Apple is working on a pair of augmented reality (AR) glasses that support 5G networks, according to a technology analyst familiar with the tech giant. The AR glasses, simply called ‘Apple Glasses’, are not sunglasses but normal prescription glasses that display an interface on the inside of the lens. Anyone facing an Apple Glasses-wearing user … Read more
A desktop game aimed at helping children see the importance of social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic has racked up 10,000 plays in its first two days. ‘Can You Save the World?’, co-developed by a UK-based professor of psychology, is a vertically scrolling video game where players are tasked with walking through a virtual city … Read more
The thorny subject of tax will be at the forefront of Government policy for years to come once Britain’s lockdown restrictions are lifted and the pandemic subsides. Taxpayers will be left bearing the brunt of the economic fallout from Covid-19, which has seen mass pay cuts, job losses, furloughing and vast loans dished out to … Read more
I plan to start cycling to work every day after the social lockdown comes to an end. I’ve used my bike on-and-off to commute for the past 15 years and over that time have witnessed plenty of bad driving, poor cycling and daft pedestrian behaviour. Now, I intend to start cycling all the time to … Read more
Bonfire of fixed-rate savings accounts: Best buy offers up in smoke as providers blame coronavirus for pulling deals Some 62 one, two, three and five-year fixed-rate deals have gone since March Savings rates have continued to slide since the coronavirus hit Britain Challenger bank Aldermore pulled all its non-easy-access deals from sale It said the … Read more
Astronomers detect an ‘incredibly rare’ Earth-like planet orbiting a star one-tenth the size of our sun 25,000 light-years away The star was spotted in the Galactic Bulge at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy The rocky world’s mass is somewhere between the mass of Earth and Neptune It is so far away that scientists … Read more
Apple’s rumoured over-ear headphones will be called AirPods Studio, feature head and neck sensors and can be worn ‘backwards’ Apple is believed to be developing over-ear headphones called ‘AirPods Studio’ In-built sensors will detect which way round on a person’s head they are They will also be able to automatically pause when removed from the … Read more
Lifetime Isa savers may still lose their own money to tap savings… as the taxman proves slow to update its system after rule change victory The Treasury is cutting the Lifetime Isa penalty from 25% to 20% until April 2021 Savers who need to access the money now won’t be charged their own money They … Read more
Giant 18-tonne piece of a Chinese rocket crash-lands in the Atlantic after successfully lifting a prototype spacecraft into orbit in the ‘largest uncontrolled reentry in decades’ The debris that crashed was from the core of the Chinese Long March 5B rocket This was used to launch a prototype crew spaceship and a cargo ship into … Read more
Neither Professor Chris Whitty or Sir Patrick Vallance were asked to approve Number 10‘s Government’s confusing ‘stay alert’ message, it was claimed today. The ‘stay alert, control the virus, save lives’ slogan was unveiled on Sunday, replacing the ‘stay at home’ message that was in place since lockdown on March 23. But the top experts … Read more