EU regulators renew pressure on phone makers to agree universal charger
European Union regulators are considering whether to force mobile phone makers to agree on a common charger following a lack of progress by companies towards this goal, said competition commissioner...
Twitter recruits teams of researchers to measure the ‘health’ of conversations
Twitter has hired teams of academics to create ways of measuring the “health” of conversations on its platform. The company said that it had selected two groups of researchers to lead...
Caribbean Airlines to deploy Dunfermline-based Bluebox’s technology
Dunfirmline-based Bluebox Aviation Systems’ portable wireless streaming platform, Bluebox Wow, is to be deployed by Caribbean Airlines on its Boeing B737-800 fleet for routes across the Caribbean and North and...
The next-gen experience: how emerging technology is changing customer service
In today’s digital world, the relationship between company and customer is changing dramatically, as customers face more choices and industries become increasingly commoditised. Now, consumers have the luxury of choosing...
Scottish technology companies lead 2018 investment
Scottish technology companies were responsible for the majority of all venture capital raised in Scotland in the first three months of 2018. Figures from KPMG’s Venture Pulse report, which highlights...
Apple focuses on speed and parental controls in software upgrades
Apple has unveiled software upgrades that will let older iPhones run faster, help parents limit their children’s screen time, and make its Siri voice assistant work more like a rival...
An unexpected benefit of GDPR; it makes the web much faster
A web developer has revealed an unexpected benefit of GDPR; its potential to have megabytes-worth of tracking scripts removed from sites, making them much faster to load. Marcel Freinbichler, an...
Former policeman turns to hunting down bugs in IT systems, programmes and apps
Independent software testing firm Edge Testing Solutions, part of Eurofins Digital Testing, has seen the 100th graduate successfully pass through its software testing education programme, Edge Academy. The academy, established...
St Andrews researchers take us one step closer to shooting lasers from our eyes
The ability to shoot laser beams from our eyes has come a step closer to reality, with discoveries made by a research team at the University of St Andrews. Lasers...
‘Change blindness’: why you sometimes miss important updates on your phone
Do you ever find it difficult to read what is on your phone? Do you bring the phone closer or move it away from face to help? New research by...
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