uk-hotdailynews: 2015-10-01 U.K. Technology

Google and Microsoft settle patent dispute
Financial Times
Patent wars that plagued the early years of the smartphone industry moved a big step closer to resolution on Wednesday, as Google and Microsoft reached a settlement to end some 20 patent lawsuits. The terms of the deal were not announced but the ...

Google, Microsoft kiss and make up in patent fight truce   The Register
Google and Microsoft agree to lawsuit truce   BBC News
Microsoft, Google stand down in patent battles   Reuters UK
Stuff
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Google counters Apple with Nexus phones, new tablet
Arab News
A visitor takes a picture of the new Nexus 5X phone during a Google media event in San Francisco, California. (AFP). Published — Thursday 1 October 2015. Last update 1 October 2015 4:19 am. | نسخة PDF · Print News | A A ...

China's Huawei rides Google coattails into new markets   THE BUSINESS TIMES
Specs-off!: Google Nexus 6P vs. iPhone 6S vs. Galaxy S6   CNET
Google Android Marshmallow, Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X, Pixel C, Chromecast Audio ...   Vine Report

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Facebook's New Profile Pages Will Allow Profile Videos, Cue Endless Possibilities
Huffington Post UK
On Wednesday, the world's biggest social network announced developments to the mobile versions of profile pages, previously neglected for the more prominent 'news feed'. And it seems they've taken inspiration from Snapchat and Twitter. - Advertisement -.
Facebook video ... Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will introduce video to the ...   NEWS.com.au
Facebook updates profile options for mobile users, adds videos   Firstpost
Facebook Adds Looping Videos, Short Biographical Fields To Profile Photo   Yibada (English Edition)
The Australian
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Google's new Chromecast makes a play for the games market
The Guardian
Video and music tend to hog the headlines around the subject of casting technology, but with its new Chromecast, Google is making a play in another area: games. Gaming, once dominated by specialist companies, is increasingly becoming a battleground for ...

Google launches refreshed Chromecast devices as it connects the whole house   Inquirer
Google unveil new Nexus handsets, Chromecast TV dongle and Pixel tablet   Daily Mail
Google Chromecast Audio lets you stream music over your home speakers   Telegraph.co.uk
BBC News
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CNET

NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV Comes to Europe
HEXUS
London, 30 September 2015 — NVIDIA today announced that its first living-room entertainment device — the NVIDIA® SHIELD™ Android TV box — will be available to buy online and in-store on Thursday, 1 October, from select retailers in the U.K., France ...
Nvidia Shield Android TV box launches in the United Kingdom tomorrow   MyTechBits
GeForce NOW goes off-GRID and out of beta   TechRadar
Nvidia Shield TV Box Lands in the UK for £150   Lifehacker UK
Inquirer
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Electricity harvested from radio waves could power the smart home of the future
Telegraph.co.uk
A new method of harvesting electricity from unused radio frequency waves has been unveiled today by Lord Paul Drayson, the former minister for science and chief executive of Drayson Technologies, at The Royal Institution in London. The patented ...

Electricity from the air - Drayson's big idea   BBC News
Harnessing Electricity From Air Is Possible Claims Lord Drayson   Huffington Post UK
Free energy from radio waves could power the internet of things   ComputerWeekly.com
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Wired.co.uk
The Engineer
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It's not Wi-Fi Assist using all your data, it's your settings
Mashable
If you've been blowing through data since upgrading to iOS 9 or buying a new iPhone, it's probably not because of Wi-Fi Assist; it's because of your bad settings. See also: The 15 best features of iOS 9, in GIFs ...

Ignore the haters: Wi-Fi Assist is the best new feature in iOS 9   The Guardian
Apple pushing out iOS 9.0.2 one week after iOS 9.0.1 was released   Phone Arena
Apple stops iOS 8.4.1 and iOS 9.0 code signing as iOS 9.0.2 fixes lock screen ...   Apple Insider
CNNMoney
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Analysis of diesel models from Fiat and Renault find more pollution in real ...
Daily Mail
High levels of pollution are being emitted by diesel vehicles built by a range of car makers other than Volkswagen, it was claimed last night. New diesel cars from manufacturers including Renault, Nissan, Hyundai, Citroen, Fiat, Volvo allegedly produce ...
Diesel vehicles from car makers other than VW 'emitting high pollution levels'   expressandstar.com

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Volkswagen director says staff acted criminally over emissions tests
The Guardian
German carmaker VW faces fines in the US alone of about £12bn for cheating emissions tests. Photograph: Patrik Stollarz/AFP/Getty Images. Sean Farrell. Wednesday 30 September 2015 05.05 EDT Last modified on Wednesday 30 September 2015 11.28 ...

Volkswagen board member Olaf Lies admits 'We were crooks' over emissions test ...   Daily Mail
Lies from VW: 'Our staff acted criminally but board didn't know'   The Register
Volkswagen staff acted criminally, says board member   BBC News
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Miscellany News
Yahoo News UK
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Recombu

You can now order and pay for your Starbucks before you get to the store
Recombu
Starbucks' new mobile order and pay service makes it dangerously easy to slot a quick coffee into your daily commute. As part of an update to the coffee chain's mobile app, rolling out on October 1st, coffee addicts throughout the nation's capital will ...
Starbucks to launch Mobile Order and Pay scheme in UK   Herald Scotland
Starbucks Mobile Order and Pay service goes live in UK   Pocket-lint.com
Starbucks lets you order coffee via mobile app in London stores   City A.M.
MarketWatch
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