According to rumors, Google is planning to launch a unified messaging service called “Babel”. It’s not just another addition to Google’s already huge stream of chat clients, but will be a platform that is going to unify all Google messaging services into one client. Babel will merge all Google chat services like Gtalk, Google+ Messenger,…
YouTube co-founder Chad Hurley finally revealed his video sharing site competing with his former company, which is now one of Google’s largest breadwinners. Today Hurley announced, by way of Twitter, that he will soon launch his new site, MixBit. As mentioned in our original article, Google acquired YouTube’s services in 2006 for an astounding $1.65…
The White House has announced the initiation of a much-awaited research project which would aim to map the human brain. BRAIN (or Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) will launch in 2014, and the Obama administration is funding it with a $100 million. The research project is also backed up by other agencies, like the…
Nowadays, smartphones are not limited to the younger generation – more and more elderly people are starting to realize that smartphones are useful and can be fun as well. In fact, one in four people over the age of 50 own a smartphone. Naturally, smartphones are not complete without smartphone apps, and since there are…
If you are a fan of monster truck games, then you will love Offroad Legends. This game looks like an arcade type game, and is by far one of the best when it comes to monster truck games available on Android. The Basics Developed by DogByte games, Offroad Legends has been downloaded more than a…
As I watch my computer screen intently, Novastar duels ferociously with his light saber, mere inches away from slicing through arms, torsos and jugulars. Sounds like a scene from the newest Star Wars film, doesn’t it? You wouldn’t be too far off with that assumption… [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBjbSfSLHR0] Regular Guys or Jedi in Disguise? So how…
Experimental Sound Interactions with SoundSelf A while ago, I had the chance to play sound designer Robin Arnott’s previous game / sound / artwork, Deep Sea. Arnott’s new project, SoundSelf, also plays with sound and interaction. Mostly simply described, a player uses their voice to create hypnotic visuals, but that’s just the beginning of the…
Apple has filed a patent that describes a wraparound display on a phone fully encased in glass. This could be the next iPhone. Foldable Screen – Transparent Body AppleInsider reported last week about this new patent – “In a patent filing published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Thursday, Apple describes a…
If you feel that these top 5 geek habits describe you, then welcome to the club! You are not alone – we get what you mean. As Geeks, we consider ourselves a rare breed of species. As such, we also come with rare geek habits others may find annoying. Geek habits that only other Geeks…
A mind-boggling 4 Gigapixel panorama image of the surface of Mars has been created by stitching together another mind-boggling 407 photos of the red planet. Thanks to NASA’s robotic rover – Curiosity – we earthlings have been getting to see a lot more of Mars recently. Andrew Bodrov, however, made it more interesting. Petapixel put…
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Acer Iconia W7 Windows 8 Tablet PC is slim, sleek and sexy. You might think it only runs on Windows 8 RT only, but it actually comes with Core i3 CPU, 64GB SSD, and 4GB RAM. It also supports Microsoft’s latest Operating System. I won’t say that the Tablet PC is perfect, it does have…
In just 3 days Facebook will reveal its “new home on Android”, as we previously reported. There have been numerous reports that this event will be about a new Facebook phone but The Wall Street Journal has something completely different to say. According to the paper, this event will focus more on a new app…
If you are a fan (and avid gamer) of WoW, then this is the post for you. The top 5 interface mods for World of Warcraft, will make things much easier and simple for old gamers and new gamers alike. World of Warcraft has been around for almost 9 years now and still, there is…
Google has updated its Google Translate app for Android, and has added support for offline language translation. It is now able to translate up to 50 languages without having to connect to the internet. The app now offers offline language packs for up to 50 languages including Arabic, Chinese, Spanish and French. Users can select…