Keeping all your household devices connected to the net over WiFi remains a tech challenge that just about everyone can empathise with. Here’s what causes problems, and three simple ways to fix them. WiFi is just like any other radiowave signal: it can’t be transmitted through...
Steve Jobs was famously against the introduction of a stylus for use with any of Apple’s touchscreen products, let alone the iPad. But Apple has gone against its founder and introduced the Apple Pencil, a brand new tool for drawing that could transform the way...
Quick reality check: when you use eBay, you’re trading with a complete stranger. Whether selling or buying, it’s absolutely essential to get some measure of how reliable the other eBay member is. In short, will the goods/money arrive? This is why trading history is part...
Like many big businesses, eBay has a conscience. Rather than just generating loads of profit for itself, it also helps charities raise money too. Since eBay for Charity was launched in 2006, it’s raised over £65 million for more than 7,500 different charities. There are...
eBay is a brilliant tool, and like most tools, it can be used in a variety of different ways, depending on what you need it for. You might never use all of eBay’s features and functions; you might start off using it in one way...
Many of us wondering, Is it possible to control a robot with our mind? The answer is, Yes. The USA’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has a brain-controlled prosthetic arm for upper limb amputees. As the user thinks about various movements, the arm picks...
It may look like a bunch of colourful pom-poms to the untrained eye, but this 3D computer model of a tumour may help researchers to develop more effective treatments for cancer. The model was developed by an international team of scientists working at Harvard, Edinburgh and...
Technology has certainly made doing things way easier than it was ever before. As a result, not only tasks but also the rate of technological crime has increased relatively. The easier it is to communicate nowadays, the simpler it is to fool someone around. An...
The first close-up images of Pluto and its moon Charon have been sent back to Earth by the New Horizons spacecraft following its historic flyby. The probe passed the dwarf planet at 11:49:57 UT on 14 July and began transmitting data back a few days later....
Traffic is swelling on roads around the world and in Brazil the wealthy are looking to avoid this altogether – by taking to the skies in personal helicopters. As such, novel designs such as the Volocopter are becoming increasingly popular among the urban elite. Key...
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