China’s Jade Rabbit rover vehicle drove onto the moon’s surface Sunday after the first lunar soft landing in nearly four decades, a huge advance in the country’s ambitious space programme. The Yutu, or Jade Rabbit, was deployed at 4:35 am (2035 GMT…
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Electronic and electrical gadgets that have reached the end of their life are expected to jump by a third in volume by 2017, a rise that poses major challenges for sorting and recycling, according to figures published on Sunday. By the end of 2017,…
Yesterday, Twitter users went nuts. Well, more nuts than usual—apparently Twitter had changed the way the “Block” button functioned. Previously, blocking other Twitter users basically allowed you to vanish from their Twitter feeds, and they from…
In a blog post published on December 2, Facebook said it was going to start to put more articles from publishers in the News Feed, ranking them by how much your friends have been clicking on them. The idea being that Facebook would favor “high quality…
(NewsUSA) – If you’re like most people, you have at least one gadget lover on your holiday gift list. That…
This week, Google launched a new product called Tips, which gently eases newcomers into the features of Google’s many free online products. In fact, even some Google experts might learn a new thing or two using Tips. Google Tips is a lightweight site…
All the major players in video games are getting some good news heading into the weekend. The latest numbers released by the NPD Group suggest that the two newest consoles on the market, Sony’s PlayStation 4 and Microsoft’s Xbox One, sold extremely…
The news of Microsoft looking to unify the disparate Windows experiences in the future—along with reports of the “Threshold” initiative to do just that—has lots of folks speculating on what the future of Windows might look like. The fact that…
If we’re lucky, Fleksy’s new open source SDK could completely change the way developers look at developing for iOS. One of the most oft-quoted upsides to Android as a platform over iOS and Windows Phone is its amazing flexibility and powerful customization…
Cross-industry coalition aims to provide cheaper access in developing world, but analysts say service lacks support from ISPs
The holiday season is always an exciting time for gamers. This year is particularly interesting with the launch of two…
(BPT) – With all of the advancements in home entertainment technology, there are now more options than ever to watch…
(BPT) – A practice that was once frowned upon, many schools are now encouraging students to bring their own tablets,…
It’s easy to get caught up in the obvious aspects of platforms such as Twitter and Facebook, but success lies in the subtleties
CounterPoint Research report comes before China Mobile deal, while iOS 7 adoption running faster than last year, statistics show
(NewsUSA) – Tech is a growing trend for gift buying, and this year is expected to be at an all-time…
Google has been offering their flagship Nexus smartphone in white for the greater part of the year, first stuffing the virtual shelves with the Nexus 4 with a in a limited run of white models and more recently with the white Nexus 5. Well it appears…
(BPT) – Looking back on 2013, billions of Internet searches from around the world reveal it was a year of…
(BPT) – The shiny paint. The new car smell. Many aspects about buying or leasing a new vehicle can excite…
Banker ousted from Barclays floats £150m fund for venture in Africa, with Nigeria rumoured to be starting point for investment