SanDisk Launches 256GB microSD Card, iXpand Flash Drive at MWC 2017

HIGHLIGHTS The 256GB SanDisk Extreme microSD card is priced at $200 The 256GB iXpand Flash Drive has been priced at $249.99 New iXpand Flash Drive and Connect Wireless Stick are…

Uber to pay $20m to ‘misled’ drivers

Between January and March 2015, ride-sharing service Uber put out ads on Craigslist in the hope of attracting new drivers by offering attractive hourly rates of pay. In Boston, for…

Google placed its own ads first, study claims

Adverts for Google products occupied 91% of the top ad slots on the firm's search results pages, in a study done for the Wall Street Journal. Advertising data firm Semrush…

The rise of the robots?

"Your bones will turn to sand. And upon that sand a new God will walk." Dolores in the latest sci-fi TV blockbuster, Westworld. It may not quite be that bad.…

CES 2017: UK support to tech firms ‘an embarrassment’

The UK government's lack of support for start-ups attending the CES tech show is a "source of embarrassment", according to the event's organiser. Gary Shapiro compared the country unfavourably with…

Taxi-sharing could end traffic jams, suggests MIT study

Taxi-sharing services could reduce the number of cars on the road by 75%, a study has suggested. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) study found that a fleet of 3,000…

Apple sued over fatal ‘FaceTime crash’

An American couple, whose daughter was killed by a driver allegedly using FaceTime on his iPhone, have launched a lawsuit against Apple. The lawsuit alleges that the firm should have…

Industries that Benefit from Wireless Broadband Technologies

Wireless broadband technologies have definitely given businesses a huge boost in productivity and profits in the last few years.In a sense, you can stay connected to everything in real-time, all…

Optoma updated its low-priced 1080p projector to make it even smaller

Optoma released its HD26 projector two years ago. Reviewers liked it at the time, especially considering its low price tag of $599. The HD26 did have some issues, though, like showing…

Google will punish sites that use annoying pop-up ads

  Google is about to deal a small blow to some of the most annoying ads on mobile: pop-ups and interstitials. It’s not a stretch to argue that readers don’t…