A new test print-'n-shoot of that controversial 3D printed gun has not gone quite as planned, with police in Australia printing up a pair of Liberators -- only to see one blow itself to pieces when fired for the first time. Read More >>
Police busted a driving test examiner this week, accusing him of pocketing large sums of money in exchange for securing test success for otherwise dodgy drivers. Read More >>
Featured comment by gizmodester:
"LOL - And, have the DVLA / DSA ever decided to check the employees out who send out licences etc, up in west yorkshire - if your an illeagle immigrant..." More »
If you're applying to be a British citizen, you have to pass a cunning test filled with questions about 'Life in the UK', just to check you're down with the homies or something. After changes in 2011, it was filled with exciting questions about pregnancy rates and unemployment law. Now, it's been re-jigged to focus far more on history and culture. Question is: do you deserve to be British? Can you pass the test? Read More >>
Featured comment by britishcitizenshiptest:
"Yes, i passed new UK citizenship test of third edition recently. For every non UK citizen will pass the Life in the UK test to settle permanently. I p..." More »
I love these images—created by photographer Clay Lipsky—and their premise: "Imagine if the advent of the atomic era occurred during today's information age. Tourists would gather to view bomb tests, at the 'safe' distances used in the 1950s, and share the resulting phone photos" on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram. Read More >>
Pitting Google search against Siri using a monster 1600-question test shows how useful Siri really is: not at all. Google answered correctly 86 per cent of the time. Siri achieved just 68 per cent accuracy. At that point, it's not much better than a crystal ball. Read More >>
Featured comment by djalice:
"I think it is a pretty obvious result isn't it? Interpreting the analogue world, including voice recognition is probably one of the hardest things a ..." More »
If you always thought toilets just worked, be prepared to reassess. A company called Maximum Performance dedicates its activities to optimising your bathroom experience—and that's led it to develop fake poop for testing toilets. Really. Read More >>
Apple made some bold claims about its new A5X chip, claiming it would give a 4x graphical boost over Nvidia's Tegra 3. At the same time, the Tegra 3 is a powerhouse of computational processing. So lets put 'em to the test. Read More >>
Featured comment by Eldwafio:
"wish my old storm2 was as durable as the handset they're showing. the final time the screen broke it bounced off the sofa about a foot onto a carpeted..." More »
Like we weren't excited about the Galaxy Nexus enough already. The crew at AnandTech has been busily benchmarking Android's new flagship against Apple's top performer. The results? The Galaxy Nexus is the new king of the hill in some key areas. Read More >>
Featured comment by sg1969:
"Currently on iPhone 4, I'm due an upgrade next month.
Was hesitating between either the S2 or the Nexus, but looking at these benchmarks I think I'l..." More »
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