Apple rumoured to go black, white and flat for iOS 7
Rumours that Apple is preparing major design changes with iOS 7 continue to heat up, with new reports suggesting a more muted and flat design aesthetic. Last October, Jonathan Ive became responsible not only for the look and feel of Apple hardware, but also its software. By most accounts, Ive is…
Netbook computers for Webheath First School pupils
CHILDREN at Webheath First School Academy have been given 15 netbook computers to help them with their studies, thanks to a gift of more than 6,000 from the school’s Friends Association. The Association also paid for a charging trolley for the computers and the associated software licenses. A spokesman for the school,…
Cool kids in robotics
One of the smartest gifts you can give a budding engineer or techie is a robotics kit. Building and programming little machines so they will do what you want them to do can be such a rewarding experience. Just ask Lucas Ramos. Ramos so enjoyed tinkering with the Lego Mindstorm…
Huawei to update Ascend D1, P1 and Honor 2 to Android 4.2
Huawei has announced that it will be rolling out Android 4.2 update to its current range of smartphone. The devices that were mentioned specifically include the Ascend D1, Ascend P1 and the Honor 2. These phones will also be receiving Huawei’s Emotion UI 1.6 with the OS update. Along with these devices, Huawei…
Google Nexus 4 running Android 4.3 spotted in Thailand
It won’t be a surprise if we see the next version of Android being made available by Google in the next few days. A Nexus 4 running Android 4.3, the next iteration of Google’s mobile operating system was recently spotted at the Thailand Mobile Expo. The phone’s About screen was In addition…
Picking the right Windows 8 for your Mac
With the introduction of Windows 8, Microsoft may have reduced the number of retail SKUs, but there are still many options compared with the single OS X installation. Selecting the correct version for running in Boot Camp or other virtualization solution is important. John Rizzo at MacWindows says that the wrong…
From Russia, With Robotics
Dmitry Grishin, CEO of Mail.ru, wants to invest in companies that can sell robots for less than $2,000. Dmitry Grishin knows a lot about the virtual world, serving as CEO of Mail.ru, a Russian social networking and games website worth more than $6 billion. But when the 34-year-old decided to…
Foursquare Debuts ‘Super-Specific’ Search Filters
Foursquare has refined its search capabilities to make it easier for users to look for particular venues. The location-based social network unveiled what it’s calling “super-specific searches” for iOS and Android on Wednesday. “With today’s update … Foursquare helps you find exactly what you want, whatever that may be,” it Users…
Apple’s Jony Ive To Dump Skeuomorphic Design In iOS 7
This isn’t a great surprise to be honest. The gossip coming out of Cupertino has for years been saying that Jony Ive really doesn’t like skeuomorphic design: whatever the opinions of Steve Jobs and Scott Forstall. Given that the latter two are now gone (for very different reasons of course)…
NSU robotics team goes global
TAHLEQUAH At first glance, it may seem out of place. Maybe even a little crazy. But with only a short preparation period, the robotics team of Northeastern State University Edubots received much attention and praise during a recent global competition. During its April 15-21 trip to the 2013 VEX Robotics “We…
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