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Heads up! Seoul launches campaign to keep smartphone users safe

Jun 22, 2016 (AFP)

Pedestrians glued to their smartphones were given something else to look at this week, as officials in Seoul launched a safety campaign to keep them from walkin...

Tiny mirror improves microscope resolution for studying cells

Jun 22, 2016 (SPX)

A tiny mirror could make a huge difference for scientists trying to understand what's happening in the micron-scale structures of living cells. By growing cells...

Apple free to take bite out of India after rule change

Jun 22, 2016 (AFP)

The gleaming glass atriums and blue-clad "geniuses" that herald the arrival of an Apple store could soon be landing in India, after the government cleared the w...

Samsung to invest $1.2 billion in IoT research in US

Jun 21, 2016 (AFP)

Samsung announced plans Tuesday to invest $1.2 billion for US-based research over the next four years on "human-centered" applications for the Internet of Thing...

US seeks to clear the air for 5G wireless

Jun 20, 2016 (AFP)

US airwaves should get ready soon for 5G wireless, the promising next generation of mobile networks that will help connect a myriad of devices, a top telecom re...

A light microscope made only with consumer electronic products

Jun 19, 2016 (SPX)

Light microscopes based on scattering, reflection and absorption, or a combination of these, have been a key enabling technology for the study of objects invisi...

Novel portable diagnostic tool pairs optical and gamma imaging

Jun 19, 2016 (SPX)

Bigger isn't always better, especially when it comes to a new and surprisingly portable molecular imaging system that combines optical imaging at the surface le...

New nanomaterial offers promise in bendable, wearable electronic devices

Jun 16, 2016 (SPX)

An ultrathin film that is both transparent and highly conductive to electric current has been produced by a cheap and simple method devised by an international ...

Digital is not rescuing troubled US newspapers

Jun 15, 2016 (AFP)

The grim news for newspapers: digital is doing little to rescue them from their deepening woes. Reeling from weak circulation and ad revenue, the traditional ne...

Is it Internet or internet? Debate rages on downshift

Jun 14, 2016 (AFP)

Are you on the Internet or the internet? This debate has been raging for years, but the tide appeared to turn when major US news organizations decided to drop t...

US appeals court upholds 'Open Internet' rule

Jun 14, 2016 (AFP)

A US federal court ruled Tuesday that the Internet is effectively a public utility, upholding a hotly contested regulation requiring broadband firms to treat al...

Apple opens up Siri, other systems to woo developers

Jun 13, 2016 (AFP)

Apple said Monday it was opening up its Siri digital assistant to outside applications, stepping up its artificial intelligence efforts to compete against rival...

Messaging app Line to make trading debut in Tokyo, New York

Jun 10, 2016 (AFP)

Messaging app Line said Friday it will make its stock market debut in Tokyo and New York next month, as it looks to expand on booming popularity among smartphon...

Lenovo looks beyond computers with slick new phones

Jun 10, 2016 (AFP)

Chinese computer titan Lenovo showcased a series of new smartphones Thursday, including a keenly-awaited Tango handset and new Moto Z models that can be transfo...

Bidders offering more than $5 bn for Yahoo: report

Jun 09, 2016 (AFP)

Several suitors are bidding $5 billion or more for the core business of struggling Internet pioneer Yahoo, CNBC reported on Thursday. CNBC, citing unnamed sourc...

US agency endorses plan to cede Internet oversight

Jun 09, 2016 (AFP)

The US administration on Thursday endorsed a plan to cede its oversight of the gatekeeper of Internet addresses to the broader online community. Commerce Depart...

Amazon's Jeff Bezos bets on India with $3 bn investment

Jun 08, 2016 (AFP)

Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos has pledged to invest $3 billion in India, in a big bet on the growth of online shopping in the fast-growing South Asian econo...

Snapchat seen surging past Twitter, Pinterest in US

Jun 08, 2016 (AFP)

Ephemeral messaging app Snapchat by year's end will have more US users than either Twitter or Pinterest, a market tracker said Wednesday. The number of people u...

Apple revamps App Store with new revenue plan, ads

Jun 08, 2016 (AFP)

Apple said Wednesday it was revamping its App Store with a new revenue-sharing model for app developers and, for the first time, search-related advertising. The...

Cash Kao: China's tutors earn fortunes online

Jun 07, 2016 (AFP)

With a following of several million teenage fans, China's Liu Jie says he can earn nearly $50,000 a month from his online videos and is often recognised on the ...