8 Innovative Augmented Reality Features For Fashion And Beauty Shoppers
Augmented reality (AR) has become a powerful tool for retailers. The technology can be used by brands to boost sales and enhance the shopping experience for customers.
The Tragic Failure of Boeing 737 Max
A manufacturing failure, a rushed certification and long-standing corporate rivalry coalesced—shaping two of the deadliest aviation disasters of all time
TikTok’s Estranged Relationship With Privacy and Security
After India, the United States is considering imposing a ban on Chinese video-sharing platform TikTok citing child privacy concerns
How you can show your allegiance to the BLM movement
Over the past few weeks, strong images of police using violent force against demonstrators, burning buildings set alight by angry protestors, and the looting of stores across the US, have made several rounds across various Media outlets around the world.
Augmented Reality Apps Keeping Users Busy During Covid-19 Lockdown
Augmented Reality (AR) has been dominating user experience (UX) and with the COVID-19 pandemic, many people have been turning to AR apps to help pass their time.
Ebook sales surge as a result of Coronavirus pandemic
As several businesses were caught in a race against time to come up with ideas that would keep their businesses running in the thick of the Corona pandemic, publishers, and bookstores alike, saw a rise in the number of Ebooks purchased.
COVID-19 Increases The Need For 5G Solutions
The COVID-19 outbreak has forced organisations and schools to adopt remote working and studying. Additionally, more people are subscribing to streaming services and accessing content online. This has caused a significant uptick in internet usage, placing big demands on network providers.
Society of Censorship
With your modern life running through your phone, how much control over you do tech giants have?
Wearable Tech: Google’s New Glasses
Over recent years, wearable tech has become the newest trend – with smartwatches at the forefront of this drive. One device that is much sought after but yet to hit the mark and gain success: smart glasses.
5 Ways Grocers Are Leveraging Technology During COVID-19
Consumer behaviour has changed drastically amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The number of visits to stores has decreased significantly. Whilst online shopping has seen a spike in sales, physical stores have been left to deal with loss of business.
The ‘Elaborate and Sophisticated’ Fraud of Wirecard
German financial services giant Wirecard crashed after the company acknowledged €1.9 billion on its balance sheets never existed
AI to prioritise NHS patients to help deal with post-COVID backlog
The UK has seen challenging months with the country coming to a halt due to the coronavirus outbreak.
Is COVID-19 Pushing Us Towards A Cashless Society?
Research shows that the number of cashless transactions is growing during lockdown. In fact, according to Asian Banker’s research, the number of cashless payments is forecasted to rise by 9% in leading economies in 2020.
iOS 14 Is the Biggest UI Renovation Coming to iPhone
iOS 14 brings a revamped home screen with widgets, a new App Library and customizability never experienced before
Brands showing support towards BLM accused of performative activism
Many brands, including well-known fashion labels, have come out to support the “BLM movement” in recent weeks. And, although appreciated by many, some have raised their eyebrows at the sudden flood of support, feeling that the same support could have been given years ago.
PlayStation 5: First Look Into Sony’s Next-Generation Console
Thursday’s event unveiled the final entrant in the ensemble of the ninth-generation consoles, the Sony PlayStation 5
VAR Part II: Will the Second Half Be the Better Half?
The 2019/20 football season has been shrouded in shouting and anger with the introduction of the VAR System. Will the second part of the season lead to improvements in the flawed system?
4 Major Areas Blockchain Is Disrupting
The number of blockchain initiatives is growing. According to Statista, the global blockchain market will grow from $3bn in 2020 to $39.7bn in 2025.
Fitness companies saved by Zoom amid global pandemic
After the outbreak and spread of Covid-19, a lot of companies were left having to think on their feet and, while some of them resorted to complete shut downs and having to sack a large number of their employees, others decided to take a different route and use platforms which would enable them to keep as many of their employees and clients as possible.
How Far Is the Electric Era of Aviation?
Quieter airports, zero-emission flights and significantly lower airfares are things a future with electric planes will bring – when it’s here
How Young Black Creators are Breaking the Internet
The African diaspora is booming with young and talented innovators with dreams of changing the world, one innovation at a time.
Phygital: How Digital Is Shaping Physical Retail Experiences
E-commerce is growing rapidly – by 2023, the global online sales market is expected to double to more than $6.5 billion.
