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Transportation, Sales & Retail Jobs ‘To Disappear’ As Robots Take Over
Automation and e-commerce are set to phase out 80 percent of transportation and warehousing jobs and 63 percent of sales employment, says Oxford University
Federighi Assignment Shows Apple Knows It Must Modernize Siri Soon
ANALYSIS: Craig Federighi, Apple's head of software engineering has taken over development of the Siri with plans to improve integration with iOS
Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (1 September)
What do you remember about the last seven days in tech?
Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (1 September)
IFA 2017: The Most Important (And Weird) Innovations From The Show
New smartphones, wearables, washing machines, and, er, pet feeders. What went down at IFA 2017?
IFA 2017: SanDisk Unveils Biggest Ever 400GB MicroSD Card
Sorry iPhone. Android smartphones can now have an extra 400GB storage, with world’s highest-capacity microSD card
Contactless At 10: One Third Of All Card Payments Made With A Tap
Two thirds of Brits have made a contactless card payments since the tech arrived in the UK in September 2007
Tales In Tech History: Pebble Smartwatch
The story of the smartwatch pioneer who used crowdfunding to bring its products to market, yet its success proved short-lived
Apple Confirms 12 September iPhone 8 Launch Event
iPhone 8, or iPhone X, could be the biggest update to the smartphone in years
IFA 2017: Sony Xperia XZ1 Packs Android 8.0 Oreo And 3D Scanning
Sony shows off three new phones at IFA in a bid to reverse its mobile decline
IFA 2017: Samsung Adds Productive Appeal To Fitness Smartwatches
Samsung updates its fitness Gear wearables alongside other innovations for the home at IFA in Berlin
Amazon Alexa & Microsoft Cortana Will Work Together
Two companies make surprise moves to encourage interoperability between Alexa and Cortana
Google Previews ‘Android-Scale’ Augumented Reality Engine
The ARCore technology builds on the earlier 'Tango' AR project - but needs no additional hardware and can run on millions of current Android devices
Apple And Accenture To Create Business iOS App Practice
Apple and Accenture look to combine iOS and digital transformation experience to get more businesses using mobile platform
Fitbit’s First Smartwatch Combines Fitness Features And Pebble Legacy
Fitbit Ionic targets fitness wearable market with health features, smart functions powered by Pebble technology and contactless payments
Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (25 August)
What do you know about the past seven days in technology? Find out!
Tales In Tech History: Winamp
Cross platform media player that formed part of the MP3 revolution in the 1990s and early 2000s
Tech Quiz: VR and AR
What do you know about virtual reality and augmented reality?
Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Arrives With Infinity Display, Dual Camera & Updated S Pen
Samsung Galaxy Note 8: Samsung focuses on the Note range's strength to finally draw a line under the Note 7 catastrophe
Startup Showcase: HoloMe
HoloMe founder Janosch Amstutz explains why his firm can offer the most realistic humanoid holograms and the future of VR and AR
Google ‘Plans’ Chromebook Pixel & Google Home Mini For Autumn
A refresh to the Chromebook Pixel laptop line may be in the offing, along with a miniaturised Google Home smart speaker and voice-activated headphones
Samsung Bixby Personal Assistant Arrives In UK
Samsung Bixby is now available to users in the UK and 200 other countries - but only in Korean and US English
Poll: What Mobile Network Are You Using?
Mobile technology is only useful if you have the right connectivity. But which network do you rely on?
Android 8.0 Oreo Places Emphasis On Speed, Security And Multitasking
Google takes wrap off Oreo as Android prepares to take on iPhone and iOS 11 this autumn
Mobile Payment Values Rise Threefold As Importance To Retailers Grows
Worldpay figures show 336 percent rise in mobile payment values thanks to wider adoption and wider support
Nokia 8 Hopes Polished Exterior And Dual Camera Streaming Will Capture Android Market
Nokia 8 is revived brand's attempt to capture high end market with premium exterior, immersive streaming and pure Android
Silicon Readers Say It’s About Time For Tube Mobile Coverage
Silicon readers want tube mobile coverage, not in-tunnel silence
Poll: Do You Want 4G Mobile Coverage On The Tube?
TfL is planning to bring 4G to the tube, but do you want it?
Microsoft Defends Surface Range Amid Reliability Concerns
Consumer Reports says it can't recommend any Surface laptops amid fears they are unreliable, but Microsoft hits back