Facebook is beefing up encryption of its Messenger app, report claims
Facebook is reportedly set on improving the privacy of its Messenger app by beefing up encryption at the expense of some of the app’s...
Average-speed camera coverage in the UK has doubled over past 3 years
The number of road miles in the UK covered by permanent average-speed cameras has more than doubled over the past three years, according to...
Asus unveils its talking household assistant robot ‘Zenbo’
Asus has just unveiled its new talking household assistant robot called Zenbo.
The family friendly robot, priced at $599 (around £410), can move freely...
Three to trial network-wide mobile ad blocking in the UK
Three has announced that it will begin blocking adverts appearing on its network for a trial period of one-day next month.
The UK mobile service...
Smartphones can be hacked into via public USB charging ports
Smartphones and other devices can be hacked into whilst they are charging at public charging points such as ones found at airports, in cafes...
Microsoft and Facebook teaming up to build massive 160Tbps cable across the Atlantic
Microsoft and Facebook are teaming up to build a massive 4,100-mile internet cable across the Atlantic Ocean, set to stretch from Virginia Beach to...
Fire at world’s largest solar power plant leaves facility operating at a third of...
Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, the largest solar power plant in the world, caught fire on May 19, leaving the California-based facility operating at...
London Taxi Company raises £273.8m to fund next generation battery-powered black cab
The Chinese parent company of the London Taxi Company (LTC), makers of the UK capital’s iconic black cabs, announced that it has raised $400m...
Zero-fuel plane ‘Solar Impulse’ heads for Dayton, Ohio
The zero-fuel ‘Solar Impulse’ plane departed Tulsa, Oklahoma, at 04:22 local time (09:22 GMT) and is currently on its way to Dayton, Ohio –...
Google files patent for sticky coating on cars designed to reduce crash injuries
Google has filed a patent for a sticky coating that can be placed on driverless vehicles to help mitigate the amount of damage done...