Innovation

MWC 2016: Samsung And Facebook Go All-In On Virtual Reality

Samsung signs up Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook to extend the reach of VR

9 years ago

Computer Brain Control Helps Paraplegic Man Walk Again

A man paralysed in both legs has walked again after he used a computer to bypass his damaged spinal cord

9 years ago

BT Offers SMEs Cash To Help Create Cities Of The Future

BT Infinity Lab competition launched to generate innovative ideas for future digital products and services

9 years ago

London Is Bringing Smart Technology To The Streets

‘Intelligent’ West End street and noise pollution cuts on list of latest London smart projects

9 years ago

Aston Martin Signs Up Phone Maker LeEco For Electric Cars

Luxury manufacturer will work with Chinese company LeEco to create eco-friendly and connected RapidE S

9 years ago

Google Wants To Solve The World’s Problems With Technology

Search giant rebrands Google Ideas think tank as Jigsaw

9 years ago

Google Set To Trial ‘Project Loon’ In Sri Lanka

Google's balloon-based Internet access system is set to begin testing with end users across the South Asian island

9 years ago

Three Big Themes From The Heart And Head Of The Silicon Industry

AMD's Darren Grasby lays out his view on the year ahead

9 years ago

Google Patent Application Details Radar-Based Gesture Control System

The system could be used to control smartphones, smart watches or household appliances, according to Google

9 years ago

Airbus Plans Humanoid Robots For Its Aircraft Factories

Airbus, in partnership with Japanese and French robotics researchers, wants humanoid robots to perform non-critical tasks by 2020

9 years ago

Qualcomm’s New Snapdragon Chips Bring The Power To Your Wrist

Dedicated platform will allow for thinner, sleeker wearables packing more battery life

9 years ago

ViaSat Outlines Plans For 100Mbps Satellite Broadband

Work begins on new satellites that promise affordable, high-speed broadband for global audience

9 years ago

Google’s Driverless Cars Could Be Coming To London

Talks with government follow confirmed trials of driverless cars in Greenwich later this year

9 years ago

Google Working On New Virtual Reality Headset

Sources claim Google will be overhauling its Cardboard VR headsets with plastic devices, and work on integrating VR more with…

9 years ago

Why Super Bowl 50 Will Be The Most Technologically Advanced In History

Richard Dodgson, founder of Timebased Events, discusses the state-of-the-art tech that will ensure Super Bowl 50 is awesome

9 years ago

Drone Ban Ordered For US Super Bowl

FAA creates 32 mile exclusion zone for drones around the stadium hosting the American Super Bowl

9 years ago

Apple, Amazon And Google Data Centres Use Far More Coal Than Everyone Thinks

Web giants are underestimating their data centre coal usage by 30 percent because of “obsolete” data tools

9 years ago

Ireland’s Technology Teachers Strike Over Funding Cuts

Budget cuts blamed in Ireland as lecturers down tools and distrupt tech teaching to students

9 years ago

Why Virtual Reality Could Be The Real 6 Nations Winner

Accenture’s virtual reality app looks to put fans in the thick of the match

9 years ago

Porsche Turns Down Driverless Cars

Consumers would much rather enjoy driving a sports car themselves, Porsche boss says

9 years ago

Dutch Police Unleash Drone-Killing Eagles

Birds of prey trained to take down drones that pose a threat to public safety

9 years ago

Decommissioned GPS Satellite Knocked Out UK Digital Radio Broadcasts

A GPS satellite taken out of service last week by the US Air Force caused a software glitch that affected…

9 years ago

Researchers Invent Automated Software Patching Technique

MIT researchers say their machine-learning technique achieves results 10 times better than previous automated methods

9 years ago

Wearables Sales To Reach Record 275m In 2016

Apple Watch and VR headset sales will continue to push wearable numbers ever higher, according to Gartner estimates

9 years ago

Greenwich Will Host UK’s First Driverless Cars In July

Testing of fully autonomous cars on public roads in Southeast London will commence in July

9 years ago

These Ultrathin Chips Could Lead To Super-Efficient Computers

Ultra thin laptops of the future could become a lot thinner, after MIT breakthrough with chip construction

9 years ago

Tim Cook Gives Virtual Reality The Thumbs Up

Apple CEO drops further hints that the company will be working on “really cool” VR technology

9 years ago

Google Glass Removed From The Web

Time for a refresh? Social media accounts for wearable device removed

9 years ago

Hive Releases Window, Door Sensors And Smart Plug

Hive seeks to boost the energy efficiency and security of the smart home with two new devices

9 years ago

This Rechargable Battery Could Enable Homes To Be Taken Off Power Grid

Eli-Home can help make better use of solar power cells and provide a backup source in the event of outages

9 years ago