How Flight Simulator could usher in a new era of cloud based games
Microsoft’s latest entry in its long-running Flight Simulator series has the entire world available to fly around in. It’s the start of cloud-based gaming. Being able to travel the world and fly over your own house inside a video game was an impossibility even just a few years ago....
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Is the quantum computing in ‘Devs’ really possible?
We take a peek at the physics behind Alex Garland’s new sci-fi offering Devs. Will quantum computers be able to tell us the future? Alex Garland’s newest foray into sci-fi, the Hulu show Devs, is one of the most innovate programs to be screened on prime-time Television for a...
Why the Epic Games and Apple lawsuit is a big deal
Apple is threatening to remove Unreal Engine from all Mac and iOS devices, putting dozens of developers and titles at risk. Fortnite was dramatically pulled from the App Store several weeks ago and is no longer available on any iOS device, including all iPhones and iPads. It’s the result...
Instagram introduces QR codes to individual profiles
The social media giant is launching QR codes globally, allowing consumers to engage with retailers and other physical businesses contactlessly. Instagram has rolled out yet another update to its mobile app, this time offering a universal QR code that can be used to quickly access individual profiles. Any supporting third-party...
Triller: the app well placed to become TikTok’s main rival
Yet another app has joined the race to becoming Gen Z's new favourite video-sharing platform as the White House moves to ban TikTok. Facing a potential ban in the US due to various security and privacy concerns, TikTok is fighting for its life and, as a result, millions of its...
Driverless taxis use UV lighting to kill Covid-19 pathogens
What’s cooler than a self-driving cab? Answer: a self-driving cab that kills Covid pathogens with UV light. In wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, a self-driving start-up called Voyage is kitting out autonomous minivans with ultraviolet lighting to sterilise cab interiors between rides. The new UV lighting system is an adaption of...
Is Instagram ‘Reels’ a genuine threat to TikTok?
With TikTok edging closer to possible elimination in the US market, Instagram has decided to launch its own short-bite video platform ‘Reels’. But is it good enough to rival TikTok? Last week Instagram rolled out its newest feature ‘Reels’ across 50 countries, with the intention of gaining a lucrative slice of the short-form content space. Rising like a phoenix from the ashes of Vine in 2016, TikTok recognised – and...
Google transforms recycled bottles into Pixel phone cases
In its quest to build more sustainable infrastructure, Google has released a series of phone cases made from recycled plastic for the Pixel 4a.
It’s becoming common knowledge that the amount of waste in landfill sites is growing every year, and proprietors of annually renewing tech must take part of the blame. We’re currently on course to hit 110 million tons of waste by 2050, and with
Microsoft offers TikTok US lifeline with potential deal
Microsoft is in advanced discussions over a potential TikTok purchase in the US, as President Trump looks to address the platform’s privacy concerns. After TikTok’s meteoric rise during lockdown saw it become the most downloaded app of 2020, parent company ByteDance and host-nation China were dragged through the mud in the mainstream media. Reports of invasive data collection software within TikTok’s programming sparked global trepidation over Chinese surveillance, with India...
Amazon gains approval to launch internet satellite initiative ‘Project Kupier’
Amazon has just received the long-awaited go ahead to launch Project Kupier, and an initial constellation of internet satellites 578 strong is being readied. After a 12 month wait, Jeff Bezos has finally received approval from the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to launch Amazon’s broadband satellite operation Project Kupier, and the world’s richest man is pledging future investment to the sum of $10bn. Like Starlink, which is headed up by...
