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How would you like to add intelligence to your air conditioner? How about control it from anywhere with an app and save 40% on its energy usage? Sounds to too good to be true? Meet Sensibo. Sensibo is a tiny device that connects air conditioners to the Internet and allows you to control them from anywhere, as long…
William H. McRaven, a Navy admiral and former commander of SEAL Team 3 and the current commander of the US Special Operations Command, on 17 May 14, gave the commencement address for his alma mater, the University of Texas at Austin, which touched graduates with its earnest, simple advice about living a better and more meaningful…
Many of us are familiar with the Global Position System (GPS) function on your mobile phone, often using it for your Facebook check-ins, Google maps, RunKeeper, EveryTrail and all things location-‘o’-goodness . Do you know what this location technology called GPS is all about, and for that matter, what is GLONASS that you see in…
The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is viral respiratory illness that was first reported in Saudi Arabia in 2012. It is caused by a coronavirus called MERS-CoV. How it is transmitted? MERS-CoV has been shown to spread between people who are in close contact. This virus has spread from ill people to others through close…
If you are like me, it can be challenging to find the right day and time for a meet up with friends, given the busy urban living. That’s where doodle comes in. Just click on doodle.com and you will be on your way to creating meetings like a professional. The beauty of Doodle is that it radically…
Just announced today is the Surface Pro 3 – the tablet that is touted to be able replace our regular laptops. Wrapped in magnesium and loaded with a 12-inch ClearType Full HD display, 4th-generation Intel® Core™ processor and up to 8GB of RAM in a sleek frame —just 0.36 inches thin and 1.76 pounds—with up to nine hours…
If you are looking to relatively safely and quickly root your MT6589-based smartphone without jumping through all the hoops and reading conflicting and confusing mambo jumbo on the Internet, here’s a quick solution that might just work for you. Members of the Gleescape community had given their inputs on the successful models that are proven…
The new upcoming iPhone could be one of the most iconic devices in Apple’s history. With the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C, which are simple updates and upgrades of the previous model, there are much anticipation on the new iPhone 6. The Internet is choke full of rumors and speculations – and while some looked pausible, other looked…
Yes, you have heard it right. Nokia’s devices and services business had been acquired by Microsoft. Microsoft acquired Nokia’s smartphone and mobile phone businesses as part of a $7.5 billion US dollars deal. This means Microsoft will take over both the smart and mobile devices of Nokia. What this effectively means, is that the Lumia, Asha…
Upgrading your PC to the latest high-capacity HDD? Building a RAID system? Do you know what brands of hard disks to buy? Are they reliable enough for your purpose? Do you go for Seagate, Western Digital, Hitachi or Samsung (which had been acquired by Seagate)? Well, to help you with this decision, the folks at…
Just in the beginning of this year, Sony released its fixed aperture (f4) 18-105mm zoom lens with power zoom, with the “G” designation. This new E 18-105mm F4 G power zoom lens is the first ever G lens created for Sony’s E-mount line of cameras. This is a premium all-around lens that covers a generous 5.8x…
If you have seen the Nokia X mobile phones, you will notice one thing has changed under the hood, despite the apparent looks of a Windows Phone type of metro/tiles screen. That change is the presence of Android OS. If you were me, you will be wondering what is up with Nokia’s strategy on the…