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    • Tuesday, 4 September, 2018
      Michael Skapinker
      Let’s hang up on conference calls

      We dutifully enter our pin code followed by the hash key but rarely achieve much

      Jeune fille répondant à des appels non-stop sur plusieurs téléphones, à Londres, Royaume-Uni, circa 1960. (Photo by KEYSTONE-FRANCE/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images)
    • Wednesday, 29 August, 2018
      Jonathan Margolis
      The secret to great pocket-sized tech

      After wrestling with the fiddly ways of Psion, I found a surprisingly simple solution

      CYK36W Psion 3 Organiser a hand-held pocket computer
    • Wednesday, 1 August, 2018
      Retail & Consumer industry
      Start-ups in the headphone market offer innovative choices

      A wave of competitors disrupts traditional models to offer a revolution in your ears

      Close up of a young woman listening to music while riding in a bus
    • Monday, 25 June, 2018
      Technology sector
      Upstart short-video app Douyin challenges China’s tech giants 

      Streaming platform popular with millennials is nipping the heels of Tencent and Alibaba

      This picture taken on May 29, 2017 shows Chinese tourists posing for a selfie overlooking partially demolished houses at the Larung Gar Buddhist Institute in Sertar county in southwest China's Sichuan province. Thousands of monks, nuns and laypeople -- including many Han Chinese devotees -- crowd this remote valley in Sichuan province to study at Larung Gar, the world's largest and most important institution for Tibetan Buddhist learning. But authorities have ordered the mass expulsion of devotees back to their place of origin, warning that the area is dangerously overcrowded. / AFP PHOTO / Johannes EISELE / TO GO WITH China-Buddhism-religion-rights, FEATURE (Photo credit should read JOHANNES EISELE/AFP/Getty Images)
    • Wednesday, 6 June, 2018
      Jonathan Margolis
      Whatever happened to the graphic equaliser?

      Commuters and homeworkers listen to music but are denied the ability to tweak the mix

      KRRWDJ A vintage Technics 12 band graphic equaliser
    • Wednesday, 23 May, 2018
      ReviewTechnology sector
      Review: Snap’s Spectacles 2.0

      Lighter and with improved software, the future looks bright for smart shades

      An employee wears a Snapchat ghost shirt and Snapchat Spectacles by Snap Inc. while crossing the street outside the company's office in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, U.S., on Thursday, March 2, 2017. Snap Inc., the first technology company to go public in the U.S. this year, jumped in its debut after the disappearing-photo app maker priced its initial public offering above the marketed range. Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg
    • Monday, 21 May, 2018
      The FT ViewFintech
      Chinese fintech’s global future is arriving now

      Financial infrastructure is a strategic asset and regulatory challenge

      FILE PHOTO: The logo of Ant Financial Services Group, Alibaba's financial affiliate, is pictured at its headquarters in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China January 24, 2018. REUTERS/Shu Zhang/File Photo
    • Tuesday, 15 May, 2018
      ReviewTechnology sector
      VR headsets: Mirage Solo v Oculus Go

      Neither system requires support from a PC or console — but do they measure up?

      Portable headset: The Mirage Solo
    • Monday, 23 April, 2018
      ReviewTechnology sector
      Binge watch cinema cheaply with MoviePass — while you still can

      The ‘Netflix for movie theatres’ is the latest start-up to pay customers’ bills

      Group of teenager friends at the cinema watching a movie together and eating popcorn, entertainment and enjoyment concept
    • Wednesday, 11 April, 2018
      ReviewTechnology sector
      Steven Spielberg’s ‘Ready Player One’ fails to lift virtual reality

      The film has barely raised consumer awareness — and that is not likely to change soon

      This cover image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows characters Aech, left, and Parzival in a scene from "Ready Player One," a film by Steven Spielberg. (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)
    • Monday, 26 March, 2018
      ReviewTechnology sector
      Review: the 4K Mavic Air drone

      The Chinese flying camera outclasses others — if you can find somewhere to fly it

      Mavic air drone, lifestyle photos
    • Wednesday, 14 March, 2018
      ReviewWork & Careers
      Smart speakers will take over? Don’t make me laugh

