Electronics firm Samsung pledges renewable energy targets as it follows the likes of Apple, Google and Facebook June 14, 2018 Global electronics producer Samsung has committed to achieving an ambitious 100 per cent renewable energy target by 2020. Operations in China, Europe and the US will be run solely on solar and other renewable energies within two years time if the technology giant can fulfil pledges it made today. In a move that has been [...]
Avocado bathrooms and toilet rugs are among the most unpopular home decors June 12, 2018 We all like to think that the décor in our own home beats the rest, but it turns out that some interior designs are unanimously deplored. Professional family portraits, taxidermy and avocado bathrooms are among the worst home design crimes from the last 50 years, according to a new study from Samsung. While 44 per [...]
HTC U12+ review: HTC finishes what the iPhone started and ditches physical volume and power buttons June 7, 2018 Lately, HTC phones have been having a bit of an identity overhaul. Having long been the manufacturer of Google’s own Pixel phones, and for a while the smartest Android handsets you could pick up, HTC is now something of a discerning outsider’s choice. The cream cheese bagel to Google’s ham baguette, the Janeway to their [...]
Heading to a muddy field any time soon? Here are the top festival gadgets that will enhance any camping trip June 7, 2018 Glastonbury is looming on the horizon, like a large and pale dancing man silhouetted against a set of dazzling floodlights, whose sweat-sodden skin shines and catches the light like a salmon flashing in the brook. If you're heading there this year, or anywhere without reliable electricity, then you're going to need the right tools [...]
Samsung selling Commerzbank’s £425m London HQ near Bank of England June 5, 2018 Samsung Life Insurance, the South Korean investment manager, is selling the London headquarters of Germany’s Commerzbank for £425m. Samsung is being advised by DWS in the sale of the 400,000 square foot (sq ft) building at 30 Gresham Street, which sits not far from the Bank of England and overlooks the Guildhall. Originally constructed by [...]
Samsung selling Commerzbank’s £425m London HQ June 5, 2018 Samsung Life Insurance, the South Korean investment manager, is selling the London headquarters of Germany's Commerzbank for £425m. Samsung is being advised by DWS in the sale of the 400,000 square foot (sq ft) building at 30 Gresham Street, which sits not far from the Bank of England and overlooks the Guildhall. Originally constructed by [...]
Facebook denies new data privacy allegations over its decade-old mobile device APIs June 4, 2018 In a post-Cambridge Analytica world where tech giants have to be increasingly touchy when fingers are pointed at privacy issues, Facebook has issued a rebuttal to allegations that parts of its tech are still leaking data to third parties. Over the last ten years, Facebook has reached data-sharing partnerships with at least 60 mobile device [...]
Apple reported to be adopting OLED iPhone screens with new HomePod and iOS 11.4 releases, as current provider Japan Display’s shares slump May 29, 2018 Apple has reportedly moved towards using organic light-emitting diode (OLED) screens in all three of its new iPhone models planned for 2019, while also releasing the latest version of its iOS software, 11.4, and new international market locations for its HomePod speaker. The announcement, revealed today by South Korea’s Electronic Times, has sent share prices [...]
Fintech leaders join business group backing second Brexit referendum May 25, 2018 Over 80 UK tech leaders have signed up as supporters of a new business group called Tech For UK that’s calling on the government to back a second referendum on the terms of Brexit, including an option to remain in the EU. The group includes some big brands like Deloitte Digital, Samsung and TechCrunch, business [...]
Apple teams up with Volkswagen to create self-driving vans after decline from Mercedes and BMW May 24, 2018 Technology giant Apple has struck a deal with the German car manufacturer Volkswagen to develop self-driving vans for its employees, according to the New York Times. Apple will be applying its own self-driving technology to Volkswagen’s T6 Transporter van and create a fleet of vehicles intended for transporting employees. The ambitious project was started by [...]