How many days it takes for Bing to copy Google features [Infographic]
If I were a 'Bing man' I wouldn't be posting this.
Researchers are working on antenna that allows for transfer of 10 HD movies in 1 second
Hate waiting around while you transfer a file from one phone to another via Bluetooth? No worries, researchers at Georgie Tech have you covered. According to MIT Technology Review, the researchers “have drawn up blueprints f...
[Android] Find out which apps are draining battery with BetterBatteryStats
BetterBatteryStats is an application that will provide you with useful tools to help increase the overall battery life of your device. This application is great for those who have tried other battery applications and are not satis...
[iOS] File Converter Free lets you convert 100 file types to other formats
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been collaborating with people at work or at play on some project, and things have come to a grinding halt because we’re all using different file formats and someone’s f...
Hungry? This fridge magnet allows you to order pizza by simply pressing a button
When you want to order a pizza, what do you do? My guess is most people either opt to go to a pizza place, order over the phone, or order on the Internet. Red Tomato Pizza, a pizza parlor based in Dubai, wants to make it easier fo...
What is ‘Click-to-Play’ and how to enable it in Chrome, Firefox, Opera, and Internet Explorer [dotTech Explains]
Recently dotTech posted a joke about websites that start to randomly play videos or audios and how every web browser should have a feature to kill such websites. In the comments a dotTechie — Darcy — posted about very ...
‘Leopard Train’, the fastest train in the world [Amazing Photo of the Day]
Bullet train, Safari style
Android accounts for 79% of mobile malware and iOS 0.7%, according to report by F-Secure
F-Secure, a security firm, has released their Mobile Threat Report for Q4 2012 and the trend is not surprising: Android has a bullseye on its back. Accounting for a whopping 79% of 301 new malware discovered in 2012, Android is on...
Who needs Google Glass, Google just introduced talking… shoes. Seriously.
At its SXSW Interactive headquarters, Google just introduced a talking shoe which provides snarky comments based on your leg movements. And it isn’t a joke; it is real. The talking shoe is part of Google’s new ‘A...
[iOS] Kinoni Barcode Reader: Send barcode info from your iPhone to your Mac [Mac OS X]
There are tons of barcode scanners on the App Store, but not many that will beam info from your iPhone to your Mac. If you have need of such an app, check out Kinoni Barcode Reader, a Mac app that works with a corresponding iOS ap...
[Windows] TunnelBear is an excellent VPN — fast, easy-to-use, secure, and private [Android, iOS, Mac OS X]
Maybe you are on a public network and want to protect your privacy. Maybe you are at work and want to access blocked websites. Maybe you live in a country where the government takes part in active Internet censorship. Maybe you ju...
[iOS] Pay with your phone at restaurants and get discounts with LevelUp
I have a friend who lives in San Francisco. He’s been regaling me with tales of how the local coffee shops and pizza joints are starting to accept payment in Bitcoins, as well as more “traditional” forms of payme...
[Windows] Easily erase unwanted objects from photos with Photoupz, an alternative to InPaint
Have you ever used the clone stamp tool in an image editor? Clone stamp allows you to remove objects in an image by by “painting” over the objects with other parts of the image. While clone stamp is a very useful tool,...
Man gets 3D-printed replacement for 75 percent of his skull
In a surgical procedure earlier this week, a man was fitted with the first ever 3D-printed skull replacement. A whole 75 percent of his skull was replaced with the replica, which is made out of polyetherketoneketone. (Say that ten...
This is how jerks will use Google Glass [Video]
If Google delivers on the promise of Google Glass’ potential when they release it sometime this year, we all know that it’s gonna make everything feel pretty damn futuristic. But what happens when a jerk gets his hands...
Makerbot announces 3D Digitizer that allows you to scan objects and print out replicas with 3D printer
Today, Makerbot unveiled their Digitizer Desktop 3D Scanner that it will sell along with its 3D printers. What makes the scanner so cool is that you don’t actually need modeling or 3D printing skills to make use of it —...
Computer problems caused by viruses vs problems you think are caused by viruses [Comic]
Is that problem you are having really caused by a virus?
