Articles by James O'Malley

The 10 most important breakthroughs in Artificial Intelligence

By James O'Malley published 10 January 18

AI Week A 10-step guide to how we've reached today's AI marvels.

You and AI: will we ever become friends with robots?

By James O'Malley published 9 January 18

AI Week How far are we from having our own R2-D2 buddy?

Look away now! 15 truly terrible iPhone cases

By James O'Malley, Andrew Williams published 11 September 17

Pass the sick bucket, these shockingly bad iPhone cases are vomit inducing.

A history of time travel: the how, the why and the when of turning back the clock

By James O'Malley published 2 August 17

Luc Besson Presents From HG Wells to Stephen Hawking is it possible to master time? Or are alarm bells ringing?

Forget Planet of the Apps – Apple needs to rip off these TV shows instead

By James O'Malley published 18 February 17

Non-plussed about Apple's forthcoming reality TV show? The Cupertino company could find inspiration in these gems.

11 hilarious Star Wars spoofs you should watch right now

By James O'Malley, Gerald Lynch published 17 December 16

Star Wars Week A long time ago, in a parody far, far away…

How to break the internet

By James O'Malley published 3 December 16

In Depth From increasingly sophisticated hackers to over-zealous politicians, there's no shortage of threats.

Why the Lightning port beats Bluetooth for sound quality

By James O'Malley published 5 September 16

In Depth The iPhone 7 looks to have no headphone jack - but Bluetooth isn't going to be the answer

How Teletext and Ceefax are coming back from the dead

By James O'Malley published 6 August 16

In Depth In the year 2016, the future of teletext is looking bizarrely bright.

How to make sure your next car is future-proofed

By James O'Malley published 31 July 16

In Depth Buying a car is now as confusing as buying a new laptop – how do you make sure it's not going to be filled with the wrong tech?

The past, present and possible future of Yahoo

By James O'Malley published 25 July 16

In Depth With Verizon buying Yahoo, we look at what made the internet company so great - and where it started to go wrong.

How the new 5G manifesto will affect your future phones, cars and internet

By James O'Malley published 13 July 16

Explainer We break down the European Commission's 5G manifesto, including the

5 ways Huawei can make a 5-star phone

By James O'Malley published 1 June 16

Huawei pumps out some good phones, but with a few changes it could be making great ones.

10 brilliant IFTTT recipes that will make you a tech god in your home

By James O'Malley published 14 May 16

Think you're up to speed with the Internet of Things? Using these recipes you can control your devices in ways you'd never dreamed of...

Tesla's premium DLC battery idea could easily backfire

By James O'Malley published 14 May 16

Opinion Tesla's battery idea could put it on a highway to Hell.

Proposed Internet surveillance will give dictators ideas, claims campaign

By James O'Malley published 10 May 16

Civil liberties group Don't Spy On Us has launched a campaign against the proposed Investigatory Powers Bill.

10 brilliant solar-powered bags to keep all your gadgets charged

By James O'Malley published 1 May 16

Make wandering around with a bag on your back work for you, by charging up your gadgets on the go.

In Election 2016, the war for your vote has become the war for your data

By James O'Malley published 19 April 16

New technologies are transforming how campaigns are fought – and how the votes are counted.

Spotify agrees to pay $21m in unpaid royalties as Soundcloud signs deal with Sony

By James O'Malley published 18 March 16

Both Spotify and Soundcloud have signed intriguing new deals with the music industry.

Grandfather set to break space record as he blasts off to the ISS

By James O'Malley published 18 March 16

Poor Scott Kelly. Just weeks after setting the astronaut space flight record he's set to lose it to a space veteran.

Tim Cook warns of 'slippery slope' in San Bernardino data drama

By James O'Malley published 18 March 16

Apple's CEO has come out fighting in a new interview with Time magazine.

This portable ultrasound will beam images straight to your phone

By James O'Malley published 17 March 16

No more lugging around your desktop ultrasound machine whenever you want to peer inside people's organs.

Google launches 'Moon Shot' film series with JJ Abram's production company

By James O'Malley published 17 March 16

Google wants to tell us the story of the people competing for its Lunar prize, and has enlisted Bad Robot to help.

Self-Driving cars could make driving through intersections faster

By James O'Malley published 17 March 16

A new mathematical model shows how autonomous vehicles could make intersections painless by slowing down a little bit.

Could an Apple Watch detect a stroke before it happens? Scientists need your help

By James O'Malley published 17 March 16

Scientists need your help training a deep learning algorithm to detect atrial fibrillations.