Nokia is getting into wearables with €170m deal for Withings April 26, 2016 Nokia is making a move into wearables, announcing plans to buy up french tech company Withings. The now mobile-free Nokia (after selling that part to Microsoft), is zoning in on the world of digital health tracking technology with the €170m deal. "We have said consistently that digital health was an area of strategic interest to Nokia, [...]
Finance actually wants more regulation because of the rise of artificial intelligence fintech in the world’s markets April 25, 2016 The finance world is cautiously optimistic about the future of artificial intelligence and how it can be used, but, there is more work needed on regulating the technology when it comes to world markets. “Financial institutions have been fined billions of dollars because of illegality and compliance breaches by traders. A logical response by banks is to [...]
The British Airways website suffers technical glitch leaving people unable to book flights or check in April 25, 2016 The website of British Airways went down for more than an hour, leaving people unable to book or check in for flights, or check flight times for arrivals and departures. Anyone going to britishairways.com or ba.com was met with an internal server error message while anyone using Google to search flights was also greeted with a message after choosing [...]
Apple is about to report its first slowdown in more than a decade April 25, 2016 Apple's crunch time is approaching. The most valuable company in the world (for now, at least) is about to report a sales slowdown, which although expected, is not a welcome occurrence in the usually ever upward trajectory of the beloved brand. The figures Sales of around $52bn (£35.9bn), with the iPhone making up the lion's share, are predicted [...]
Sirin Labs’ crazy £10k luxury super secure Solarin smartphone is about to launch in London April 25, 2016 A secretive startup backed by millions of dollars is about to launch a luxury smartphone promising ultimate privacy – and believes the UK is its target market. But anyone thinking of giving this new brand phone a whirl should get saving – it'll set you back around £10,000. The Israeli-founded but Switzerland-based Sirin Labs has unveiled plans for an imminent launch [...]
Ikea is starting to sell solar panels in the UK April 25, 2016 Ikea has started stocking solar panels in its stores across the UK, while heralding the renewable energy source as "the future". The flat-pack furniture retailer said solar panels will be available online and in three stores. Customers will be able to buy them in Glasgow, Birmingham and Lakeside, before they're rolled out in the so-called [...]
WANdisco hopes for government contracts as turnaround takes hold April 24, 2016 Software developer WANdisco hopes to pick up a raft of government contracts this year as its strategic turnaround takes hold. While no government contracts have been secured yet, WANdisco is planning to pounce on Whitehall plans to move data from physical servers to cloud based storage. The company has recently bagged contracts with two of [...]
Solar Impulse 2 successfully crossed the Pacific from Hawaii to San Francisco powered only by the sun April 24, 2016 A plane powered purely by solar energy has made another ground-breaking journey, crossing the Pacific ocean from Hawaii to California without the need for any traditional fuel. The 62 hour journey across 4,000km came to a successful end, with Solar Impulse 2 landing at an airfield in California on Sunday morning. Pilot and co-founder of the project, Andre Borschberg said: "This flight [...]
A surprising upside to driverless cars you probably hadn’t thought of April 21, 2016 More room to build homes and a greater amount of green open spaces – these could be the surprising benefits of the rise of driverless cars across the UK. The creation of dedicated zones for driverless cars could free up land worth billions in central London, as parking spaces become redundant because fewer people own their own car and less space is allocated [...]
The best new Android handsets 2016, from LG, Huawei and HTC April 20, 2016 Here's the lowdown on which Android phone to pick up right now this very second… Go. HTC 10 The HTC 10 isn’t the thinnest or lightest Android on the market. But it’s a loveable little chunkster with reassuringly expensive heft and a rounded and outrageously chamfered backside that fits nicely in the palm. It’s an [...]
