Friday, 1 July 2016

Emergency service

The world can be a dangerous place, but can smartphone apps really help protect us when things go wrong?

The bottle that empties every drop of soap and other news

BBC Click's Lara Lewington looks at some of the best of the week's technology news

New delay for NHS 24 computer system roll out

A crisis-hit computer project for the NHS 24 telephone helpline will not be fully rolled out across Scotland until the end of next year - four years later than originally planned.

Apple 'considering takeover' of Jay Z's streaming service Tidal

The US technology company is said to be considering a takeover bid for Jay Z's music-streaming service Tidal.

British Gas offers free electricity at weekends

British Gas is to offer free electricity for eight hours at weekends to two million customers who have smart meters installed.

Spotify accuses Apple of blocking app and using store as 'weapon to harm competitors'

Apple is accused of blocking Spotify's streaming service by demanding the firm uses the iTunes billing service.

BMW and Intel plan robot car production

BMW, Intel and computer vision firm Mobileye have signed a deal to develop autonomous vehicles.