Apple has invested in $1bn in Chinese cab hailing service Didi Chuxing. Uber is the biggest cab-hailing service globally, but Didi rules in China by a considerable margin with an 87 per cent share...
The multitude of disparate Internet of Things (IoT) standards is due to be stripped down to a more manageable number to encourage better practices in the IoT arena. That's according to Peter James, market...
Microsoft continues to adapt its offerings to the changing world of IT, detailing this week its approach to delivering integration for enterprise applications across cloud and on-premise infrastructure,...
Great Ormond Street Hospital is looking at using the Internet of Things (IoT) more widely having already implemented several projects, according to Robert Bielen, IT apps manager at the hospital. Bielen...
Smart home company Nest is rolling out OpenThread, an open source reference code implementation of the Thread networking protocol created by the firm in 2014. “Thread makes it possible for devices...
Google has tweaked its Translate app to include several new features that make translation a more streamlined process for users of Android and iOS devices. The first new feature is Tap to Translate for...
TalkTalk has posted profits of £14m for its 2016 financial year, less than half the £32m posted in 2015, owing to the cyber attack on its systems in 2015. TalkTalk’s financials show that the firm...
Barclays has announced plans to offer a new contactless payment app for Android phones, beating Google to offer such a service on the mobile platform. Contactless Mobile will work on any NFC-enabled...
Hackers are exploiting a security vulnerability in SAP business software that dates back to 2010. The US Computer Emergency Response Team (US-CERT) has warned that at least 36 enterprises are at risk...
Samsung has become the first firm to release a 256GB microSD card. The Samsung Evo Plus 256GB is, for now at least, the highest capacity in its class, beating 200GB offerings from SanDisk and more recently...