The problem is a severe network outage affecting customers of EE and BT which disrupted many services in the United Kingdom although it has now been solved. This breakdown started on Thursday and the majority of users have had no means either to make or receive calls to their mobile phones or landli
When you are an astronaut living on the International Space Station (ISS), it would be best if you were prepared beforehand to bring everything that you need – and might need down the road throughout the entire duration of the mission, since it isn’t exactly located near a convenience store or super
Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, has hit out at the UK broadcaster the BBC over allegations of poor working conditions at its suppliers working on the iPhone 6. Apple’s Senior Vice-President of Operations, Jeff Williams, sent out an email to around 5,000 staff members in the UK on Friday, saying th
Professor Stephen Hawking is warning that artificial intelligence could end mankind as we know it. In an interview with the BBC on Tuesday, he admitted his fears about the consequences of future creations, which could match or surpass humans’ current abilities. “The development of full a
They’re cruising the streets for embarrassing tweets. It’s no secret that every year, the number of people driving under the influence of alcohol shoots up around Christmas. As part of its yearly crackdown, police in Sussex and Surrey are taking to Twitter to document the alcohol-related
A team of plucky Brits has decided to make its way to the moon using funds gathered from the public via Kickstarter. The rather ambitious plan aims to raise £500 million (around $800 million) for the project via donations made by the public. The planned mission, known as Lunar Mission One, will set
The NHS is one of Britain’s greatest achievements and the envy of countless countries around the world, but sometimes but it’s found it hard to ditch the paperwork and embrace technology. In its ongoing bid to improve patient care the NHS today outlined a number of new digital improvemen
Today Baidu reported its third-quarter financial performance, including revenue of $2.203 billion and GAAP earnings per share of $1.79. The market had expected the Chinese company to earn $1.69 per share on revenue of $2.22 billion. Excluding the costs of share-based compensation, Baidu earned $1.90
The supercomputer will also aid climate-modeling scientists, letting them see how global warming will affect specific regions of the UK compared to other parts of the world. The system will be built at the the Met Office HQ in Exeter and come on line in 2015, but won’t hit full steam until aro
The battle of humanity against the scourge known as Ebola rages on, and it is extremely encouraging to see different facets rise up and make a stand. IBM will make their contribution in the form of their super-computing data crunching capabilities over in Sierra Leone, where this particular system w
People found guilty of internet “trolling” in Britain could be jailed for up to two years under new government proposals, following a number of high-profile cases of abusive and threatening behavior on Twitter. Justice Secretary Chris Grayling told the Mail on Sunday newspaper: “Th
Silent Circle, the developer of the privacy-focused Blackphone, has announced that it is entering the tablet market. Jon Callas, co-founder of the company, told the BBC that the device would be ready soon, and also hinted that additional smartphones are also in development. Callas admitted that, sin