Automotive giant Nissan has released a new phone case that might be the last one you’ll ever need (if you never get a different phone, that is).
What makes this new case so special is that it can automatically heal its own scratches and scuffs thanks to special high-tech paint.
Could we put the human brain on a microchip? Scientists in the UK hope that they'll be able to simulate at least 1% of it. The researchers, at the University of Manchester, want to string together 1 million processors to simulate the activity of 1 million neurons.
Ever think that an acquaintance of yours had lots of friends and an active social life because of their good looks or charming personality?
Researchers now say the size of a section of someone’s brain can be linked to the number of friends they have.
Like many, you may have watched the lunar eclipse last night. The eclipse, which was the first to fall on the winter solstice in over 360 years, had astronomers gazing at the sky in awe. But others are collaborating in an online project to look far further into space, and find new planets - and they're looking at their browsers to do it.
The leaves have fallen to the ground. Canadian Tire is promoting winter tires. Christmas lights are going up. The temperature is dipping below zero.
Yes, winter is right around the corner, but for smartphone users, the colder temperatures may make you a little less addicted to your handheld devices as gloves and mitts make answering calls and sending messages a pain.
The cold winter weather we can expect to have as Canadians will make touchscreens as useful as an ice scraper in the thick of summer. You could take off your gloves every time you want to access your phone or MP3 player, but after a while your fingers might be precariously close to frostbite – which could seriously slow your texting skills.
But fear not – there are gloves designed to keep your hands warm and still let you use your favourite touchscreen devices.
If you’re someone who often uses a laptop where its name implies - on your lap - you might want to change that habit. Especially if you like to have nice legs.
Online shopping is great: No crowds. No pushy salespeole. Instant price comparisons. It works great for electronics and concert tickets but not so well with clothing. Why? You can’t try it on before you buy online. That’s until recently.
An Estonian start-up has created a shape-shifting robot that will adjust to your size and “try on” clothes with your body type.
Time to add another item to the ‘This may cause cancer’ list - about a dozen or so parents whose children are enrolled in a school board north of Toronto are coming forward saying their kids are getting sick because there’s wireless Internet in the classrooms.
Can you hear the sound of 100,000 Nintendo DS devices angrily being snapped shut? It turns out that, according to research published in the widely respected journal Nature, brain training games don't do very much to keep your brain in shape at all.
Despite all the studies for and against it, I’m not exactly convinced cell phones are absolutely safe.
However, I’ll be retired by the time a new, large-scale study is completed about it. And quite frankly, it may be too late for you and me if the results are unfavourable.
Danny Bradbury is a technology journalist with 20 years' experience. He writes regularly for publications including the Guardian, the Financial Times, the Financial Post, and Backbone magazine. Danny also writes and directs documentaries.
Maurice CachoMaurice Cacho is a Toronto-based journalist mixing his love for tech with a passion for news. He's also CP24's Web Journalist and appears daily on CP24 Breakfast and weekly on the channel's tech show, Webnation, discussing tech news and trends.
