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 [...]
Yahoo! will stream Wembley NFL clash between Buffalo Bills and Jacksonville Jaguars live around the world June 3, 2015 Yahoo! has announced that it will live stream the American football match that will be played in October at Wembley Stadium, to a global audience. The deal is reported to be worth about $10m (£6.5m), although the price has not been disclosed. The match, which will be between the Buffalo Bills and the Jacksonville Jaguars, [...]
Project Jacquard: Google and Levi’s to launch world’s first pair of “smart” jeans June 3, 2015 Google is to team up with Levi’s to manufacture the world’s first pair of “smart” jeans. The digital denim will be made using a revolutionary new fabric interwoven with conductive material. The firms have not revealed exactly what the jeans will be capable of, but the technology can be used to interact with smartphones [...]
Google I/O 2015: From Projects Vault and Brillo to smart jeans and cardboard virtual reality, the impossibly advanced technologies unveiled in San Francisco June 3, 2015 BRILLO Essentially an operating system for the Internet of Things (IoT), Google’s Project Brillo is an adapted version of Android designed to manage a number of connected devices from a central management console. It’s Google’s attempt at standardising the way we control devices, from household appliances like Nest (which, incidentally, Google owns) to wearables [...]
Apple issues global recall for Beats Pill XL due to fire safety risk, including UK June 3, 2015 Apple has issued a voluntary global recall of a Beats speaker range due to concerns overheating could cause a fire. Owners of Beats Pill XL in all five colours have been warned not to use the speakers and return them to Apple for a refund or credit. The speakers, worth £215, have been on sale since January [...]