Mobility

Uber Suspends All Autonomous Vehicle Tests After Fatal Accident

Uber said it would temporarily stop all its autonomous vehicle testing while it investigates a fatal crash in Arizona

7 years ago

EE Tackles More Not-Spots To Extend 4G Coverage

Operator installs more mobile masts and upgrades 4,000 existing sites to further spread of its 4G network

7 years ago

Apple Begins MicroLED Screen Development – Report

Watch out Samsung, Sharp etc, as Apple reportedly begins development of MicroLED screens in the US

7 years ago

Google Renames Android Wear ‘Wear OS’ As Industry Mutates

Smartwatch sales have surged in recent months, but so far the main company to benefit hasn't been Google

7 years ago

BlackBerry Extends John Chen’s Contract With $130m Sweetener

Nice little earner. Five year extension as CEO in return for compensation valued at close to $130 million

7 years ago

EU, France Take Action Against ‘Abusive’ Google, Apple App Stores

The European Commission has drafted stricter rules for app stores, e-commerce sites and search engines, while French legal action targets…

7 years ago

WhatsApp Agrees Not To Share Data With Facebook… For Now

The messaging app maker has said it won't share data with its parent company, as the Information Commissioner concludes its…

7 years ago

Firefox 59 Speeds Loading Times, Improves Privacy

The new Firefox browser release builds on the speedy Quantum rendering engine that debuted in November - the 'most significant…

7 years ago

Chancellor Names Local Fibre Schemes In Spring Statement

Local full-fibre projects move forward, while Hammond also indicates the government may increase taxes on tech giants such as Google…

7 years ago

London Authority Seeks Views On Personal Data And ‘Smart London’

The public survey will look for opinions on how personal data should be exploited, in the wake of earlier data…

7 years ago

Ofcom: 5G Auction Begins Next Week

After fighting off legal challenges from BT and Three, the regulator aims to sell off airwaves 'as quickly as possible',…

7 years ago

US Blocks Broadcom-Qualcomm Deal, Citing National Security

The US president has banned what would have been the tech sector's biggest deal to date, citing fears it could…

7 years ago

Microsoft Touts Progress Of Teams Chat App

Slack now has some competition, Microsoft claims, as usage of its enterprise comms app Teams nearly doubles

7 years ago

‘Dereliction Of Duty’: Tech Firms Face Tougher Rules, London Mayor Warns

Twitter, Facebook and others must take on a 'stronger duty of care' or face tighter state controls, Sadiq Khan is…

7 years ago

Government Awards £41m To Help UK’s 5G Gain An Edge

Six small and medium-sized organisations are to trial next-generation wireless projects in healthcare, tourism, rural productivity and other areas

7 years ago

Hampshire County Council Trials Amazon’s Alexa For Social Care

The council says smart speakers such as Amazon's Echo can improve clients' quality of life and cut councils' costs

7 years ago

Microsoft Builds AI Into Windows 10 With Spring Update

The Windows ML artificial intelligence platform will help Windows gadgets carry out machine learning tasks themselves, instead of sending them…

7 years ago

Apple Audit Finds Serious Violations Among Suppliers

Expanded audit finds higher number of serious labour and environmental violations, but overall compliance has improved

7 years ago

Google Previews ‘Android P’ For Next-Generation Gadgets

The successor to Android 8.x 'Oreo' supports an iPhone X-style notch, along with improved indoor location, a new notification panel…

7 years ago

Vodafone, Three Face Ofcom ‘Throttling’ Investigation

The UK regulator has launched an inquiry into the 'traffic management practices' of Vodafone and Three amidst an ongoing debate…

7 years ago

US Broadcom Probe Cites Fears China Could Dominate 5G

The US warns Broadcom's hostile takeover of Qualcomm could give China an opportunity to take over next-generation networking standards

7 years ago

Government Guidelines Aim To Secure Smart Devices

A draft code of practice would encourage manufacturers to remove default device passwords and make communications less easy to hack

7 years ago

BlackBerry Sues Facebook Over Instagram, WhatsApp Tech

Facebook's tools use technology and interface patents from the once-popular BlackBerry Messenger platform, claims the Canadian company's lawsuit

7 years ago

Google Patches ‘Critical’ Android Flaws

Google has patched 11 serious bugs in the platform, plus dozens of less severe security issues

7 years ago

Microchip Pays £7bn For Microsemi Amid Frenzied Start For Tech Deals

This year has seen the fastest start to tech mergers and acquisitions since 2000, the height of the dot-com bubble

7 years ago

High Court Urged To Force Urgent Changes To Surveillance Law

Campaigners want changes to Snooper's Charter in place by July after court found portions 'incompatible' with EU law

7 years ago

US Government Contractor Cellebrite ‘Can Unlock Latest iPhones’

Even the most recent iOS gadgets and software may not be safe from prying eyes, according to claims by Israel-based…

7 years ago

WhatsApp Yet To Resolve EU Data Sharing Concerns

Irish data regulator confirms WhatsApp has still not proposed measures to settle European data sharing concerns

7 years ago

Vodafone Offers Broadband Speed Guarantees

Money back if you don't get the broadband speed you pay for, Vodafone promises customers

7 years ago

MWC 2018: Asus’ New ZenFone 5 Range Takes Notch Cue From The iPhone X

The ZenFone 5 line of smartphones sports an iPhone X-like design, while a leaked image of Huawei's P20 flagship also…

7 years ago