Alfa battery lasts 14 days, runs on normal water and is out later this year
Battery developments that speed up charging are great but ones that go green at the same time are even better. So this battery that can be recharged using water should make some serious waves....
View ArticleFuture batteries, coming soon: charge in seconds, last months and power over...
While smartphones, smarthomes and even smart wearables are growing ever more advanced, they're still limited by power. The battery hasn't advanced in decades. But we're on the verge of a power...
View ArticleRobot-body upgrade anyone? A worm has had its mind put into a Lego robot
It's finally happened, the mind of a living organism has been put into the body of a man-made robot. Specifically a Lego robot has been made that now thinks like a worm. The OpenWorm project has...
View ArticleProject Cars preview: Gran Turismo for a new generation
There have been a lot of driving games lately, especially on the build up to the Christmas period last year, so Project Cars has a tricky task to stand out amongst the triple-A titles on the PS4 and...
View ArticleLG G Flex 2 release date revealed, pre-register your interest now
Although there are rumours that other manufacturers - specifically Samsung - are avoiding the octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor for now, LG is cracking on with its first phone to feature the...
View ArticleSony ditches Music Unlimited in favour of Spotify, will offer Spotify...
Sony has announced the death of its own music streaming service, Music Unlimited. Instead it is partnering with Spotify to offer its streaming platform to PlayStation console and Xperia phone and...
View ArticleThis paper-thin battery can be folded 200,000 times and still keep its charge
Flexible gadgets are about to become more mainstream than ever thanks to a bendy battery that's as thin as paper and is here to redefine "cutting edge". Jenax's J.Flex battery is a bit like paper in...
View ArticleWant to show respect for the dead? Using .rip as a web domain is one way,...
This could soon become a thing: using a web domain to show your respect for the dead. According to Domain Name Wire, a news source for the domain name industry, a bunch of new domains are releasing,...
View ArticleSuper Bowl 2015: Facebook launches an 'experience' hub with live scores,...
With Super Bowl 2015 mere days away, Facebook decided it was time to uncloak a dedicated hub just for the big game. "This year, we’re introducing a new Super Bowl experience to give fans one place to...
View ArticleKia Sorento (2015) first drive: Savvy 7-seater
Can a SUV ever be a truly exciting drive? Now in its third generation, the Kia Sorento has had more than just a facelift to bring it up to date, and while its new body and wheelbase is never going to...
View ArticleAll-female Ghostbusters cast revealed: Here are the 4 actresses set to star...
Director Paul Feig has cast four women to fight off something strange in his upcoming Ghostbusters reboot. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy, Kate McKinnon, and...
View Article20 per cent of the world's population is now on Facebook
Almost 1.4 billion people are now on Facebook, the social network has confirmed. To put that into perspective: 20 per cent of the world's population is now updating status' and liking listicles' about...
View ArticleQualcomm all but confirms that Samsung Galaxy S6 won't use the Snapdragon 810...
Don't expect the Samsung Galaxy S6 to feature Qualcomm's Snapdragon 810 chip, or at least that's what you get after reading between the lines of Qualcomm's Q1 2015 earnings results. Buried in the...
View ArticleDrones for Good: 19 ways drones will improve our lives
Who knew drones could be useful for something other than having fun? You’ve seen drones for taking pictures. You’ve seen drones for getting access to hard-to-reach areas. You’ve seen drones for...
View ArticleHuawei to reveal new wearables and tablets at MWC 2015
Huawei has announced its brand strategy for 2015 during a media trip to its head quarters in Shenzen, China and a presentation has revealed the company will be introducing new wearables and tablets at...
View ArticleSamsung confirms Galaxy S6 will ditch the plastic for other materials
Generally financial reports from companies can be a pretty dull affair. Unless a manufacturer makes a significant loss or is stockpiling so much cash that it will effect the products somewhere down...
View ArticleBose SoundLink on-ear Bluetooth headphones review: Premium performance
Although Bluetooth isn't a new technology, there has been a renewed interest in Bluetooth devices of late, with a push towards quality that's seeing some of the more established audio brands producing...
View ArticleMicrosoft Office hits Android tablets with Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Microsoft has announced the next distribution of its Office software on Android tablets as it upgrades from Preview of Office. Android now has Word for Android tablet, Excel for Android tablet and...
View ArticleLet's talk about the Samsung Galaxy S Edge
Samsung is readying a new flagship smartphone, the SGS6, and we believe that we will see it at Mobile World Congress in March. However the last big launch for Samsung introduced not one, but two...
View ArticleSend Money in Gmail reaches UK to make sending and receiving money simpler
When Google launched Send Money in Gmail in the US, UK dwellers could have been forgiven for feeling jealous. Now the easy way to pay is coming to the UK. Yay. Send Money in Gmail does what the name...
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