Purchase of semiconductor plant is latest part of San Jose expansion

Apple has purchased a facility in San Jose which used to be a semiconductor manufacturing plant.

Near misses on the rise

A new report from Bard College in the US highlights the growing problem for pilots of planes and helicopters: drones getting in their way. A total of 921 incidents were analysed from December 2013 to September 2015 and over a third of those were defined as „close encounters“ – in other words there was a real danger of a collision in midair.

Search all your services in the one app

Targeting cord-cutters who are signed up to a number of video streaming services, Yahoo has today launched a new app that makes finding the TV show or movie you want to watch across the services a lot easier.

Google is currently testing the feature with a small pool of users.

Good news if you hate the stop-start-stop-start when trying to watch YouTube on a slow connection: Now the Android YouTube app will buffer videos all the way to the end.

Will the app reduce commuter congestion?

Uber announced today that it is trying out two new programs to reduce traffic while you commute. The ridesharing service revealed uberHOP, which allows Uber drivers to operate similar to a bus route, and uberCOMMUTE, which could compensate non-Uber drivers for giving people a lift.

Want to shoot close-ups with your Canon or Nikon DSLR? We pick the best lenses for the job

If you want to shoot ultra close up images, you need a macro lens. These can focus close enough to reproduce small objects at full life-size on your camera’s image sensor. That means something as petite as a postage stamp could fill the entire frame of an APS-C-format sensor, and when you view the image on a computer monitor or in a big print the resulting level of detail can be astonishing. Macro lenses can focus at normal distances too, so they can be used as regular ‚prime‘ lenses.

What does it mean by ‚unique experience‘?

Over the weekend, Square Enix revealed a new trailer for the hotly-anticipated remake of PS1 classic Final Fantasy 7. It also revealed in a later press release that the game will be receiving an „episodic“ release, though it wasn’t mentioned at the show.

Impulsive gig going is now much easier

In its ongoing mission to do everything for everyone, Facebook has begun selling eager gig-goers concert tickets directly, according to reports. With band pages and events already major parts of the social network, it’s a logical next step.