Google has released an expanded mobile payment suite that includes a new payment API along with tweaks to the in-app advertising platform and new app promotion options
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Panasonic Toughbook At 20: Can ‘Japanese’ Quality And Service’ Maintain Ruggedised PC Lead?
Panasonic is making a big deal of the Toughbook anniversary. But as business becomes more important to PC makers, can it maintain its niche?
Tales In Tech History: Nokia 3310
Take a very tough mobile phone, add a dash of Snake and a generous helping of battery life, and you get the classic Nokia 3310
Nokia 3310 Is Out Now For £49.99: Hands-On With The Retro Mobile Reboot
We tryout the Nokia 3310 to see if Nokia can really bring back a re-worked classic mobile
Apple & Nokia Settle Patent Infringement Dispute
Apple agrees to pay Nokia for its intellectual property and the two firms will work together on digital health
Home Office Consultation Focuses On Biometric Law Enforcement Devices
The consultation aims to engage with industry ahead of planned procurement for police fingerprint devices, software and frontline systems
Tech Quiz: Google Android In 2017
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Google, HTC and Lenovo Join Forces To Create Standalone Daydream VR Headsets
Expect portable VR and AR headsets with clever position tracking tech built-in
Google Gives All Developers Access To Android Instant Apps SDK
Developers will now be able to create Android apps that do not need to be downloaded and installed onto smartphones and tablets
Google Android O Beta Now Available
Google I/O 2017: Android O ushers in new security, developer and optimisation features
Waitrose Quick Check Mobile Scan App Combines Best Of Physical & Online Retail
Waitrose Quick Check lets customers scan items as they move around the shop, saving time, boosting sales and giving supermarket richer data to analyse
Apple Expected To Reveal Refreshed MacBooks At WWDC 2017
A long-over due update to the MacBook and MacBook Air is rumoured to be revealed in June
Samsung Pay Launches In The UK; Watch Out Apple Pay And Android Pay
The South Korean tech giant offers a third way to smartphone contactless payment
HPE Shows Single-Memory Computing Breakthrough
The prototype system features an unprecedented 160 terabytes of memory, allowing it to simultaneously handle every piece of data from Facebook
HTC Unveils ‘Squeezable’ U11 Flagship Smartphone, Complete With Google Assistant And Alexa Compatibility
The new Android smartphone features a unique way to interact with it
Apple Fixes Dozens Of Serious MacOS, iOS Flaws
The patches for iOS, macOS and other software include fixes for a bug that could allow a malicioud ebook to take over a device
Toyota Touts Toilet Tracking Tech For iOS And Android
The Restroom Finder app will help Japanese motorists find nearby necessary facilities
Apple Buys ‘Dark Data’ Firm Lattice.io ‘For AI Training’
Lattice's technology finds patterns in large amounts of unstructured data and could be used to train AI personal assistants
Android Ransomware SLocker Returns With Hundreds Of Variations
Nasty Android ransomware back from the dead, and over 400 variants are now “more resilient” to security tools
Tech Quiz: SMS Acronyms And Abbreviations
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Persirai Botnet Targets Internet-Connected Cameras
Following Mirai, the Persirai botnet is the latest to take over connected devices and use them to launch denial-of-service attacks
US ‘Likely’ To Include UK In In-Flight Laptop Ban
The extension would see laptops banned from cabin luggage on flights from the UK and the rest of Europe to the US
Microsoft Build 2017: AI In Everything, IoT Edge, Cosmos DB, And A Swathe Of Azure Additions
Redmond has revealed a mass of cloud, data and IoT updates and services for developers to tap into
Google Fuchsia Operating System Gains New Look Interface
Android replacement? Development of mysterious smartphone OS continues with new look user interface
Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 And 630 Boost Mid-Range Mobile Machine Learning & Camera Tech
Mid-range smartphones could get the capabilities of flagship devices from Samsung, LG and Google
Millions Of Android Devices ‘Covertly Listening For Audio Beacons’
More than 200 apps on Google Play contain code that listens for ultrasonic beacons in order to identify users across multiple devices, finds a study
Tech Quiz: The Week In Review (5 May)
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