Articles By Vittorio Hernandez

Samsung TVs

Samsung Rolls Out 85-Inch Ultra-High Definition TV With Aussie Accent

South Korean tech giant Samsung literally rolled out the gigantic 85-inch ultra-high definition TV on Wednesday night in Sydney. The $40,000 device, soon to be available in retail outlets in Australian this month, features an Australian accent.

Great Barrier Reef.

Lonely Planet Removes Great Barrier Reef from Top Dive Sites List (BREATH-TAKING VIDEOS)

Marine Park Tour Operators in Australia are questioning the exclusion of the Great Barrier Reef in Australia by travel guide Lonely Planet. At the same time, some groups are questioning the inclusion of smaller dive sites in the list.

Google chairman Eric Schmidt

Key Lime Pie and 9 Other Techie Expectations in Google I/O 2013

Because of the buzz over an upcoming Android OS that started in late 2012, among the 10 things that techies are expecting in the May Google 1/O is the roll out of the Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie.

Iceland Incest Preventable Thanks to Android App

App to Prevent Icelanders from Marrying, Having Sex with Their Close Relatives

Since Iceland has a very small population of 320,000 people, a lot of its citizens are related to each other distantly. To prevent Icelanders from committing the an unacceptable social practice of falling in love or marrying their close relatives, they are tapping technology's help.

New Zealand Parliament

After Passing Marriage Equality Law, Will New Zealand Also Legalise Gay Adoptions?

Until April 16, 2013, Tuesday, there were only two rights that gays in New Zealand did not enjoy - the right to adopt children as a couple and the right to marry. The next day, the country's Parliament passed the Marriage Equality law that granted same-sex couples the right to marry, leaving only the right to adopt children as a couple as the only one right still denied them.

Weibo wanted ad

Chief Porn Identification Officer: Is This A Job for Peeping Tom?

An interesting job vacancy ad was posted in Weibo, China's counterpart of Twitter. The ad announced that a third-party security company in Beijing called Anquan is looking for a Chief Pornography Identification Officer.

Pacquiao-Marquez

Boxing Promoter Agrees that Marquez Should Get Bigger Purse than Pacquiao in 5th Match; Roach Says a 50-50 Split in Unacceptable

In a virtual admission that eight-division title holder Manny Pacquiao's stock is dwindling, boxing promoter Bob Arum agreed that if the fifth match between Manny and Juan Manuel Marquez would take place, the Mexican boxer would get the larger purse.

Pope Benedict XVI Magnet Souvenir Retirement

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Keeps Promise; Remains Low Key on His 86th Birthday Amid Talks of Ill Health

Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI kept his promise on Tuesday, April 16, to remain low key after he had resigned as pope on Feb 28, 2013. It was his 86th birthday, but his only public appearance was to celebrate Mass at the Domus Sanctae Marthae.

Samsung Galaxy S4

AT&T Begins Shipment of Pre-ordered Samsung Galaxy S4 on April 30; Unsubsidised Version Costs $639.99

AT&T, the largest U.S. carrier, started on Tuesday to accept pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S4 on its Web site. The carrier would only accept orders for the 16GB model on black and white colours and the offer is limited to select areas for the meantime.

Android 4.2.1

Google’s Eric Schmidt Foresees Android Smartphone Users to Hit 2 Billion in Next 2 Years; Gives Thumbs Up to New Motorola Gadgets

Dominance of Android smartphones in the global market will continue in the next two years, Google Chairman Eric Schmidt said on Tuesday at the AllThingsD mobile conference in New York.