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Developers get early look at new Android software

Mar 09, 2016 (AFP)

Google on Wednesday let developers have an early look at the next version of Android in a move that could get the software into a wider variety of devices. The ...

'Detachables' the hot new thing in cooling tablet market

Mar 08, 2016 (AFP)

The global market for tablet computers will see another decline in 2016, but one bright spot is in "detachables" which are gaining as PC replacements, researche...

US regulator unveils low-income broadband subsidy plan

Mar 08, 2016 (AFP)

US regulators Tuesday unveiled a proposal to offer broadband subsidies to low-income Americans, saying that Internet access is "a prerequisite for full particip...

US Supreme Court affirms ruling in Apple e-books case

Mar 07, 2016 (AFP)

The US Supreme Court on Monday upheld a ruling that Apple was part of a price-fixing conspiracy for electronic books, clearing the way for a $450 million settle...

Email inventor Ray Tomlinson dies at 74

Mar 06, 2016 (AFP)

Ray Tomlinson, the American programmer widely credited with inventing email, has died. He was 74. Before Tomlinson invented direct electronic messages between u...

K-Glass 3 offers users a keyboard to type text

Mar 03, 2016 (SPX)

K-Glass, smart glasses reinforced with augmented reality (AR) that were first developed by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) in 201...

Amazon, targeting smart homes, adds devices to 'Alexa' family

Mar 03, 2016 (AFP)

Amazon unveiled two devices Thursday in the family of its "Alexa" voice-activated personal assistant, aiming for a bigger foothold in the smart-home market. The...

Alibaba plans stake in China business magazine: reports

Mar 02, 2016 (AFP)

The publisher of one of China's most respected business magazines, Caixin, said Wednesday it was seeking new investors following reports e-commerce giant Alibab...

Google tests digital wallets that can stay in pockets

Mar 02, 2016 (AFP)

Google on Wednesday said it is testing ways to let people use digital wallets without having to even take smartphones out of their pockets. The Internet colossu...

Dolby plays to eyes as well as ears with new technologies

Mar 01, 2016 (AFP)

At the entrance of Dolby headquarters in San Francisco, a ribbon of television screens plays synchronized videos that change in time to sound effects. The displ...

EU unveils details of data privacy pact with US

Feb 29, 2016 (AFP)

The EU on Monday unveiled details of a new deal with the US to curb government spying on the personal Internet data of European citizens, but critics said it fe...

'Paywalls' become the norm at US newspapers: survey

Feb 29, 2016 (AFP)

The vast majority of US newspapers have implemented digital subscriptions or "paywalls" to cope with the decline in print, a survey showed Monday. The survey by...

Samsung wins US appeal in Apple patent case

Feb 27, 2016 (AFP)

A US appeals court on Friday handed Samsung a win over Apple in a long-running patent fight, overriding a jury verdict ordering it to pay $119.6 million to the ...

Qantas taps ViaSat for in-flight Wi-Fi and streaming internet services

Feb 26, 2016 (SPX)

ViaSat has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) agreement with Qantas Airways, Australia's largest domestic and international airline, to bring the fastes...

Using plasmonics to transmit more data

Feb 26, 2016 (SPX)

Merely a decade ago, people were amazed that their cellular phones could send a simple text message. Now smartphones send and receive high-resolution photograph...

SES and Panasonic Avionics to provide inflight Wi-Fi and TB over the Americas

Feb 26, 2016 (SPX)

SES S.A. and Panasonic Avionics have announced two major, multi-year, High Throughput Satellite (HTS) capacity agreements serving aeronautical, maritime, and oi...

SES and Gogo aim to meet inflight connectivity demand over the Americas

Feb 26, 2016 (SPX)

SES and Gogo have announced a major satellite capacity deal in the aero market to meet the growing demand for high-speed inflight connectivity on travel routes ...

UW engineers achieve Wi-Fi at 10,000 times lower power

Feb 26, 2016 (SPX)

The upside of Wi-Fi is that it's everywhere - invisibly connecting laptops to printers, allowing smartphones to make calls or stream movies without cell service...

Google funds 128 news projects in Europe

Feb 24, 2016 (AFP)

Google announced Wednesday it would provide 27 million euros ($29.7 million) to 128 news organisations in Europe as part of its "Digital News Initiative." Agenc...

Finance tech firm offers door for non-US startups

Feb 24, 2016 (AFP)

Online payments startup Stripe on Wednesday set out to give Internet entrepreneurs around the world behind-the-scenes business benefits of locating in the Unite...