge Discount, you could win a 3D printer. A second generation Cube by 3D Systems, to be precise. Not only would this make …
Apple Tops Dell as Most Sought After Desktop Computers
According to new a survey done by market research firm Parks Associates (via CNET), Apple desktops have become the most sought after desktop computers this holiday season, beating out longtime holiday desktop leader Dell and other competitors such as HP and Acer. This marks the first time that…
Action Launcher’s custom Android interface gets quick-access home screen and KitKat tweaks
Action Launcher’s capabilities have grown considerably since we saw it last. For starters, the Android launcher’s new Quickpage does for the home screen what Quickdrawer did for the app drawer, and gives speedy access to a custom home screen card …
Pantech adds another fingerprint-scanning handset to its Vega Secret line
Pantech’s latest secret has just been revealed in the form of this 5.6-inch smartphone that’s packing similar gear to the company’s Secret Note. Like its predecessor, the new Vega Secret Up boasts a fingerprint sensor, LTE-Advanced data connection…
[POLL] Nexus 6 Concept Design Roundup; Which Do You Like The Best?
Yesterday we featured a concept design of a Nexus 6 as imagined by one Rishi Ramesh and as most concepts do, this one looked very sleek and very futuristic. While some people think it’s a bit soon to be thinking about the next Nexus phone already (most of these people seem to have just…
Acer’s 21.5-inch Aspire Z3-600 all-in-one can move from room to room, costs $779
It may seem as if Acer is all about Chromebooks these days, at least judging by its most recent announcements. Today, however, the company is putting the focus back on Microsoft’s operating system, with the introduction of its new (and somewhat un…
Olloclip debuts Macro 3-in-1 lens for iPhone and iPod touch (hands-on)
It’s been a tremendous two years for Olloclip. The company’s premier product, a three-in-one lens that packages macro, wide-angle and fisheye lenses in one nifty iPhone attachment, was our very first Insert Coin project in May of 2011. One success…
Microsoft’s immediate plans against NSA ‘threat’: court challenges, encryption and transparency
The NSA / PRISM / MUSCULAR scandal sparked by Edward Snowden’s leaks stained many tech companies, and tonight Microsoft has laid out several plans it hopes will convince customers (particularly non-US businesses and foreign governments) they’re sa…
Plex multimedia app gets a new UI to match iOS 7
Plex might be a straggler in the iOS 7 app update parade, but as they say: better late than never. The refreshed app comes with a new look for Apple’s latest mobile platform, but since it retains most of the old interface’s elements, you can’t exa…
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