A Dutch teenager has invented a device that he claims could clean up some 20 billion tonnes of plastic waste from the world’s oceans. Boyan Slat, 19, came up with the idea of a series of floating booms and processing platforms designed to collect floating plastic rubbish.
Two months after rolling out hashtags — key words in posts that are marked by “#” – Facebook is experimenting with new ways to make them useful.
Earlier this year, Foursquare CEO Dennis Crowley raised $41 million, and promised to use that money “to do the things we want to do.” He gave glimpse of what that looks like: A new feature that will allow (a few) Foursquare users to automatically get tips, from their phone, about a place they’re in, without…
Chee Chew from Google announced on Wednesday on Google+ that Google will provide high-quality to its Hangouts chat video product.
Continuing its trend of creating a product for every conceivable niche, Samsung on Tuesday announced plans for a version of its Galaxy Tab line designed just for kids. The colorful Galaxy Tab 3 Kids comes preloaded with various games and educational content, and with an ability for parents to set limits on what children can…
In Beijing, they’ve come up with a similar scheme that delivers the instant gratification people crave. Using reverse vending machines, subway riders can offset their traveling costs by recycling plastic bottles. Just insert bottle, wait while it’s crushed, and boom! the passenger receives a small credit on their commuter pass.
Facebook will soon allow users to make mobile purchases using their log-in details if a pilot system proves successful.
Britain’s mobile providers O2 and Vodafone are going to launch ultrafast 4G services at the end of the month. Experts predict 4G will change the way we use mobile phones and computer tablets for ever, with speeds at least five times faster than 3G.
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