Category: Gadgets
Urban wind turbine inventors scoop James Dyson Award
Young inventors from Lancaster University have won the international James Dyson Award for their innovative urban turbine which generates energy from multidirectional winds. Wind is unpredictable when passing through tall buildings in cities, making it tricky to generate renewable energy in the same way wind farms can in the country. Nicolas Orellana and Yaseen Noorani…
People turning to smart speakers such as Amazon Echo to ‘declutter’
Amazon recently added the Echo Sub to its line-up (Amazon/PA) Users of smart speakers such as Amazon Echo and Google Home see the technology as a way to declutter and use fewer screens in their day-to-day lives, new research suggests. The number of people using intelligent voice-activated speakers has almost…
Google rolls out Night Sight to Pixel cameras, promises bright photos without flash
Before and after photo taken on the Google Pixel camera, improved by Night Sight (Google/PA) One of Google’s star features at the launch of its latest Pixel smartphones was its AI-powered Night Sight mode for cameras which promises to brighten photos without the need for flash. The Californian firm said that…
Black Friday set to be worth £10.4bn in the UK in 2018, says GlobalData
Black Friday sales are forecast to grow faster than the UK retail market in Q4 2018, as the promotional period draws in spend from before and after the event. Says Zoe Mills, Retail Analyst at GlobalData: “Spend during the Black Friday period accounted for 10.5% of Q4 spend. Growth will continue to slow year-on-year given the…
Adults ‘missing out on full benefits of apps due to lack of confidence’, claims survey
One in seven of us are not getting the most out of apps due to a lack of confidence and knowledge about how they work, a survey suggests. Some 13% of people feel they are missing out on the full benefits of apps for these reasons – including 12% of Millennials aged 25 to 34…
Huawei scoops four awards at EE Pocket-lint Gadget Awards 2018
The iPhone failed to win an award but Apple did take away victories in the Best Tablet/2-in-1 award and Best Smartwatch categories (Kirsty O’Connor/PA) Huawei has walked away with four awards at this year’s EE Pocket-lint Gadget Awards, beating Apple and Samsung to the main Gadget of the Year prize.…
5 Best Cases for iPhone XR
The iPhone XR may well be seen as the cheaper sibling of the iPhone XS and XS Max but, aside from that comparison, you still have one of the most expensive phones available in the market. The signature all-glass body is as fragile as it is beautiful, making it imperative that you provide the device…
Snapchat adds Friendship Profiles and Bitmoji Stories to boost social media app
Snapchat is introducing two new features in its latest attempt to lure users back to the private messaging social app: Friendship Profiles and Bitmoji Stories. Friendship Profiles, which is rolling out to users over the coming weeks, will serve as an area to see everything you’ve shared and saved with other Snapchatters in one place.…
Social media regulation could include deadlines for removing harmful content within 24 hours
Social media networks have previously acknowledged that regulation looks likely (Yui Mok/PA) A deadline to speed up the removal of harmful content on social media is one legislative measure under consideration to protect young people. Speaking at the final evidence session for the Science and Technology Committee’s inquiry into the impact…
EE to launch 5G connectivity in 16 UK cities from 2019
EE is to launch 5G mobile connectivity in 16 UK cities in 2019, the telecoms firm has said. The company, which is part of the BT Group, will roll out the new network within London, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Belfast, as well as Birmingham and Manchester first. The firm is currently running two trials of 5G…
