Why the NHS should prescribe wearable fitness trackers

Jun 16, 2016 15:32 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health Technology

Its not yet clear whether wearable fitness trackers, such as Fitbits, Jawbones and Microsoft Bands, really do encourage us to become healthier over the longer term. They might make us move more and eat healthier in the...

Tech Companies Wage War Over Messaging, ‘Apple’ And ‘Facebook’ Among Combatants

Jun 16, 2016 10:01 am UTC| Technology

For a while, it seemed that the next stage of battle for tech companies was live streaming, with giants like Facebook and Twitter getting their own platforms for the feature, and paying a lot of money in the process....

‘Monohm’ Sells Game Changing Smartphone Pocket Watch For $399

Jun 16, 2016 09:24 am UTC| Technology

The smartphone market is full of units that have different processors, apps, cameras, and even smart assistants, but they all share rectangular features. Monohm aims to change the way users think of smartphones by offering...

‘Oculus’ Doubles Down On Exclusivity Debate, In It For The Long Haul

Jun 16, 2016 09:01 am UTC| Technology

Oculus has been receiving a lot of heat from the gaming community about its attitude towards VR exclusivity. The company wants to make as many of the games that it helped develop to only run on the Oculus Rift, but many...

‘Facebook’ Spamming Cost Man 30 Months Prison Time And $310K

Jun 16, 2016 08:08 am UTC| Technology

Facebook is full of people who spam other people. That is just how the social media landscape works these days. However, when the spammer starts accessing the accounts of users and even taps into the social networks system...

‘Oculus’ Tried To Bribe “Serious Sam VR” Devs

Jun 16, 2016 08:05 am UTC| Technology

Fans of the Serious Sam series of games will be more than familiar with the whacky, self-aware theme of the games, and will also know that the developer behind the title is the Croatian team fittingly called Croteam. Well,...

Digital disruption: STEM graduates and more regulation not the answer

Jun 16, 2016 05:43 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology Law

A complacent government could easily adopt a wait-and-see approach when it comes to the effects of technology on our economy, but a report from the Productivity Commission advocates what governments need to do to confront...