When Facebook started rolling out the Messenger app as an official replacement for the built-in chat feature in the main app, countless people became very angry and took to social media to complain about it. Apart from that, Kindle Fire users may experience technical difficulties with it due to the fact that emoticons don’t work,…
Snapchat is a social app for mobile devices which enables users to ‘snap’ a photograph of themselves and their friends will see it for 1 to 10 seconds before it vanishes (unless someone takes a screenshot). It is not as popular as Facebook among 18-34 year-old people, but it is still the third-most popular, under…
America’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has ruled that all mobile phone service providers enable users to text message 911. The ruling applies to both U.S. wireless carriers and interconnected providers that allow users to send text messages to/from U.S. phone numbers. The Story Of A Painful Police Call Many years ago, the attendants of a…
Since April, Facebook has been recommending that users use the Facebook Messenger app to chat with friends instead of the main app. The recommendations have become more frequent as Facebook intends to entirely shift messaging functionality over to the Messenger app. Users could still send and receive messages via the main Facebook app, but Facebook has announced…
A young man named Jake Rye from the University Of Maryland collaborated with a team at Bitcamp to carry out an Oculus Rift modification called the Sixth Dimension Oculus. This technology enables the Oculus Rift user to simulate the experience of wind via the use of three electric fans. While gaming, you can use accessories…
There is a new Timex smartwatch that doesn’t require a phone! It is the Timex Ironman One GPS+. Currently, there are Android watches that require an Android or iOS device because they are primarily just designed to control those devices. This means that if you stop using those platforms, you can’t use your watch anymore.…
From August 2nd to 3rd 2014, the YC Hacks event was held in Mountainview, California to gather developers under one roof and develop tomorrow’s technology. The winners of the YC Hacks Hackathon were (in order of place 1 = first place, etc): Athelas: This technology is a smartphone accessory that allows you to analyse your blood…
Here is my experience (of almost two years) with the two 7″ Amazon Kindle Fire HD devices.
I know how it feels to struggle to see your television display, computer monitor, or to have to wipe your glasses off repeatedly. This is terribly annoying and one day, you may finally be able to stop doing this! Instead of wearing glasses prescribed for you so you can watch tv or use your computer,…
Thermal imaging technology enables you to see heat, cold and warm air leaks, insulation flaws, creatures, through some things, and even temperature differences. A recent FLIR One case for iPhones is one thermal imaging technology that can do this. The device shows you the heat radiated by objects, not the objects themselves. However, this is…
Originally published on Cleantechnica. By Nicholas Brown. Ford recently covered my trip to Detroit, Michigan, so that I could attend some of its events and NAIAS. In this first article from the trip, I’ll focus on my test drive of the 2014 Ford Fusion Energi in Michigan, from Dearborn to Detroit. More articles on the NAIAS events…
45-mile Wi-Fi range is now possible with a lower power consumption than ever.