Raspberry Pi enthusiasts will be excited to know that the Raspberry Pi Foundation has announced the opening of an official Raspberry Pi Store in Cambridge the United Kingdom. Offering everything from hardware, T-shirts, mugs and Raspberry Pi merchandise as well as in-store exclusives. Watch the … [Read more...] about Official Raspberry Pi store opens in Cambridge
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Microsoft adds new background blur feature to Skype
Microsoft has announced that it is dding a new background blur feature to Skype, this is designed to put the focus on you during a video call and blur out the background. According to Microsoft the background blur feature in Skype uses artificial intelligence to keep you in focus during a video … [Read more...] about Microsoft adds new background blur feature to Skype
Microsoft’s Build 2019 developer conference starts May 6th
Microsoft has today announced that this year’s Microsoft’s Build developers conference will be taking place between May 6th - 8th 2019 in the Washington State Convention Center | Seattle, WA. If you are interested in attending, registration will open later this month on February 27th, 2019. What to … [Read more...] about Microsoft’s Build 2019 developer conference starts May 6th
eSPEAR handheld shark deterrent
A development team at Ocean Guardian, based in Sydney, Australia has created the world’s first handheld shark deterrent aptly named eSPEAR. The new handheld shark deterrent is powered by Shark Shield Technology, the world's only scientifically proven and independently tested electrical shark … [Read more...] about eSPEAR handheld shark deterrent
VLC 4.0 brings new UI, improved Wayland, VR, 3D support
This week more details have been released by VLC lead developer Jean-Baptiste Kempf who confirmed plans for the next version of VLC version 4.0, codenamed Otto Chriek. New features expected to be rolled out with VLC 4.0 include a new playlist, user-interface, video output architecture that supports … [Read more...] about VLC 4.0 brings new UI, improved Wayland, VR, 3D support
TVOOT crowd powered social TV platform hits Kickstarter
A new crowd-powered, social TV platform has launched via Kickstarter this week in the form of TVOOT. Created to add a social element to TV viewing and allow “like-minded people to connect and leverage crowd-power to create a better experience for everyone” says its creators. Watch the demonstration … [Read more...] about TVOOT crowd powered social TV platform hits Kickstarter
Facebook Messenger now lets you delete messages you have sent
Facebook has announced that it is adding the ability to delete sent messages from Facebook Messenger. This feature is great if you send a message to the wrong person by mistake or make an error in your message. The new functionality aims to provide users with more control over their conversations … [Read more...] about Facebook Messenger now lets you delete messages you have sent
3DMark Port Royal NVIDIA DLSS performance test now available
This week 3DMark has added a new NVIDIA DLSS performance test to the Port Royal benchmarking suite of applications. DLSS is a proprietary NVIDIA technology, so naturally, you must have an NVIDIA graphics card that supports DLSS, such as a GeForce RTX series, Quadro RTX series or TITAN RTX, to run … [Read more...] about 3DMark Port Royal NVIDIA DLSS performance test now available
LibreELEC 9.0 released with v18 Kodi media center
A new version of the Linux distro built around Kodi media center has been released this week in the form of LibreELEC (Leia) 9.0.0 which is now available to download and install. The GNU/Linux-based operating system has been specifically designed to put Kodi front and center and is perfect for those … [Read more...] about LibreELEC 9.0 released with v18 Kodi media center
Mozilla Firefox will soon mute auto-playing videos
Joining Google and Microsoft, Mozilla has today announced that their Firefox web browser will soon mute auto-playing videos. Firefox browser version 66 launching in March 20919 will block automatically playing audible video and audio saving you from those annoying adverts when clicking on a link or … [Read more...] about Mozilla Firefox will soon mute auto-playing videos
Today is Safer Internet Day
Today is Safer Internet Day, an initiative designed to help children and young people stay safe online. This year's event is bigger than ever before, with more than 2,000 schools and organizations in the UK taking part. The day is celebrated in numerous countries around the world and aims to educate … [Read more...] about Today is Safer Internet Day
Google Assistant coming to Nest Secure home security system
Google has this week announced that its Nest home security system will soon be playing host to its Google Assistant technology and will be available on your Nest Guard. Enabling you to ask questions such as “Hey Google, do I need an umbrella today?” before you set your alarm and leave the … [Read more...] about Google Assistant coming to Nest Secure home security system
