How everyday technology is helping in the fight against COVID-19

How everyday technology is helping in the fight against COVID-19

How everyday technology is helping in the fight against COVID-19 COVID-19 has really impacted our world: our schools are shut, everyday shopping for food is now a risk and we can’t even see our loved ones. Our health has never been so dependent on staying home and the care of our NHS staff.

Instagram Co-founders Step Down

Instagram Co-founders Step Down

The two co-founders — Kevin Systrom, Instagram’s chief executive, and Mike Krieger, chief technology officer — of Facebook Inc.’s popular Instagram app are stepping down.

Samsung S9: What we know

Samsung S9: What we know

Ansaar Ali and Matthew Smith | Reporters Samsung have recently disclosed the release date for the new and upcoming Samsung S9 mobile phone. It will likely feature the new infinity display which means more features for consumers such as 3D touch, improved screen quality and live lock screen wallpapers similar to that of the IPhone 7. The home, backspace and window buttons have also been axed

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The Invasion of Voice Activated Home Assistants

The Invasion of Voice Activated Home Assistants

Niamh McGroarty | Reporter Since the introduction of Amazon’s Echo home speaker featuring ‘Alexa’ in 2014, there has been fast movement from other technological companies in order to produce their own version of this “Personal Assistant.” Companies such as Google introduced their ‘Home Assistant’ to the general public in May 2016 and later released it in November of the same year. Also, one of Apple’s more

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IPHONE X – Good or bad?

IPHONE X – Good or bad?

Alex Carlin The Iphone X is a new phone, made by Apple, which was released on the 3rd of November last year and has many debates surrounding the positives and negatives of this new product. A couple of pros are: -Edge to edge screen -Improved camera -Longer battery life -Face ID adds a new security system -The graphics have been radically redesigned with an all-screen display

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What iPhone should you buy?

What iPhone should you buy?

Erin Seils| We’ve been hearing rumours of a new iPhone for the past few months. However, if you were planning on buying Apple’s latest smartphone, you’ve now got a decision to make.

Robot Surgeons: How Long Before Technology Takes Over?

Robot Surgeons: How Long Before Technology Takes Over?

In this day and age, technology is no longer a novelty. It has enabled exponential medical advancements in recent years; developing vaccinations holding the key to curing diseases including Yellow Fever and Polio which has increased life expectancy globally by a total of 30 years. With Apple alone making $36 billion more than the entire meat industry in the US in 2015, its no secret that the

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