Sony working on new lithium-sulfur batteries with 40% more capacity
Sony is reportedly working on new sulfur-based batteries which offer 40% better energy density per volume than Li-ion batteries.
Japanese newspaper Nikkei said in...
Google launches VR video tour of the White House at Christmas time
Google has launched a virtual reality tour of the White House at Christmas time.
The video takes users on a 360-degree journey through various iconic rooms...
Microsoft acquires analytics startup ‘Metanautix’
Microsoft has acquired a young Palo Alto data-focused analytics startup called Metanautix.
The startup was founded three years ago by former Google and Facebook...
LG working on a smartphone with a folding curved display
LG is working on a smartphone with a curved display that folds over the top of the phone, according to a tweet by serial-leaker...
‘Apple Pay’ mobile payment platform launching in China
Apple will be rolling out its mobile payment platform service ‘Apple Pay’ in China as early as next year.
The California-based tech giant is partnering...
UK extends hybrid and electric car subsidies until 2018
The UK government is extending its scheme to subsidise purchases of hybrid and electric vehicles until at least March 2018.
Hybrid cars use both electricity...
Microsoft delays Windows 10 Mobile upgrade until next year
Microsoft won’t be rolling out a Windows 10 Mobile upgrade for existing Windows Phone 8 users until early next year.
The company had previously...
Facebook rolls out live stream service to all verified Pages
Facebook is rolling out its live stream service to all verified Pages.
The social networking giant launched ‘Live’, its Periscope-type live video streaming service, in...
WhatsApp back online in Brazil after court temporarily blocked the service
WhatsApp is back online in Brazil after a judge lifted a lower court ruling that temporarily blocked the phone-messaging application.
There was outrage in Brazil...
Apple names Jeff Williams as new chief operating officer (COO)
Apple Inc has promoted Jeff Williams to chief operating officer - a position previously held by current CEO Tim Cook.
Williams joined Apple in 1998...