Facebook is Labelling State-Controlled Media Outlets Ahead of Presidential Elections
Editorial independence can run scarce when media outlets are under the control of the state, and Facebook wants users to know when the news is being ‘influenced’
How L’Oreal Uses Machine Learning and Augmented Reality To Disrupt The Beauty Industry
Anyone who has shopped for beauty products knows it’s not an easy task – the market consists of an unlimited amount of brands, all which promise great results.
America’s Next Leap into Space: Inside the SpaceX Dragon and Falcon Spacecraft
Nine years after the Atlantis took astronauts into orbit, SpaceX and NASA unite to take humanity into space from American soil again
Coronavirus’s Effect on the Environment
From deer spotted in Rotherham Town Centre to fish returning to the Venetian canals, COVID-19 could be saving our environment?
Huawei Gets Red-Carded from the UK’s 5G Networks
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reportedly overturned the decision to allow Huawei limited role in Britain’s 5G networks
Combining Service Design and UX
People are the heart of services – Service Design is a multi-disciplinary methodology that enables a more holistic view of the design process. At UX Connections, we use a variety of design and research methods in our process to unveil ubiquitous actions to improve relations and the delivery of services.
Tesla: Million Mile Battery to put Electric Vehicles ahead in the Automotive Race
Silicon Valley automaker gears up to introduce exclusive low-cost automotive batteries built to last for a million miles of use
The Rising Remote Workforce and Cybersecurity Threats
As the coronavirus crisis compels global workforce to operate remotely, the surge in cyberattacks emerges as another challenge for them to overcome
Remote Working: Is Working From Home Here To Stay?
Are the changes we’re making for coronavirus a short term fix or a long term improvement?
European Union and the GDPR’s Cookie Conundrum
Two years on, the EU is attempting to revamp its cookie consent policies introduced as a part of the General Data Protection Regulation to prevent circumvention
The Benefits of Augmented Reality in Education
Augmented Reality can be a positive influence, grabbing student’s attention with its combinations of technological creativeness.
Libra: Facebook’s Foray Into Finance
The beginning of Facebook’s foray into the world of finance could come to fruition very soon
The JEDI Grand Challenge: Billion Molecules against COVID-19
The Joint European Disruptive Initiative launches the JEDI COVID-19 Challenge to use high-performance computing and AI to fast-track aid the development of therapeutics
How Augmented Reality Relies on User Experience
Augmented Reality is slowly overtaking virtual reality. It’s set to dominate the technological world and user experience is where it starts.
Clearview AI: The Debate of Privacy vs Security
Manhattan-based start-up Clearview AI providing facial recognition software for law enforcement sparks controversy after a data breach
Google AI in Meteorology: Weather Nowcasting
Google AI may help adapt to a time where climate change remains a looming threat through near-instantaneous weather forecasts
Covid 19 – Contact Tracing Technology
Location tracking technology is playing an important role in the first period of life after lockdown across the globe.
AI’s Got Talent: A Song Contest for Artificial Composers
Collaborations with other artists is common in music, but how about collaborations with computers?
One Step Ahead: Will Apple Conquer the Midrange Smartphone Market?
The reigning champions of the flagship mobile phone market now take the battle to the midrange budget
Is the Next Generation of Gaming reaching for the Cloud?
Microsoft’s next-generation console set to hit the market in Holiday 2020, but the tech giant may have yet another ace up its sleeve to redefine the new era of gaming
Moore’s Law: The 50 Year Old Theory That Continues To Drive Forward The Tech Industry
How has a prediction made in 1965 shaped the computer industry – and the whole world – to this day?
Lockdown: In Desperate Times Our Nation Bonds
The altruistic spirit of the nation has brought a candle of kindness and good to dark times
Zoom Through the Phase of Social Isolation
Amid social distancing and self-isolation pandemic protocols, Zoom is keeping organisations, students and teachers connected
Mojo Vision Wants to Add Augmented Reality to Contact Lenses
The startup promises to build the world’s first smart contact lens
How Tech is Transforming the Beauty Industry
AI and AR are revolutionising an industry that once relied on experimentation
Telepathic Communication Could Become a Reality with Neuralink
Elon Musk’s biohacking company, Neuralink, wants to bring humans and computers closer than ever with a brain chip
Together in Arms Against COVID-19: AI and Humanity
The time is now for AI to take the rein as workforces across the globe isolate to reduce transmission
Fake News and False Rumours: How the Nation’s Newsfeed is Getting Murkier Everyday
The recent coronavirus crisis has left the world desperate for news. But when the industry finds it hard to keep up, less authentic outlets appear