Is broadcast TV toast? Television, I’m going to miss you. Maybe it’s a function of my innate laziness, but I still kinda like sometimes having someone else deciding what entertainment is offered to my eyes. I’m going to seriously struggle always having to make an active choice over what I watch. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not against choice. I love having a vast array of channels, all offering different
Is broadcast TV toast? Television, I’m going to miss you. Maybe it’s a function of my innate laziness, but I still kinda like sometimes having someone else deciding what entertainment is offered to my eyes. I’m going to seriously struggle always having to make an active choice over what I watch. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not against choice. I love having a vast array of channels, all offering different
If you’re seeing reports claiming Xiaomi is eying up BlackBerry, don’t get carried away – we’ve had confirmation from the Chinese firm that is definitely not the case. Xiaomi’s President Bin Lin took to his Weibo page to ask people not to spread rumours about his firm buying BlackBerry, but a translation error has seen the message misinterpreted by some who claim the purchase could well go ahead. TechRadar was
Introduction Despite the best efforts of Samsung and Apple, the world’s thinnest smartphone title briefly went to a relatively unknown Chinese manufacturer. Oppo’s R5 handset is a mere 4.85mm thick, that’s almost thin enough to carve your holiday turkey. I can already hear many of you ask “but who is Oppo?” Chinese mobile manufacturers are booming. The phrase “made in china” might have become synonymous with “mass produced”, “cheap”, and
Top 10 DSLRs of 2015 If you’re serious about photography you’re going to want a camera with interchangeable lenses. Compact system cameras are catching up fast, but most keen photographers still choose a DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex). The pros go for full-frame DSLRs with a sensor the same size as the 35mm film format, but DSLRs with smaller APS-C sensors (around half the size) can produce results almost as
The iPhone may not be the best phone these days, but the iPad is certainly the best tablet. And the good news is that because there are so many models these days, it’s easier than ever to find the cheap iPad deals of your dreams. Whether you’re after an iPad Air 2 from this year or a cheapo iPad mini from a couple of years ago, we’ve found the best
Age: 32 Company: Spotify Best known for: Spotify, music streaming Quote: “I’m not an inventor. I just want to make things better.” Daniel Ek isn’t just a great innovator – he’s a disruptor. Before creating music streaming service Spotify, the Swedish entrepreneur was involved in a number of other big projects that foreshadowed what was to come. Ek actually founded his first company, a website-building service, at the age of
(Reuters) – Apple Inc said it would start selling some models of its watch at retail stores this month, and also roll out the gadget in seven more countries. The watch has been on display in Apple stores since April 10, when it became available for preorder online and at shops including trendy fashion boutiques in Paris, London and Tokyo. Apple had directed people to order online, preventing long queues
By Nick Carey CHICAGO (Reuters) – Metals company Alcoa Inc said on Thursday it is supplying aerospace-grade aluminium to Samsung Electronics Co Ltd for its Galaxy S6 and S6 edge models, enabling the smartphone maker to produce more durable and sleeker phones. Phones made with 6013 Alcoa Power Plate, which is 70 percent stronger than standard aluminium are available now globally, Alcoa said. This latest announcement fits New York-based Alcoa’s
By Tova Cohen TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel’s Arab minority is seeking its share of high-tech success in a “start-up nation”, a quest that has already turned Jesus’s boyhood town of Nazareth into an incubator for innovation. Over the past decade about 7,000 tech companies have been founded in Israel, where high-tech goods and services account for 12.5 percent of gross domestic product. Only 30 Arab-led tech firms, however, the
