Wannabe, the song that defined your tweenage years, is 18 years old today

It seems like once a week that we're surprised, shocked and slightly disturbed by the passing of time, whether it's 10 years since Friends ended or 30 years since The Breakfast Club (admittedly most of the office wasn't even born at the time of this one, so it was less shocking). Well today we've got another pop…

Remote controlled computer chip contraception is coming soon

How do you fancy being a bionic woman (with a very low chance of accidental pregnancy)? That’s certainly one of my life goals, and it could soon become a reality thanks to a Massachusetts-based company called MicroCHIPS which has developed a contraceptive computer chip that is implanted in the skin and controlled via wireless remote.…

Now you can 3D print with Nutella (and other pastes)

We hear a lot about the huge potential of 3D printers to make guns, planes, and even replacement human organs. But what about the really important things: cake toppers, ceramics, and fun designs in Nutella? Until now, those have all been pipe dreams, but a Kickstarter project brings a whole new (and non-gross) meaning to…

Apple iPhone 5S vs. Samsung Galaxy S5 – how the quiz works

You are probably wondering how we took you to that conclusion. The parameters are based on a number of things - the basic specs, our reviews of the phone, and if we haven't reviewed the mobiles then we have referenced other trusted reviews. Here is the information then for these two mobiles. The Samsung Galaxy…

8 Samsung Galaxy S5 phone covers to brighten up your world

Now that the sun has been out for at least a week consistently, it's officially summer, so we'll be looking at the brightest phone cases to jazz up your life and fit the weather over the coming weeks. Today's covers are all about the Samsung Galaxy S5. While the phone does actually come in a…

Finnish scientists communicate via smartphones’ compasses

Don’t get me wrong: I’m all for anything that makes me feel like I might one day be a little bit like Sydney Bristow or Veronica Mars, but my first response to reading that Finnish scientists used Android phone's in-built compasses to send encoded messages to each other was, ‘Why?’ I mean, we already have…

Guys, please stop risking your life for a Tour de France selfie

If mainstream media is to be believed, selfies are single-handedly turning us all into narcissist zombies, melting away our brains and stirring up trouble in the Middle East. And what has the evil selfie done this week? Well, it looks like it could be putting the lives of some people in serious danger as they…