The man who oversaw the growth of Android to become one of the most used operating systems is now helping Google work towards filling the manufacturing and retail world with robots. Former Android CEO and Google vice president Andy Rubin has been heading the project for at least six months. It appears he’s gone public […]
If anyone at Microsoft was feeling smug about initial problems with the PS4, they may need to rethink their stance. A small number of Xbox Ones appear to be more interested in trying to eat discs rather than read them. Last week Sony noted that around 0.4 percent of PS4s appeared to have a problem […]
The folks over at iFixit have torn down an Xbox One, and found that the console was fairly easy to disassemble and repair. Microsoft Xbox One Repairability Score: 8 out of 10 (10 is easiest to repair): Only a few tools are required to take the whole console apart. The opening procedure is similar to, […]
The new generation of consoles is finally here, but a colored light is once again a signal of bad news. However, this time it’s not the Xbox’s Red Ring of Death, but rather a flashing blue light on the PS4 that’s causing concern, specifically because it accompanies the console failing to finish powering on, or […]
Western Digital has released a 6TB hard drive, billed as the highest capacity in a 3.5″ model. The secret behind the added storage is helium. The UltraStar He6 is produced by HGST, a Western Digital subsidiary. The space in which the disk platters spin is filled with helium rather than air. Because helium is seven times […]
Google has been confirmed as behind three mysterious shipping barges on or near the US coasts. The most likely explanation is that they are data centers which will need less cooling. One barge is at Rickers Wharf in Portland and was last reported to be docked with staff installing equipment inside. Another is near a […]
Yesterday we reported on a man with an idea to make modular mobile phones where replaceable and upgradeable components snapped together like Lego. It turns out Motorola has been working on just such a concept itself. Dave Hakkens, a Dutch designer, came up with the Phonebloks idea. He suggested a baseboard with an electrical circuit […]
A Dutch designer has come up with an idea for a totally modular smartphone that clicks together like a Lego set. Whether it’s physically or financially viable remains to be seen, but nearly a million people have agreed to publicize it tomorrow. Dave Hakkens’s idea, Phonebloks, came about after he had to throw out an […]
Sony says it considered redesigning its Playstation controller to be more like that of the Xbox. It settled on the more familiar layout, though has made some tweaks to favor shooter games over those for drivers. The revelations comes from Sony’s Toshimasa Aoki, the man in charge of designing the PS4 controllers. In a lengthy […]
One of the oldest mass-produced computers may get up and running again at a computing museum. It’s the same model that appeared in several TV shows and films including Doctor Who and James Bond. The computer that’s been delivered to the National Museum of Computing in the United Kingdom was the first of 150 units […]