‘Diet Scanners’ To Be Fitted In Smartphones. Technology allowing phone users to find out sugar levels in a piece of fruit, or the fat in cheese, could be widespread in years.
Within just a few years, every smartphone could be fitted with a tiny molecular scanner that would transform what we know about the physical world.
Sky Q New Generation Skybox. When Sky launched its pay-TV platform in the UK, it was the outsider in the broadcast industry.
But Sky’s forthcoming “Q” service is aimed at a very different future from the one targeted by Apple, Google, Amazon and Roku. Those services all have streaming set-top boxes that would make broadcast TV channels just another app icon to pick.
There has been word on the street that a Plus-sized version of the Galaxy S6 edge, Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus is on its way, we’ve heard that before Samsung unveils the Galaxy Note 5, or maybe even at the same time, it will be supersizing its current Android flagship smartphone.
There were also previous rumours that the company would consider a standard Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge Plus too, but those have waned of late and it is thought that only the edge will get a beefier version, bringing that gorgeous wrapped-screen design aesthetic to the larger phone market.
Solar Impulse 2: Plane Forced To Land In Japan. Bad weather has forced a solar-powered plane to halt its attempt to circumnavigate the globe and make an unscheduled landing in Japan.
The experimental craft took off from Abu Dhabi in March, but it was always known that the Pacific crossing would be the most challenging part of the journey.
The new HTC One M9 has been announced, and it’s already going to vying for the title of best phone in 2015, such is the combination of design and high power specs.
The Taiwanese brand has confirmed that the phone will be launching in mid-March for Taiwan and Europe, with the US launch beginning April 10 and varying by carrier.
What Is Tech Doing To Children’s Brains
Participants will do computerised tests to measure their brain function
SMS Texts Abandoned For Instant Messaging Apps. For the first time ever the number of text messages sent has fallen, with instant messaging apparently taking over as the way we communicate with our family and friends.
In the same period 160 billion instant messages were sent, a huge jump from 57 billion in 2012.
Smithsonian Museum scans a Mammoth in 3D. One of the world’s largest museums has launched an ambitious project to 3D scan its collection.
3D scanning bounces lasers off objects using the echo to map them in space.
Facebook Sued Over Alleged Private Message Scanning. Facebook is facing a class action lawsuit over allegations that it monitors users’ private messages.
It alleges that Facebook systematically intercepts messages to mine user data and profits by sharing it with data aggregators, advertisers and marketers.
Online Music Streaming Doubles In UK In 2013. Online music streaming in the UK has doubled in the last year, according to new figures.
Research by music trade body the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and the Official Charts Company shows 7.4 billion tracks were played on paid-for or ad-funded streaming services in the last year – twice the 3.7 billion figure of 2012.