New App Lets You Book Hotels By The Minute

The new ‘Recharge’ App has launched in the US, which lets users book big city hotel rooms ‘by the minute’. Why Book By The Minute? The app, developed by two-year old San Francisco-based start-up Recharge is designed to appeal to people who just need a base in the city...

Google Translates Business Reviews With AI

If you’re travelling overseas and you want to find a business, bar, restaurant or shop, you will soon be able to read high quality translations of the reviews that are displayed in Google Search results and Google Maps thanks to an AI upgrade. What’s The Problem? If...

Buy And Sell Subscriptions Through Amazon

Amazon has launched a new ‘Subscribe With Amazon’ service which enables consumers to discover, subscribe and manage a range of digital subscriptions, and enables subscription businesses to reach millions of new customers. What Is It? Whereas we are likely to have...

Parcel Robots On Trial In London

Hermes, the courier company, is to operate a trial scheme of autonomous, parcel collection robots on the streets of Southwark in London. Collection Nearby Using Secure Compartment Each of the six-wheeled robots will collect a parcel of up to a maximum 10kg in weight...

Your Ad Blocker Be Helping Advertisers To Target You

A French study has shown that even though your ad blocker may be stopping unwanted adverts, it could also be identifying you to advertisers, thus making you more likely to be targeted in future! The Study A recent online study by French researchers Inrialpes, which...

Virgin Now Making Customer Hubs Into ‘Wi-Fi Hotspots’

After a successful trial last year (and following BT’s lead) Virgin Media is boosting its public Wi-Fi network by making customers’ SuperHub routers double as public Wi-Fi hotspots. What Is A Wi-Fi Hotspot? A Wi-Fi Hotspot is a location where wireless access to a...