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Microsoft Band 2 Wants To Be The Future Of Fitness
Second generation of Microsoft’s wearable device offers an upgraded design and smarter activity tracking
IMAX’s Laser Technology Is The Future Of Cinema
TechWeekEurope experiences “the best way to see film” as IMAX launches its most immersive cinematic development yet
Paris Residents Fight “Noisy” Interxion Data Centre
Interxion's PAR7 data centre target of noise complaints, with residents claiming they weren't even consulted about the build
Worldpay Wants To Use Your Face To Stop Card Fraud
Facial recognition technology in new ‘PED Cam’ set to be used to combat crime
Medical Equipment Vulnerable To Hackers
Is there a hacker in the hospital? MRI machines and other medical kit can be compromised by hackers, researchers warn
William Hill’s New VR App Wants To Put You In The Saddle
Betting firm trialling immersive VR headset experience to get punters really involved
Google And NASA Get 1000 Qubit Quantum Computer Upgrade
Upgraded processor for Google and NASA's AI lab will help solve problems found in web search and speech recognition
Get Ready – The Age Of The 3D Printer Is Coming
Gartner report forecasts 103 percent rise in 3D printer shipments next year as total numbers hit 5.6m by 2019
Microsoft, Google, Facebook Push Global Connectivity Agenda
Facebook outlines plans for refugee camp connectivity as Microsoft and Google chase after India
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