UK Technology News

Google's New Offices In London

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 11.02.2012 | UK Tech

How much work would you get done if you worked in an environment like this? Google's new offices in London are the kind of hip and colourful workp...

Top Four Potential Habitable Worlds

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 11.02.2012 | UK Tech

If not here, then where? Where would you live? Not the postcode, the planet. The planetary habitability laboratory has the answers, having perused...

Great Instagram And iPhone Photos

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick, Gareth Richman | Posted 08.02.2012 | UK Tech

You can of course use mobile phones to make calls and send texts, if you must. These days though, Instagram and the iPhone 4S camera have turned y...

Stonehenge Turns Into Technicolour Light Show

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 09.12.2011 | UK Tech

These incredible pictures show our most famous ancient wonder looking as vivid as Glastonbury on steroids. Marc Bowyer-Briggs, a Portsmouth photog...

Grandmother Makes Good Manners App For Rude Children

The Huffington Post UK | Olivia Williams | Posted 12.12.2011 | UK Universities & Education

A retired teacher from Oxford, frustrated with children's bad manners, has made an app in the hope of ironing out rudeness. Frustrated grandmother ...

PICTURES: Thousands Of Entries To Contest Sony World Photography Award

The Huffington Post UK | Paul Vale | Posted 08.12.2011 | UK

Thousands of stunning pictures from photographers around the world are set to contest the 2012 Sony World Photography Award. The competition tradi...

Google Doodle Celebrates Mexican Artist Diego Rivera

The Huffington Post UK | Posted 06.02.2012 | UK Tech

The 125th birthday of prominent Mexican artist Diego Rivera is Thursday’s featured Google doodle, with a mural-style image depicting his homeland’...

Microsoft Windows Eight To Launch In February 2012

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 06.02.2012 | UK Tech

It's been accessible to developers for months, but now the everyday Windows user is set to get the brand new Microsoft Windows 8. A Microsoft spok...

Vampire Star SS Leporis Spotted By Powerful Telescope

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 06.02.2012 | UK Tech

Imagine having your life force slowly sucked out of you by a close lingering companion who just won't leave you alone. A "vampire" star has been d...

Amazon Kindle Fire To Launch In January In UK

KnowYourMobile | Melanie Hick | Posted 06.02.2012 | UK Tech

Amazon will be bringing the Kindle Fire to the UK, a source close to the launch has informed Know Your Mobile. ...

Why Do These Animals Get Touch Screen Computers?

PA | Melanie Hick | Posted 06.02.2012 | UK Tech

Primates are to be taught how to use computer touch screens in a study to better understand their memory, communication and emotions. Marwell Wildl...

Mark Zuckerberg's Private Photos Shared On Facebook

Daily Mail | Melanie Hick | Posted 05.02.2012 | UK Tech

Mark Zuckerberg's private photos have been exposed for all to see after an apparent security flaw on his site Facebook. The Daily Mail says the bu...

.XXX Domain Names Go On Sale

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 05.02.2012 | UK Tech

The .xxx domain names suffix has gone on sale today, bringing the digital red light zone for porn and adult sites one step closer. The BBC reports...

You Want The Moon On A Stick? You Can Have It On A Crane Instead (PHOTO)

Melanie Hick | Posted 06.12.2011 | UK Tech

Is the pull of the sun really at the centre of our solar system? This clever photo seems to show the moon is actually supported by a crane. Bruno...

Apple And Other E-Book Publishers Investigated For Price Fixing

Engadget | Melanie Hick | Posted 05.02.2012 | UK Tech

Ever wondered about the value pricing of e-books on your iPad? So has the European Commission. The Commission has launched an antitrust investigat...

VFTS 102: The Fastest Rotating Star Discovered

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 05.02.2012 | UK Tech

Astronomers have found the fastest rotating star ever spotted. Young and very bright, VFTS 102 is rotating at more than two million kilometres per...

Islamic Smart Phone Packs Koran In 29 Languages, Zakat Calculator

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 04.02.2012 | UK Tech

A new Islamic mobile phone could beat the iPhone 4S as phone of the year, if you need to translate the Koran or check your local prayer times. The...

The Most Amazing Night Sky Photos Of 2011

Melanie Hick | Posted 04.02.2012 | UK Tech

If you live in a big city, or even a slightly stabby regional one, you might never get the chance to see the night sky looking as magnificent as this....

How To Travel With Gadgets: Do You Even Need To Turn Them Off?

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 05.12.2011 | UK Tech

We've all heard the announcement "switch off mobile phones and electronic devices for take off and landing". But do we even need to switch phones o...

Why Aren't There More 'World-Class' British Technology companies?

Rupert Baines | Posted 04.02.2012 | UK Tech
Rupert Baines

In his autumn statement George Osborne signalled that he would make changes to the UK's VC landscape, to stimulate more seed investment and start-ups. The initial response has been welcoming, but will the changes really help the UK to be more competitive with Silicon Valley?

Top 10 Christmas Games - VIDEO

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 04.02.2012 | UK Tech

No, this is not a list of games starring little baby Jesus and/or a fat white-haired man from the north pole. This here list includes top-selling ...

Online Christmas Shoppers Get An Early Start

PA | Melanie Hick | Posted 03.02.2012 | UK Tech

Millions of online Christmas shoppers are placing orders early this year to avoid late deliveries, a survey has found. Which? found that more than ...

Emails Eat Our Breakfast

PA | Melanie Hick | Posted 03.02.2012 | UK Tech

Most people spend just three minutes eating breakfast because they are too busy checking emails or feel pressured to get to work, a report has found. ...

Xbox 360 Live Launches Social TV

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 03.02.2012 | UK Tech

The rules of life online are that everything must be shared. Facebook friends know what Spotify track you're listening to, and which Guardian arti...

Angry Birds Starts Endangered Birds Charity

Huffington Post UK | Melanie Hick | Posted 01.02.2012 | UK Tech

Angry Birds are not just tetchy for the sake of it. Now they're angry about endangered bird species - and they're doing something about it. Rovio ...