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Microsoft, Adafruit Partner On Windows IoT Core Starter Kit For Raspberry Pi
Companies offer a Raspberry Pi 2-based bundle to help enthusiasts and Internet of things developers get up and running fast
Samsung Shows Off £65 Oculus Virtual Reality Headset
First consumer version of Gear VR headset will cost just $99 (£65) and work with even more smartphones
IBM Opens Up Watson With Additional APIs
Developer push continues as IBM arms Watson with new crop of APIs for language, vision, speech apps
Chinese Premier Meets US Tech Bosses
Xi Jinping presses the flesh with US tech bosses, promises reform
Apple Car Set For 2019 Arrival
iCar update...Apple reportedly committed to building an electric car and sets 2019 as delivery date
Is This The Stylish New Microsoft Band Wearable?
Rumoured Microsoft Band 2 features curved design for the first time, and could be revealed in a few weeks
BBC Micro Bit Delayed Over Power Supply Issue
BBC confirms rollout of Micro Bit computer for schools will be delayed because of power supply issue
SAP To Develop Smartphone App For Migrant Registration
As Germany closes its borders, SAP is reportedly developing an app to register migrants
Google Glass Returns As ‘Project Aura’
Next generartion of smart glasses project is reportedly hiring former Amazon Lab126 engineers
IBM Cloud To Deliver IoT Service For Car Makers
Big Blue launches IoT cloud service for car makers to analyse vehicle big data for more efficiencies
School Computer Investment ‘Isn’t Helping Pupils’
Heavy investment in schoolroom IT is not helping pupils, OECD think tank report claims
UK Hands Out First ‘Unlawful’ Drone Conviction
Nigel Wilson’s fine and banning order marks the first conviction relating to flying a drone in Britain
Salesforce Unwraps Salesforce IoT Cloud at Dreamforce
Powered by Salesforce Thunder, IoT Cloud connects billions of events from devices, sensors, applications and more from the IoT to Salesforce
Marriott’s VRoom Service Brings The World To Your Hotel Room
IN PICTURES: VRoom Service marks the next step in hotel room entertainment, thanks to virtual reality headsets
IBM Officially Launches IoT Unit
The company said it plans to invest £2bn in IoT over the next four years as it appoints Harriet Green as general manager
Drone-Based Wind Turbine Inspection To Form ‘£4bn’ Market By 2024
Drones are playing an increasingly important rone in the maintenance of power-generating wind turbines, report finds
Intel Launches Smart Car Security Watchdog
Automotive Security Review Board will look to establish best practices for vehicle security
Qualcomm Snapdragon Flight Chip To Power Next Gen Drones
Snapdragon Flight will make consumer drones smarter and capable of capturing 4K video
Google Hires New Self-Driving Car Chief
Former Hyundai US CEO John Krafcik will join Google later this month
London Continues To Set The Pace For Financial Services Innovation
As London FinTech Week kicks off, BT’s Michael Cooper talks us through the key trends from this year and what more is to come
Honda’s Self-Driving Cars Set To Hit California Streets
Smart vehicles from Japanese manufacturer get DMV approval to join those from Google and other car makers
IBM Opens Watson Health HQ, Expands Watson Health Cloud
Big Blue opened new headquarters for its Watson Health unit in Cambridge, Mass., and expanded the Watson Health Cloud with new solutions
Amazon Founder Signs Deal To Develop American-Made Rocket Engines
Bezos' Blue Origin and United Launch Alliance will co-develop rocket engine based on Russian RD-180, no longer available since a congressional trade ban
Ex-Sikorsky, Cessna Bosses Design Aircraft That Could Change The Face Of Business Travel
XTI Aircraft's TriFan plane gets $4m in equity interest with plan to take business travellers 'door to door'
Eight Predictions About The Connected Car World Of 2020
Justin Vaughan-Brown from CA Technologies tells us some of his predictions about the connected car of tomorrow
Raspberry Pi Mini-Computers Get A Touch-Screen Display
The new 7-inch display, which sells for $60 online and in stores, lets users of the popular DYI boards create their own tablets
Inmarsat To Provide Satellites For Rolls-Royce Drone Cargo Ships
Rolls-Royce led £4.8 million project that could pave the way for autonomous ships hauls in Inmarsat for satellite steering
Self-Driving Cars ‘Can Be Hacked Using A Homemade Laser Pointer’
Fooling laser sensors can lead to cars swerving to avoid imaginary obstacles, researchers warn
Nest Outage Leaves Thousands In The Cold
Smart thermostat hit by bug that knocks out Nest mobile and web apps