Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Should You Buy Google’s Nest Learning Thermostat?


Thermostats are just one of the many household items to get a smart upgrade in the recent push towards home automation and interconnectivity. Is it worth getting a smart thermostat though? Read on as we review the Nest Learning Thermostat and tell you what we think after three months of living with it.


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WhatsApp voice calls now work on Android

If you've been sitting, wishing and waiting for your Android handset to let you make free data-based calls, then today's your lucky day. Our chums over at Engadget Spanish have discovered that WhatsApp's long-promised voice calling is now available t...

DARPA wants an army of drones to overwhelm the enemy

US air warfare superiority is hardly a given anymore -- sometimes the nation's very pricey new fighter jets aren't even airworthy, let alone dominant. Even the military's science arm, DARPA, said that "US military systems today are often too expensiv...

Where to buy HTC's One M9 in the UK

This year's MWC trade show was unquestionably headlined by mobile heavyweight duo HTC and Samsung. Not only did they both have fresh VR headwear to show off, but they arrived in Barcelona with new Android flagships in hand, too. Samsung's Galaxy S6 a...

Vodafone's mobile payment app to scrap top-ups with a new SIM

If you want to make contactless smartphone payments in the UK, your options are pretty limited. Apple Pay is only available in the US (for now) and Google Wallet is bound to Gmail transactions and Google Play purchases in Britain. Spotting the opport...

Apple Watch Edition Buyers To Be Offered Special Treatment

According to the latest reports in 9to5Mac, buyers of Apple Watch Edition will be given special treatment, considering these buyers will be forking out $10,000 and up for the special edition watches. That’s mucho dinero for an item that might go archaic in a couple of year’s time.


As part of the special treatment, the Edition buyers will have access to special Edition phone support line, which will be available 24/7 for two years. And this service can be extended for one more year with AppleCare +. The service is not unprecedented in the tech world – Vertu has been offering similar service for its niche phone buyers.


Initially, the Edition version will be launched only in the largest markets where the company is operational. And the around-the-clock service will be available only in English during the initial phase.


Plus, the Apple Watch Edition buyers would have the luxury of time to try the watches. As in, the buyers have one hour at their disposal to try different versions of the expensive watch and there would be an expert to help as well. Conversely, ordinary watch buyers will have only fifteen minutes on table in retail store.


However, try-on-table won’t be available at all Apple Stores. In such stores, the company will have try-on-cases with device inside them. While the stainless steel Apple Watch buyers will have to depend on virtual help to set up the gadget, the Apple Watch sport customers won’t have access to any sort of perk.


Apple Watch will hit the stores on April 26.


Star Wars villains get a moody re-imagining by Square Enix

Square Enix, the gamesmaker that gave us the Final Fantasy series (alongside plenty of other games), also has a sideline in fancy high-end action figures. Its latest collection tackles the Star Wars universe, well, the darker side of said universe. A...