How to live forever Humans have wanted to live forever for as long as we’ve lived at all. It’s an obsession that stretches back so far that it feels like it’s somehow hard-coded into our DNA. Over the years, immortality (to a greater or lesser extent) has been promised by everyone from religions and cults to …
When games consoles were bookshelves: celebrating 35 years of Fighting Fantasy books My first games console was a bookshelf. Long before I felt the call of Skyrim’s icy tundras, tackled the complex dungeons of Zelda or battled the undead foes of Dark Souls, I was exploring vast fantasy worlds through the pages of books. The Fighting …
You can now get your breaking news on YouTube It can be hard to keep up with the hectic news cycle these days, but YouTube wants to make it a little easier: some users are seeing a Breaking News carousel at the top of the desktop and mobile versions of the giant video emporium website. As …
The Note 8 makes a brief appearance on Samsung’s website It would seem that Samsung’s grown tired of everyone else leaking information about its upcoming Galaxy Note 8 super-phablet and decided to take matters into its own hands, briefly listing the device on its own website before pulling the page again. Unfortunately the link for the …
Android O is probably going to be called Android Oreo Not only did Google officially reveal the launch date and time of Android O yesterday, it also dropped a pretty big hint about what it’s going to be called: eagle-eyed readers spotted that a teaser video posted to Google+ had the revealing filename “GoogleOreo_Teaser_0817_noDroids (1).mp4”. Convinced? …
Really bad movies you shouldn’t be streaming on Netflix and Amazon Prime Welcome to Not On My Watch, the only place to get your weekly fix of truly terrible movies that are streaming on Amazon and Netflix right now. As we are now onto our ninth edition, it felt right to do something to celebrate – …
Why mobile games are appearing in arcades all over the world Seemingly everyone has downloaded and incessantly played free games like Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja or Candy Crush Saga on our phones, so why are people leaving the comfort of their home, heading to their local arcade and paying money for precisely the same experience? These …
Hacking the home: how connected tech is making your shack a security risk If there’s one place in the world that’s supposed to feel safe and comfortable, it’s the home. When you’re not working or doing things outside, this is the place where you and your family members can relax. However, as a result of modern …
The best translation software of 2017 Technology has taken some major strides to break down language barriers in recent times, with translation software from giants such as Google and Microsoft employing some clever tricks. Thanks to the likes of ‘neural machine translation’ tech – the system Google has been trumpeting lately – the Babel Fish skills …
The best Sony Xperia XZ Premium deals in August 2017 From its scintillating 4K display to its beguiling slow motion camera, the Sony Xperia XZ Premium is a bonafide hit and a genuine step up from the XZ. Not only is this handset a must for dyed-in-the-wool Sony mobile fans, it’s also a fantastic option for …