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Hit the road jack

WHEN Apple shows off its latest iPhone today in San Francisco, it will answer a question it has not had to address in years.

TECH TALK

• FACEBOOK is adding an “instant video” feature to text messages within its Messenger app. This means users can send each other videos while they are texting in the app, in case words are not quite enough.

First flight for giant helium-filled airship

A BLIMP-shaped, helium-filled airship considered the world’s largest aircraft flew for the first time last week with a short but historic jaunt over an airfield in central England.

China’s quantum satellite a major step in space race

CHINA’S launch of the first quantum satellite last week will push forward efforts to develop the ability to send communications that cannot be penetrated by hackers, experts said.

Tech Talk

• TWITTER has announced two new settings that will allow users to control what they see in their feeds and what notifications they receive.

Bahamas team gets hacking at Code 2.0 event

A TEAM from the Bahamas took part in the second CODE Hackathon at the Caribbean Association of National Telecommunication Organisations (CANTO) annual Conference and Trade Expo in Puerto Rico.

TECH TALK

• A Tesla electric car caught fire during a promotional tour in southwest France, but those aboard escaped unharmed.

WHALES ON THE WEB

A WEBCAM’S audience from around the globe is getting incredible views of 3,000 beluga whales that gather near the western part of Hudson Bay in Canada each summer.

Google’s Duo app joins the crowded field of video calling

Knock, knock, Google’s video chatting app has arrived.

Ford says it will have fully autonomous car by 2021

Ford Motor Co. intends to have a fully driverless vehicle — no steering wheel, no pedals — on the road within five years. The car will initially be used for commercial ride-hailing or ride-sharing services; sales to consumers will come later.

Dressed for success

WHEN seconds count, the right clothing matters for Olympic athletes competing in Brazil and competition has been hot between leading manufacturers for the Rio de Janeiro Games, which open on Friday.

Tech Talk

• VIRGIN Galactic says it has received an operating licence for its space tourism rocket from the Federal Aviation Administration which will ultimately permit commercial operations.

Samsung’s new jumbo phone unlocks with iris scanner

SAMSUNG’S new Galaxy Note 7 phone can be unlocked by just looking at it.

Pokemon Go changes spark criticism

CHANGES made by developers of ‘Pokemon Go’ at the weekend have brought a storm of criticism from players of what is being described as the hottest mobile game ever.

A moment in the sun

THE historic first round-the-world flight to be powered solely by the sun’s energy was completed yesterday in Abu Dhabi, from where the plane first took off on an epic 25,000-mile journey more than a year ago.

Pokebits

• THE Catholic Church in Germany is taking legal action to tackle a plague of “Pokemon Go” players invading Cologne Cathedral after the virtual reality game’s manufacturers did not react to requests to exclude the ancient building from it.

Fertility tracking bracelet unveiled

THERE’S a wearable for just about everything these days - including one designed to help women trying to get pregnant.

Custom computers joins ‘Christmas in July’ campaign

CUSTOM Computers Ltd has joined The Salvation Army for its first “Christmas in July - Need Has No Season” fundraising campaign.

Pokemon Go takes over the (real) world

THE Pokemon Go craze has sent legions of players hiking around cities and battling with “pocket monsters” on their smartphones. It marks a turning point for augmented reality, or technology that superimposes a digital facade on the real world.

Tech Talk

• SNAPCHAT, the popular visual messaging service, is giving users a new way to save old “snaps” they shared with friends.

Release of altered mosquitoes to start in the Cayman Islands

AN EFFORT to reduce mosquitoes and prevent the spread of viruses such as Zika in the Cayman Islands by releasing genetically altered mosquitoes is to start this week, officials in the British Caribbean territory have announced.

‘First cyberwarfare atomic bomb has been dropped’

OSCAR-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney believes the first atomic bomb of the cyberwarfare age has already been dropped.

A smarter Siri

APPLE is working to make its iPhone and other gadgets smarter, responding to competitors’ recent moves by building more artificial intelligence (AI) into its Siri digital assistant, photographs, maps and other online services.

Xbox One S: Smaller, but more powerful

XBOX ONE is shrinking in size and growing in power.

A phone that knows its way around a room

A LENOVO smartphone unveiled last week will be clever enough to grasp your physical surroundings, such as the room’s size and the presence of other people, and potentially transform how we interact with e-commerce, education and gaming.