Smartphone screen quality a tentative step to telemedicine

Smartphone displays may now be good enough to allow ophthalmologists to diagnose patients even when they are away from their base hospital. But there does seem to be a major limitation in the research that means some conclusions offered by third parties might not be quite as they seem. There have been suggestions in response […]



Scan in Your Negatives to Your iPhone

I don’t know about you but I know that my mum has a whole cupboard full of old photos and negatives from the age before digital cameras. She always wants to make them digital but the cost of doing so at the photo shop (and the effort of taking it down there) is enough to […]

Roachbot: Now with iOS controls

Designed for all those horrible people who want to mess with those of us a little bit terrified of the insect famous for never freaking dying (even though they’re actually rather harmless), the Roachbot is a remote controlled cockroach from Japan. And I suppose it’s been popular enough that it has warranted an “upgrade” to […]



Geeky Apple Merch…from 1986 [Pics]

This might just be why geeks weren’t considered quite as sexy in 1986 as they are in the 21st century. Aren’t the kiddies just the cutest?! I still would have totally worn this back then though…I mean come on. [Via Technology Digital]

One step forwards, two steps back for Apple lawyers

Apple’s recent injunction against Samsung was a big (if potentially costly) victory, but the company has now had two patent claims thrown out in the space of a couple of weeks. A British court today rejected a claim against HTC which, as with a claim against Google that was recently laughed out of court by […]

Apple pays $60 million for “iPad”

Apple has agreed to pay $60 million for the rights to use the name iPad inChina. It could have been a lot worse however: the payment settled a lawsuit claiming $1.6 billion. The case came about because the Chinese firm Proview registered the name iPad (or rather IPAD) in 2000. Apple doesn’t dispute that Proview […]

Original Galaxy Tab banned over iPad similarities

Apple has won a rare US sales ban on Samsung’s iPad rival, the Galaxy Tab. But the move is only temporary and required a hefty financial gamble from Apple. The ruling by a Federal court only applies to the original version of the device, known officially as the Galaxy Tab 10.1. The current edition, the […]

The iOS 6 Preview & Beta Versions

So after months of speculation about what it will include, Apple finally released an iOS 6 preview to get the Mac fans salivating at what’s to come “this fall”. I’ve finally had the time to sit down and take a look at all the new goodies to behold. You can view their full list of […]