18th March 2016 “Pwn2Own Researchers pulled off multiple OS X, Windows and web browser exploits at the latest Pwn2Own competition.” Whats great about events such as Pwn2Own is that experienced hackers can cracking into various software packages, legally and earn prizes for this and are under an NDA doing this. I’m a fan of this…
March 4th 2016 IBM have filed patents for some new Piezoelectric Transistors(PETs) which are thought to reinstate Moores law and provide a better alternatives to older Silicon Transistors. This is great news because at the moment processor performance increases are no where near what they used to be 10 years ago. Even Intel themselves are…
February 26th 2016 Generally most computers have fans in computers to keep them cool. Heat is produced due to the inefficiencies of computer processor. High performance processors such as the Intel Core i7 6700k with a TDP of 95w can be used in conjunction with just a radiator rather than having a clunky fan to…
February 20th 2016 The Open Connectivity Foundation (OCF) says its main goal is to “help unify IoT standards so that companies and developers can create IoT solutions and devices that work seamlessly together. The problem with the Internet Of Things is that much of the devices have been developed using bespoke(insecure/untested) protocols, leaving gaping holes…
February 11th 2016 Qualcomm is a US company based in San Diego who specialise in designing ARM processors and mobile phone modems. This article covers a 4g Modem called the Snapdragon X16 which can support 4g LTE speeds of up to 1gbps. As this new technology is limited to only if the phone is close to the mast,…
February 7th 2016 Drones can be used for a number of purposes from selfies to beaming internet, to saving lives, the possibilities are endless! Recently drones have been used where human life can be at danger such as exploring dangerous environment looking for survivors or disarming a bomb. What i’m a great fan of in this…
February 5th 2016 Facebook has changed the way we communicate. They have blasted the so called six degrees of separation and reduced it to 3.57 due to their vast social network which means you are only 3.57 on average contacts away from talking to everyone on facebook. Technology like this is great and can mean…
February 4th 2016 AMD Eye condition mostly affects people over 50 and leads to almost blindness. People become unable to identify faces and find it very difficult to perform every day normal tasks. This is a very common problem in people aged 50 and over and affects part of the retina. NVISION have performed surgery to…
January 27th 2016 AMD the oem are giving open access to their hardware allowing for better high performance computing enabling cheaper high performance applications. High performance applications can include Advanced Medical research or running very complex simulations. What I like about this is that this research being done could potentially save lives and I do…
January 20th 2016 Microsoft is launching an educational version of Minecraft. Often younger kids can struggle at school because they’re bored of the standard class structure, but if you can make learning fun then children will do that. What’s great about this Microsoft has fully understood this. They’ve take a fun and interactive game, and given…