Articles By Alex Angove
Mozilla Announces Firefox OS Devices
Last year in July we reported that Firefox had started working on its very own mobile Firefox OS. Rather than an Android UI skin, or anything else designed to run in tandem with a pre-existing mobile OS, Firefox OS is a new ground-up operating system aimed at providing direct competition in the lower ends of the smartphone market, specifically the prepaid market.
Creepstreams: G-Maps Gone Creepy
Forget Big Brother; anyone could be watching. Last January a vulnerability in Tendnet home security cameras became famous on the web, particularly on forums like Reddit and 4Chan. The vulnerability allowed anyone to easily hack in to an IP camera feed and watch whatever it was monitoring without the user ever being the wiser.
Rumors: Samsung vs HTC in 2013
While Samsung’s biggest competitor is certainly Apple, in the Android world HTC and Samsung seem to be the most evenly matched each year. While Samsung takes most of the popularity and profit with each new flagship, HTC still manages to release a great flagship device each and every year. So, what do the current rumours say about each company’s new and upcoming devices?
Nokia Embraces 3D Printing
3D printers are an incredibly interesting piece of technology. Not only is a machine that is capable of printing incredibly detailed 3D objects fascinating, but the potential ramifications of popularizing said technology are immense. In a world where anything plastic can essentially be scanned, uploaded as data, downloaded and then physically recreated in flawless detail, the product becomes the design itself, rather than the physical object. Many people have been making wild predictions of a future economy based solely on creativity and innovation, rather than production and distribution.
Getting Started on Windows Phone
Getting started on a new device can be daunting. We've created a handy Getting Started on Windows Phone guide to help out newcomers to the Windows Phone experience.
Joining the Tablet eBook Revolution
A quick guide to eBooks, what they're good for and how to get started
Find Better Phones and Plans
Hundreds of cell phone plans unpacked. All the facts. No surprises.
