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Violet Little

I'm very curious when it comes to technology. I enjoy tinkering with entertainment and communication gadgets.

Hoverboard use banned in Britain

Britain makes hoverboard riding in public illegal. The Crown Prosecution Service announced that the devices are too unsafe to ride in the street and too dangerous to drive on the pavement. According to the CPS report hoverboards can only be ridden on private property. The device is officially called a …

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Apple blocks News app in China

Apple has blocked its own News app in China. The Apple News app is not supported in China, and even though it is not unexpected for people in China to be unable to access the News app, the block affects devices that have been registered and bought in the U.S …

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Sony buys 3D sensor company SoftKinect

Sony has purchased SoftKinect, a Belgian 3D sensor developer. Sony has been trying to break into the virtual reality market for a while now, with its PlayStation VR headset and its Augmented Reality glasses called SmartEyeglass, and now it is closer to that goal with the purchase of the Belgian …

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Austria announces “hallo App Deutsch” language app

With the migrant crisis in full effect the Austrian government has taken it upon itself to launch a new language app called “hallo App Deutsch”. The language app is designed to help refugees learn German and thus improve their chances at integrating. Austria, along with Germany and many other European …

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