In the first of its kind, an 83 year old woman who was suffering from a serious jaw infection has had her entire lower mandible replaced with a 3D printed model. The surgery was carried out by a team of medical researchers from Belgium and the Netherlands. Due to the…
The latest version of Skype, version 5.8, has been released for Windows users with some nice new features. The update allows users to now make calls in full 1080p HD, providing they have a webcam that supports it. You can now also make calls to your Facebook friends that don’t…
Kinect for Windows and version 1.0 of the Software Development Kit that accompanies it has been taken out of beta by Microsoft. The Windows specific Kinect supports up to 4 Kinect sensors on 1 PC and a ‘near mode’ functionality which allows it to see objects as close as 40cm…
Images of a new BlackBerry 10 device, codenamed ‘London’, has been leaked to the internet via Crackberry. Previous leaks of a BlackBerry 10 (back when it was still BBX) showed a Blackberry London device that looked similar to the BlackBerry Porsche P’9981. It should come as no surprise that the…
There have been some interesting updates for those interested in news on Microsoft‘s next gaming console. A report on IGN tells us the next Xbox’s graphics processing power to be 6 times more than the Xbox 360′s. This new power will be as a result of the graphics card provided…
I’m sure by now a lot of you have seen some of your Facebook friends with a different layout than yours. Facebook has announced that the new page layout dubbed ‘Timeline,’ will now be available to all. The mandatory update is rolling out now and should be available to all…
One of the popular file sites, Megaupload.com, has been shut down after having 7 (including founder, Kim Dotcom) of its members accused with violating piracy laws and “conspiracy to commit racketeering.” Their indictment states the company made more than $175 million while causing $500 million worth of damages. Users who…
Playstation 3 gamers who attempt to sign into the Playstation Network between the hours of 4PM GMT/8am PST and 5AM GMT (20th January)/ 9PM PST today will be greeted with disappointment— the Playstation Network will be down for maintenance. During the downtime, users will be unable to access the following…
Google is enabling a new feature on its social networking site, Google+ that I’m sure a lot of internet users will love. The new feature is a photo editing tool which allows users to add large white text with black borders unto their photos, essentially, creating a meme. To do…
Skype’s Vice President of Products, Rick Osterioh, has said in an interview at CES (see bottom of post) in which he announces that Microsoft’s Skype division is “working on a Windows Phone product that will be coming out soon.” However, he gave no details of how “soon” Windows Phone users can…