Tech News

• 
  18288th February 2016It’s Time To Play Your Part For A Better InternetIt’s Time To Play Your Part For A Better Internet It’s Safer Internet Day next Tuesday and it will see nearly 1,000 businesses, schools, charities and other organisations in the UK join forces with a common goal of promoting the responsible and positive use of digital te... Read More
• 
  156129th January 2016Race Is Now On For 5GRace Is Now On For 5G While we punters may think there is much more work to do on 4G mobile telephony, this will be the year in which the industry moves on to concentrate on 5G. The main network operates in the UK all claim to have penetration of 4G that leaves ‘just a...... Read More
• 
  173426th January 2016BMW Take A New View Of Mirror In Latest Concept CarBMW Take A New View Of Mirror In Latest Concept Car In unveiling a concept car this month, BMW may have heralded the demise of the rear view mirror. The i8 Mirrorless is a version of its eye-catching hybrid sports cars in which the mirrors have been replaced by cameras, two ... Read More
• 
  182018th January 2016Show Powers On As Kit Is UnveiledShow Powers On As Kit Is Unveiled As expected, there were reports of plenty of innovation from the Consumer Electronics Show last week as manufacturers unveiled their futuristic kit. Here are three developments that got plenty of attention. Samsung got many TV enthusiasts ex... Read More
• 
  230911th January 2016Smart Moves For Homes Are Causing BuzzSmart Moves For Homes Are Causing Buzz By the time you read this, the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas will have given a shop window to a host of products and technologies hoping to make a splash in 2016. Some manufacturers, though, have created a pre-show buzz,... Read More
• 
  19775th January 2016Could 2016 Be The Year Big Brother Really Starts Watching Us?Could 2016 Be The Year Big Brother Really Starts Watching Us? According to industry watchers, IT trends will lead us to mould our gnashers around some new and emerging terminology for 2016. First up is the “Device Mesh.” This will reflect a greater integration in the hom... Read More
• 
  205418th December 2015Christmas TV ViewingChristmas TV Viewing As we settle down this week to enjoy our seasonal celebrations, and aficionados anticipate both the annual Christmas special telefest and the epilogue of Downton, we might reflect that there is considerable turmoil in the TV marketplace. Not only are the... Read More
• 
  163111th December 2015Fowl Play Is Required To Tune In For Right PressieFowl Play Is Required To Tune In For Right Pressie It is not too late yet to mail order a Christmas present or two, so here are a trio of ideas for those desperate to find a techie gizmo to wrap up. For someone who can’t resist singing in the bath, a Bluetooth Duck might..... Read More
• 
  23854th December 2015Wonder Robot’s Dash For SalesWonder Robot’s Dash For Sales Some of this year’s new entries inti the programmable robotic toy market might lead to a surge on sales this Christmas. Wonder Workshop’s Dash Robot, for eight years and upwards, is rather expensive at £145 (from Amazon) but is making a n... Read More
• 
  193130th November 2015Care Needed With In-Car Wi-FiCare Needed With In-Car Wi-Fi There are signs that ‘in-car wi-fi products will have a big push in the Christmas marketplace. They are now much more prominent among the gear that the networks and phone shops are pushing. The idea is to create a mobile wi-fi hotspot inside a... Read More