Buying high end phones doesn’t make sense anymore
Let's stop for a minute to appreciate the fact that Apple has literally named their newest iPhone the "Excess". Which perfectly sums up the current state of the high end…
Gadgets
Why lithium batteries explode
Lithium batteries have completely revolutionized the way we build and use our gadgets. They're small and light, but pack a big energy wallop. They can also spontaneously explode, like when this this poor…
Keurig coffee DRM gets hacked by plastic
The thing about DRM is it will always get hacked, eventually. Sometimes it's dead stupid. Just ask Keurig, who saw their attempt defeated by a piece of plastic. The purveyor…
Raspberry Pi gets quad-core upgrade
The Raspberry Pi, everyone's favourite little project board, is getting a big upgrade. The new version, dubbed the Raspberry Pi 2 Model B+, is doubling up on processing power and…
FCC redefines broadband to 25mbps
Millions of Americans suddenly woke up without broadband today, as the FCC voted to change the definition of high speed internet access. The regulator approved a report, in a 3-2 vote,…
How big would a modern tube computer be?
Modern computing turns 66 this year. It was in June 1946 that ENIAC, the first general purpose computer, was turned on. That got me thinking. If the transistor had never…