Windows 10 release date: Free update launches 29 July to suceed Windows 8 June 1, 2015 Microsoft will release the latest incarnation of its operating system (OS) at the end of July, it revealed today. Windows 10 (not Windows 9, despite it following Windows 8, the current version), will be available from 29 July as a free upgrade. The OS will be free to anyone currently using Windows 7 onwards, and [...]
Research finds taking exercise beats going to the pub by a mile May 31, 2015 IF YOU thought most of the nation was overweight or obese, and that taking exercise was far less popular than going to the pub, think again. Research conducted on 2,005 British adults for Breast Cancer Care found that almost two-thirds (65 per cent) of us indulge in weekly exercise, while just a third (34 per [...]
The Apple iPhone “effective power” text crash bug hits Twitter and Snapchat messaging May 29, 2015 A mystery text message which can crash iPhones due to a bug with Apple's operating system is also having the same effect when the message is sent via Twitter and Snapchat. The message, which contains characters and words in different languages, causes iPhones, iPads, Apple watches and Macs to shut down if it's sent via [...]
Apple quietly snapped up Metaio, a German company specialising in augmented reality May 29, 2015 Apple has quietly acquired a German company that specialises in augmented reality, it's been revealed, pointing towards a burgeoning area of development for the tech company. It acquired Metaio, a software developer headquartered in Munich and founded in 2003, in an all-share deal on 21 May, TechCrunch reports. “Apple buys smaller technology companies from time [...]
Five key takes from the Google IO conference 2015 May 28, 2015 Internet giant Google today unveiled its latest products, software and projects to an audience of developers at its annual I/O developer conference in San Francisco. Here are five key takes: Google challenges Apple Pay Google unveiled Android Pay which will let users pay in stores as well as online using their mobile phones. Android Pay will [...]
Avago share price soars as $37bn Broadcom takeover is confirmed May 28, 2015 Avago Technologies has sealed a $37bn acquisition of fellow semiconductor company Broadcom to create an industry giant with estimated annual revenues of $15bn. Singapore-based Avago is paying $17bn in cash and $20bn worth of its own shares (making it the largest ever merger of chipmakers) to fund the deal for the US firm which builds [...]
War of the wearables: Jawbone sues Fitbit ahead of IPO May 28, 2015 The war of the wearables has just been taken up a notch after two of the leading companies pioneering the technology have become involved in a legal dispute. Jawbone, the maker of the UP fitness tracker band, has filed a lawsuit in a California court alleging rival Fitbit, which also makes health tracking devices, stole [...]
Apple iPhones being automatically turned off and iMessage crashing after receiving mysterious text May 27, 2015 A random combination of words and characters are automatically shutting down iPhone users' devices. This is the combo: effective. Power لُلُصّبُلُلصّبُررً ॣ ॣh ॣ ॣ 冗 If a message containing these words and characters is sent via iMessage or SMS it will crash the iPhone, and causes iMessages to crash after being opened. [...]
These are the most valuable brands in the world: Apple, Google, Microsft and IBM dominate in BrandZ 2015 ranking as tech triumphs May 27, 2015 Apple has overtaken Google as the most valuable brand in the world, reassuming the top spot in an annual ranking in which technology dominates. The value of the Apple brand grew 67 per cent, with an estimated worth of more than $245bn. The stellar performance of Apple over the past year pushed Google into second [...]
Apple’s British designer Jony Ive gets a job promotion to chief design officer May 26, 2015 Sir Jony Ive, the British designer behind many of Apple’s best known products, has been promoted by the technology giant. The man responsible for the appearance of devices like the iPod and iPhone will now be Apple’s chief design officer. He was previously the senior vice president for design. Ive worked closely with Apple founder [...]