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Top 7 Tech Predictions for 2022
Top 7 Tech Predictions: Apple AirTag technology will be used to help find missing car keys. Image: Apple Following its three day long predictions event, we talk to Ben Wood, CMO and Chief Analyst of research company CCS Insight for his Top 7 Tech predictions for 2022 and beyond. 1. By…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Microsoft shuts LinkedIn in China
Microsoft is shutting down LinkedIn in China as a result of the "challenges" of complying with Beijing's censorship rules, and will in its place launch a new site that won't allow users to share posts. The career-focused social networking platform had been criticised for censoring posts and profiles from Western journalists that were deemed to…
Tech Digest daily roundup: 90yo Shatner emotional after ‘profound’ space trip
Star Trek actor William Shatner has become the oldest person to reach space, calling his trip "the most profound experience". The 90-year-old blasted off from Texas at 3.49pm UK time on a Blue Origin rocket - the space company owned by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. Shatner, who played Captain Kirk in the original Star Trek series,…
EV charging revolution ‘is excluding disabled’, claims report
Paralympian Ade Adepitan is backing calls for improved disabled access to the EV charging network. Image: Auto Express Investigators have found that many of the UK’s 2.5 million Blue Badge holders risk being excluded from Britain’s EV revolution. Research by Auto Express has revealed that EV charging providers are systematically failing…
Jaguar Land Rover uses blockchain to ensure sustainable leather supply
Jaguar Land Rover has trialled the use of secure blockchain technology to ensure full transparency within a sustainable leather supply chain. In a world-first, Jaguar Land Rover has partnered with supply chain traceability provider Circulor, leading UK leather manufacturer Bridge of Weir Leather Company and the University of Nottingham to trial the use of traceability…
Tech Digest daily roundup: iPhone 13 numbers slashed due to chip shortage
Apple's shares dropped on Tuesday following reports it could slash its iPhone 13 production targets due to the ongoing global computer chip shortage. The electronic giant had expected to make 90 million iPhones in the last quarter of 2021, reported Bloomberg. However, Apple was now having to tell its partners that the total will be lower…
Should I buy Sky Glass – Pros and Cons?
What are the pros and cons of Sky Glass? Image: Sky Last week, at an event in Greenwich, Sky launched its most innovative product to date: Sky Glass. A new range of QLED TVs, available in 43inch, 55inch and 65inch screen sizes, they enable you to watch satellite channels without a…
Spend through voice-enabled Smart TVs to hit $500 million in 2023
The new Sky Glass TV comes with voice control. Image: Sky A new study from Juniper Research has found that spend through voice assistant-enabled smart TVs will reach nearly $500 million in 2023 - a sharp increase from the $126 million expected in 2021. This growth reflects how voice assistants are…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Ransomware biggest business threat, says NCSC
Lindy Cameron, NCSC. Image: NCSC Ransomware is "the most immediate danger to UK businesses" according to the head of Britain's National Cyber Security Centre, who added that victims paying up were sustaining the criminal enterprise. Delivering the opening keynote speech at Chatham House's cyber conference, Lindy Cameron said there had been…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Nintendo officially rolls out new Switch
Image: Nintendo Nintendo has officially rolled out its new model of Nintendo Switch, the handheld games console that doubles up as a traditional TV plug in. The Switch OLED, as the name suggests, features a whole new OLED screen, brighter, bigger, and clearer than the original model that launched in 2017. …