The Federal Aviation Administration has given permission to six TV movie production firms to use drones for filming. It’s an exemption to a general US ban on commercial use of drones and could pave the way for other uses. The exemptions mean the production companies won’t have to follow the same extensive set of rules […]
BlackBerry has released a new handset with some unusual features including a square screen and a touch-sensitive physical keyboard. It’s an attempt to recapture the business market but may serve as a test bed for the unusual physical aspects. The BlackBerry Passport is so named because it’s roughly the same size as the passports used […]
Robots, the environment and speaking by breathing are among some of the subjects that won teenagers prizes at the latest Google Science Fair. The overall win went to Sophie Healy-Throw, Emer Hicker and Ciara Judge of the Republic of Ireland, who also took the 15-16 age category. After what was described as a gardening project […]
Apple says it sold more than 10 million of the new iPhones in their first weekend on sale, a new company record. While that didn’t include sales to China this time round, it seems a fair number of handsets will be headed there anyway. The 10 million+ figure covers both the iPhone 6 and the […]
Virgin Atlantic customers could get in-flight WiFi with speeds of up to 70 Mbps thanks to a new deal. The airline has partnered with Gogo, a firm that already provides in-flight Internet access. At the moment the speeds top out at just under 10 Mbps, but it’s recently announced a new system called 2Ku that […]
Amazon has announced new models that means its cheapest tablet will be half the price of its most expensive dedicated e-reader. It seems to be an attempt to extend its range to capture the extremes of both markets. The Kindle Voyage starts $199, double the cost of the current flagship Paperwhite model. There’s an extra […]
Ahhh Montreal Comic Con, the one time each year I get to cover a convention myself, and as with the past few years, I was there to take photos of the event for you guys! The 2014 edition was a blast! I HAD SO MUCH FUN! I also got the chance to meet many of […]
An open letter condemning harrassment in the gaming community has attracted the support of 2,000 gamers and members of the industry. The letter follows a string of abusive comments and even death threats made against Anita Sarkeesian, who runs the video blog Feminist Frequency. She started a crowdfunded series of lengthy and detailed YouTube videos […]
Iran’s president has urged the country’s ruling clerics to be more open to the Internet. Hassan Rouhani has accompanied his call by allowing 3G and 4G services for the first time. Historically the country has been at best suspicious of, and at worst hostile to, the idea of citizens communicating online. Many leading Western-based services […]
The Internet Archive has uploaded around 2.6 million historical photographs to Flickr. The man who found a simple technique to create and automate the upload hopes to inspire other digital libraries to do the same. The images run from the 16th century to 1922, putting them all in the public domain in the US. They […]