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The rise of on-demand viewing divides Hollywood

Mar 25, 2016 (AFP)

Hollywood's traditional media players are facing an unprecedented challenge to their business model as "cord-cutters" opt to cancel their expensive cable subscr...

Activist fund launches bid for control of Yahoo

Mar 24, 2016 (AFP)

An activist investment firm Thursday launched a bid for control of Yahoo, saying Marissa Mayer's management team has "failed to deliver results" that would revi...

NATO country orders Sagem's tactical binoculars

Mar 24, 2016 (UPI)

More than 200 JIM-LR long-range multi-function infrared binoculars are to be provided by Sagem to the army of an unidentified NATO country. The JIM-LR is a tact...

Google glass meets organs-on-chi

Mar 24, 2016 (SPX)

Investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) have developed hardware and software to remotely monitor and control devices that mimic the human physiolo...

Fish and insects guide design for future contact lenses

Mar 22, 2016 (SPX)

Making the most of the low light in the muddy rivers where it swims, the elephant nose fish survives by being able to spot predators amongst the muck with a uni...

Smartwatches can now track your finger in mid-air using sonar

Mar 22, 2016 (SPX)

As mobile and wearable devices such as smartwatches grow smaller, it gets tougher for people to interact with screens the size of a matchbook. That could change...

Apple goes small for new iPhone, iPad

Mar 21, 2016 (AFP)

Apple went small on Monday -- cutting prices as well as screen size -- as it unveiled a new iPhone and iPad aimed at first-time buyers and customers in emerging...

Researchers develop new lens for terahertz radiation

Mar 21, 2016 (SPX)

Terahertz radiation is a relatively unexplored slice of the electromagnetic spectrum, but it holds the promise of countless new imaging applications as well as ...

Apple aims to bolster lineup with new iPhone

Mar 20, 2016 (AFP)

New iPhone and iPad models likely to be unveiled Monday are aimed at helping Apple keep momentum in the fast-evolving mobile device market. The media gathering ...

Japan's apparel industry in hi-tech bid to secure future

Mar 20, 2016 (AFP)

From ready-to-wear knits manufactured instantly to customised dresses produced on inkjet printers, Japan's apparel industry is turning to state-of-the-art techn...

'Daredevil' goes global in Netflix milestone

Mar 19, 2016 (AFP)

A cheer exploded as comic action hero Daredevil burst from a "war room" on the Netflix campus and dashed to nearly every country in the world the instant Friday...

Nothing 'virtual' about climate impact of emails, tweets

Mar 18, 2016 (AFP)

Even as people the world over symbolically dim lights to fight global warming this Saturday, many will join email and social network campaigns that invisibly co...

Twitter an awkward child as it turns 10

Mar 18, 2016 (AFP)

As Twitter marks its 10th birthday Monday, it is somewhat of an awkward child -- having become a powerful communication tool but still struggling to win users a...

China Internet giant Tencent sees 22% rise in Q4 profit

Mar 17, 2016 (AFP)

Chinese Internet giant Tencent, operator of the country's most popular messaging app WeChat, on Thursday reported a 22 percent jump in fourth quarter net profit...

World's thinnest lens to revolutionize cameras

Mar 17, 2016 (SPX)

Scientists have created the world's thinnest lens, one two-thousandth the thickness of a human hair, opening the door to flexible computer displays and a revolu...

Scientists make cheap high-quality mini microscopes

Mar 16, 2016 (UPI)

Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital and MIT have designed mini-microscopes that can create images at the resolution of much larger and more expensive mi...

Amazon seeks patent for buying items with a look

Mar 15, 2016 (AFP)

Online retail colossus Amazon is seeking a US patent on using selfies -- instead of passwords -- for shopping when using smartphones. Seattle-based Amazon reaso...

Sony in nationwide US launch of online TV 'bundles'

Mar 14, 2016 (AFP)

Sony said Monday its Internet-based television service aimed at luring consumers away from cable subscriptions was being expanded to the entire US market. The P...

French interior minister backs FBI in Apple battle

Mar 11, 2016 (AFP)

French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve voiced support Friday for President Barack Obama's administration in its efforts to get Apple to unlock the iPhone of...

Internet address gatekeeper OKs plan to break from US

Mar 10, 2016 (AFP)

The gatekeeper of Internet addresses on Thursday approved a plan to break from US oversight, shifting those symbolic functions to the broader global online comm...