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ShinyShiny snippets: Samsung records record profits
Technology giant Samsung Electronics has said it expects to post a 52% jump in profit for the last three months of 2021, amid the global chip shortage. The world's biggest memory chip maker estimates that it made 13.8tn won ($11.5bn; £8.5bn) in the period. That would be its highest fourth-quarter operating profit in four years.…
ShinyShiny: Facebook pulls facial recognition system
Facebook's facial recognition system will be shut down and faceprints will be deleted for over a billion people, the social media giant has announced. The technology automatically identifies users in pictures and videos but Facebook has decided to remove it, citing increased concerns about its use. Jerome Pesenti, vice president of artificial intelligence at Facebook, wrote…
ShinyShiny tech round up: Samsung launches Galaxy 4 watches
Samsung has officially unveiled the Galaxy Watch 4 and the Galaxy Watch 4 Classic, as it hits reset on its smartwatch range. It has replaced its own TizenOS operating system for Google's Wear OS, and killed off the Active 2 range in favour of a singular smartwatch brand. It was revealed at an Unpacked event,…
7 Top Tips for Creating the Perfect Pancake
The Bake King, AKA Ben Cullen, has come up with the top do’s and don'ts for creating the perfect pancake this Shrove Tuesday. Ben's top tip is to not beat yourself up with “over-beating the mix” – as millions fail before it hits the pan by over-mixing the ingredients. And it really is all in…
Samsung launches solar remote at CES 2021
Samsung solar remote The Consumer Electronics Show, known colloquially as CES, is upon us, writes Ashley Norris. One area we will be looking for this year is the rise of the eco-gadgets that are designed not to guzzle up as much power and help reduce an individual’s carbon footprint. A bit…
Connected Christmas: 8 in 10 video calling on Christmas Day
New research has found that new 2020 Christmas Day traditions will include 42% of people ordering a takeaway and eight in 10 adults contacting loved ones via phone or video call – with 12.41pm expected to be the most popular time for friends and families to ‘connect’. The research from Samsung KX - the manufacturer's…
What You Should Get If You Like To Game On The Go
One of the greatest occurrences of our time in the consumer world is how Hollywood has been eclipsed by the video game industry. Maybe eclipsed isn’t strong enough a word, perhaps obliterated is much better. Right now in 2018 Hollywood is raking in a total of around $50 billion a year. Each year this increases…
Is your fitness tracker lying to you? Bad news for Samsung owners at this year’s London Marathon
Ahead of this weekend’s London Marathon, consumer group Which? has just released data which shows that inaccurate fitness trackers could leave runners miles from or even miles past the race finish line. Its data reveals the dramatic differences between actual distances run and those reported by popular fitness trackers and wearable tech. Which? tests have found…
John Lewis introduces ‘smart home experience’ at flagship Oxford Street store
At 1000 square feet, John Lewis' Smart Home Experience claims to be the biggest retail recreation of a smart home in the UK Following an 81% increase in smart home products in the last 12 months, high street retailer John Lewis today (7/4/2016) unveiled its new Smart Home experience at its…
#IFA2015 Samsung SleepSense wearable for improving sleep
Developed in conjunction with medical device manufacturer EarlySense, Samsung has announced SleepSense at IFA 2015 in Berlin. It's a new type of personal healthcare device that is supposed to help you improve the quality of your sleep. Just slip the sensor underneath your mattress to track your movements in the night. This sensor (pictured above) then syncs…