Google is announced the culling of its Map Maker tool – a move that it says is a consolidation move that will see the tool get integrated directly into Google maps. The Map Maker as a separate tool will shut…
2017 Green Car Of The Year finalists announced
Five cars have made it to the final round of the 2017 Green Car Of The Year awards with the announcement of the winner scheduled for November 17 at 8:25 a.m. PST at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The finalists…
Flexible lithium-ion battery opens flood gates for smartcards, wearable devices market
Panasonic’s flexible lithium-ion battery that can withstand repeated bending with a radius of 25 mm or twisting with a maximum angle of 25 degrees will be announced at Electronica 2016. The flexibility of the battery doesn’t compromise on functionality. The…
UK National Cyber Security Strategy includes FIDO authentication
Fast Identity Online (FIDO) authentication has received a huge boost as the UK government has revealed its plans of investing in the technology as part of its move beyond passwords under the five year UK National Cyber Security Strategy. UK’s…
2017 Land Rover Range Rover Sport conquers fearsome Alpine ski course [Video]
Land Rover’s latest 2017 Range Rover Sport has managed to conquer the fearsome Alpine ski course at 96 miles per hour with 75 per cent gradients and a 2,170 metre descent. With this achievement, the 2017 Range Rover Sport becomes…
Remember to set your clocks back one hour and few other things
Canadians have set their clock back one hour yesterday and if you haven’t done it yet, do so now to keep up with the changing time. The maximum use of natural daylight now comes to and end and while things…
Vine was likely shuttered as part Twitter’s strategic cost-cutting move
Vine has been shuttered and while Twitter didn’t really reveal why the step was taken, the obvious reasons are lack of ad revenue, increased competition and cost-cutting. The announcement was made by the company separately from the main announcement late…
iOS 10.1.1 jailbreak could land soon; photo of jailbroken iPhone 7 surfaces
Jailbreak for iPhone 7 running iOS 10 is yet to be released and while jailbreakers are eagerly waiting for its release, Apple’s security updates are seemingly making it harder for hackers to release a working jailbreak. Video demonstrations of a…
New Mirai botnet based DDoS attack takes down internet for entire country
Amidst the US elections, climate change talks and a myriad of other global issues, one of the largest distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks said to have been carried out using the Mirai botnet to take down the Internet of…
Top 10 worst, but most used passwords revealed
Researchers in the UK have revealed the top 10 worst, but most used passwords on the Internet and if your password is in that list, you need to change it right now urges an expert at Lancaster University. In a…