WeChat removal could hit iPhone sales in China, analyst predicts

Chinese iPhone shipments could decline up to 30 per cent if Apple is forced to remove WeChat from its App Store, an analyst has predicted. The removal of the massively popular chat platform, owned by Chinese tech giant Tencent, could adversely impact iPhone sales in the country.  Annual shipments of other Apple hardware devices, including AirPods, … Read more

Massive wall of acid clouds stretching over 4,000 miles found hiding on Venus for 35 years

Massive wall of acid clouds stretching over 4,000 miles and moving at speeds similar to a jet plane has been hiding in Venus’s hellish atmosphere for 35 years JAXA has spotted a massive wall of acid clouds hiding under Venus’s atmosphere The cloud consists of mostly carbon dioxide and stretches over 4,000 miles  It periodically … Read more

Instant Pots disinfect N95 masks from the coronavirus in just 50 minutes, experts claim

Americans are increasingly being spotted wearing face masks in public amid the coronavirus pandemic, as are people are around the globe. Soon, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may advise all Americans to cover their faces when they leave the house, the Washington Post reported.   The agency is weighing that recommendation after initially … Read more

‘Invisible’ words like ‘a’, ‘the’ and ‘it’ are found in a similar pattern across narratives

Small and ‘invisible’ words like ‘a’, ‘the’ and ‘it’ appear in a similar pattern across most narratives ranging from Dickens to Spielberg – forming a blueprint for storytelling, a study has found.  Researchers from Lancaster University and the University of Texas recorded 39,000 uses of these words in fictional and non-fictional text from novels to … Read more

Google discontinues Pixel 4 smartphone 9 months after release

Google discontinues the Pixel 4 smartphone just nine months after release Google has confirmed the decision the same week as it announced its Pixel 4a  The high-end £669 Pixel 4 may not have a place in the current economic climate The Pixel 4 smartphone is still available ‘from some partners while supplies last’  By Jonathan Chadwick … Read more

Monkeys sharing bananas is the equivalent to humans taking a date out for dinner

Monkeys sharing food is the equivalent to humans taking a date out for dinner, suggests a new study. No evidence had previously been seen of monkeys sharing food in the wild  Researcher from University of St Andrews have recorded six such instances   Believed it helps animals forge and strengthen social bonds with others  By Joe … Read more

Google discontinues Pixel 4 smartphone 9 months after release

Google discontinues the Pixel 4 smartphone just nine months after release Google has confirmed the decision the same week as it announced its Pixel 4a  The high-end £669 Pixel 4 may not have a place in the current economic climate The Pixel 4 smartphone is still available ‘from some partners while supplies last’  By Jonathan Chadwick … Read more