Introduction and design. For the most part, Chromebooks are just terminals that access the internet and its limitless content. Since broadband distribution has reached a point where most people can access the internet at respectable speeds anywhere, a computer that lives on the web makes sense. Stripping away all the bells and whistles and leaving only the essentials to access the great wide web makes owning one affordable. With the
Microsoft has today finally confirmed the first Xbox 360 titles that will be playable on the Xbox One from later this week. On November 12 Microsoft will be launching a new update for the console’s system software that will enable it. The official list contains many of the biggest games of the last generation, including the original Mass Effect, the entire Gears of War series and Assassin’s Creed 2 –
How to use OneDrive Microsoft’s cloud computing service. OneDrive, has seen a major overhaul in Windows 10. Instead of being a key, but non-essential, add-on like it was in Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, Microsoft has baked OneDrive right into the operating system. For example, the OneDrive application icon you’ll discover in the Start Menu isn’t really an app at all – it’s just a special shared folder in File
Microsoft has today finally confirmed the first Xbox 360 titles that will be playable on the Xbox One from later this week. On November 12 Microsoft will be launching a new update for the console’s system software that will enable it. The official list contains many of the biggest games of the last generation, including the original Mass Effect, the entire Gears of War series and Assassin’s Creed 2 –
Back in 2005, Norwegian researchers discovered ‘grid cells’ – special brain cells that track location just like a GPS, helping the brain maintain an internal map of its immediate environment. They won a Nobel Prize for their discovery in 2014. Now, however, it seems that grid cells can also track time and distance – crucial components of memory. According to Howard Eichenbaum from Boston University, his experiments on rats show
Back in 2005, Norwegian researchers discovered ‘grid cells’ – special brain cells that track location just like a GPS, helping the brain maintain an internal map of its immediate environment. They won a Nobel Prize for their discovery in 2014. Now, however, it seems that grid cells can also track time and distance – crucial components of memory. According to Howard Eichenbaum from Boston University, his experiments on rats show
It’s not every week that you see a dog covered in disco lights, discover the equation that might make time travel possible and have Twitter turn all your bookmarks into lovey-dovey love hearts. All those things happened this week, along with the revival of the dreaded Snooper’s Charter, Microsoft getting in a big huff about OneDrive abuse and Facebook pretty much owning the planet. Not only that, but robot dogs
It’s not every week that you see a dog covered in disco lights, discover the equation that might make time travel possible and have Twitter turn all your bookmarks into lovey-dovey love hearts. All those things happened this week, along with the revival of the dreaded Snooper’s Charter, Microsoft getting in a big huff about OneDrive abuse and Facebook pretty much owning the planet. Not only that, but robot dogs
Super-wide-angle zooms explained Next to a telephoto zoom, a super-wide-angle lens is one of the most popular accessories for a DSLR. Most kit lenses offer a widest focal length of 28mm equivalent, or sometimes 24mm. This does give your camera a pretty wide angle of view, but sometimes it’s not enough. You notice it most when you’re photographing large buildings or other landmarks, and when you’re trying to get group
Super-wide-angle zooms explained Next to a telephoto zoom, a super-wide-angle lens is one of the most popular accessories for a DSLR. Most kit lenses offer a widest focal length of 28mm equivalent, or sometimes 24mm. This does give your camera a pretty wide angle of view, but sometimes it’s not enough. You notice it most when you’re photographing large buildings or other landmarks, and when you’re trying to get group