Save Replacement Expense With Computer Repairs or Upgrades
Your one-stop computer repair in Oxford If your computer is showing signs of age, is unusable because of a broken laptop screen, or no longer meets your storage needs because of a low capacity hard drive, you may feel it’s time to pension it off and invest in a shiny new one. This may be […]
Is your Managed Service Provider right for you in 2022?
If 2021 taught us anything – it is that the IT landscape for SME’s requires full and thorough re-assessment. Due to COVID, demands on existing infrastructure have increased ten-fold. This has largely been down to the sudden need for every single employer to offer hybrid working solutions. As a result of this, MSP’s (Managed Service […]
Rebellion invites film industry experts to try out its revolutionary virtual production set
At Rebellion’s new studios in Didcot a revolution in movie production is underway. In a demonstration of the power of its new production tools, art directors, directors of photography, grips and other film personnel saw how games-engine-generated, virtual reality backgrounds can be integrated with camera movements. In a set built in one of the enormous […]
Rebellion’s Latest Video Game Sniper Elite VR is in “late stages of development”
Local pulp pop-culture powerhouse Rebellion is a giant in UK nerd culture. Based in Didcot, it oversees the production of the institutional 2000AD comic anthology, as well as developing the iconic game franchise Sniper Elite. The Sniper Elite games have carved out a sizeable fanbase due to their engaging shooter mechanics and gratuitously detailed, yet […]
Book review: Matt Ridley’s How Innovation Works
As my professional life is closely linked to innovation, and as someone who works for a business with innovation in its name – Oxford Innovation, I felt it important to read and take some cues from Matt Ridley’s latest book How Innovation Works. I am an admirer of Ridley’s writing, even if I don’t share […]
ColdQuanta gets £2.8 million funding boost for quantum projects
Quantum atomics company ColdQuanta UK has been awarded £2.8 million from Innovate UK for the development of quantum technology projects, including a ground-breaking quantum positioning system (QPS) that could improve on current GPS systems. The company is based at The Oxford Trust’s Centre for Innovation in central Oxford, where its development work takes place. ColdQuanta’s […]
Bumper year for the video games and consoles market as sales forecast to exceed £2bn
It’s been a bumper year for the video games and consoles market, with sales up by more than 50 per cent set to reach almost £2bn, according to new research. The market reached £1.8bn in 2020, a jump of 55 per cent since 2019 when it was worth £1.2bn and by 2021, the market is […]
OXIS Energy wins 10-year contract to electrify the luxury boat market
OXIS Energy, a leading manufacturer of lithium-sulfur batteries, has achieved a significant milestone by OXIS Energy wins 10-year, £3.8 million contract that will propel the development of battery-powered luxury boats. This exciting partnership is with Yachts de Luxe (YdL), a prestigious Singapore-based company specialising in luxury yacht manufacturing. The collaboration aims to usher in a […]
Community trial of green tech startup’s recycling app proves a hit with residents
The trial of an Oxfordshire company’s recycling app has proved so popular it will be extended for another two months. The Reward4Waste mobile phone app, which provides financial or charitable rewards for returning single-use packaging, is being piloted across 2,000 households in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The trial started at the end of September and […]
Sensyne Health’s latest research deal with NHS Foundation Trust brings total patient dataset to more than five million
Clinical AI company Sensyne Health has signed a five-year strategic research agreement with Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. The dataset covers just over one million unique patient records, with all data anonymised by Somerset beforehand. Sensyne already has arrangements in place with Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Chelsea & Westminster Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, South […]