#1. Charging the battery to 100% for prolonged periods. Leaving your phone plugged in for an entire day or constantly recharging it to maintain that full battery is doing more damage in the long run. Experts suggest letting your phone coast…
If you’ve ever traveled to a foreign country, you’ll know that defeated feeling you get when you give in to the $30/hour airport WiFi during a 4-hour layover. Thanks to this travel blogger, you’ll never have to worry about that…
Apple just released the iPhone 7 (and some other stuff that’s not as exciting) in their much-anticipated Apple Event this week. They’ve largely ignored their customers’ pleas for, y’know, useful stuff, instead serving up an extra camera, water resistant-ness, and…
One question that has puzzled the greatest minds forever but which can never truly be resolved beyond doubt is that of whether the head or the heart is the best way of deciding what is right. There are arguments to…
An incredible piece of wearable tech that translates speech in different languages in real-time is now available for pre-order. Waverly Labs The Pilot, made by New York-based company Waverly Labs, is an earpiece worn by each person and live translates to…
As technology improves, the bane of pretty much everyone’s lives is poor battery life. But now there’s a brand new nanowire-based battery that might just last forever. Researchers from the University of California have accidentally-on-purpose invented the battery that can…
With its amazing facilities and fantastic job perks, Google is a highly desirable place to work. But it also has a gruelling interview process — so much so that some questions were banned by the company because they were too difficult. Career…
We all know that nerve-wracking feeling while waiting for someone to accept our friend request. Turns out there is a simple trick to let you find out exactly who is ignoring your friend request and keeping you in social media purgatory. All you…
Ever wondered what the ‘i’ in your iphone stands for? According to The Independent, most people assume the ‘i’ stands for ‘internet’ — but that’s not the whole story. Apple started naming products beginning with ‘i’ when it launched the iMac in…
French illustrator Jean Jullien set out to question the modern obsession with technology and how our smart phones are taking over our lives with these witty illustrations. Can you see yourself in any of them? The odd one out. Plugging…
This is the razor we’ve all been waiting for: the Skarp Razor is expected to transform the way we’ve been shaving for the last 5,000 years by burning hair instead of cutting it. Creators Morgan Gustavsson and Paul Binun have produced…
There is no doubt that technology has taken over our lives — a fact that artist Ajit Johnson brings to life with his series “This Generation”, illustrations that highlight our tech addiction. When he’s not illustrating, Ajit is busy doing his…
Impress your friends by creating awesome 3D holograms with your smartphone. You won’t need any fancy equipment for this: just an old CD case, a sharp knife, some tape, a pen, a ruler, and graph paper. Youtuber Mrwhosetheboss’s simple video…
Google has hundreds of tools and features. Most of us are familiar with those such as Gmail and Google Translate, but there is so much more. Here are a few cool things you can do with Google that we’re pretty sure you…
Have you noticed your Facebook friend list shrinking? Have you ever gone to message an old friend on Facebook — only to find that they’re no longer on your list? Who Deleted Me is a new iPhone and Android app…
Azerbaijani product designer Elnur Babayev has unveiled an impressive concept design aimed at keeping cyclists safe. Dubbed “Cyclee,” the small, bike-mounted device would project symbols, words, and signs onto cyclist’s backs as they ride. The image projected would be based on the…