Microsoft has unveiled the Xbox One, the "next generation of entertainment in the living room". Pitching the device as far more than a games device, Microsoft emphasised the Xbox One's ability to integrate live TV, video calling, movies, music and internet browsing on the TV. "We put you...
Microsoft has unveiled the Xbox One, the "next generation of entertainment in the living room". Pitching the device as far more than a games device, Microsoft emphasised the Xbox One's ability to integrate live TV, video calling, movies, music and internet browsing on the TV. "We put you...
Heavy metal music has done much good for the world, introducing us to the talents of Bruce Dickinson on vocals, Jeff Hanneman on guitar, and the sartorial delights of a really close-cut stonewash jean. Unfortunately, for fans of the genre it has also been responsible for...
The opening 15 seconds of this video will impress and you and make your stomach turn in equal measure. Test pilot Dave 'Doc' Nelson takes the new F-35 fighter jet to the limits of its performance as he flies vertically past its stall point - and then drops from the...
A "bright comet-like" UFO has been spotted in Queensland, Australia. Unlike a comet however the mysterious object changed direction mid-flight. Maggie MacLeod spotted the UFO over Hervey Bay. The mysterious object She told the Fraser East Chronicle: "There was this bright...
Fresh from unveiling the $1.1 billion deal to buy Tumblr, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer has made another huge announcement - the relaunch of Flickr. The photo storage, presentation and sharing service was purchased by Yahoo back in 2005, but in recent years its fortunes have dimmed....
Clothes you can spray on? We're tempted to say it sounds like something from a sci-fi film, though actually it sounds like something from Tomorrow's World about 20 years ago. Either way, it's happening. According to a report on the Discovery Channel, picked up by Oddity Central, the...
Blacksmith Tony Swatton has taken on the mammoth task of recreating the Final Fantasy VII Buster Sword - and proven the weapon is practically unusable. The finished product is undeniably impressive and beautiful in a glistening and deadly kind of way but takes two people just to lift. Swatton is...
Yahoo just paid $1.1 billion for the blogging network Tumblr. Which is sort of a problem, because - among all the cats, GIFs and inspirational posters - Tumblr is full of porn. Well, apparently it's not much of a problem after all. Yahoo CEO Marrissa Mayer says that following the...
What happens when you need to demolish a 2.2-mile long bridge, but it's surrounded by about 30 local gas lines, power cables and one major national pipeline? You cover it in a blanket. That's what happened in China recently, when the Zhaun-yang viaduct in Wuhan, Hubei needed to...
In a depressingly predictable development a new 3D printable gun has been successfully fired that is cheaper, sturdier and therefore deadlier that its terrifying predecessor. The deceptively comically named 'Lulz Liberator' cost just £16.50 to make using a £1,136 3D printer. Speaking to Forbes, the guns creator known...
Charging mobile phones is one of those inconvenient niggles which makes you forget you're living in an age when carrying around a hyper-powerful digital computer in your pocket is normal. So a new invention that promises to one day charge your phone completely in as little as 20 seconds is...
Good news for those planning nefarious deeds - a new £2 app can give military-grade encryption to your mobile calls and texts. The 'Seecrypt' app, backed by the Dubai-based Porton Group, allows two users to communicate anywhere in the world with their conversation masked by two 2,048 digit...
These photos may look like just beautiful abstract pieces of art but there's much more to each one then you think. Princeton University's annual 'Art of Science' photo competition showcases the best in scientific photography and this year's entrants are pretty special. This year's offerings included a representation...
Microsoft is set to unveil the next Xbox later on Tuesday at a massive, live-streamed press conference. It's pretty obvious that the new machine will pack new levels of graphical power, an upgraded Kinect and an all-new 'connected' interface into a spiffy box - and be able to...
