Category: Gadgets
Top 7 events Technology Industry events of 2018. Including rise of Fortnite and AI becoming mainstream
Demonstrators protesting over Facebook’s practices (Victoria Jones/PA) 2018 will be remembered as a trying year for the technology industry, as data scandals and calls for increased regulation dominated the agenda. Martyn Landi, Press Association Technology Correspondent, reports... Facebook’s business practices dominated much of the year’s biggest talking points, alongside new data…
All the major data breaches of 2018 – including Google+, Marriot, Ticketmaster
Retailers, airlines and hotels were among 2018's victims of data breaches. Jamie Harris, Press Association's Science Technology Reporter, reports on a year where millions of people had their information stolen by hackers..... Data breaches continued to be a major issue for the public in 2018 with a number of serious cases ranging from retailers to…
Common misconceptions about electric cars revealed by poll
Brits have some weird and wonderful misconceptions about electric cars - including a belief they can't be driven through puddles. It also emerged others don't think they can be used in the rain at all. One in 20 even believe electric cars are fundamentally less safe, and nearly one in five believe an electric car…
Huawei announces updated Huawei P Smart budget handset
Huawei will release an updated version of its Huawei P Smart device in 2019, as the company aims to maintain its place as the world’s second largest smartphone manufacturer. The Chinese firm has made a number of improvements to the smartphone since its first iteration in January 2018, going for a small notch design approach…
Rail firms deploy GPS technology to cut false ‘on time’ train updates
Image: Press Association New technology will cut the number of false “on time” train descriptions, the rail industry has claimed. A GPS-led location tracking system will be installed on services run by five operators from next month, improving the accuracy of information about their trains’ progress. Train locations are currently measured…
Unwanted Tech: iPhone 7 most traded in Christmas gadget, according to poll
The iPhone 7 was (somewhat surprisingly) the most traded-in tech item over Christmas Day and Boxing Day, according to gadget experts. Figures from musicMagpie found trades were at a record high this year with 21,017 items sold in just 48 hours. This was up 20 per cent on last year, providing a significant cash boost to…
Instagram’s Horizontal Scrolling is pulled after instant protest
Instagram has pulled a new way for users to scroll through their feed horizontally after it accidentally rolled out the test to a wider number of people than it had intended. Users of the popular photo sharing app noticed that a new option allowing people to tap on the left or right side of their…
Huawei 2018: a year of highs and lows
Image: Press Association The Chinese company has become the second largest phone maker in the world but has been caught up in several recent controversies. Martyn Landi, Press Association Technology Correspondent, reports... 2018 has proved to be a breakthrough year for smartphone maker Huawei, despite continued questions over the company’s links…
2018: The year Facebook lost all its friends
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg began the year by pledging to fix the social network’s problems, but by the end of 2018 finds himself and his company under more scrutiny than ever. Martyn Landi reports on what has been a turbulent year for the social media giant.. The billionaire’s pledge was in response to scrutiny about…
Skylock reports surge of interest in anti-drone system
An Israeli technology company has said its anti-drone system is drawing major interest after rogue unmanned aircraft sowed chaos at London’s Gatwick Airport last week. The Israeli company Skylock is among a growing industry specialising in detecting and downing intruder drones by “jamming” them, or disrupting their frequencies. The company said Tuesday it saw a…
