Image copyright Microsoft Image caption Microsoft believes HoloLens 2 offers new ways for surgeons to plan operations Microsoft has a new version of its augmented reality headset, which now detects where its users are looking and tracks the movements of their hands. It said that HoloLens 2 wearers would find it easier to touch and …
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionWATCH: Hands-on with the Nokia 9 PureView A new Nokia smartphone fuses together shots taken simultaneously by five rear cameras to offer owners what it says is “the richest image capture possible”. This lets it preserve details in the highlights and shadows that would otherwise be lost …
Image copyright Reuters Huawei has revealed its first smartphone to feature a foldable screen, less than a week after its rival Samsung did likewise. The rival handset-tablet hybrids have contrasting designs. Huawei’s Mate X places its fold-out screen on the outside of the device, so that it covers the front and rear of the phone …
Floriane Vintras has had partial paralysis since she was young and has been using a wheelchair for the last two years. She is now using an exoskeleton developed by the Paris-based start-up Wandercraft to help with her rehabilitation. Algorithms and sensors read a person’s movement in the suit, meaning that once they lean in a …
Image caption Supermarkets routinely brand vegan products as “healthier” Products high in salt and saturated fats are being marketed as healthy by leading supermarkets, BBC Radio 5 Live Investigates has found. The British Dietetic Association said stores including Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s were being “unhelpful” and “confusing” customers. The Royal Society for Public Health called …
Which European countries have the most UK pension claimants? If you are entitled to a UK state pension, you can claim it wherever you live in the world. If you live in the UK, your state pension is uprated every year in line with the triple lock, which means it rises by whichever is highest …
Image copyright Getty Images The UK’s housing market is changing. People are renting for longer and buying their first home later. Some buy-to-let investors are pulling out, blaming a greater burden of tax, while some potential home movers are staying put amid an uncertain economic and political climate. It means some assumptions about housing costs …
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Some 746,000 taxpayers are believed to have missed the deadline Taxpayers who missed January’s self-assessment deadline might see increased fines because of a delay in sending out penalty notices, experts have warned. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) normally sends warnings in February, but this year some may go out …
Nicole and Tali are Instagram besties. But the pressure to get more likes and followers is taking its toll. Both friends are thinking of quitting the Insta-game but is leaving it the quick fix everyone says it is? UK users can watch more films from the BBC Like Minds series on iPlayer . Produced by …