Author: Diane Shipley
Is fear of your mobile not working an illness now?
Palms sweating, heart pounding, feeling nauseous and jittery? Yes, it’s possible you have stomach flu. But maybe you’re coming down with a more modern ailment: nomophobia. Or as it’s more […]
Samsung to launch first Tizen smartphone – UK launch in Autumn?
Samsung is launching the first smartphone powered by Tizen, the open-source operating system they developed with Intel as an alternative to Android. The Samsung Z phone will be unveiled this […]
Microsoft says Cortana is coming to the UK "Soon"
Until now, Siri and Google Now have had all the fun, being bossed about by a variety of British accents while Microsoft’s voice-activated personal assistant Cortana was stuck in the […]
Why web series are such big business (and not to mention fun)
Following in the footsteps of Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, and Yahoo, Vimeo has just announced its first exclusive original series, High Maintenance, which will be released later this year. Created by […]
Uber's row with London cabbies headed for High Court
Transport for London (TfL) has referred its row over car hire app Uber to the High Court. TfL was challenged by black cab union the Licensed Taxi Drivers Association (LTDA) […]
Scientists could soon re-grow teeth with lasers
There are few things more terrifying than climbing into the dentist’s chair before a root canal treatment. But thanks to a new breakthrough in laser technology, that particular terror could […]
4 Crowdfunding campaigns that could change your life
There’s nothing like Kickstarter (or Indiegogo, or any other crowdfunding platform) for making you realise how many genius inventors there are in the world. Here are four ideas we spotted […]
What do we (think we) know about the Nokia X2?
Leaked details of Microsoft’s Nokia X2 Dual SIM smartphone, model name: Nokia X2DS (RM-1013) have been posted on the AnTuTu benchmark website. If the specs are correct, it looks like […]
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 rumoured to be bigger and better
iPhone rumours have been swirling for months, but new reports about Samsung’s Galaxy Note 4 are a reminder that there’s more than one gadget to get excited about this autumn. […]
This teenage girl teaches computers to spot cancer
This week, Florida teenager Brittany Wenger is in London to speak to the Royal Society of Medicine about her artificial intelligence software, which could help doctors to diagnose breast cancer […]