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Scotland will be independent by 2025, Nicola Sturgeon believes

When the results are put into the ScotlandVotes seat predictor by Weber Shandwick, they indicate the SNP could lose as many as 10 constituencies, falling from t...

Tech giants say 'we are still in' Paris climate pact

So far, according to The New York Times , the governors of New York, Washington and California have signed on, as well as the mayors of 30 cities - including...

Google Expands Bug Bounty rewards Up to $2,00000 After Judy Malware

If you are a tech-savvy hacker interested in earning yourself $200,000 (£156,000) by finding a critical vulnerability in the Android operating system then Goog...

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Since the launch of Amazon's Echo past year and Google Home in March, both of which have been popular with consumers, Apple had been widely expected to enter th...

'Wonder Woman' is a hit that even Hollywood can't ignore

The film has the ideal balance of action, drama and humor, and is breaking box office records in its first week of release, already taking in $100.5 million in ...

Apple unveils HomePod Speaker, taking on Amazon Echo and Google Home

The HomePod will use its internal microphones to pick up voice commands and uses the same processor chip as the iPhone to pump out "spatially aware" sound, ...

Microsoft Shows Off Scorpio Dev Kit Ahead of E3

The console that Microsoft will sell is different from the system's software development kit, which is given to developers to use to make their games. The lat...

Haley Claims That Trump 'Believes the Climate Is Changing'

Ms. Haley vouched that the president not only believes in climate change but that human activity contributes to it. "The fact of the matter is, Americans d...

Apple is bringing SteamVR and HTC Vive support to Macs

SteamVR is the software which is said to power most virtual reality headsets now available on the market such as HTC Vive . Senior Vice President Craig Feder...

Apple unveils macOS High Sierra at WWDC 2017

The Cupertino has also unveiled a new version of Metal, the company's graphics technology , and will be called as Metal 2 . For Silicon readers the re...

Missed Apple's WWDC 2017 press conference? Watch the recording right here

The new watch-faces will update dynamically based on the time of the day. A 10.5 inch version of the iPad Pro joins the 12.9 inch model, with slimmer borders ...

Apple aims to 'reinvent home music' with HomePod smart speaker

It will be available starting Monday for developers and will be a free upgrade for everyone else this fall. In fact, the entire iPad line still has the most...

London attacker has Scottish wife reports state as two terrorists named

London Metropolitan Police have identified two of the three attackers involved in Saturday's violent rampage on and around London Bridge , releasing photo...

Apple announces new iPad Pros with HDR screens

Graphics will get a bump too. Yet it isn't as bulky as the 12.9-inch model. Drag-and-drop is also another notable addition to the iPad Pro feature set. The ...

Olivier Giroud : My Future Is With Arsenal

Giroud is so far enjoying the current worldwide break, having scored a hat-trick in France's recent 5-0 win over Paraguay, which brings his overall tally for Le...

Amazon Prime Video coming to Apple TV & TV app later this summer

Finally, you can also watch all the action from WWDC 2017 on your Apple TV. "And if you can't, then we don't want to sell it to our customers, because they'...

Police name 2 of the London Bridge suspects

The other attacker, Rachid Redouane , 30, claimed to be Moroccan-Libyan descent, also lived in the same area of east London . " Witnesses said people threw c...

Daughter from 'The Cosby Show' stands by comedian at trial

From the moment he saw Constand, Cosby had " a romantic interest " in her, he testified in a deposition for a 2005 civil lawsuit she filed against him, a ...

6 ways macOS High Sierra will make your Mac much better

Surprising absolutely no one, Apple has also revealed the next iteration of its operating system for computers today at the start of its developer conference....

Champions Trophy: Australia frustrated as rain ends Bangladesh match

Australia needed twenty overs to be delivered for the result to stand under the Duckworth-Lewis system, but they fell four short of that target to see the resu...

Man arrested over note found in Australian airliner toilet

The details of the note also remain unknown. New South Wales State Police, however, told Xinhua there was no sign of any explosive on board the plane and sa...

India hopes new rocket can carry humans into space

Chairman A S Kiran Kumar said it "is a historic day " and the the Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle Mark-III (MkIII D-1) has successfully demonstrated ...

Apple is giving the iPhone a 'Do Not Disturb While Driving' feature

EDT, 10 a.m. PDT with CEO Tim Cook taking the stage. You can trim and edit Live Photos on your iPhone , choosing a specific frame from the Live Photo as th...

IOS 11 Adds Siri Translation, Overhauls App Store

The new App Store will look similar to Apple Music , complete with stories and editorial content. However, the base model starts at $4,999 and so this machin...

NASA launching probe for deep dive into sun's atmosphere

Engineers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, Maryland, prepare the developing Solar Probe Plus spacecraft for thermal vacuu...

'Do Not Disturb While Driving' feature coming to iPhone iOS 11

Games is the most popular category on the App Store, and with the new design there will now be a dedicated home just for games. There will also be a whole ran...

Sony teases "big announcements" for Japanese games at E3 2017

The Xbox One still hasn't quite recovered. If the company wants to do well in the current gaming market, graphics can't be the only appeal. "It's still just a...

All the ways to watch today's big Apple keynote

But in order for Apple to not fall further behind Amazon and Google, it needs to enter the space for cloud-based AI services. According to a report from C...

WWDC 2017: Apple gives Siri top billing on watchOS 4, Apple Watch

The Siri watchface, as the name suggests, learns from your routine, and shows relevant information based on time and your location. Apple Watch-enabled fitne...

NASA Just Unveiled Their Next Mission: "We Will Finally Touch the Sun".

That announcement took place today during a ceremony at the University of Chicago, the same place where Parker is named S. Chandrasekhar Distinguished Service P...

Apple taking on Venmo with peer-to-peer payments

From there, they can use the money to send to someone, make purchases using Apple Pay in stores, apps, and on the web, as well as transferring funds from App...

GRAPHIC: McChicken brawl recorded by customer at McDonald's

Gravely grabbed her cellphone and started recording "because of how irate (the customer) was". "(I) wanted to record in case it escalates", Gravely said. In...

Monument Valley 2 is out right now on iOS

If you've never played any Monument Valley before, you're in for a treat; these games are stunning both visually, and in terms of sound design. Developer Us...

Apple launches the iMac Pro

There's a new, ultra-powerful 27-inch iMac Pro featuring a procesor line-up with up to 18 cores and up to 16GB of video memory. The 5k 27-inch iMac starts a...