Perceptive IT

13/09/2023

The race between Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk continues. Now they’re competing with their space-based satellite internet services. Who are you backing?

Bezos is thousands of satellites behind Musk

11/09/2023

Next year your iPhone might be able to detect and report car crashes automatically. What other safety features would you like to see?

Your iPhone might have a new capability as soon as next year: detecting a car accident and automatically dialing 911.

08/09/2023

Tesla’s opening up its Supercharger network to other electric cars. A trial’s starting in the Netherlands. Would this persuade you to get an electric car?

The choice of the Netherlands isn’t surprising.

06/09/2023

Do you use Google Chrome? It’s just had a performance boost, delivering search results faster. Have you noticed?

Chrome's omnibox now prefetches search results even faster

04/09/2023

Do you remember Clippy, the paperclip assistant in Microsoft Office? He’s back in Teams. Only as a non-animated sticker though

Computer users from a certain era may remember with fondness, Clippy. The animated paperclip was an assistant in Microsoft Office, on hand to answer questions, and popping to life every now and the…

01/09/2023

A burger-cooking robot called Flippy is helping a US restaurant chain prepare food. What elements of your job would you love a robot to do?

Miso Robotics launched a new version of the machine called Flippy 2, which works faster and doesn't need human intervention..

30/08/2023

Seems like the global chip shortage is impacting everyone. This report says Apple produced 50% fewer iPads, to use the parts for iPhone 13s

Apple has reportedly halved production of its iPad line through September and October in a bid to get iPhone 13 production back on track

28/08/2023

Windows 11 may have ditched Cortana, but its new Voice Access takes hands-free control to the next level. You can control much of your PC, even when offline

25/08/2023

Last week a Non-fungible Token (NFT) sold for $3,000 instead of the planned $300,000… the seller blames a typo. Have you made a worse typing mistake?

There is a lot of craze and hype surrounding NFTs at the moment. The idea that you could technically “own” a digital asset seems...

23/08/2023

Spam texts are a pain. Here’s how you can block and report them on Android and iPhone

Keep spam out of your texts.

21/08/2023

Don’t forget to track Santa tonight. NORAD has been tracking him for more than 65 years now

Follow Santa Claus as he makes his magical journey around the world!

18/08/2023

Windows 11 may have ditched Cortana, but its new Voice Access takes hands-free control to the next level. You can control much of your PC, even when offline

The latest Windows 11 Insider build (version 22518) includes a ton of new features, including a daily wallpaper tool, an awful widgets button that eats up the taskbar, and to our surprise, an advanced hands-free control system called Voice Access.