The discovery of a collection of strange spherical objects on Mars has caused a stir over at NASA. Despite all the fuss made over the Curiosity rover in recent months, the discovery has actually come from earlier rover Opportunity. The strange spheres […]
I’ve recently bought a new MacBook Air, and despite promises of colossal battery life – it really doesn’t last that long when I’m sitting browsing Safari on Wi-Fi. To quote Aldous Snow: I thought, that ain’t right. And I made […]
Someone with apparently too much time on their hands has spent four weeks putting together an HD video of NASA’s Curiosity rover’s descent. He’s retouched the original footage, upping the quality considerably, and adding in some fake sound effects for […]
BioWare have begun rolling out and testing their new high-population server technology for Star Wars: The Old Republic. The move comes ahead of an imminent switchover to free-to-play, a decision that will most likely lead to massively increased numbers of […]
The year is 312AD. Constantine, Emperor of the Western Roman Empire, has launched a pre-emptive attack on rival emperor Maxentius, with the two meeting in battle at Milvian Bridge. Constantine, by this stage, was likely a Christian. Christianity in the […]
Hopefully you have heard of Kickstarter. It represents the beginning of huge paradigm shift in independent publishing. If you have not heard or do not remember the xkcd cartoon, here is the low down. Kickstarter is a crowdfunding platform which allows […]
Dan Lyons – creator of the Fake Steve blog – has written a pretty pessimistic piece for the BBC, in which he explains his views on Apple’s launches, and their supposedly accompanying tedium. “Somewhere up there, I can hear Steve […]
Got $90 to spare? Who does these days? But if you do, here’s the perfect item to spend it on! ThinkGeek have come up with a TARDIS Trash Can, complete with lighting and sound effects! It’s foot-pedal operated, but despite […]
One of the very first games I owned was Half Life, this game along with the Command and Conquer series got me hooked on gaming. I have been following the long awaited Half Life 2 mod Black Mesa from 2005 […]
“Only humans can be self-aware.” Another myth bites the dust. Yale roboticists have programmed Nico, a robot, to be able to recognize itself in a mirror. Why is this important? Because robots will need to learn about themeselves and how […]
