UK electronics retailer Dixons has announced that they are in merger talks with the Carphone Warehouse, if the deal comes off, the two companies would create one of the largest retailers in the UK. The Carphone Warehouse and Dixons would have 3,000 retail stores in the UK, and 35,000 staff if the … [Read more...] about Carphone Warehouse And Dixons In Merger Talks
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Awesome 3D Printed Tape Measure, Printed As One Assembly (video)
As 3D printing becomes more mainstream, more and more techniques and designs are being developed to push the current 3D printing technology to its limits. YouTube user angrymonk55 has published a video this week showing an awesome 3D printed tape measure he has created and 3D printed. The 3D … [Read more...] about Awesome 3D Printed Tape Measure, Printed As One Assembly (video)
Zuckerberg And Musk Backing Computer That Thinks Like Humans
Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and Tesla's Elon Musk have backed a new project to build software that thinks and learns like humans. The project is called Vicarious, which is a four-year-old startup from San Francisco. Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg have invested $40 million US dollars in the company, … [Read more...] about Zuckerberg And Musk Backing Computer That Thinks Like Humans
BlackBerry Working On Full HD 1080p Smartphone
BlackBerry's current smartphones come with a HD resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, but it would appear that this is about to change. The company is apparently working on a new full HD smartphone that will come with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels, and the device is expected to be released with the … [Read more...] about BlackBerry Working On Full HD 1080p Smartphone
AOL On Launches In The UK
AOL has launched its video on demand service in the UK, the service is called AOL On, and it has previously only been available in the US and Canada. AOL ON has teamed up with a number of UK content providers, which include ITN, Channel 4 News, and more, and there will be over 750,000 videos … [Read more...] about AOL On Launches In The UK
Ocean Energy Turbine Launches On Kickstarter (video)
Crowd Energy has this week launched a new campaign over on the Kickstarter crowd funding website to complete development of its Ocean Energy Turbine designed to replace Fossil Fuel and Nuclear Energy Dependence. The aim of the campaign is to complete the already ongoing development of the Ocean … [Read more...] about Ocean Energy Turbine Launches On Kickstarter (video)
New MSI AG220 and AG240 All-In-One Gaming Systems Unveiled (video)
If you are in the market for a new gaming system, you might be interested to know that this week MSI has announced the launch of two new all-in-one gaming systems which are equipped with Nvidia's new mobile graphics processors. The two new MSI gaming systems are the AG220 and the AG240, priced at … [Read more...] about New MSI AG220 and AG240 All-In-One Gaming Systems Unveiled (video)
HP Announcing New 3D Printer Development Plans In June 2014
Hewlett-Packard has announced that in June of this year they will be unveiling new plans for solving a number of issues with 3D printing, unveiling technology they have developed to improve the printing provided by 3D printers. The two main problems Hewlett-Packard is looking to rectify include the … [Read more...] about HP Announcing New 3D Printer Development Plans In June 2014
Google Rolls Out WebP To YouTube For Faster Loading Pages
Google first introduce their new WebP image formatting technology back in 2010 and has already been using the technology on their Google Play Store to help load images faster for users. Google has now started rollin gout the WebP technology to Youtube explains a new posting by Husain Bengali, … [Read more...] about Google Rolls Out WebP To YouTube For Faster Loading Pages
Microsoft And Nokia Deal To Be Completed Next Month
Microsoft is in the process of purchasing Nokia's smartphone business, the deal is worth $7.3 billion to Nokia, and now the company has announced that they expected the deal to be finalized in April. Microsoft will take over Nokia's mobile and services division, this will also give Microsoft the … [Read more...] about Microsoft And Nokia Deal To Be Completed Next Month
Vircurex Bitcoin Exchange Freezes Customers Accounts
MT. Gox, one of the largest Bitcoin exchanges recently filed for Bankruptcy, and now another Bitcoin exchange has run into trouble, this time it is Vircurex. Vircurex, which is based in Beijing, is smaller than Mt. Gox, the company traded in Bitcoin and Litecoin, and it has now stopped … [Read more...] about Vircurex Bitcoin Exchange Freezes Customers Accounts
Apple And Comcast Working On Streaming TV Service (Rumor)
According to a recent report by the , Apple is in talks with Comcast on a new TV service. The new service will apparently deliver live streaming and on demand content from the cloud. What is interesting about the reported service, is that it would use traffic which is different than public internet … [Read more...] about Apple And Comcast Working On Streaming TV Service (Rumor)
