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‘UFO Galaxy’ Snapped By Hubble Telescope

Hubble has recently spotted a ‘UFO’ but that’s no alien ship rather a whole galaxy filled with stars. The space telescope has yet again presented us with a mind blowing photo of a galaxy far off in the universe and this particular ‘UFO’ galaxy is 35 million light years away from Earth that has been officially named as NGC 2683. NGC 2683 is a spiral galaxy seen almost... 

How To Backup Your Instagram Photos Before Facebook Takes Over

Users of the Instagram have been left in a state of dilemma by Facebook after acquiring the app for $1 billion. Users are uncertain as to what will be the fate of their photos and the app itself, although Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg has promised to keep instagram as an independent app — nothing can be said for sure about the changes it might bring. Not only this, but the acquiring network’s... 

Toshiba Launches A Huge 13-Inch Tablet

Toshiba has launched a trio of new tablets called the ‘Excite’ series that is here to replace the old ‘Thrive’ line of tablets. The most interesting of all in the trio is Excite 13, that has opened up a market segment of its own with its huge size dimensions compared to conventional tablet sizes. This new tablet is a full 13.3 inches in size where as there are two traditional... 

Facebook Acquires Instagram For $1 billion

The world’s most popular social networking site, Facebook, is now out to acquire Instagram and has just completed the deal with a compensation of around $1 billion in stock and cash. Mark Zuckerberg posted a letter on his timeline letting the world know that Facebook is acquiring the photo-sharing app to enhance its own picture sharing features and build on Instagrams strengths. He said Instagram... 

Have Your Own Face On A Super-Hero Action Figure

All you action figure lovers have you ever thought of replacing that usual action hero head with your own? Well, weirdly enough it’s possible to replace that lame old head with a more personalized one (your own head) thanks to the folks at firebox. The process starts by customers taking two photos without glasses on a neutral background, with photos being profile and portrait shots. These pictures... 

Latest Android Malware Can Remotely Gain Root Access

Seems like things are not going good for Android in terms of security threats these days. Lookout Mobile Security learned that a new strain of the ‘Legacy Native’ (LeNa) malware that first appeared last fall has struck once again and this time its even more dangerous. The newer version of the malware is capable of remotely gaining root access in all Android enabled devices. The previous... 

Google Project Glass: A Cool Way To A Smarter Vision

Google has given us a preview of its amazingly cool spectacles which are not any ordinary fashion glasses rather a leap into the future of technologg and as Google likes to term it ‘Augmented Reality’. Project Glass, an ambitious endeavour under development in the highly secretive Google X lab, released some photos and videos on Wednesday as a preview into its long rumoured attempt at re-shaping... 

Fisker Unveils Atlantic Luxury Hybrid Sedan

Fisker the company behind the famously ‘Failed’ Karma extended range electric car is back with a new model rather concept at the New York Auto Show. The company has finally given a name to its previously known project Nina as the Atlantic Luxury Sedan that is more like a sibling to the expensive Karma but only a lot cheaper. The company’s co-founder and designer Henry Fisker said... 

Instagram For Android Is Out — Download Now

Instagram is out for Android!! Yes that’s true folks, the immensely popular photography app has just been released and is now available for download on Google Play. Instagram is a free and simple photography application that allows users to make and share photos directly from their smartphone. Considering the rapidly growing market share of Android with daily activations reaching several hundred... 

Google Introduces Gmail Tap — A New Way Of Writing Emails

Say Bye-Bye To the Qwerty key pad folks! Google has introduced a new way of writing your emails, called the Gmail Tap. Now, you don’t have to tap all the keys on your phone’s keypad to write an email— combination of just a dash and a dot will solve your problem. How Does It Work? Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a predefined pattern of dashes and the dots — which you...