Android is getting ready to release their latest software update, Android 4.5 Lollipop and here is what it will offer: The new Android update will be released later this month and boasts a clean, smooth design very similar to iOS 7’s design. The icons will appear as flat, circular and colorful and the status bar … Read more
Many Facebook users faced an outage for 30 minutes recently which has been estimated to have cost the company a loss of $500,000. Facebook has over a billion users so last Thursday when some users lost access for around half an hour, the company began loosing revenue to a tune of $500,000. As soon as … Read more
Nest, Google’s home thermostat system is set to expand after the company recently acquired Dropcam for $555 million. Nest has just announced that they have purchased Dropcam which is known for producing small cameras that allow users to monitor their homes from afar. While the two companies will work independently for a while, Dropcam will … Read more
In this day and age a legitimate worry is that a drone may be recording you and your surroundings – right? Well, that is exactly what the team at Domestic Drone Countermeasures (DDC) are concerned about, so much so that they have decided to release a drone detection security kit. The company has been working … Read more
Some of the most exiting news to hit Silicon Valley this year is the release of Apple’s new smartwatch and now it appears that the company is set to offer some different styles. Expected to be released in the Fall, Apple’s Smartwatch is fast building traction as gadget lovers and competitors wait with bated breath … Read more
Intel is having a shot at releasing a new app called Pocket Avatars that allows users to chat using a 3D avatar that mimics your mood and your face. Forget boring, regular face chats, Intel has now found a way to make them fun by using face-tracking technology that creates a specific avatar for each … Read more
It wasn’t too hard to guess that Amazon was in the works of releasing their own smartphone but it seems that this new gadget offers a lot more than a fancy 3D screen and high end camera. It seemed only a natural step for the e-commerce giant to release a smartphone after the success of … Read more
They say that “once you go Mac, you never go back” and now it seems that Apple is offering users the opportunity to test out an entry level iMac for cheaper. Apple have launched a cheaper iMac model today for just $1,099 which is around $200 cheaper than their most basic model. The new iMac … Read more
Yahoo has followed in the footsteps of Google and have released their workplace diversity statistics, proving that Silicon Valley is predominantly still made up of white males. Yahoo CEO, Marissa Mayer is one of the few female leaders in Silicon Valley but it seems that her staff are 62 percent men and only 37 percent … Read more
Apple, Google and Microsoft are all set to be adding new emoji as the Unicode Consortium updates their list of glyphs and smiley faces. The Unicode Consortium has been under pressure lately to release more racially diverse emoji and it seems that the company has been working closely with Apple, Google and Microsoft to create … Read more
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