Category Archives: Interesting

Things I find Interesting or peak my interest

Windows 8.1 Will Start At $120 or not

If you’ve got a Windows 8 device, you can download the update for free. To upgrade an older device, a download or an old-school DVD installation disc will set you back $120, $200 for Windows 8.1 Pro. The new software … Continue reading

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Stop Worrying About the New iPhones Fingerprint Scanner

Last weeks announcement that the new iPhone 5 will include a fancy new fingerprint scanning security system was met with a chorus of protests. What if someone lifts my prints and makes a fake finger and unlocks my phone? What … Continue reading

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Why the iPhone 5c will sell well its not about you | iMore

Some in the tech press and analysts have been quite vocal about their ambivalence occasionally dipping into outright loathing about the iPhone 5c. Im excited about it. Im not excited about owning one – I already have an iPhone 5 … Continue reading

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First grid-scale compressed air battery now operational

Compressed air batteries have long promised truly clean energy storage, but they havent scaled large enough in recent years to be viable companions to renewable power sources. That changes now that SustainX has switched on the first modern air battery … Continue reading

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Beyoncé Responds Gracefully After Being Pulled Off Stage By Fan

A Beyoncé fan went too far Sunday night, pulling the singer off the stage during her performance in Sao Paulo.Security reacted promptly, quickly pulling Beyoncé back to the stage, but the situation had all the signs of turning ugly as … Continue reading

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iPhone user thinking of switching to Android? Read this first – The Next Web

Lots of people expected more from Apple’s announcement yesterday. If you’re not excited by the new iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s, and the prospect of upgrading to iOS 7 leaves you cold, we’ve got you covered.Change is hard, so if … Continue reading

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World’s First Invisible Tower Gets The Go-Ahead

Having spent an exorbitant amount of energy bemoaning the rise of vanity projects and novelty skyscrapers in recent weeks, a new tower set to rise on the outskirts of Seoul brings with it the tantalizing possibility of critical respite. GDS … Continue reading

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Scientists Have Found a Huge Underground Water Reserve in Kenya

This is incredible. Scientists have found an underground water reserve in Kenya so large that it could meet the entire countrys water needs for the next 70 years. Using satellite, radar and geological technology, scientists found an aquifer—an underground layer … Continue reading

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Apple’s Most Important New Product This Month Won’t Be an iPhone

Tomorrow, Apple will introduce the world to two new iPhones. One will look almost exactly like the current iPhone, the other will look slightly different. Apple will sell millions of each type. And both will hardly matter at all compared … Continue reading

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Reinvented Wheels Take the Air Out of Your Tires | Autopia | Wired.com

You hate flats, loathe checking tire pressure, and constantly run your rubber to its breaking point, but despite all those gripes, the lowly tire hasn’t evolved much over the last hundred years. Sure, there are new, exciting compounds that can … Continue reading

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