The best summer holiday gadgets: From Bose speakers to Plantronics headphones July 22, 2015 The gadgets you should load up on before you even think about boarding a plane this summer BOSE SOUNDLINK MINI SPEAKER II Make sure you leave the weather at home but bring the party with you this summer by investing in a wireless speaker. This one pairs with your music library via Bluetooth, [...]
People who never feel pain could bring billions of pounds to drugs companies looking for painkillers July 22, 2015 Some people will never feel pain in their lives, and the underlying genetic cause is being investigated by drugs companies that hope to develop a new type of painkiller. Read more: Silicon Valley was right to invest in DNA There are fewer than a hundred people in the world with this insensitivity to pain, [...]
Heathrow plane’s close drone encounter prompts Civil Aviation Authority warning July 22, 2015 The airspace regulator has unveiled new rules about how drones are used after a plane had a close encounter with a drone over Heathrow airport last year. Drone users must follow rules about using the technology or risk prosecution, said the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), as it launched a push to make drone pilots aware [...]
New dementia drug would work wonders for the world’s economy July 22, 2015 A dementia drug called Solanezumab could become the first ever to effectively halt progress of the brain disease, and the benefits to the economy will be huge if it is put to use. Read more: New discovery in mice paves the way for dementia cure The drug company Eli Lilly is due to reveal [...]
With this estimate of Apple Watch sales, the tech giant shows every sign of maintaining momentum: Investors are wrong to punish Apple July 22, 2015 Despite posting strong third-quarter revenue growth (up 33 per cent to $49.6bn) and a slight gain in margin, Apple’s shares slipped seven per cent in after hours trading, wiping billions off its valuation and leading other tech stocks down. Investors were concerned, it seems, by lower than expected iPad and iPhone shipments and the possibility of [...]
Residential property investment is easier than ever thanks to the fintech sector July 22, 2015 For most of us, buying our own home is an important decision but how many of us truly consider residential property as an asset class for investment? UK residential property is a massive market valued at nearly £5 trillion however, the market is dominated by owner-occupiers, with just £1 trillion owned as an [...]
AP Archive: Look, no hands – the driverless car, as imagined in 1971 July 22, 2015 The race to build the driverless car may be the height of modern technology, but researchers were already dreaming of a self-driving vehicle 40 years ago – and making it happen. New footage reveals early attempts by scientists to create a driverless car – and the result isn't half bad. "Look no hands. And no [...]
There’s no avoiding it – men pile on the pounds when they become dads July 22, 2015 With a baby comes a belly – but it turns out that's not just true of women, new research published in the American Journal of Men's Health has suggested. Read more: It's in the genes – you're more like your father than your mother On average, new fathers gain between 3.5 pounds and 4.5 [...]
UK tech firm Amino crosses the Atlantic to buy-up US internet TV rival Entone July 21, 2015 Internet TV provider Amino yesterday agreed a $73m (£46.7m) deal to purchase its leading US rival, Entone. The Cambridge-based company, which in May bought TV everywhere provider Booxmedia, is set to acquire Entone, a leader in the US internet protocol TV (IPTV) market and has more than 150 customers around the world. “The [...]
Microsoft share price slides as revenue continues to fall despite growth in cloud computing ahead of Windows 10 launch July 21, 2015 The figures Microsoft’s reported sales down over five per cent compared to the same period last year. The software giant’s revenue was down to $22.18bn, roughly in line with analysts’ forecasts. At $0.62, the company’s earnings per share were slightly higher than analysts’ expectations of $0.58. Revenue from cloud-based computing was up 88 per cent [...]