Solar power breakthrough? Tesla reveals home battery storage system
Electric car maker Tesla has revealed a new ‘Powerwall’ battery system that can power homes and business through solar power.
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How Chrome won the war of browsers (infographic)
With Chrome now ruling the global mobile and desktop browser market – how did it win the game of browser-thrones with both users and businesses? This infographic from NeoNam studies and Cloud Solutions looks at how Google tackled a market dominated by Microsoft and came out victorious.
Guest comment: Political membership organisations must go digital or face extinction
With the UK general election just a week away, new research indicates that political party membership numbers hit an all-time low this year. Benno Wasserstein, managing director of Box UK, explores the challenges faced by membership organisations in today’s digital world and why these must be faced head-on to ensure organisations are not on the … [Read more…]
Time for a remote working revolution? Brits spending 11 weeks a year commuting
The average British worker is spending over eleven weeks a year commuting to and from their work place, rising significantly over the past 10 years despite increased opportunities to work remotely, according to new research.
Facebook takes internet.org to Indonesia despite criticism
Facebook’s free internet initiative Internet.org has been officially launched in Indonesia, despite coming under criticism for threatening ‘net neutrality’ in India earlier this month.
First crowd-controlled bar opens on ‘smart cruise ship’
Makr Shakr, the world’s first robotic bartending system has made its debut as the Bionic Bar onboard on Royal Caribbean’s new ‘smart’ cruise ship, Anthem of the Seas, in Southampton.
Just 1 in 10 Brits could ‘live without broadband’
Only one in ten UK broadband users say they could live without access to the internet, according to 2,000 respondents surveyed by broadband, TV and mobile comparison site Cable.co.uk.
Only 18% of Brits have ever read a party manifesto
Despite last week’s UK media frenzy around manifesto launches, only 18% of Brits have ever read through any party’s manifesto, according to new research.
Virtual Reality goes to Hollywood: Spielberg and Ridley Scott to make VR content this year
With Facebook’s Oculus Rift set for a consumer launch later this year, big name film directors are already working on new virtual reality content, according to news reports.
When Watson met Siri: IBM teams with Apple for health tracking
IBM has launched a health unit to make sense of the wealth of data created by the boom in fitness trackers and apps, working with Apple, Johnson and Johnson and medical device maker Medtronic.