The new Opera 12.10 browser is packed with new features includes more powerful extension support, and "Live Tiles” which can be used to display Pinterest trends, Facebook photographs, weather and more.

Opera 12.10 also now supports Flexbox, a way to easily arrange page layouts, together with API for URL filtering, and three new APIs allowing developers to design and create more complex extensions for Opera end users.

A new stylus has landed on Kickstarter looking to make the jump from concept into production, called the Serene Stylus. The Serene Stylus has been engineered to provide users with a much smaller nib than most styluses on the market, and is designed more like a technical pen rather than a touchscreen stylus.

The Serene Stylus has been designed by Frank Noriega, watch the video after the jump to learn more about the Serene Stylus project and see it in action.

Frank Noriega explains a little more about his new Serene Stylus "It features an amazing conductive ergonomic soft silicone grip, The small diameter grip tapers from 13mm in the mid section, to 10mm at the ends for a non bulky feel. The grip also features a thick 5mm wall thickness, and a deep knobby tread design for therapeutic massage of your finger tips for hour ... Read more »

Following on from the launch of the Acer AZ5, AZ3 all-in-one computer systems last week, Acer has this week launched its new Acer Veriton Z2650G-UG645X which is fitted with a 20 inch display.

The Acer Veriton Z2650G-UG645X comes supplied with the convenience of both the Windows 8 Pro and Windows 7 Professional operating systems for commercial customers, and sports a resolution of 1600 x 900 on its 20 inch screen.

The  Acer Veriton Z2650G-UG645X is powered by  an Intel Pentium G645 processor 2.9GHz, supported  by up to 8GB of RAM. Storage is supplied by a 500GB HDD, and is includes connections for  2 x USB 3.0 ports, 4 x USB 2.0 ports.

"The Ve ... Read more »

The hacking group, Anonymous, is up to their usual tricks. As part of the group’s 5th of November protest, they claim to have hacked PayPal’s servers and also claim to have 28,000 customer account passwords that they have leaked online.

This could cause a lot of problems to say the least. The group has posted the list of emails, passwords, names and even telephone numbers. You can check out the list to see if your information is there.

PayPal’s head of PR claims that they are investigating the alleged hack, but so far they are unable to validate any evidence that there has been a security breach. You can always change your password just to be safe.

vernote the creators of the awesome note taking and reference storage application this is available across a number of popular platforms and devices.

Has this week revealed that a new Evernote 5 version for iOS is currently in development and will be launching very soon, following on from their release last week of their new Evernote 5 for Mac systems in its beta development stage.

The new Evernote 5 for iOS can be seen in action in the video below, and will be available for the Apple iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. Unfortunately no information on worldwide availability has been released as yet, but as soon as information comes to light we will kee ... Read more »

After cancelling their E450 mini PC Foxconn has this week unveiled a new addition to their range in the form of the Foxconn AT-5570 which is a tiny fanless PC measuring just 19 cm x 13.5 cm x 3.8 cm in size.

The Foxconn AT-5570 is powered by a AMD C-70 processor supported by Radeon HD 7290 graphics, and provides the ability to install up to 4GB of DDR3 memory if required.

Other features of the Foxconn AT-5570 mini PC include 2 x USB 3.0 ports , 4 x USB 2.0 ports and 1 x Gigabit LAN port, together with an SD/SDHC/MS/MS Pro/MMC card reader for extra storage, as well as a handy HDMI and DVI connection. With connectivity provided by 802.11n Wi-Fi.

Unfortunately no information on pricing or worldwide availability has been released ... Read more »

Samsung has just made a statement revealing that their new Samsung Galaxy Camera will be launching across the UK on November 8th, and a day early at its flagship store in Stratford from November 7th.

To recap the Samsung Galaxy Camera is a 16 megapixel camera which has been specifically designed to run Google’s latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean operating system.

The Samsung Galaxy Camera is powered by a quad core 1.4GHZ processor and is fitted with a 4.8 inch touchscreen display, together with a pop up Xenon Flash and 21 x optical zoom lens. The Samsung Galaxy Camera also comes with 8GB of built in storage, which can be expanded via a microSD card slot and 50GB of Dropbox storage for two years, it also comes with a WiFi ... Read more »

A new smartphone and tablet dock has been designed by BiiSafe, which has been created to provide remote control monitoring functionality for both iOS and Android devices.

Combining the BiiSafe Smart Dock with its companion app makes it easy to monitor your house or office remotely, or enjoy video conferencing.

With movement of the docks rotating top section being controlled with short sound impulses. Watch the video below to learn more about the BiiSafe Smart Dock project and see it in action.

"You can use the Dock & the BiiSafe App for monitoring for example your home. Want to see what your kids are up to when you’re on the go? Or what your pet is doing? No problem, with the BiiSafe Dock & App you can! ... Read more »

Amidst the wrath of Hurricane Sandy earlier this week, a seafaring robot bravely scoured the waters 100 miles east of New Jersey to monitor and transmit hurricane data.

The robot, called Mercury, is actually built by Liquid Robotics, an ocean data service provider and developer of the Wave Glider. Liquid Robotics says that Mercury battled through Hurricane Sandy and successfully piloted through winds up to 70 knots while transmitting weather data in real time.

Mercury’s sensors was able to gather a "dramatic” data from the surface of the ocean as Sandy neared landfall, with the barometric pressure of over 54.3 mbars to a low of 946 mbars.

"Mercury now joins the fleet of other Wave Gliders that have come through Category I hurricanes to successfully fulfill their missions,” said Dr. Edward Lu, chief of innovative applications for Liquid Robotics. "This is a testament to our robust and reliable technology ... Read more »

The mastermind behind Atlantis’ slow 10-mile march through Kennedy Space Center is sweating bullets nonetheless.

Atlantis is the last of NASA’s space shuttles to hit the road. It was the last to blast into orbit, more than a year ago, and its final crew members were expected to join a few dozen other astronauts at Friday’s daylong hurrah.

"It’s only a priceless artifact driving 9.8 miles and it weighs 164,000 pounds,” said Tim Macy, director of project development and construction for Kennedy’s visitor complex operator Delaware North Cos.

"Other than that, no pressure at a ... Read more »