Innovation

Fitbit Fitness Devices Deliver ‘Inaccurate’ Heart Rate Readings

Study reveals that heart rate technology in Fitbit devices may not have recorded health information properly

9 years ago

Google Has Its Very Own Chip For Artificial Intelligence

Google has been testing out a custom chip designed for artificial intelligence and machine learning that will work with TensorFlow

9 years ago

HP Jet Fusion 3D Is ‘First Production Ready’ Commercial 3D Printer

Nike and BMW among companies signed up for HP Jet Fusion 3D printers, which will be made available to businesses…

9 years ago

Microsoft, Google Back Royal Society ICT Teaching Push

Tech giants support Royal Society study into how to improve computer science teaching in schools

9 years ago

Quiz Of The Week: Virtual Reality

With virtual reality devices flooding the world, how much do you know about the next big technology?

9 years ago

The Future Of Money: Bitcoin, Blockchain And Beyond

Money could be heading the way of Uber, Twitter and Airbnb in ‘cutting out the middleman’ (banks), says Mark Cotter,…

9 years ago

Google Cardboard Goes On Sale In The UK For Just £15

Budget Google Cardboard device will allow more people than ever to enjoy virtual reality in the UK

9 years ago

Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Goes Contactless

Contactless fever to sweep Eurosong contest as Visa Europe provides payment wristbands for 65,000 attendees

9 years ago

PwC Predicts Drones Will Take Over The World

Market for drones could already be worth as much as £88bn, report claims

9 years ago

IBM’s Quantum Computing Is For ‘Anyone’, But Is It For Everyone?

ANALYSIS: IBM goes public with its quantum computing experiment to enlist the help of scientists and researchers around the world,…

9 years ago

HTC Vive X Accelerator Offers £69m To Virtual Reality Startups

HTC Vive X fund offers initial $100m investment across three cities with the hope of stimulating the virtual reality ecosystem

9 years ago

Volvo Is Bringing Self-Driving Cars To London’s Streets In 2017

“Most ambitious” trial to date will see Volvo XC-90 vehicles drive themselves around the capital

9 years ago

AT&T Teams Up With Otis For Smart City Push

Intelligent elevators and escalators among new possibilities following partnership

9 years ago

Nokia Buys Wearable Tech Experts Withings

£131m acquisition of French digital health specialist will see Nokia back in the devices game

9 years ago

Super-Long Lifespan Battery Invented By Scientists

Scientists claim rechargeable battery breakthrough with drastically increased battery lifespan

9 years ago

Why Bots Aren’t Ready To Replace Mobile Apps

Everybody's hyping bots as a solution to out-of-control mobile apps. Don't believe the hype

9 years ago

How Digital Technology Will Lead The UK’s Productivity Push

O2's Ben Dowd tells us how improving Britain's digital infrastructure could companies solve their productivity crisis

9 years ago

Researchers Tout Coal As Key Element In Future Electronics

As world moves away from burning coal, US scientists develop way to make electronics from the fossil fuel

9 years ago

Cisco Partners With Hyundai For Connected Cars

Superfast connectivity and in-car video streaming could be coming to a Hyundai vehicle near you

9 years ago

‘Drone’ Hits British Airways Jet On Heathrow Approach

Collision with A320 is first incident of its kind in the UK as Met and CAA launch investigation

9 years ago

Facebook Wants To Build Some ‘Badass’ Technology

Social media giant signs up former DARPA and Google executive to head new Building 8 projects

9 years ago

Google Pledges £14m To Support Disability Technology

Smart glasses for the blind and prosthetic limb makers among winners of Google Impact Challenge investment

9 years ago

Samsung Contact Lens Concept Includes Blink-Controlled Camera

Patent application suggests Samsung is researching Internet-connected displays controlled by eye movements

9 years ago

Apple Watch 2 Tipped For June Reveal

Thinner and lighter smartwatch set to be unveiled at Apple’s WWDC event, reports claim

9 years ago

Huawei Unveils Stylish Talkband B3

Available in three styles, Huawei’s latest wearable is its most fashionable yet

9 years ago

US Researchers Make Electric Car Wireless Charging Breakthrough

Wireless charging (typically found in smartphones) could be on the way for electric cars after researchers find way to make…

9 years ago

Nvidia ‘Deep Learning’ Supercomputer To Tackle AI Challenges

New supercomputer meets the need of next-generation AI applications, coupled with release of new data centre accelerator

9 years ago

Salesforce Buys Deep Learning Startup MetaMind

MetaMind's services will shut down June 4 as Benioff gobbles up deep learning technology to boost Salesforce services with artificial…

9 years ago

UK Smart Meters Rollout ‘Must Be Stopped’

Institute of Directors slams “flawed” Government scheme that is now far behind schedule and ‘needs to be halted’

9 years ago

Microsoft’s Malfunctioning Chatbot Briefly Returns To Twitter

Satya Nadella acknowledges Tay isn't yet up to scratch, but that bots are very much part of Microsoft's future vision

9 years ago