Vivaldi browsers adds synchronisation and speed in the upgrade to version 2.0
The most configurable "power user" web browser just got a lot better with the launch of version 2.0. The main attraction is synchronisation with end-to-end encryption, but long-term users may also...
View ArticleAmerican Link flight simulators win Britain's top computer conservation award
Virtual Reality began in Binghamton with Link flight simulators, and the local TechWorks museum has won the Computer Conservation Society's Tony Sale Award for restoring three very different simulators...
View ArticleBlack Friday prices are not necessarily the lowest in the UK, Which? reports
Which? tracked the prices of 94 selected tech products at four major UK retailers for six months before and six months after last year's Black Friday, and found that most were available cheaper at...
View ArticleApple is no longer worth a trillion after tech stocks take a beating
Apple was widely applauded for becoming the first American company to break the trillion dollar barrier. However, its value has slumped to $839bn for a variety of reasons, though other technology...
View ArticleHuawei warns bans will increase prices and put US behind in 5G race
Huawei's Eric Xu told CNBC that blocking the company's 5G networking products will increase prices and make it harder for the US to become No. 1 in 5G. However, it has been a huge benefit to the two...
View ArticleMicrosoft will end 2018 as America’s most valuable company
Barring any further stock market shocks, Microsoft will finish the year ahead of Apple and Amazon as America’s most valuable publicly-quoted company, despite never making it to $1 trillion.
View ArticleCan virtual assistants plug the healthcare gap?
The “virtual nurse” will see you all the time. Electronic Caregiver is launching what it claims is “the world's first virtual caregiver” at CES in January, though it’s by no means the first chat-bot to...
View ArticleEducation market takes flight at London’s BETT show
The UK’s annual educational technology exhibition attracted a global audience for products that ranged from toys to enterprise-level offerings.
View ArticleBETT 2019: Portugal’s JP.IK is keeping the Classmate PC idea alive
Intel’s Classmate PC not only led to a boom in netbooks, it prompted a whole new business for JP.IK, turning a small Portuguese computer company into a global technology provider working in more than...
View ArticleCan Red Hat save IBM?
IBM’s latest financial results show three or four years of stasis. That is better than declines, but can the $34 billion purchase of Red Hat put Big Blue back on a growth track?
View ArticleWarren Buffett has sold his Oracle shares but retained his $44 billion...
Warren Buffett generally avoids technology stocks but Berkshire Hathaway’s latest moves include buying and selling Oracle, hanging on to Apple shares, and adding a small investment in Red Hat.
View ArticleThese major scammers just switched focus to aim at schools, universities and...
Schools and charities beware: if someone pretending to be your boss emails you to buy Apple iTunes or Google Play gift cards, it’s almost certainly a scam.
View ArticleMore than just a giant smartphone: Pulse Smart Hubs offer maps, phone calls...
The London-based Urban Innovation Company is now installing up to 30 Pulse Smart Hubs on the streets of Belfast.
View ArticleUK finally makes it onto Europe’s list of the top countries in fibre...
The UK has a terrible record for delivering fibre to premises. While Ofcom is trying to change that, the slow progress of fibre to the home will ensure the UK is also a laggard when it comes to...
View ArticleGetac launches a ruggedized K120-Ex Windows 10 tablet for explosive environments
Getac’s K120-Ex rugged Mil-spec touch-screen tablet is designed to run Windows 10 in hazardous areas where a single spark can cause flammable gasses or combustible dusts to explode
View ArticleMicrosoft has become the third US company to achieve a trillion-dollar valuation
Microsoft’s better-than-predicted quarterly financial results prompted a share price increase that saw the company’s market capitalization briefly surpass the trillion-dollar mark, a feat previously...
View ArticleCloud computing and AI: Can IBM finally catch the wave this time around?
Since 1980 we've seen five major tech revolutions that have made the fortunes of other tech giants. When will it be the turn of IBM?
View ArticleTaiwan profits from America’s trade war with China
President Donald Trump’s threatened 25% tariff is prompting Taiwanese companies that opened factories in China to make PCs, smartphones, and tablets for America’s tech giants to move some production...
View ArticleTwitter brings back chronological timelines
Some Twitter users have complained about seeing "the best" tweets in a Facebook-style timeline and want to return to the old days when they were in chronological order. Twitter now offers that option,...
View ArticleRealme enters race to ship a smartphone with a 64MP camera
Chinese smartphone-maker Realme has showcased a new flagship with a 64MP camera using a Samsung Isocell sensor launched in May.
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