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Tech Digest daily roundup: Donald Trump’s Truth Social barred from Google Play
Former US President Donald Trump's social media platform has been barred from Google Play. Google says the platform violates its policies on prohibiting content like physical threats and incitement to violence. The move makes it difficult for users with Android phones to download the app. Devin Nunes, the CEO of Truth Social, has previously called…
Freeview Play and LG announce new 5 year deal
Freeview Play and LG have strengthened their partnership with a new five-year agreement, announced today. This means that all new LG TVs will come with Freeview Play built-in as standard. Freeview and LG will also work together on future product updates to continue to innovate the user experience. Freeview Play claims it is the UK’s…
Tech Digest daily roundup: ‘Lickable’ TV screen developed!
📺 ‘Taste the TV’: A Japanese professor has developed a prototype lickable TV screen that can imitate food flavors https://t.co/JWVhiU94z1 pic.twitter.com/ZgxmfTf1Xn — Reuters (@Reuters) December 23, 2021 A prototype "lickable" TV screen which can mimic food flavours has been developed by a Japanese professor, Reuters reports. Dubbed Taste-the-TV, ten canisters spray flavour onto a…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Oppo launches Find N foldable phone
Image: Oppo After teasing its first folding phone last week, Oppo is revealing the Find N in full today. Oppo’s chief product officer Pete Lau told reporters in a briefing that the company has been working on this phone since 2018, with the final Find N the result of six generations…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Football dominates Google UK search in 2021
The three top trending terms on Google UK this year were football-related, with only one reference to Covid in the top 10. "Euros", "Premier League" and "Christian Eriksen" - the Danish player who had a cardiac arrest on the pitch - were the top three, with "Covid vaccine" fourth. Covid had dominated last year's list.…
Tech Digest daily round up: LG to stop making smartphones
LG Electronics said on Monday it would close down its loss-making smartphone business. In January, the South Korean electronics giant said it was looking at all options for the division after almost six years of losses totalling around $4.5bn (£3.3bn). LG had made many innovations including ultra-wide angle cameras, rising to third-largest smartphone maker in…
CES 2020: LG showcases 25 metre wide OLED Wave
LG is hoping to mesmerise CES visitors in Las Vegas with its OLED Wave exhibition. Measuring 6 meters (20 feet) high and 25 meters (82 feet) wide, the colossal OLED Wave comprises 200 55-inch LG OLED screens. Constructed with an array of flexible OLED screens, the installation showcases LG OLED’s picture quality and ability to assume unique form…
IFA 2019: What to expect from technology convention
New smartphones, wearables and smart home gadgets will be unveiled later this week when the IFA 2019 technology convention takes place in Berlin. The annual trade show, which will host more than 1,800 companies and is expected to attract more than 200,000 visitors, will be used by the likes of Samsung, Huawei, Sony and LG…
EE launches 5G network in six UK cities
EE is set to make its 5G network available to the public today (30/5/19), marking the start of a new era in the UK’s mobile capabilities. The BT-owned operator is initially launching in six cities: London, Cardiff, Belfast, Edinburgh, Birmingham and Manchester – with more to follow before the end of the year and into…
Netflix ends support for Apple AirPlay wireless casting
In a move that many will see as a direct swipe at its latest competitor, Netflix has ended its support for the Apple AirPlay wireless casting feature, claiming “technical limitations” are behind the policy change. AirPlay – the feature which enables Apple mobile device users to wirelessly cast content to their TV – has recently…