Canon has developed a whopping 250-megapixel camera sensor creating a world record for resolution in its size bracket. The new sensor measures 29.2mm (1.15in) by 20.2mm (0.79in) – which is smaller than…
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Mobile wallets market growing at phenomenal rate
A new analysis by Juniper Research has revealed that the number of mobile wallets relying on contactless technology is growing at a phenomenal rate with as estimated 200 million wallets expected to…
Freeview Play launching in October
Freeview Play connected TV service is launching next month with Panasonic televisions being the first to introduce the service, Freeview has announced. According to Freeview, the new service will combine catch-up TV…
Distracted drivers being watched by Ontario Provincial Police
Distracted drivers are a major problem around the world and Ontario is no different with as many as 41 deaths already attributed to distracted driving. In a bid to ensure safety of…
Google’s mind is on China
Google is eyeing an online shop in China through which it intends to sell Android apps, a new report on The Wall Street Journal has claimed. Google is already in talks with…
IBM collaborates with ARM on IoT Analytics
IBM has announced collaboration with chip designer ARM that will see IBM’s Internet of Things platform connect with ARM’s technology. As part of the partnership deal, devices and products running off ARM…
Study questions accuracy of activity trackers
A new study by Iowa State University researchers has questioned the accuracy of activity trackers based on experiments conducted on four different trackers currently available in the market. Researchers say that though…
People in UK spend 2 hours 51 minutes on the Internet per day
A new report by the Internet Advertising Bureau UK (IAB) that intends to debunk the statistics provided by other agencies on the amount of time spent by users online, has revealed that…
London’s black cabs roll out discounted fare scheme to take on Uber, others
Black cabbies in London have decided to take Uber and other popular app-based taxi services head on by offering off-peak discounts on journeys over six miles across London. The new fares will…
Qualcomm inks spectrum deal with Vodafone, 3G UK
Qualcomm has inked two separate deals – one each with Vodafone UK and Hutchinson 3G UK Limited – under which the two telecoms companies will be buying L-Band 20 MHz spectrum (1452…
IBM, GENCI collaboration eyes exascale computing
The ability to perform at least one exaflop, or a billion billion calculations, in one second is on IBM’s mind and for this it has announced a collaboration with GENCI through which…
Inmarsat completes its Global Xpress constellation with launch of Inmarsat-5 F3
Inmarsat has finally realised its goal of being the first and only company to provide a global mobile satellite communications services that uses its own satellites – a goal which was set…
Microsoft Office 365 now in 25.2% of enterprises; overtakes Google Apps
Microsoft Office 365, which started off the year 2014 at a flimsy 7.7 per cent enterprise market share, has managed to more than triple its share to 25.2 per cent and in…
Windows 10 spying on users? EU keeping watchful eyes on Microsoft
Recent reports of Windows 10 allegedly spying on users have been noted by the European Commission with the office of the Privacy Commissioner revealing that they are “paying close attention” on them…
Evernote kills Food app
Evernote has revealed its decision of culling food-related app dubbed Evernote Food with effect from September 30. Launched in 2011, Evernote Food is currently available on both iOS and Android devices. The…