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The ‘New Silicon’ That Could Drastically Cut Data Centre Power Consumption
Gallium nitride semiconductors aim to reduce data centre and consumer electronics power consumption by 20 percent by 2025
Amazon Wants ‘Sky Highways’ For Its Delivery Drones
Amazon uses NASA conference to propose dedicated drone air routes that would keep manned flights safe from drones and speed up deliveries
Nokia Launches Ozo, The Virtual Reality Camera Designed For Hollywood
Ozo will target ‘professional content creators’ with 360-degree video and audio capture
Stephen Hawking And Steve Wozniak Warn Of Military AI Arms Race
Elon Musk also signs open letter along with hundreds of top robotic scientists pleading military powers to curtail plans for AI drones
How To Futureproof Your Business For Digital Transformation
Michael Allen, Solutions VP at Dynatrace, explains how to successfully embrace digital transformation in three simple steps
Samsung Monitor Adds Wireless Charging
The SE730 offers a wireless charging area, supporting the Qi standard, built into the monitor's stand
BMW i3 Could Be Template For The Apple Car
Tim Cook heads to Germany to evaluate using the BMW i3 as basis for ‘Apple Car’, reports say
Google Offers Free Patents To Halt The Trolls
Google hands out patents in return for LOT network membership to tackle the patent trolls
WTO IT Trade Deal Cuts Technology Tariffs
Cheaper technology could be on the way as WTO cuts tariffs on more than 200 high-tech goods
Intel Ignition Labs – Smart Sound Sensor
Chris Green; winner of the Intel IoT Challenge, talks us through how he has used the Intel Edison board could be used to make existing home alarms smarter.
Intel Ignition Labs – Pot Hole Detector
Darren Soothill; winner of the Intel IoT Challenge, talks us through how the Intel Edison board could be used to detect pot holes and make the most used roads safer.
Intel Ignition Labs – Fridge Monitors
Gitanjali Narang and Amol Sangamesh; winners of the Intel IoT Challenge, talk us through how the Intel Edison board could help prevent wastage of refrigerated items.
Intel Ignition Labs – Elderly Care Monitor
Pete Smout; winner of the Intel IoT Challenge, talks us through how the Intel Edison board and sensors could be used to help monitor the health and well-being of the elderly.
Intel Ignition Labs – Pot Hole Detector
Darren Soothill; winner of the Intel IoT Challenge, talks us through how the Intel Edison board could be used to detect pot holes and make the most used roads safer.
Intel Ignition Labs – Movement Tracker
Ian Mortom; winner of the Intel IoT Challenge, talks us through how the Intel Edison board could be used to automatically control cameras to track facial movements.
Intel Ignition Labs – Automatic Parking Meter
Roman Quijano Luna; winner of the Intel IoT Challenge, explains how he used the Intel Edison board to simplify using paid-for car parks.
Intel Ignition Labs – Matt Ward
Matt Ward; Intel's UK IoT Ignition Lab manager, talks to us about how the Ignition Labs are pushing innovation in IoT.
Sony Goes For Gold With B-Trainer Smart Music Player
Combining earphones, music player and fitness tracker, it’s got Colin Jackson’s seal of approval
HP To Buy Wind Power To Run Texas Data Centres
The giant tech vendor's agreement to buy wind energy over 12 years will help HP beat its greenhouse gas reduction goals by five years
Sony Gets Its Mobile Division Working On Drones
Aerosense drones will combine Sony camera technology and ZMP robotics
Nokia To Launch Virtual Reality Device ‘Next Week’
Reports claim Nokia is the latest firm to target the VR market with July 28 event
Google Hands Control Of Kubernetes To Cloud Native Computing Foundation
New group of industry partners, including Box, eBay and Cisco, will advance Kubernetes open-source container technology
Apple Watch Sales Make Apple The World’s ‘Top Wearable Company’
4.2 million Apple Watches were sold in the last quarter, Canalys figures report
Drone Encryption Hardware Is About To Be Deployed In British Army Tanks
ViaSat wins General Dynamics contract for Scout SV encryption tech following successful use in Watchkeeper drones
Driverless Car Research Gets £20m Government Investment
Government grant will fund R&D for driverless vehicles, as a new body creates policies for getting the cars on UK roads
Robot With Bacteria Brains Developed By Scientist
Forget artifical intelligence - scientist develops technique for bacteria to control the behaviour of robots
HTC Pulls Its Grip Wearable
Fitness band canned as HTC prepares launch of wider product portfolio later this year
Inmarsat Gets European Space Agency Backing For Mobile Satellite Services
ESA funding for Inmarsat will go on study looking at next generation of mobile satellite technologies
Fujitsu Claims Huge Energy Savings With Liquid Cooling
Good to be green. Fujitsu says its Primergy cooling tech for data centres can halve cooling costs