Apple Pay at WWDC 2015: Commuters will be able to touch in and out of public transport using iPhones June 8, 2015 Commuters in London will soon be able to pay for travel on public transport by touching their iPhones at the barriers, tech giant Apple has revealed. Transport for London's director of customer experience, Shashi Verma, said: "With around one in ten of all contactless transactions in the UK now taking place on our transport services [...]
Talking behind people’s backs is the key to a long and healthy life, scientist claims June 8, 2015 Despite being frowned upon by society, gossiping is one of the best things you can do to improve your health. This was the message given earlier today by Robin Dunbar, professor of evolutionary psychology at Oxford University. He told an audience at Cheltenham Science Festival gossip is what “makes us human”, and that it [...]
The world is getting sick: Over 95 per cent of people have at least one health problem June 8, 2015 Nearly everyone in the world has at least one health problem and over a third have more than five, according to a study by the Global Burden of Disease. By looking at worldwide health changes between 1999 and 2013, the researchers revealed an alarming increase in the proportion of people with disabilities, with just one [...]
WWDC 2015: So what is Apple Cooking up now? June 7, 2015 Apple’s World Wide Developers Conference starts today, and it is a must watch for any fan of the brand It might be the shiny new gadgets and the “one last thing” moments that grab all the attention, but in terms of driving Apple forward, it is at the tech giant’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference [...]
SpaceX GoPro video: Here’s what Elon Musk’s Falcon 9 rocket sees from space as it falls to earth June 7, 2015 The rocket ship sent into space by Elon Musk's SpaceX programme has captured stunning footage of the earth from miles above. A GoPro – the action camera favoured by adventurers – was attached to the rocket Falcon 9 which is being tested out to deliver payloads to the International Space Station (ISS) and then return [...]
Apple Pay UK summer launch date expected to be announced at WWDC June 7, 2015 iPhone users in the UK will soon be able to pay for things with just the tap of a smartphone, or Apple Watch, as Apple plans to launch its mobile wallet outside of the US market for the first time. Apple executives are expected to reveal plans for Apple Pay to come to the UK [...]
The dangers of smoking: Mentally ill smoke three times more than national average June 4, 2015 Smoking and mental illness are tightly linked, according to a report by Public Health England. An estimated 64 per cent of mental health patients are addicted to tobacco, compared to 18.4 per cent of the general population. On top of that, 30 per cent of the nation's smokers are thought to have some kind [...]
No Waitrose, no cry: Why the music you listen to defines your social class – and Bob Marley fans are decidedly middle class June 4, 2015 The music you most enjoy listening to is a strong indicator of your social class, according to new research from the University of British Columbia – and it turns out those who like reggae are surprisingly middle class. By asking 1,600 adults from varying backgrounds about their feelings towards 21 different genres of music, [...]
Will you die in the next five years? This online test reckons it can predict the answer June 4, 2015 They say there are only two certainties in life – and now you can (rather creepily) work out the likelihood of one of them happening in the next five years, thanks to a new online questionnaire which claims to predict your chance of death with 80 per cent accuracy. The Ubble Longevity Explorer, created by [...]
Deutsche Bank eyes FinTech startups with innovation labs in London, Berlin and Silicon Valley June 4, 2015 Deutsche Bank is the latest big lender to turn to the startup world for business innovation, eyeing FinTech startups to help kickstart its €1bn (£735m) digital strategy with the opening of three new innovation labs in Europe and the US. The bank will partner with HCL, Microsoft and IBM to open centres in London, Berlin and Silicon [...]