$15 screen protector adds an invisible back button to your iPhone

$15 screen protector adds an invisible back button to your iPhone:

This is one you have to see to believe.

How many times have you wished that there was a physical back button on the bottom of your iPhone? Instead of having to reach up to the top of the screen to tap a software button or pop open the app switcher with a double-tap on the home button, you could just tap a button on the bottom of the phone and move back a screen. It's such a simple concept and Android phones have back buttons, but no such luck if you're an iPhone user... until now.

Meet the Sewell Refract Smart Glass Screen Protector, which costs just $15 on Amazon.

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New Dell Venue 8 Pro tablet with Windows 10 now available to buy in the US

New Dell Venue 8 Pro tablet with Windows 10 now available to buy in the US:

Dell recently introduced a brand new Venue 8 Pro tablet, which is now available to buy in the US, directly from the company's website.



The new Dell slate is, unsurprisingly, more powerful than the older Venue 8 Pro, and it runs Windows 10 out of the box (unlike the old model, which, at launch, ran Windows 8.1).



The Dell Venue 8 Pro with Windows 10 sports an 8-inch display with 1200 x 1920 pixels, and is powered by a quad-core Intel Atom Z8500 processor clocked at 2.24 GHz. There's 4 GB of RAM on board, plus 64 GB of storage space, which can be expanded thanks to the presence of a ...

This color-changing polymer warns of tiny damage you can't see

This color-changing polymer warns of tiny damage you can't see:

Tiny cracks can actually be a big deal when they're forming inside parts of your car or, say, a metal shell that's flying into space. University of Illinois research, led by Professors Nancy Sottos and Scott White, has lead to a polymer coating that...

Robots could replace 5 million jobs by 2020, report claims

Robots could replace 5 million jobs by 2020, report claims:

It's no secret that robots are replacing humans in factories, and both the retail and service industries are set to take a hit, too. Just how bad will things get? Well, the World Economic Forum says its research indicates that over 5 million jobs wil...

What will be the top 10 tech trends for 2016?

What will be the top 10 tech trends for 2016?:

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Always a good read, so we figured we’d flag: tech ‘dealmaker’ GP Bullhound has released its annual report predicting the top 10 technology trends for 2016. The London-born firm has made its research report available online for free, so download the PDF now and check it out.

The report will be presented at roundtables in January and February in Paris, San Francisco, Stockholm, Malmö, Berlin, Munich, London and Manchester. Or you can just read it this weekend.

Also read: Four predictions for the European tech market in 2016

Here’s a sneak peek at GP Bullhound’s findings:

1. Virtual reality becomes reality

2. “Quantified Self” transitions from niche to mainstream

3. Automobile industry ripe for innovation

4. Alternative lending continues to shine brightly in Fintech sector

5. Gaming giants fortify positions in top grossing charts

6. Digital video becomes more measured to keep growing up

7. “Deskless” workers come to forefront in enterprise mobility shift

8. Cybersecurity continues soul searching

9. Drones will fly into headwinds of uncertainty

10. Unicorn hunting now in season

The full report is available here.

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New Transparent Metal Could Make Smartphones Cheaper

New Transparent Metal Could Make Smartphones Cheaper:

As smartphones get smaller, cheaper and faster, one essential component remains costly: the screen.

Almost 90 percent of smartphone touchscreens utilize a rare and expensive compound called indium tin oxide, which has kept the price of such screens high. Now, researchers at Pennsylvania State University have developed a new material, called strontium vanadate, that shares the transparent and conductive properties of indium tin oxide at a fraction of the cost.

The researchers detailed t

US government announces $4 billion self-driving car program

US government announces $4 billion self-driving car program:

Turns out we're way closer to our self-driving car future than most of us expected. US Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx announced at the Detroit Auto Show (pdf) Thursday that the Obama administration will have a national blueprint...