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Apple Sued Over FaceTime Car Crash
American parents sue Apple after a driver killed their child, whilst using FaceTime app
DeepMind Strengthens NHS Ties With Imperial College Partnership
The organisations plan to launch a range of clinical mobile apps to improve patient care
Android Malware Helped Russian Hackers Track Ukrainian Military
Killer malware! Russian malware on Android devices tracked and killed Ukrainian artillery units
Microsoft And TomTom Add Mapping To Azure
Partnership allows location-based services integration into Microsoft Azure for location-aware apps
Microsoft Opens Cortana To OEM Kit, Hints At Amazon Echo Rival
Expect to see Microsoft's digital assistant appearing in new hardware soon with launch of developer and OEM tools
Apple iOS 10.2 Brings More Emojis And Boosts iPhone Security
Apple's latest version of iOS 10 also brings with it a host of word replacing emojis
Microsoft To Deliver Windows 10 On ARM Chips With Qualcomm Deal
Stop the press! Microsoft teams up with Qualcomm to deliver full Windows 10 OS on ARM chips
Nuance And Smart Toy Maker Faces Privacy Complaint
Toys that spy? Formal complaint filed in the US against toy maker and Nuance Communications
Nokia Returns To Making Mobile Phones
Famous Finnish brand returns, but can it hope to compete against the Samsung and Apple powerhouses?
IT Life: Victor Lamburt, CTO Yandex Zen
Yandex Zen CTO discusses challenges to grow the Russian firm internationally, his love of programming and his astrophysicist dream
Top 10 iPad Business Apps To Make Work Easier
Searching for ways to better your business simply by using your iPad? Look no further
Firefox 50 Improves Security And Usability For Desktop And Mobile
Firefox is updated for Mac, Windows, Linux and Android
Apple And PayPal Enable Payments Through Siri Voice Commands
The integration of Siri and the PayPal iOS app indicates Apple’s desire to broaden the scope of its virtual assistant
Web Of Trust Browser Add-On Withdrawn By Mozilla After Privacy Violation
Investigation by German TV channel reveals add-on firm sells its user's browsing history and violated their privacy
Samsung Galaxy S8 Set To Get An AI Virtual Assistant
Samsung is planning to launch a virtual assistant to rival the likes of Apple’s Siri and Microsoft’s Cortana in is upcoming Galaxy S8 smartphone.
Microsoft Teams To Challenge Slack For Workplace Comms
Its good to talk. Teams app from Redmond to introduce chat-based workspace into Office 365
Pilot Lets 999 Calllers Livestream Emergencies From A Smartphone
999EYE livesteam service will provide real-time information back to emergency service control rooms. aiding their response
Instagram Trials Shopping Features In E-Commerce Drive
Instagram believes its users willigness to discover and the presence of major brands on the platform are a winning e-commerce combination
WhatsApp Warned Over Data Sharing Policy Change
European regulators demand halt to user data transfer by WhatsApp, and contact Yahoo over breach and spying issue
Sky Sports Seeks To Grow Pub Business With Free Wi-Fi Goal Clips
Viewing figures are down and the cost of showing football in pubs is rising. Sky wants to make the pub like your living room with free in-play highlights over The Cloud Wi-Fi
Dirty COW Linux Flaw Can Root Android Devices
Long standing Linux vulnerability also impacts Android and can be used to root devices, researcher warns
Twitter To Reduce Its Workforce ‘By 8 Percent’
The company will reportedly fire about 300 staff as efforts to find a buyer fall through
Startup Showcase: Tailster
Indy Sangha, CEO of Tailster, talks about how his pet care service uses GPS and real time data to give owners piece of mind and how Brexit might impact his company
Google To Release Android 7.1 Developer Edition This October
Google's first set of tweaks to Nougat brings Daydream support and more developer features
Tech Giants Aware VR Adoption Is As Much About Content As Technology
ANALYSIS: Recent investments show Facebook, Google and others are aware that people need more than just technology to convince them about VR
Vodafone Pay Can Make Contactless Payments From A PayPal Account
From today, Vodafone Pay users can add a PayPal account within Vodafone Wallet App and make contactless payments using Android smartphone
Samsung Will Acquire AI Specialist Viv To Take On Siri And Cortana
Viv will give Samsung an artificial intelligence platform to push to developers
Google: Unification Of Software And Hardware Will Enable ‘Always On’ AI Computing
Google says it can bring the power of artificial intelligence to everyone by combining its hardware and software and shows off Google Assistant-powered Pixel smartphone and Home appliance
Startup Showcase: Streetlife
Streetlife CEO Limvirak Chea talks about they local social network taking on Facebook, its use of AWS and why it's based in London