Chloe Bridgewater, who lives in Hereford, England, has a little more drive than most 7-year-olds. Fascinated by her Kindle Fire tablet and robots — and totally taken by the idea of working somewhere with bean-bag chairs, go-karts, and slides —… Read More ›
Tech News
Theresa May’s government controlled internet
Senior Tories confirmed to BuzzFeed News that the phrasing indicates that the government intends to introduce huge restrictions on what people can post, share and publish online. The plans will allow Britain to become “the global leader in the regulation… Read More ›
Apple’s iOS Market Share Is 65% to 230% Bigger Than We Thought
Google VP Dave Burke, however, provided insight yesterday that Google may actually have less than 66% global market share. And he did so right on Google’s own blog. The key difference: sales numbers versus actual usage numbers. Burke posted that Google… Read More ›
Twitter: new privacy settings
Twitter have changed some of their privacy options. You might want to untick this box… tweeted by Jon Topper. On desktop, I found it under Settings / Personalization and Data – click Edit and untick the box.
How accessible tech can transform lives
Meera is nonverbal, living with a rare condition called schizencephaly that impacts her ability to speak. But with the help of her iPad and text-to-speech technology, she can make her thoughts and opinions known — and she sure does. From… Read More ›
Is your phone company scamming you?
Mobile phone bills are seemingly more consumer-friendly and easier to understand these days, what with unlimited data deals becoming more prevalent, as well as the demise of traditional two-year contracts. Unfortunately, it’s like looking at an Impressionist painting. It appears… Read More ›
How do the biggest tech companies make their billions?
Courtesy of: Visual Capitalist
Amazon Echo for Seniors
Love it!
The Zillion Wallet
A super slim phone charging wallet with Tile™ smart location. Never run out of battery or lose your wallet again! More at kickstarter. At first glance the Zillion Wallet looks great, but I again am not so sure. It comes… Read More ›
Smartphones that charge in five minutes ‘could arrive next year’
Smartphones with batteries that fully charge in five minutes could be available to consumers next year. The technology was first shown off in 2015, when Israeli start-up StoreDot demonstrated its FlashBattery at the CES tech show in Las Vegas. Chief… Read More ›