TECHNOLOGY

A British inventor, who built an Iron Man-style flight suit, has flown it at the Ted (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conference in Vancouver. Richard Browning’s short flight took place outside the Vancouver Convention Centre in front of a large crowd. Since he posted the video of his maiden flight in the UK, Mr Browning has had huge interest in his ...

Amazon’s new smart speaker, the Echo Look, received a mixed reaction following its unveiling this week. Some say it could inspire confidence while others voiced privacy concerns. The $200 (£154) gadget, not yet on sale, features a camera to capture full-length selfies and video which can be stored to create a personal “look book”. It uses smart assistant Alexa to ...

Google and Facebook have confirmed that they fell victim to an alleged $100m (£77m) scam. In March, it was reported that a Lithuanian man had been charged over an email phishing attack against “two US-based internet companies” who were not named at the time. They had allegedly been tricked into wiring more than $100m to the alleged scammer’s bank accounts. ...

The Minister for Communication, Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful and her two deputies, George Nenyi Andah and Vincent Sowah Odotei, have paid a working visit to the head office of Mobile Network Operator, Tigo, in Accra. They were welcomed by the entire management team and given an overview of the business by the Chief Executive Officer, Roshi Motman. This included the evolution ...

Last month, Samsung confirmed it would be selling refurbished Note 7 devices, and now, we know where and when the phones will go on sale. According to a report from ET News the recycled Note 7 will be available in South Korea from three carriers this June. Branding and pricing are still being negotiated, but the handset will reportedly go ...

The international transport company Uber says it plans to launch a fleet of flying cars by 2020, the BBC has reported. It said initial networks would be set up in the US city of Dallas and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The flying taxis are being developed in partnership with a handful of aviation companies and that the ...

Technology marketing and development firm, ISPACE, has urged the Business Development Ministry to focus on compelling policies to facilitate the growth of SMEs in the country. The group wants government to desist from venturing into business and competing with the private sector. Recently the Business Development ministry announced it will from July offer a one year tax holiday to all ...

Engineer Harry Huskey, who helped build many of the first ever computers, has died aged 101. Dr Huskey was a key member of the team that built the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (Eniac) which first ran in February 1946. Eniac is widely considered to be one of the first electronic, general purpose, programmable computers. Dr Huskey also helped complete ...

The Brain Tumour Charity has said there is insufficient scientific evidence linking mobile phone use with brain tumours, following a court ruling. The Italian court, in Ivrea, agreed that a man’s brain tumour was linked to his mobile phone use. It awarded Robert Romero 500 euros (£418/$535) a month in compensation. He had claimed that using his business mobile phone ...

YouTube has modified its content filter after complaints it had blocked political and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) videos. Restricted mode is an optional filter designed to hide content that may be judged unsuitable for children. But many prominent LGBT video-makers said their videos had been targeted. YouTube said it had fixed an error and made more than 12 ...