Category: Features
4 Reasons to invest in custom decals for your airpods
Often employed for window displays or artwork, cut vinyl is a fantastic and economical way to advertise. We've numerous diverse uses for vinyl decals, and usually, the application is merely stripping off the back of your sticker. The cut vinyl or custom decals, available on wraps studio decals are adhesive-backed and can be printed for…
Elon Musk’s Tesla unveils Powerwall – batteries to power the home
Want to be able to power your home in the event of a blackout? US electric carmaker Tesla Motors has unveiled batteries that can power homes and businesses as it attempts to expand its business beyond electric cars. Chief executive Elon Musk announced the firm would build batteries that store solar energy and serve as…
‘How Old Do I Look’ goes viral – Microsoft’s age and gender tool
It seems quite a while since anyone got excited by anything that Microsoft has done. But here's a clever little website that is not surprisingly going viral on social media. Called How Old, it allows you to take a picture from your photo library and 'find out' from the #HowOldRobot how old it thinks you…
EE lights up Wembley to showcase super fast network
Last night, EE and Wembley transformed the iconic arch with a unique light show, to mark their aim to make Wembley the most connected stadium in the world. As the next stage of EE’s partnership deal, new technology is being rolled out to provide all visitors access to consistently fast speeds on their mobile devices.…
Will laser projection see 3D films finally be a success?
One of the most common complaints about 3D films is that they tend to be too dark - partly due to having to wear those glasses. One solution being worked on is a glasses-free 3D system - which, for most filmgoers, is the preferred option. But in the meantime, a new system from projector maker…
Apple releases tool to remove free U2 album from iTunes accounts
One of the major announcements at Apple's iPhone 6 launch last week was the band U2 giving iTunes users around the world a free copy of their new album, Songs of Innocence. The internet went into meltdown, with many people expressing displeasure and even outrage that a band they disliked would give them a free…
Destiny review roundup
The PS4 beta version of Bungie's space-based online shooter Destiny didn't exactly blow away Tech Digest editor James when he gave it a shot back in July. But the finished game was let loose on the public this week – early word says that it's already made distributor Activision more than $500 million in sales to…
Google testing Project Wing drone delivery service
Amazon is not the only company investigating the possibility of using drones to deliver goods to customers – now search giant Google is testing a drone delivery system. Google is conducting tests on Project Wing, a delivery-by-drone service, in Australia. The project is being developed by Google X, the company's Califfornia-based tech research branch which is…
Former Apple employee Sam Sung sells uniform on eBay
We all know that tech giants Apple and Samsung are not exactly the best of friends – but did you know that a man named Sam Sung used to work for Apple? The former Apple staffer has now decided to sell his business cards and uniform on eBay for charity. Sung, a former specialist at Apple…
Like Google, Microsoft tips off police on child porn
Google isn’t alone in its scanning for child porn - Microsoft is also keeping its cyber-eyes peeled. The BBC reports that a tip-off from Microsoft has led to the arrest of a man in Pennsylvania who has been charged with receiving and sharing child abuse images. Microsoft informed the National Center for Missing and Exploited…
