Andrew Curry is an experienced data leader who’s using his surfeit of knowledge to help one of the world’s biggest companies embrace digital transformation. Curry joined oil and gas giant ExxonMobil after graduating with a degree in IT from college in 1999. Today, he’s fast approaching a quarter of a century with the company – … Leer más
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Outstanding main camera Impressive performance Excellent Android 14 software Seven years of updates Cons Underwhelming battery life Slow charging No telephoto camera Our Verdict With a $100/£100 price hike compared to the Pixel 7, the Pixel 8 is more difficult to recommend. It’s an impressive phone in many ways, … Leer más
The government has launched ChipStart, a £1.3m programme providing funding to 12 UK semiconductor startups. The two-year pilot programme, backed by the government, provides early stage companies involved in the design of semiconductors with the technical and commercial help they need to bring new products to market. As part of the National Semiconductor Strategy, the … Leer más
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Good performance Textured, sculpted surface provides a good grip 5-year warranty Cons Pricey Surface tends to grab dust and detritus No IP rating Our Verdict Once the price drops a bit, this high-quality, luxurious-feeling, good-performing, external 20Gbps USB SSD will no doubt be one of our favorites. Price When … Leer más
The CEO of direct-to-consumer fitness apparel startup Gymshark has turned to Google Cloud to help standardise the “mish-mash” of IT underpinning its operations, and is drawing on the hyperscaler’s artificial intelligence (AI) expertise to explore how generative AI (GenAI) could benefit its business. The e-commerce company, founded in 2012, has recently branched out into bricks … Leer más
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Almost unique pull-forward display Excellent content consumption experience Designed for inking Solid gen-over-gen performance increase All-day battery life Cons The Surface price premium persists Pen costs extra Poor performance, unless performance mode is enabled AI features aren’t all that, yet Our Verdict Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Studio 2 is both … Leer más
After what the parties said would be the biggest shake-up in the UK mobile market for over a decade, allowing them to add what they regard as a much-needed alternative for the UK comms market, the merger of Three UK and Vodafone is now being investigated by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The potential … Leer más
Quality of service (QoS) is key for virtually every time-sensitive Wi-Fi application, from videoconferencing to gaming to streaming, and looking to show enterprises how they can use QoS as a market differentiator to attract and retain customers, Wi-Fi trade association the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has published a whitepaper on the topic. E2E QoS improvement: optimizing … Leer más
The Scottish biometrics commissioner has written to Police Scotland outlining his ongoing concerns over the cloud-based digital evidence sharing system used by the force, which uses hyperscale public cloud infrastructure to store and process sensitive biometric data despite major data protection concerns. At the start of April 2023, Computer Weekly revealed the Scottish government’s Digital Evidence Sharing Capability (DESC) … Leer más
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Strong GPS and heart rate accuracy Useful Body Battery daily insights Vibrant AMOLED screen Decent smartwatch features Cons Slightly thick bezel around screen Lacks useful Training Readiness feature Our Verdict The Garmin Vivoactive 5 offers good sports, smartwatch and general wellbeing features for less than picking up a Garmin … Leer más
