Star Wars: these could be the droids we're looking for in real life
Dec 18, 2015 00:32 am UTC| Entertainment Technology
The latest episode of Star Wars is now upon us and has unleashed a new era of science fantasy robots, or droids as they are known. One of the heroes of the new movie The Force Awakens is BB-8, a cute but capable...
Microsoft Releases Skype For Business App For Android, Enables Multi-Factor Authentication
Dec 17, 2015 12:13 pm UTC| Technology
Microsoft on Wednesday rolled out Skype for Business app for Android. Users can download the new app from Google Play Store. Moreover, Android users with Lync 2013 will be automatically upgraded to the new app based on...
Microsoft SmartScreen Now Protects From Drive-By Attacks
Dec 17, 2015 05:40 am UTC| Technology
Microsoft announced on Tuesday that with the latest Windows 10 updates, it has extended SmartScreen to include protection from drive-by attacks in Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer 11. Drive-by attacks are malicious...
SpaceX Plans Launch Of Upgraded Falcon 9
Dec 17, 2015 05:12 am UTC| Technology Science
SpaceX scheduled a static fire test of the Falcon 9s first stage engines at Cape Canaveral, Florida on December 16. Florida Today reported that SpaceX lifted a Falcon 9 rocket vertical on its launch pad Wednesday, but as...
Google trumps Apple for Australian mobile payments, but for how long?
Dec 17, 2015 05:00 am UTC| Technology
After failing to come to agreement with Apple to enable mobile phone payments, six of Australias biggest financial institutions this week signed on with Android Pay. The service will go live in Australia in the first half...
Facebook Partners With Uber, Adds Transportation Service To Messenger
Dec 17, 2015 04:43 am UTC| Technology
Facebook announced on Wednesday that it is testing a transportation feature on its Messenger, which will enable users to hail Uber rides directly from the app itself. With this new feature, you can request a ride from a...
Electronics are getting small, and that is causing big problems
Dec 17, 2015 00:48 am UTC| Technology
Your television, computer, smartphone or any other electronic device wouldnt work without being able to shuttle electric charges around their circuits. Yet, as these devices gain in performance, with their individual...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects