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Microsoft guides the blind with bat-like tech

By James Farrell Nov 10, 2014

Navigating the cities of the world could soon become a lot easier for the millions of blind and visually impaired people thanks to Microsoft’s innovative navigational headset, which lets you hear your surroundings when…

Is PC gaming the ticket to big revenue for Indian telecom?

By Eric David Nov 10, 2014

Gaming is an exponentially growing industry, with the formerly niche hobby now becoming as commonplace as listening to music or watching movies. In fact, the Entertainment Software Association estimates that as many as 59 percent…

Facebook less stressful without the numbers

By Eric David Nov 10, 2014

You would think that the little red box telling you how many new likes your Facebook post has would give you a sense of pride, but it turns out the number might be stressing you out.…

Antix auto-creates a highlights reel of your top GoPro moments

By Collen Kriel Nov 10, 2014

All GoPro Inc. users are bound to have endless hours of footage stored on their computers and that’s where they stay, because the thought of actually going through them and selecting the best shots…

Elon Musk wants to shoot 700 mini Wi-Fi satellites into orbit

By Mike Wheatley Nov 10, 2014

Billionaire SpaceX Corp. founder Elon Musk has already managed to send spaceships into orbit, and now he’s hoping to do the same with Wi-Fi beaming mini-satellites, if he can get the funding. The Wall…

You can finally switch off iMessage for good and ditch your iPhone

By Collen Kriel Nov 10, 2014

Apple Inc.’s new tool finally allows former iPhone users to switch off iMessage and regain control over their text messages. Launched within the last few days without any fanfare, the new tool lets a user switch…

“Phishing” scammers using proxy servers to hijack real websites

By Mike Wheatley Nov 10, 2014

Cybercriminals are using smarter tactics to try and ‘phish’ for netizen’s all important private credentials, employing proxy servers to intercept communications rather than serving up clumsy-looking, fake websites to try and trick people. Traditionally,…