There’s an app for that

Companion is a free personal-safety app allowing friends to virtually walk you home at night. Users request a contact to keep them company, tracking their journey home. Those contacted receive an SMS sending them to an interactive map showing the user walking. If they...

Will iOS9 see the death of display?

iPhone user? Then you may have been prompted to update your iOS software over the weekend to iOS 9. Normal tweaks aside, Apple has allowed ad-blocking apps to be bought in its App Store (they will block mobile and tablet ads within Safari – ads within Apple apps...

Searching for serendipity

Ericsson have released ‘TV and Media 2015: The empowered TV and media consumer’s influence’ report. This global report combines qualitative and quantitative research across 9 markets to give voice to emerging and established trends. The big focus this year was on...

Flying cars!

Not quite yet! But thanks to IBM’s IoT (Internet of Things) platform the auto industry is set to join the cloud. It is forecast that by 2020 90% of new cars will have extensive connectivity services. To make the most of this car manufacturers are using the IoT to use...