Month: December 2018
Queen’s Brian May joins NASA mission for New Year
Brian May is seeing in 2019 by unveiling his new single at NASA’s headquarters. The Queen guitarist, 71, is releasing New Horizons, his first solo work in over two decades, as a “tribute” to the spacecraft of the same name. The single, being released digitally, will air for the first time at NASA, in Maryland…
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft hurtles towards tiny, icy world beyond Pluto
A tiny, icy world a billion miles beyond Pluto is getting a New Year’s Day visitor. NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is set to fly past a mysterious object nicknamed Ultima Thule. It will become the most distant world ever explored by humankind. .@NASANewHorizons is making its final approach to #UltimaThule, an icy object located ~1…
Fortnite celebrates New Year with in-game fireworks display
Fortnite has begun its New Year celebrations with players seeing a huge fireworks display filling the virtual sky of the battle royale game. Players have been reporting a giant glitterball, countdown and huge fireworks display overhead during gameplay, as the hugely popular game continued its habit of staging large-scale events inside the Fortnite universe. After…
Twitch faces challenging year ahead after successful 2018
Video game streaming service Twitch faces a challenging 2019 in Europe but is determined to build on its steady success of the past 12 months. Jamie Harris, Press Association Science Technology Reporter writes... Each month, the Amazon-owned site attracts more than 100 million gaming enthusiasts who want to watch other gamers play hit titles such as…
Futuristic micro-robots could make roadworks a thing of the past
Image: Press Association The Government is investing millions of pounds in the development of futuristic micro-robots designed to work in underground pipe networks and dangerous sites like nuclear decommissioning facilities. It is hoped that devices developed in British universities will spell the end for many disruptive and expensive roadworks, as…
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…
Hyundai announces smart fingerprint technology for starting cars
South Korean motor manufacturer Hyundai has announced the world’s first smart fingerprint technology that allows drivers not only to unlock the doors but also start the vehicle. Hyundai plans to implement the technology initially in the Santa Fe SUV model that is due to be released in select markets during the first quarter of 2019.…
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…