Tag: Tech
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New Blackberry phone details
New year, new Blackberry phone. The smartphone company have decided to release a new but classic take on their iconic phones in 2017. Once pioneers in the smartphone industry, Blackberry has taken a backseat in recent years as Apple has dominated. Sleek designs and easier interfaces from Apple meant that the general public had no…
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iPhone 8 Details Leaked
The details of a possible iPhone 8 release for next year have been leaked, and it looks like Apple are set to change their usual pace for the iPhone’s 10 year anniversary. The new features include a curved, edgeless screen, glass casing on the back, and a possible third size being offered to consumers. Expectations are high…
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JB HI-FI has bought an appliance giant out
Electronics giant JB HI-FI has bought out appliance chain, The Good Guys, for $870 million, now acquiring more than 100% of their competitor. The two will still be separate chains but work together to run both companies smoothly and hopefully to drive prices down. The ACCC gave the all clear yesterday to merge together and work together, despite them…
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Solar panels on the road?
Scott and Julie Brusaw, creator of the Solar Roadways idea has already been funded to test their product on Route 66, on of the original highways in America. According to the Missouri New Tribune, the invention is hoping to generate the welcome center at Conway. Solar Roadways first started in 2010 and argued their plan could…
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WATCH: Looks like the future is here in Artificial Intelligence
Engineers in China have created an eerily accurate and realistic robot, making it seem like we’re already in the future presented in all those sci-fi movies. The robot, named Jia Jia by its creators, looks like a real woman. She has been dubbed the “robot goddess” which may be an indicator of the robot-dominated future…
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Second petition for Brexit
Last Thursday, the United Kingdom announced they will no longer be a part of the European Union resulting in their economic stance to be in strife. The ‘leave’ campaign won by 52% with 30 million voters. Many are concerned over the UK not staying as they are aware of the effects of leaving the Union. A petition…