Check out these lion cubs [Amazing Photo of the Day]
Lion cubs. Need I say more?
Another feature every web browser should have [Image]
Ever surf the web and all of a sudden sound starts playing from nowhere? Yeah...
This guy likes to cuddle with his cats [Image]
This gives new meaning to cuddling with cats.
Woman finds out fiance is cheating by catching him with another girl… on Russian equivalent of Google Maps [Video]
Russian woman searches for an address on Yandex Maps. Finds a picture of her cheating fiance instead.
Hackers successfully crack Chrome, Firefox, and Internet Explorer on Windows 8 and Windows 7 at Pwn2Own hacker competition
Chrome OS may have survived a barrage of attacks at Pwnium 3 but Windows and Windows browsers have not been so lucky. At Pwn2Own, a hacker competition sponsored by HP, hackers were able to exploit vulnerabilities in Internet Explo...
Samsung executive feels “Windows 8 is no better than Windows Vista”, calls Windows “the less-competitive platform”
It has been a very long time since we last heard some Windows 8 hate. (And by “very long time” I mean at least a few days.) However, thanks to Samsung’s head of memory division Dong-Soo Jun, now e have some more ...
Hackers are unable to exploit Chrome OS at Pwnium 3, a hacker competition
It would be illogical to claim Chrome OS is uncrackable, without exploits, and the safest operating system around. However, hackers taking part in the Pwnium 3 competition at CanSecWest Vancouver 2013 security conference were unab...
[Windows] Autoruns is the most comprehensive startup manager you will ever use
As you use your computer, more and more programs and processes start to add themselves to Windows boot. This slows down your Windows boot. So there is a desire to be able to control exactly what runs at Windows boot. This is where...
[Android] Simple Last.fm Scrobbler is a great alternative to the official Last.fm scrobbler
If you’re like me, you’re probably tired of the official Last.fm scrobbling app for Android. It feels clunky, bloated, and just doesn’t do exactly what you want it to. This is where Simple Last.fm Scrobbler comes...
[Linux] Easily customize Ubuntu and recover wasted hard drive space with Ubuntu Tweak
If you’re an Ubuntu user that isn’t totally sure about where all the options for customization and tweaking are, Ubuntu Tweak is something you need in your life. Along with making customization options easy to access, ...
[Android] Hide private call logs and text messages with Shady Contacts
Shady Contacts is an application that focuses on providing heightened security by protecting the aspects of your device that could be the most sensitive. This application is great for those who use their device for personal or con...
[iOS] CamMe: Take self-portraits from a distance with gesture-based controls
Gesture-based controls are all the rage right now. In recent weeks, we’ve talked about apps like Flutter (a “Kinect for OS X” tool for controlling music and videos) and the Leap Motion Controller. Today, we’...
[Windows] Cut, join, split, and crop videos, add watermark, and more with idoo Video Editor Pro
Need a program to perform “modifications” such as cut, join, split, and crop to your videos? Video to Video Converter is a freeware program that does all that and more, despite being a video converter and not a video e...
Check out these awesome payphone of the future designs, the finalists of NYC’s payphone design contest [Video]
Last December, the city of New York announced a challenge for people to reinvent the old payphone. Now they’ve announced the six finalists of the Reinvent Payphones challenge, offering us a look at what the competing designe...
Check out Facebook’s newly redesigned News Feed: Clean and inspired by mobile
Today Facebook has announced a redesigned of the News Feed, one of the most crucial aspects of the popular social network. People’s complaints of the feed in the past have been mostly directed at how cluttered it felt, so th...
Google I/O website has a ton of easter eggs, see if you can find them all
Google’s I/O event isn’t until May, but the company already has a site up for registration but also to host a ton of little easter eggs — if you can find them all, that is. After loading up the site, you’ll...
Rovio makes original Angry Birds free for the first time on iOS
If you’ve never ever played Angry Birds, which might actually be pretty hard considering the fact it’s available on anything at this point, this might be your best chance. The original game is Apple’s App Store F...
Beauty of Mother Nature is simply breathtaking [Amazing Photo of the Day]
Best word to describe this photo: wow.