WhatsApp Announces 400 Million Users

WhatsApp has announced over 400 million active users.  CEO of WhatsApp, Jan Koum has announced that the company has added 100 million active users in the last four months alone. “This isn’t a count of people who just registered for Whatsapp,” said Koum, “it’s the number of people who are actively using the service every … Read more

Google Fined for Spying

Watch out Google, Spain has just hit the company with a $1.2 million fine for breaking the country’s privacy protection laws.  There has been a lot of news in the media lately about the NSA tracking everything we search, tweet and share on the internet. Sources have also claimed that you can be spied on … Read more

Blackberry Reports $4.4 Billion Loss

The once popular, BlackBerry has just reported a loss of $4.4 billion dollars.  The struggling company is a strong reminder of how fast the tech industry moves. Without innovation, constant updates, and keeping abreast with the latest in consumer trends, a once highly successful tech company can crash all the way to the bottom. Blackberry … Read more

New Gadget Translates What Your Dog is Thinking

Ever wondered what your furry friend was saying when they bark? Thanks to ‘No More Woof’, you may just be able to.  Scandinavian scientists are working on a headset that translates your dogs barks into human words. The device combines the use of EEG-sensoring, Micro Computing and special BCI software. “The EEG recorders on the … Read more

Apple To Launch New Mac Pro Desktop

Apple has announced that their new desktop, the Mac Pro will go on sale Thursday, just in time for the last minute Christmas rush. The Mac Pro boasts a cylindrical design giving it a slim, sleek and futuristic look. The new Pro desktop will retail for around $3000, catering to the high end and professional … Read more

Coming Soon to Facebook: Video Advertising

Facebook has announced that it will now be running video advertising.  In an attempt to tap into the billion dollar television advertising industry, Facebook has announced their plan for video advertising which will appear on people’s news feeds. Spending on TV ads has reached $68.5 billion this year and digital ad video spending is expected … Read more

Top Apps of 2013 for iOS

The most popular apps of 2013 have been announced and this year, many of the top positions have gone to games.  Minecraft: Pocket Edition has become the number one paid for app for both the iPad and iPhone for 2013, and for free apps, Candy Crush Saga took the title. For the free app category … Read more

Yahoo’s Award Winning Weather App

Yahoo’s award winning weather app has finally been made available to Apple users.  Yahoo’s weather app has been available only on Android phones up until recently when they released an iOS version. The app has been so well designed that Apple awarded the app with a design award. The app uses Flickr sourced images on … Read more