      Most AI devices are unable to respond accurately to the most basic human commands

      KHYW4C A woman interacts with Amazon Echo Plus at a showroom in Yokohama MID Base Tower Residence on November 22, 2017, Yokohama, Japan. Amazon Echo Plus is a smart speaker programmed with Amazon's artificial intelligence assistant app called Alexa to control home appliances such as TV and lights through human voice. Credit: Rodrigo Reyes Marin/AFLO/Alamy Live News
    • Saturday, 10 March, 2018
      US & Canadian companies
      LA-based electric scooter sharing service raises $100m

      Bird Rides start-up eyes expansion as it seeks to change transportation landscape

      Bird Scooters
    • Tuesday, 6 March, 2018
      ReviewConsumer trends
      Review: Ember, the ‘intelligent cup’ for the smart home

      It can keep your beverage hot all day, but at a cost of $80

      Ember mugs for Work & Careers
    • Monday, 26 February, 2018
      ReviewUS & Canadian companies
      How 360-degree camera makers have changed direction

      Panoramic photographs are fun and product launches should make them mainstream

      Rylo 360 degree camera . press shot from site
    • Saturday, 17 February, 2018
      ReviewTechnology sector
      Review: Apple’s HomePod has its limits

      The iPhone maker’s speaker has high quality sound, but smart assistant is a let down

      Apple HomePod's neat design is aimed at our living rooms
    • Friday, 9 February, 2018
      ReviewWearable technology
      Review: the Amazfit Bip is the Casio watch of the 21st century

      Huami’s smartwatch does not quite match Apple, but at $99 it is almost unbeatable

      Amazfit Bip smartwatch
    • Friday, 2 February, 2018
      Tim Bradshaw
      Regulators in a flap over Bird Rides, the scooter rental start-up

      Santa Monica hire service is taking off — but not everyone is happy

      Bird Scooters
    • Monday, 29 January, 2018
      Tim Bradshaw
      Tech and healthcare often struggle to sync

      Consumers are left stranded when tracking apps and devices are switched off suddenly

      Nokia’s Body Cardio scales
    • Monday, 22 January, 2018
      ReviewWearable technology
      Review: Motiv’s smart ring is a feat of miniature engineering

      Its small sensors are sufficient to effectively track your activity and sleep quality

      Motiv smart ring
    • Wednesday, 17 January, 2018
      Jonathan Margolis
      From self-driving store to smell sensor, start-ups are thriving

      Plenty of small-scale tech shows promise at the Consumer Electronics Show

      Exhibitor Cynthia Alexandrescu wears Ghostek soDrop 2 headphones at CES in Las Vegas, Nevada, January 11, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / DAVID MCNEWDAVID MCNEW/AFP/Getty Images
    • Friday, 12 January, 2018
      ReviewWearable technology
      CES 2018: A long-term vision of the tech trends to watch

      The wares at the annual electronics show offer clues to the next big thing

      A 5G wireless broadband technology display in the Intel booth at the CES in Las Vegas
    • Monday, 8 January, 2018
      Technology sector
      What happened when I gave bitcoin as presents

      Should my family ride out the volatility and ‘hodl’ their online currency?

      epa06407079 A Bitcoin is pictured in Duesseldorf, Germany, 27 December 2017. Wild swings in the price of bitcoin took a pause, after it temporarily dropped to 10,800 US dollar. The cryptocurrency's value plummeted by nearly a third last week, and was dealt another potential blow when the Israeli Securities Agency said it would bar companies trading in bitcoin from operating on the Tel Aviv stock exchange and investigate how to regulate the digital currency because of concerns about volatile prices. EPA/SASCHA STEINBACH
    • Tuesday, 19 December, 2017
      Jonathan Margolis
      Why cameras, transistor radios and satnavs still sell

      Older technology has its place as it is often more practical than the latest thing

      Woman shoots video with interest to the mini camcorder
    • Monday, 18 December, 2017
      ReviewTechnology sector
      From Alexa to AirPods: tech that changed our lives in 2017

      Bluetooth headphones, smartwatches and mobile payments hit the mainstream this year

      A customer sets up Face ID on his new iPhone X at the Apple Store Union Square
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