Apple may now swapping any iPhone battery at its discounted $29 replacement price regardless of the battery’s capacity, a more flexible stance than last week’s offer to change batteries on older phones, according to two reports. This would be the latest concession…
Earlier this month, Facebook announced it would be using facial recognition to let users know every time a photo of them had been uploaded to the site. Such a feature would be extremely useful to one man – public-relations professional Jonathan Hirshon,…
Photo-sharing platform Instagram is introducing a “recommended for you” feature — which was so far being tested within a small group — to all users. “The new section, ‘recommended for you’, is clearly labelled so as not to be confused with your…
Google has quietly stopped selling its popular Pixel C tablet through its online store in favour of the new $1,000 Pixelbook hybrid laptop it released earlier this year. “As is common when a device has been out for a few years, we’re…
The YouTube app has been removed from Amazon’s Fire TV devices four days earlier than expected, as a dispute between Amazon and Google continues. Fire TV devices now encourage people to use the YouTube website in a web browser instead. Google had…
A camera that changed my life. A printer that I not only didn’t scream at, but actually love. And Amazon’s Alexa, with stellar Hi-Fi sound, in the form of a Sonos speaker. Those are a handful of my favorite tech devices of the…
The YouTube app has been removed from Amazon’s Fire TV devices four days earlier than expected, as a dispute between Amazon and Google continues. Fire TV devices now encourage people to use the YouTube website in a web browser instead. Google had…
In 2017 AI was everywhere, so in the last edition of Tech Tent for this year we set off to explore artificial intelligence. What is it, where is it making rapid progress, and what are the dangers for society if we get…
Apple has apologised after facing criticism for admitting it deliberately slows down some ageing iPhone models. The company now says it will replace batteries for less and will issue software in 2018 so customers can monitor their phone’s battery health. Some customers…
For families of stroke victims, dementia patients and even those recovering from surgery or in rehabilitation, there’s an ever-present fear that something will happen when you aren’t around. What if there’s an accident? What if they fall and can’t call for help? Fortunately, new smart…
