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It’s not very often that Microsoft beats anyone to the punch, but the Redmond company just did. Microsoft has added Bitcoin to the list of currencies the search engine can natively convert, while Google’s Chrome and search products still do not. Bing uses Coinbase to determine the price of Bitcoin. See Also: How to Mine…
2014 is the year of wearable tech, and the next innovation in wearable devices may not be as glamorous as one would think. Forget Google Glass, it’s all about Google Ass. That’s right, the Smart Diaper is here! A Japanese research team from the University of Tokyo has developed a flexible, disposable organic sensor designed…
If you were paying attention to the internet at all last week, undoubtedly you heard about the iOS and Android game Flappy Bird. The game became an overnight success, racking up over $50,000 a day. Sadly, the game’s developer pulled the game from both Apple and Google’s app stores, leaving addicted players around the world…
Google Maps, everyone uses it. But how did Google rise up through the ranks and make Google Maps such a useful product? A new infographic explains just that, looking back on the history of Google Maps and its competitors. Titled “Google’s Roadmap to World Domination,” the infographic reminds us that soon Google will be running…
Roads? Where we’re going we don’t need any roads. The 1980’s were an amazing and weird time, full of floppy disks, pixellated images, butt-rock and of course, mullets. The 80’s were really the birth of our electronic device addiction, with the creation of the microprocessor opening up the door for a whole new ages of…
Apple has banned Bitcoin apps, pulling a popular iOS Bitcoin wallet app called Blockchain on Thursday. Since Apple pretty much hates anything it can’t directly control, this is not a surprising move. And it’s pissed off a ton of iPhone owners, including one dude who really likes shooting stuff. Apparently, Reddit doesn’t like Apple’s decision…
MWC 2014 is about to commence in Barcelona, and Motorola will be there with bells on. The almost Lenovo owned company will be holding a press event on Tuesday, February 25th in Barcelona, at Casa Llotja de Mar, which sounds super fancy. You can bet your bottom dollar that Motorola won’t be taking to the…
Apple’s new iOS 7.1 update will be bringing some new voices to Siri, enabling iPhones everywhere to speak in Japanese, UK and Australian male and female voices. The news comes to us from AppleInsider, who received the news from someone who has dug through Apple’s iOS 7.1 beta release. New voices aren’t the only thing…
Facebook turned 10 yesterday, and they’re not letting you forget it. In honor of their 10th year on the internets, Facebook introduced little one minute movies for all Facebook users which highlights the triumphs of your life as seen through Facebook. A little creepy, a little tearjerking. If you haven’t checked out your “Look Back”…
It seems that Axl Rose hates Google Glass almost as much as he hates karaoke. The frontman for one of the best rock bands of all time, Guns N’ Roses got all huffy about the Red Hot Chili Peppers performance at the Super Bowl last week, in which they didn’t even play their instruments. I’ll…