Google Maps is no longer an outdoor navigation system – the tech giant is rolling out an upgrade that provides directions inside different facilities. Users can now use Live View on smartphones to maneuver around malls, airports and train stations. The Indoor Live View Feature uses AR cues to provide turn-by-turn directions over a live … Read more
Over the course of the next decade humans will integrate more with technology to ‘upgrade’ our lives including brain chips and exoskeletons, a new report claims. Produced by dentsu, a global advertising and digital agency, the report looks at ways the world could change over the next 10 years and the impact on global brands. … Read more
The M6 Toll will be watching you: Midlands motorway to be enforced by ANPR cameras in multi-million-pound upgrade The 27-mile toll road will be monitored by cameras reading plates Operators said it would provide ‘seamless, contactless travel’ on the M6 Toll The ANPR cameras will not be used to enforce speed limits, operators say The … Read more
British Gas orders 2,000 electric vans, in one of the biggest such upgrades by a UK company so far By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 22 February 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 22 February 2021 British Gas has ordered 2,000 electric vans, in one of the biggest such upgrades by a … Read more
UK ports owner splashes out on a £350m upgrade ahead of Brexit and the return of cruises Associated British Ports (ABP) has spent £250m on improving infrastructure Another £50m has been spent on overhauling the firm’s container terminals And ABP is splashing out £50m on a cruise ship terminal in Southampton By City & Finance … Read more
Broadband users in rural areas are being left behind in major network upgrade, spending watchdog warn Report by the NAO says target of nationwide broadband by 2025 is ‘challenging’ The National Audit Office said this could mean rural areas are left until last One in five premises in rural areas lack access to basic broadband … Read more
The Roomba just got a brain transplant, courtesy of artificial intelligence, which gives owner’s increased control over how, when and where their vacuums clean. Using iRobot’s new Genius Home Intelligence platform, Roomba maps the entire home, identify individual pieces of furniture and suggest cleaning routines and schedules.. The rolling vacuum uses machine vision and built-in … Read more
Activists have slammed a council for approving a £37million upgrade of the memorial building to British imperialist Cecil Rhodes in Oxford that was the site of a demonstration during the Black Lives Matter protests. Rhodes House, a Grade II* listed building in Oxford city centre, provides the headquarters of the Rhodes Trust. The Trust administers … Read more
Kate Hudson models a bra top and shorts while announcing a $5K sweepstakes for a kitchen upgrade: ‘We know it’s been a challenging year’ By Sameer Suri For Dailymail.com Published: 21:55 BST, 15 May 2020 | Updated: 21:59 BST, 15 May 2020 Kate Hudson posed by a stove in a kitchen in two new snapshots … Read more
The US Federal Communications Commission is opening up radio spectrum in the 6GHz frequency band, ushering a new era of fast, low-latency internet connections. The decision, voted on unanimously by the FCC, will add 1,200 Megahertz of Wi-Fi for unlicensed use and increase the amount of Wi-Fi spectrum by nearly fivefold. The release of the … Read more