- PA Tech•17 minutes ago
Apple announces support for UK Year of Engineering scheme
The tech giant will hold interactive sessions for school children to encourage them to enter the industry.
Reuters•1 hour agoVolvo Trucks plans to share electric truck battery tech across brands
Volvo Trucks plans to share battery technology across its brands to tame development and production costs for the crucial but expensive component, as the world's second-largest truck maker ramps up electric offerings, the company told Reuters on Monday. As vehicle makers face growing costs to develop
- Sky News•1 hour ago
Apple's Shazam takeover investigated over competition concerns
The European Commission has launched an in-depth investigation into Apple's takeover of UK-based music app Shazam after finding the deal could raise competition concerns. Apple revealed in December that it was snapping up the song recognition tool in a deal reportedly worth $400m (£286m). The
Reuters•2 hours agoEU opens competition probe into Apple's bid for music app Shazam
EU antitrust regulators opened an investigation on Monday into Apple's bid for British music discovery app Shazam, concerned the deal might give the iPhone maker an unfair advantage in poaching users from its rivals. Apple announced the deal in December to help it better compete with industry leader
- Engadget•2 hours ago
Deezer now creates weekly playlists based on your listening habits
Not to be left behind by the competition, Deezer is tweaking its Flow feature.
Reuters•2 hours agoAngola satellite inoperative, Russia to build another one
Russia's space agency said on Monday that Angola's first national telecoms satellite, AngoSat-1, was inoperative and Russia would build another one for launch in 2020. Launched in December from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the satellite has been plagued by problems including the loss
- Mashable Tech•2 hours ago
What would an Amazon Alexa robot look like?
Alexa may be getting some legs. A domestic robot powered by Amazon's digital assistant looks to be in the cards now that Bloomberg is reporting the e-commerce giant is developing some kind of automated servant for the home. Amazon is well on its way to creating prototypes of the robot, according
- PA Tech•2 hours ago
Smart bollards in China spray water at jaywalking pedestrians
Facial recognition technology is also being used to identify offenders.
- Engadget•2 hours ago
Google Assistant's routines are an easy way to automate your home
Since Amazon's Echo arrived in late 2014, voice assistants have become
- Mashable Tech•2 hours ago
Facebook really, really wants you to believe you’re not the product it’s selling
There's a saying that predates the internet, but is often used to describe the omnipresent and free internet services like Facebook we use on a daily basis: "If you are not paying for it, you're not the customer , you're the product ." This criticism has been frequently marched
- Engadget•2 hours ago
Facebook explains what advertisers know about you
Facebook is still facing heat over its privacy controls in the wake of the
- Bloomberg UK•58 minutes ago
Amazon's Top-Secret Robot Project Unveiled
Apr.23 -- Bloomberg's Gerritt DeVynck discusses the difference between Amazon's warehouse robots that move merchandise around its fulfillment centers and the domestic robots it is said to be designing on "Bloomberg Markets."
CNBC•2 hours agoApple’s trying to find balance on iPhone pricing, says ex...
Chris Caso, Raymond James managing director, weighs in on Apple’s iPhone sales and supply outlook.
- PA Tech•2 hours ago
Facebook insists it does not sell data to advertisers
The social network has published new details on how its advertising data works.
- Evening Standard•2 hours ago
Fiit: this new fitness app is the Netflix for workouts
With the UK population wasting £37 million every year on unused gym memberships, whether that’s because people are too tired or don’t have enough time, something needs to be done to keep Britain moving. This is where Fiit comes in, a new fitness app which calls itself the ‘Netflix for workouts’. Fiit
- Reuters•2 hours ago
SS&C set May 4 deadline to gatecrash 1.5 billion-pound Fidessa deal
U.S. financial software company SS&C Technologies has been given until May 4 to gatecrash a 1.5 billion-pound takeover of Fidessa or walk away from the British firm, the UK's Takeover Panel said on Monday. Fidessa, a provider of trading systems to financial companies, said on April 5 that it had
- Engadget•3 hours ago
'Super Mario 64: Ocarina of Time’ is the perfect Nintendo mashup
Super Mario 64 is considered to be one of the greatest video games of all
- HuffPost UK•3 hours ago
Google Is Replacing SMS With New 'Chat' Instant-Messaging Service
Sending a text message (SMS) sucks.
- Mashable Tech•3 hours ago
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You have plenty of gadgets, new and old, that need charging. Save big while RAVPower devices are on sale and charge them all. SEE ALSO: This glow-in-the-dark MFi-certified charging cable is just $20 Amazon has some great deals today on RAVPower chargers to keep your devices juiced up. From Qi-enabled
