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10 Top Tech Gifts for Globetrotters and World Travelers

If you’ve got a friend, partner, or family member who’s a passionate traveler, one of the best Christmas gifts you can get them is a piece of technology that’ll let them enjoy their hobby even more. But where do you start? It all depends on how much you want to spend and what the person… read more »

8 Ways to Discover Popular Music Around the World

Keeping up with music that tops the charts in your own country is simple. Usually, you can just turn on the radio and hear pop songs being played on repeat ad infinitum. But what if you want to discover what’s popular in other countries around the world? We’re here to help you achieve this, with… read more »

Snapchat Adds New Animated 3D Bitmoji to World Lenses Feature

Snapchat is adding 3D Bitmoji to its World Lenses feature, allowing you to introduce animated avatars to your locale as you see fit. Snapchat Bitmoji The 3D Bitmoji animations are based directly on models you’ve already created using the Snapchat app. The new 3D Bitmoji option will appear in the rear camera Lens options within… read more »

How Programmable Logic Controllers Run the World Around You

Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) are among the most common computers. Yet while these computers are incredibly prevalent, they remain less exposed than traditional computers. But PLCs reside all around us, automating everyday life. With an increased onus on automation, PLCs perpetuate this trend. Most machine functions, production lines, and automated processes benefit from the use… read more »

Saturday Deals: In Celebration of World Book Day [UK]

2017’s World Book Day was on Thursday 2nd March, where children and teachers brought some of their favourite characters to life. However, any day is a good day to celebrate literature and the power of the written word. So here are some of the best discounts that you can get right now.   Fantastic Beasts… read more »

12 Instagram Accounts to See Amazing Places Around the World

Today the photo industry is so popular, photographers have to go out of their way to make sure their pictures feature the most compelling and breathtaking events and scenery. Sometimes that means traveling to some of the most remote and undiscovered places. Instagram can take you to those places (and around the world) faster than… read more »

Create a Stunning Moving Picture to Share With the World

In a world where most forms of visual media move, doesn’t sharing still photos seem somewhat bland? Not anymore! Using only Photoshop, you can turn any picture into a beautiful and cinematic video in minutes. The effect behind this Photoshop marvel, dubbed the 2.5D effect (otherwise known as a parallax effect) uses clever Photoshop zoom functions… read more »

How the UK’s Snooper’s Charter Could Affect the Whole World

The Investigatory Powers Bill, better known as the “Snooper’s Charter”, is here. Right now, it’s the pinnacle of mass state surveillance with its most notable feature forcing telecommunications companies to keep all data about its customers for at least 12 months. And having to hand them over to public bodies without the latter’s justification. While “bigger”… read more »

How Wi-Fi Can Track You Around the World

Most of us take it for granted that wherever we are, we will have a Wi-Fi connection close-by. So it’s natural to leave your phone’s Wi-Fi turned on, especially if you want to save your cellular data. As with a lot of technology though, we can give away more information than we mean to, and… read more »

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