Latest iPhone Is Not A Gr8 Step Up On The Old ModelLatest iPhone Is Not A Gr8 Step Up On The Old Model By the time you read this, the queues at Apple’s doors to snap an iPhone 8 will be imminent or maybe even already dispersed. There is a feeling in the market, though, that they may be shorter than usual. This is partly because…
READ MORE... ‘Do Not Disturb’ Mode Could Cause Problems‘Do Not Disturb’ Mode Could Cause Problems Apple’s latest iPhone operating system upgrade, IOS11, is expected to be expected to be released next week. With it comes the much heralded ‘Do Not Disturb Whilst Driving’ mode, intended to block incoming calls, texts, and other notifications when the user is driving. This has triggered a letter…
READ MORE... Drone Will Double As Flying BillboardDrone Will Double As Flying Billboard Given the success of aeroplanes trailing advertising banners, it was perhaps inevitable that someone would invent a drone that could double as a flying billboard. The Japanese telecoms giant NTT Docomo has done just that by encapsulating a traditional quadcopter drone inside a spherical frame. This external structure includes…
READ MORE... Experts Are Strictly OLED FansExperts Are Strictly OLED Fans Planning to invest in a big new telly in time for the darker evenings and the Strictly and Bake Off seasons? If so, you may need to know the difference between QLED and OLED! One small stroke on the first letter separates them on paper, but technologically the gulf is…
READ MORE... Heads-UP On HUD: It’s Not Top Gun!Heads-UP On HUD: It’s Not Top Gun! The head-up display, or HUD, is finally becoming available to the motorist. However, it is unlikely to give a driver that feeling of emulating a Top Gun aviator. It was the classic movie that brought HUD technology to life for many, the projection of navigational and combat data…
READ MORE... Boffins Manage To Fool Driverless Car SoftwareBoffins Manage To Fool Driverless Car Software Scientists at four of the USA’s most respected Universities, led by the University of Washington, published a paper last week that has sobering implications for the future of driverless cars. Whilst players in the motor industry race for market dominance in the future goldmine of autonomous vehicles, these…
READ MORE... Time To Get Wise On Bill SplittingTime To Get Wise On Bill Splitting Sharing expenses, depending on those involved, can get extremely awkward. A group going together for a sunny, wine-fuelled weekend away can readily find their trip losing its shine through embarrassments about whether everyone has stumped up their shard of the house rental or how the curry night was…
READ MORE... Price May Prove Prime Reason For Losing MembersPrice May Prove Prime Reason For Losing Members As this column turned the spotlight on to Amazon’s Echo Look last week, a US-based research outfit was highlighting just how successful the internet giant has been in hooking families into its services. Consumer Intelligence Research Partners reported that Amazon now has an estimated 85 million members…
READ MORE... Amazon Helping You Get The LookAmazon Helping You Get The Look Now, here is an unusual thing. There is a free book available on the Amazon UK website. Its title is The Ultimate Guide to Using Your Personal Robot Stylist. Those who rush to order a copy may act prematurely, because all may not be as it seems. Bizarrely, this…
READ MORE... Operators Are Using New Technology To Improve Bus AppealOperators Are Using New Technology To Improve Bus Appeal Did you know that this week is national ‘Catch the Bus’ week, highlighting the benefits of using buses and encouraging those who do not normally do so to give them a try? With congestion on the roads getting worse, growing parking challenges and the impact of…
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