Google shows off lower cost (and less scary) robot

Apr 12, 2016 | Mobile

Google’s parent company Alphabet is showing off a new Japanese robot – a lower-cost, lower-power machine designed to help civilians. The Alphabet-owned University of Tokyo spin-out Schaft can traverse uneven terrain and stairs, and carry up to 60kg. The unnamed...

Mobiles account for half of internet time for 16-24s

Apr 11, 2016 | Mobile

Mobile use could overtake PCs for global internet access in three years’ time, but youngsters are already at this point, according to new data. The research, from Global Web Index, indicates that 2019 will be the year when mobiles start capturing more time than all...

Trust hampers Internet of Things adoption- report

Apr 8, 2016 | Mobile

Nearly two-thirds (60%) of global consumers are worried about a world connected through the Internet of Things. The study, from MEF, looked at consumers’ concerns around the Internet of Things and the impact on future adoption. Headline findings from the research...

Wearable technology: Nine things you need to know [INFOGRAPHIC]

Apr 5, 2016 | Mobile

With smart watches, Go Pro cameras and fitness bands growing in popularity, online retailer I Got Crazy has compiled some key stats about wearable technology related to health and fitness. The infographic covers : • More than 33% of U.S. adult population is expected...

Amazon and Microsoft ‘to invest in self-driving car tech’

Apr 4, 2016 | Mobile

Amazon and Microsoft are considering using their technology to power Here, a mapping technology firm for self driving cars, according to a news report. Amazon and Microsoft have been slow to move into the smart car sector, but the move, reported by Reuters, suggests...

Football stadiums get free wi-fi (for some apps)

Apr 4, 2016 | Mobile, UK

England’s Football League has announced that free wi-fi, for a particular set of official apps, will be made available at Championship, League One and League Two stadiums. Fans will be able to access club-branded apps to get news, social media content,...

Google to bring Android Pay to UK ‘in next few months’

Mar 24, 2016 | Mobile

Google will extend Android Pay to the UK “in the next few months”, as the company looks to emuilate the siuccess of rival Apple Pay. The system, which will let Android users pay for items with their phones, will be supported by a number of UK banks when it...

Internet ad spend ‘to overtake TV by 2017’

Mar 23, 2016 | Mobile, Online advertising

Most businesses around the world will spend more on internet advertising than on TV commercials by 2017, a year earlier than previously predicted, according to a new report. The study, from ZenithOptimedia forecasts that global ad spend is heading for 4.6% growth this...

Smart pigeons to measure London pollution levels

Mar 22, 2016 | Mobile

A designer in London has come up with a natural way of deploying internet of things (IoT) pollution sensors… using pigeons. Introducing the #PigeonAir patrol team: Norbert, Coco and Julius. At your service! pic.twitter.com/N1vg5tZZak— Pigeon Air Patrol...

Google to sell robot army to Amazon?

Mar 21, 2016 | E-commerce and E-retailing, Mobile

Google’s parent company is looking to sell Boston Dynamics, the company behind its humanoid robots…and Amazon could be in the frame. Despite impressive breakthroughs from Boston Dynamics, Google’s parent company Alphabet is understood to be looking to...