By Georgina Prodhan MANNHEIM, Germany (Reuters) – German industrial group Siemens will cut a further 4,500 jobs as it battles to cope with subdued economic growth and weak demand from energy customers. Chief Executive Joe Kaeser did not say where the new cuts would be geographically. Siemens has to tread carefully cutting jobs in Germany, where trade unions are strong, and it has reduced previously announced job losses by a
By Karen Freifeld NEW YORK (Reuters) – ItBit Trust Company, LLC, a bitcoin exchange, has been granted a charter under New York State’s banking law, becoming the first virtual currency company to receive a charter in the state, according to New York’s Department of Financial Services. The exchange can begin operating immediately, but will be required to meet the obligations for both a trust company under New York law and
Looking for an easier way to binge-watch Daredevil? Roku has announced its partnership with Sharp to begin making HDTVs with the popular streaming box and service built in. Until today’s announcement, the only brands that had signed up to partner with Roku TV were TCL, Hisense, and Best Buy’s Insignia, making Sharp the most recognizable name in the roster. Announced at the 2014 CES, Roku TV is meant to make
Update: Since we originally published this story we’ve had confirmation from Sony that the Xperia C4 won’t be coming to the UK. The Sony Xperia C4 has launched and follows in the footsteps of its selfie obsessed predecessor, the Xperia C3, by focussing on the front camera. Sony appears adamant that selfie prowess alone is a strong enough pull for the youth of today, but the 5MP front facing camera
Best iPhone 6 Plus deals The enormous iPhone 6 Plus is magnificent, it’s the device that many people wanted Apple to create, to give them a handset that’s a little bit larger, with all the benefits that brings with it. Now, those of us who adored the screen size of the Samsung Galaxy Note have the chance to own Apple’s device in the same size. Compare and filter: use TechRadar’s
Google has introduced a new cloud-based NoSQL database powered by Bigtable that is automatically scalable and designed specifically for large-scale implementations with an eye on the Internet of Things. Cloud Bigtable runs on Google’s powerful Bigtable data storage system that already powers Gmail, Google Search and Google Analytics plus there’s the added bonus that it’s compatible with the Apache HBase API. The latter configuration means that it can be used
Vodafone is on the warpath to bring cheap 4G devices to the masses; only yesterday we saw the Smart Prime 6 smartphone and today the red network has shown off its new tablet, the Tab Prime 6. The new slate, which has been built by Alcatel, comes with a 9.6-inch HD screen with a resolution of 1280 x 800, a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and 1GB of RAM. On the back
Introduction They were once the apple of everyone’s eye, but in recent years PCs have been experiencing a steady decline in the face of a slew of new form factors and the imperious silver march of Apple’s iEverything. However, of late the initial spurts of a recovery have turned into a full-on rebirth fuelled by Microsoft’s new OS plans, the thirst for PC gaming, and a whole number of other
It’s the news many of us have been waiting for: the consumer version of the Oculus Rift until the first quarter of 2016, with pre-orders kicking off later this year. It’s a little later than we had anticipated, with many of us holding out hope that the virtual reality headset would be on our faces by Christmas – but it’s great to finally have a more concrete release date. Oculus
In honour of May the, er, 6th, someone has made a 16-bit The Force Awakens trailer for your viewing pleasure. The audio isn’t exactly SNES-level midi but the graphics should otherwise scratch all your retro-futurist pop culture itches. Somehow we’re already nostalgic for a film that hasn’t even been released yet. Well done everyone. YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=heVBYAbwUUg See the original Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer here
