• COMPUTERS
    TVs are now tablet computers without a touchscreen

    A few weeks back I turned on my television to find out it had stopped receiving two of the free-to-air channels I watched most often. All of the other channels still resolved with perfect, digital clarity, so I couldn’t work out why these two channels – out of four in packaged in a multichannel broadcast […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    Can we survive without electronics?

    We had a server crash last week and we have spent days and days and days restoring data. During that process I became very aware of the things I do every day that are just automatically attached to an electronic device. I wear a device that counts my calories in and my calories out. It […]

  • Oh, microprocessor, how can we live without thee?

    Change text size for the story Print Report an error The microprocessor is something that most of us interact with every single day and, in my opinion, one of the most underappreciated parts of tech. I usually get strange looks when I ask people if they know what a microprocessor is. Most know that a […]

  • ALL DEALS
    Can Fashion and Technology Coexist Without Any Stunts?

    Can Fashion and Technology Coexist Without Any Stunts? The worlds of fashion and technology are coming closer and closer together. While technology companies have paid a lot of attention to industrial design in recent times, the use of technology in fashion, and fashion in technology, is still developing. Apple tied up with Hermes, a French […]

  • NEWS
    Explainer: Can your morning slice of toast without a doubt provide you with cancer?

    The country wide food regulator and the enterprise have been short to react to the invention of feasiblecancer–inflicting chemical substances in popular bread manufacturers in India. The food protection andrequirements Authority of India has eliminated potassium bromate from a list of permissible food additivesand is examining the evidence in opposition to potassium iodate. And before […]

  • ELECTRONICS
    How to Experience Virtual Reality Without an Expensive Headset

    Hollywood studios, news outlets and consumer brands are all dabbling with virtual reality. Many everyday folks will soon join them using 360-degree cameras coming soon from Samsung and LG. But headsets to view VR video can cost more than $1,000 once you include a high-end personal computer with fast-enough graphics. And while smartphone makers are […]