You really don’t need to spend a fortune to own a leading-edge TV – there are some amazing TV bargains to be had right now, even if your budget is limited to £500 or less. While you might think you’re about to sacrifice all the good stuff to meet this price point, manufacturers have otherRead more about The best TVs under £500 in 2018[…]

Inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) are due to start work in Douma, outside the Syrian capital, Damascus. The alleged chemical attack on April 7 2018 is the sixth chemical attack in Douma in 2018. Munitions recovered from previous attacks show they are modified Iranian 107mm rockets. In addition toRead more about #Syria’s improvised chemical rockets – an annotated infographic[…]

The letter calls on the Government to act quickly to achieve an agreement that preserves UK access to EU space programmes. The letter follows a roundtable discussion held by the Sub-Committee on Thursday 15 March 2018 on the impact of Brexit on the UK space sector with witnesses from academia, research facilities, professional bodies andRead more about House of Lords raises space concerns[…]

Vivo silently launched a new smartphone in the entry level with the new Y53i on Monday. Featuring a 5-inch display and a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 chipset, the Vivo Y53i has been priced at Rs 7,990. The low-end and entry-level segments have seen increasing competition with the likes of Xiaomi, Motorola etc launching new phonesRead more about Vivo Y53i with Snapdragon 425, 5-inch display launched in India[…]

“President Trump knows that a stable and orderly space environment is critical to the strength of our economy and the resilience of our national security systems,” US vice prseident Mike Pence told a conference last week, “and that’s why the National Space Council has developed the first comprehensive space-traffic-management policy, which we will soon beRead more about US to regulate space[…]

PayPal Australia has made a number of changes to its financial services guide, including adding a new $5.99 fee for overseas personal money transfers to a “friend and family member”. If all or part of that transfer is covered by a credit or debit card, Aussies will also cop a 2.6% fee, plus a currencyRead more about PayPal Australia introduces a new $6 fee for overseas money transfers[…]

We know that Huawei is keen on adding as much artificial intelligence to its gadgets as possible, and its phones already ship with an AI assistant in China. That dedicated digital helper is eventually going to roll out elsewhere too, with one key improvement – better emotional interactions for users. “We want to provide emotionalRead more about Huawei plans to make its digital assistant better at emotions[…]

I realize the irony of publishing this in the week that Intel announced it was pulling the plug on its smart glasses project Vaunt (pictured) but I think that the smartphone’s days are numbered, and smart glasses are going to be the thing that kills it.  If you’re anything like me, you break out inRead more about Smart glasses could kill smartphones in the next five years[…]

If your 13-inch, non-Touch Bar MacBook Pro has been hit by a nasty issue of an expanding battery, Apple has got your back – the company has launched a battery replacement program for affected laptops, which apparently are only a few in number and were manufactured between October 2016 and October 2017. “Apple has determinedRead more about Apple is offering to replace the battery on some 13-inch MacBook Pros[…]

You know the drill – you go through a ridiculously long and tiring day, just counting down the hours until you can head home and curl back into your bed. You finally turn in for the night and wait for the peaceful lull of a glorious night’s rest – but it never comes. In fact,Read more about Philips wants to help you doze off more effectively[…]