Month: February 2019
MWC 2019: Microsoft announces HoloLens 2 mixed reality headset
Microsoft has unveiled a second generation of its mixed reality HoloLens headset, which overlays holograms on to real-world objects. The HoloLens 2 will be made available to businesses for 3,500 dollars (£2,680), with Microsoft looking to “provide a far more immersive, instinctual and comfortable experience for first-line workers whose hands are occupied by physical tasks”. Revealed…
MWC 2019: Nokia unveils smartphone with FIVE rear cameras
Nokia has announced a string of new smartphones, including one with a five camera lens system which the firm says is the first for a phone. The new Nokia 9 PureView combines two colour cameras with three monochrome sensors, all of which come with optics technology from camera firm Zeiss. The $699 flagship phone’s camera…
How tech industry reacted to Huawei’s foldable phone
Industry experts believe Huawei has landed the first blow in the battle of the foldable phones following the announcement of its Mate X. Mobiles expert at uSwitch.com Ru Bhikha said that although the higher price of Huawei’s device may deter some, the greater array of technology in its phone gave it an advantage over Samsung’s…
Huawei Mate X vs Samsung Galaxy Fold: How foldable phones compare
Huawei has joined Samsung in announcing its first foldable smartphone, with a flexible phone-sized screen that opens out to a tablet-sized device. But how do the two new devices compare? Martyn Landi reports from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona... Samsung Galaxy Fold (Samsung) – A 4.6-inch HD+ Super AMOLED front display, with the device unfolding…
Huawei unveils Mate X foldable smartphone at Mobile World Congress
Chinese phone maker Huawei has followed Samsung in announcing a new foldable smartphone, the Huawei Mate X. Featuring a flexible OLED display which covers both the front and back of the device, the phone's screen can be unfolded to become an eight-inch screen tablet. Last week, fellow smartphone giants Samsung unveiled its Galaxy Fold device,…
Virgin Galactic rocket plane reaches space again in test flight
Virgin Galactic’s rocket plane reached space for a second time in a test flight over California on Friday. It climbed higher and faster than before while also carrying a crew member to evaluate the long-awaited passenger experience. The winged spaceship soared at three times the speed of sound to an altitude of 55.8 miles before…
Tim Peake’s Soyuz spacecraft ‘lands’ at Ulster Transport Museum
Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland. Picture Matt Mackey / Press Eye. The spacecraft which transported the UK’s first European Space Agency astronaut, Tim Peake, to and from the International Space Station (ISS) has landed at the Ulster Transport Museum. Presented by Samsung and the Science Museum Group, The National…
What to expect at Mobile World Congress 2019
Foldable phones, 5G and better smartphone cameras are expected to be the main talking points when the Mobile World Congress (MWC) technology trade show begins in Barcelona next week. The annual event brings together some of the biggest names in the industry, including Sony, Huawei, LG and Nokia – each of which is expected to…
Nike working to fix connection problem with Adapt BB self-lacing shoes
Nike is looking into a fix for an issue with its self-lacing shoes, after users of the Android app which is used to operate the footwear reported connection problems. Some owners took to the app’s download page on the Google Play store, claiming the app does not pair with the trainers and comes back with…
Culture secretary warns Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg of end to self-regulation
Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright has said talks with Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg on how to tackle online harms were constructive but warned social network giants that they can no longer rely on self-regulation. The minister flew out to the US this week to speak with Mr Zuckerberg and other tech leaders in Silicon Valley, San…
