Apple has launched a new line-up of iPads, including a redesigned version of the Air.It borrows from the look of the newer iPad Pro, which have square sides and no home button on the front.The Touch ID fingerprint sensor that was in that home button has been moved...
Apple has unveiled a host of new and updated products, including a revamped range of iPads, Apple Watches and a workout platform.The ‘Time Flies’ event was held at the same time of year that Apple typically announces its latest iPhone, though there was not a single...
Apple has launched “Apple One”, a subscription plan that bundles together its various services.Users will be able to stick together its variety of different content offerings into one subscription, at a slightly cheaper rate.The decision to launch the bundle has...
Apple made no mention of the iPhone 12 at its major September event.The company would normally have been expected to be unveiling the new phone this week, but already admitted that its release had been delayed by a “few weeks”, seemingly at least in part because of...
Facebook has been ignoring evidence that fake accounts on its platform have been disrupting political events across the world, alleges a former data scientist who was fired by the company.In her 6,600-word report, mid-level employee Sophie Zhang also claims to have...
Apple has launched Fitness+, new workout classes meant to be used with the Apple Watch.They include yoga classes, indoor cycling and runs.It puts the company in competition with other companies such as Peloton, many of which have rapidly grown in popularity as people...
The Apple Watch Series 6 has been revealed, with a host of new features.It brings a selection of new colours, in a gold stainless steel finish, a “graphite” colour as well as blue and red aluminium ones.The new Apple Watch also has a pulse oximeter, which can measure...
Apple has revealed the Watch SE, a new and cheaper version of its wearable.Traditionally, the company has just continued to sell its older devices at a cheaper price.But for the first time it introduced a specific version made to come at a lower price, named the Apple...
Apple has launched a range of new products in its September event, but - for the first time in years - it has not released a new iPhone. Three new Apple Watches were shown off, as was the updated version of watchOS. The marquee new feature is a pulse oximeter which...
Samsung’s latest smartphone, the Galaxy Z Fold2, is about to go on sale, and it indicates the company’s commitment to a new kind of device: The folding phone.When I talked to Samsung’s Conor Pierce, it was a topic he returned to repeatedly. Samsung’s corporate vice...
Sony has reportedly reduced production of the upcoming PlayStation 5 console due to production issues of the chips on the console.Sony has lowered production from 15 million units of the next generation console to 11 million units, according to Bloomberg.It increased...
The NHS is partnering with Facebook to enlist new blood donors in England, Wales and Northern Ireland ahead of a potential second wave of COVID-19. The feature on Facebook will allow users to sign up to receive notifications to donate at local centres, as well as...
The Japanese military have been given instructions to record and report sightings of unidentified aerial objects which could pose a potential threat to the country's security. Taro Kono, the country's minister for defence, issues the instruction following the US...
Facebook has launched a climate science information centre to promote authoritative voices on climate change following wildfires in the US and criticism of the platform for allowing misinformation to spread. However, the company will continue to permit false...
Scientists have discovered a rare molecule in the clouds of Venus, which suggests colonies of living microbes could be thriving in the oxygen-free environment high in the planet's atmosphere. While the surface of Venus is far too hot to sustain life, with a mean...
Microsoft's bid to take over TikTok's US operations has been rejected by Chinese owner ByteDance, with database specialist Oracle securing a deal to operate the popular video-sharing app. The move comes just a week before President Donald Trump's threatened ban on the...
UK-based chip designer Arm Holdings is to be sold to America's Nvidia in a deal worth up to $40bn (£31bn). But the sale was described as a "disaster" by Arm's co-founder. Nvidia said the company - which licenses its chip designs for use by major electronics brands...
Notably, the event won't include the iPhone: for the first time in years, perhaps the biggest consumer product in the world is late.But there will be a new Apple Watch, probably new iPads, and likely updates to the software that all of those things run on. Apple could...
For the first time in many weeks, the official measures of the UK's coronavirus outbreak are all pointing in the wrong direction.
Professor Sir Martin Hairer from Imperial College London has been awarded $3m (£2.3m) from Mark Zuckerberg's science foundation for developing equations related to stirring a cup of tea.
The NHS coronavirus contact-tracing app for England and Wales will be launched on 24 September following months of delays.
Celebrity video game streamer Ninja has returned to Twitch, the platform owned by Amazon, little more than a year after his high-profile move to Microsoft's rival service Mixer.
President Trump says he will not be extending the 20 September deadline for TikTok's parent company ByteDance to sell the popular video-sharing app.
Hackers from China, Russia and Iran are attempting to spy on the presidential campaigns of Donald Trump and Joe Biden, according to Microsoft. The tech giant says that the same group of cyber criminals from Russia that attempted to interfere in the 2016 US election...
Twitter has announced plans to label and remove messages that spread false information about how to vote, or that could intimidate or suppress voter turnout. The rules will come into place on Thursday 17 September and come a few hours after another incident of US...
Huawei has announced six new products - two laptops, two watches, and two earbud devices - although questions about its ability to continue to source US computer chips loomed over the launch. American restrictions on Huawei, stated to be based on security grounds,...
Talking more quietly can reduce the spread of coronavirus, a study has found. A reduction of six decibels in average speech levels can have the same effect on cutting transmission of COVID-19 as doubling a room's ventilation, according to an advance copy of a paper...
Staff at Newcastle University are warning the institution is "completely crippled" and said they have "no idea how we are going to welcome students in three weeks' time" due to the double impact of the coronavirus pandemic and a cyber attack. For new starters, term is...
Apple is set to announce new gadgets on 15 September, but there are rumours the next-generation iPhone will be kept back until October. Here's what to expect - and what not to expect. Image: Tim Cook will reportedly not unveil new iPhones until October Due to the...
Apple is set to announce new gadgets later today, but there are rumours the next-generation iPhone will be kept back until October. Here's what to expect - and what not to expect. Image: Tim Cook will reportedly not unveil new iPhones until October Due to the...
Microsoft has revealed the release date for its new Xbox consoles - and the price of the flagship model. The previously announced Xbox Series S, the smallest Xbox to date, will go on sale worldwide on 10 November for £249 ($299). The premium version, the Series X,...
An online gaming firm co-owned by David Beckham has announced plans to raise £20m in a London stock market listing. Guild Esports, of which the former England and Manchester United footballer is a founding shareholder, will become the first franchise of its kind on...
Huawei is making 20 of the roles within its UK enterprise business group redundant following a business review conducted to keep the company running despite US sanctions.
Microsoft has officially confirmed the name and price of its smaller and cheaper next-generation Xbox console, following a series of leaks hinting that such a product was in the pipeline.
Mutant mice sent to the International Space Station (ISS) on a SpaceX rocket returned to Earth maintaining their significant muscle mass thanks to an experimental drug, scientists have revealed.
Robots could be used in care homes after a study found they can improve mental health and have the potential to reduce loneliness in vulnerable older people.
Britons could soon see their Amazon parcels delivered by a small self-driven vehicle.
Newcastle University is being held to ransom by cyber criminals in an attack which has been disrupting IT systems since the beginning of the month.
A breakthrough in brain-controlled prosthetics could give paralysed individuals the ability to control computer cursors and potentially limbs in the future.
Researchers monitoring woodpeckers using radio tags have made the startling discovery that the birds are going to war with each other.