Showing posts with label UK. Show all posts
Showing posts with label UK. Show all posts

Thursday, 14 May 2015

Google got some 'right to be forgotten' decisions wrong, says UK

It's been almost a year since the European Union ruled in favour of the "right to be forgotten," giving anyone permission to request that specific links be removed from Google's search results.

Tuesday, 24 March 2015

Amazon's Fire TV Stick arrives in the UK next month for £35



Google's Chromecast streaming dongle has proven to be quite the hit, but it does come with some drawbacks. There's no physical remote, for instance, and the lack of menus or any overarching UI can be alienating for some.

Monday, 23 March 2015

UK mobile operators will limit bills from stolen phones to £100

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Five UK mobile networks – EE, O2, Three, Virgin Media and Vodafone – have agreed to limit the bill customers could face if their phones are stolen.

Wednesday, 18 March 2015

Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge available to pre-order in the UK from Friday

Samsung has confirmed that buyers keen to pre-order the company’s latest flagship Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge devices will be able to reserve a handset from April 20.

Thursday, 12 February 2015

The UK official albums chart will soon include streaming data

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The way we all consume music has changed remarkably since charts began ranking the popularity of tracks and artists decades ago. In July last year, the UK's Official Charts Company thought it was about time online streaming figures contributed to the crafting of the singles chart.

Wednesday, 11 February 2015

UK government promises free WiFi on trains by 2017

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Large parts of the UK are now blanketed with fast and reliable mobile service, but you always know that when you jump on a train you're going to hit some rough patches.

Driverless car review launched by UK government

Changes to road regulations and car maintenance checks will be necessary to accommodate driverless cars on the roads of the UK, a Department of Transport report has confirmed.
The government wants the UK to become a world leader in driverless technology.
It will publish a code of practice in the spring which will allow the testing of autonomous cars to go ahead.

Wednesday, 21 January 2015

Apple Buys UK Startup Behind Musicmetric To Add Analytics To Beats


Apple appears ready to add more analytics and analysis to Beats, the streaming service it bought for $3 billion last year, after news surfaced that the U.S. giant has bought the British company behind Musicmetric.

Apple buys UK startup Semetric to power up its media analytics

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Apple has acquired Semetric, the London-based startup behind music analytics serviceMusicmetric. The news was first reported by Music Ally and independently confirmed by The Next Web.