New Apple iPad Pro release date, price, spec: 12.9 inch tablet with keyboard and stylus unveiled along with iPad Mini 4 September 9, 2015 Apple has unveiled a new larger iPad, called the iPad Pro, which chief executive Tim Cook has said is "the biggest news in iPad, since the iPad". Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president, said the new iPad, which measures 12.9 inches (three inches larger than the current largest iPad) would bring “desktop-class performance” to the [...]
iPhone 6s and 6s Plus release date, price, spec, networks: Apple unveils latest smartphone with 3D Touch, 12mp camera and upgrade program, including iOS 9 details September 9, 2015 Apple has unveiled "the most advanced smartphone's in the world" according to chief executive Tim Cook – the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus. The latest iPhone model's major update is the introduction of 3D Touch, technology which can recognise the pressure of a touch on the screen meaning new gestures can be used beyond simple [...]
New iPhone 6s or 7 Plus UK release date and price 2015: What features and rumours to expect from the live Apple launch event on September 9 September 9, 2015 As surely as the leaves start to turn from green to orange and the kids head back to school, September is the season of the Apple iPhone launch. Read more: Apple's event announcement – as it happens Today, tech fans are waiting patiently for Apple's latest event, where, like a headmaster giving his start of [...]
Tinder “super like” is the new swipe right for showing you really like someone September 9, 2015 The hugely popular dating app Tinder has added a new function to its famous "swipe right" motion, and it's called a "super like". The soon to IPO company has gained millions of users in the last three years. Users swipe right on someone's profile to indicate if they like them, and if that like is [...]
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain game review September 9, 2015 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Kojima Productions Konami RATING ★★★★★ Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain casts you in the role of the boss of a private military contractor working out of a refurbished oil rig in the Seychelles. You pop out on regular missions to the field, sneaking through the Afghan countryside, [...]
How and where to watch the Apple iPhone 6S launch live September 9, 2015 Apple lovers rejoice: Apple launch day is here at last. Like clockwork, September has come to mean the launch of a new iPhone model. Tim Cook has some big news for us at today’s press event, but exactly what that is is shrouded in mystery as usual. The tech giant is keeping schtum, announcing its [...]
How to get into tech: Microsoft, Toshiba and Siemens back A-Level alternative “tech levels” September 9, 2015 Students in the UK can now take technology-focused alternatives to A-levels, which will set them in good stead to land jobs at some of the country's leading firms. AQA, one of the leading exam boards, has introduced “tech levels” as an option for pupils aged 16-19. These are being offered at colleges across England, [...]
Starting work before 9am is “torture”, says sleep expert September 9, 2015 If getting into work this morning was a struggle, you're not alone: an expert has said being forced to start work before 9am is a form of "torture". Oxford University's Dr Paul Kelley told the British Science Festival that the majority of office workers are sleep-deprived because the body's 24-hour circadian rhythm is set. "You [...]
European migrant crisis: Uber and Save the Children partner for #UberGiving donations on-demand to help refugees September 8, 2015 Uber has partnered with charity Save the Children to allow people to provide donations on-demand, with the aim of helping refugees fleeing Syria and other displaced people. The startup, better known for providing rides through its app, is now using its ubiquity across European cities to help people make donations to charities across the continent. [...]
SpaceX is getting ready to launch its Falcon Heavy – the world’s most powerful operational rocket September 8, 2015 Not one to be perturbed by a couple of missed landings, SpaceX – the space company founded by Tesla entrepreneur Elon Musk – has announced plans to attempt one of its boldest rocket launches yet: sending the Falcon Heavy, the world's most powerful rocket, into space for the first time. At a conference in [...]