By EZ Bardeguez Introduction Ten years ago, monitors were nothing more than necessary accessories. Today, they can be luxury items that dramatically improve all aspects of computing and content consumption. There are so many types of monitors that suit so many different needs. Screen resolution, response time, panel weight: everything should be considered when choosing…

By Michael Rougeau LG and Google have announced their very own Samsung Gear VR competitor: the VR for G3. It’s a Cardboard-inspired headset that turns the LG G3 into a virtual reality display, much like what Gear VR does for the Samsung Galaxy Note 4. The iPhone 6 is a stunner The G3 slots into…

By Michael Rougeau LG and Google have announced their very own Samsung Gear VR competitor: the VR for G3. It’s a Cardboard-inspired headset that turns the LG G3 into a virtual reality display, much like what Gear VR does for the Samsung Galaxy Note 4. The iPhone 6 is a stunner The G3 slots into…

By JR Bookwalter Introduction and Core processors Not so long ago, processors were judged largely by raw clock speed alone, a measure of how many calculations the chip is capable of performing in the space of a second. These days, it’s all about cores, which have allowed chipmakers like Intel to boost speed by splitting…

By John McCann Hands on: Honor Holly review The Honor Holly is the latest smartphone to come out of the Chinese startup and it follows in the footsteps of the Honor 6, offering better-than-expected specs for the price tag. While the Honor 6 is the flagship device, the Holly falls at the opposite end of…

By Natasha Lomas One of Europe’s busiest airports, Amsterdam’s Schiphol hub in the Netherlands, is trialling Google Glass for use by airport authority officers as a hands-free way to look up gate and airplane information. Read More …read more Source: TechCrunch Gadgets

By Sarah Perez Wearables for women are already having a big year. Companies like smart ring maker Ringly and jewelry maker Cuff have both raised significant rounds of new funding in early 2015, as they work to bring their attractive smart jewelry to the mainstream. Now, a new competitor Trellie is poised to enter the…

By Steve O'Hear Breed Reply, the London-based Internet of Things (IoT) incubator run by Italian publicly-listed Reply, has announced that its backed three new startups in the smart home, health and energy sectors: Cocoon, the UK smart home security startup; BrainControl, an Italian startup that has developed an assistive technology to let disabled people control…

By Alan Stevens Introduction Still very much the leader when it comes to printing, HP has something for everyone, from the home user to large corporates. The LaserJet Pro MFP M225dw is aimed at small business buyers looking for a budget print/scan/copy solution. Despite a modest price tag of just £201 ex VAT ($305, AU$375),…

By Alan Stevens Introduction Still very much the leader when it comes to printing, HP has something for everyone, from the home user to large corporates. The LaserJet Pro MFP M225dw measures 44 x 29 x 37cm (17 x 11 x 15-inches). It is aimed at small business buyers looking for a budget print/scan/copy solution.…

By TechRadar Every day, TechRadar brings you great deals on tech products from around the web and today we’ve got some excellent bargains for you. First up, we have two products that complement each other nicely, especially as St Valentine’s coming up. You can currently get the 50-inch Panasonic TX-50AS520B home cinema TV, exclusive to…

By Darrell Etherington SpaceX is aiming to launch the Deep Space Climate Observatory, also known by the acronym DSCOVR, today during a launch window that kicks off at 6:10 PM ET (and you can watch live above). The NASA-contracted mission is designed to launch a satellite that can monitor solar storms and provide full Earth…

By Natasha Lomas As the number of connected devices — aka the Internet of Things, aka the sensornet — proliferates so too does the number of devices leaning on voice recognition technology as an interface to allow for hands free control. But the potential privacy intrusion of voice-activated services is massive. Read More …read more…

By Kate Gray You’ll never guess what the lead story is this week. It involves moons, music and impending doom. No, it’s not Frank Sinatra’s back catalogue, but nice guess. It’s a sweet, if creepy story about identity, friendship and the apocalypse. Nope, it’s not popular children’s book The Day The Earth Caught Fire, either.…

By Kate Gray You’ll never guess what the lead story is this week. It involves moons, music and impending doom. No, it’s not Frank Sinatra’s back catalogue, but nice guess. It’s a sweet, if creepy story about identity, friendship and the apocalypse. Nope, it’s not popular children’s book The Day The Earth Caught Fire, either.…