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One-third of US tech 'innovators' are immigrants: study
Feb 24, 2016 (AFP)
More than one-third of America's technology "innovators" are foreign born, according to a study released Wednesday that debunks many commonly held beliefs about...
Wearables market races ahead, paced by Fitbit, Apple
Feb 23, 2016 (AFP)
The global market for connected wearable devices accelerated at the end of 2015, with Fitbit pacing the leaders and Apple closing ground, a survey showed Tuesda...
Internet by light promises to leave Wi-Fi eating dust
Feb 23, 2016 (AFP)
Connecting your smartphone to the web with just a lamp -- that is the promise of Li-Fi, featuring Internet access 100 times faster than Wi-Fi with revolutionary...
5G key to unlocking Internet of Things... but not yet
Feb 22, 2016 (AFP)
5G will massively speed up the Internet and unlock the Internet of Things -- making driverless cars and talking fridges a reality -- but experts warn plenty of ...
Smartphones to replace cards at bank machines
Feb 21, 2016 (AFP)
Here's another use for the smartphone as it invades daily life: in place of your debit card at your bank cash machine. The "cardless" automatic teller machine (...
New hardware to expand fast fiber-to-the-home
Feb 17, 2016 (SPX)
The cost of deploying fast fibre connections straight to homes could be dramatically reduced by new hardware designed and tested by UCL researchers. The innovat...
Appeals court upholds Apple e-book settlement
Feb 17, 2016 (AFP)
A US appeals court rejected Wednesday a challenge to a settlement between Apple and consumers which could have voided a $450 million payout deal in the Apple e-...
Imaging with an 'optical brush'
Feb 17, 2016 (SPX)
Researchers at the MIT Media Lab have developed a new imaging device that consists of a loose bundle of optical fibers, with no need for lenses or a protective ...
Researchers create wireless flexible smartphone
Feb 16, 2016 (UPI)
Researchers at Queen's University have created the first flexible smartphone. The wireless device boasts a high-resolution, full-color screen that responds to t...
Alphabet's X lab chief sees Internet reaching billions
Feb 16, 2016 (AFP)
The "captain of moonshots" at Google parent company Alphabet sees widespread, world-changing wireless Internet on the horizon. Astro Teller, head of the boundar...
New lens ready for its close-up
Feb 16, 2016 (SPX)
Imagine digital cameras or smartphones without the bulky lenses or eyeglasses with lenses that are paper thin. Researchers have always thought that flat, ultrat...
Terahertz wireless technology could bring fiber-optic speeds out of a fiber
Feb 12, 2016 (SPX)
Hiroshima University, the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, and Panasonic Corporation announced the development of a terahertz (T...
Eutelsat and ViaSat Forming Joint Venture to Expand Satellite Broadband in Europe
Feb 11, 2016 (SPX)
ViaSat and Eutelsat Communications will form a joint venture combining Eutelsat's current European broadband business with ViaSat's industry-leading broadband t...
The iron stepping stones to better wearable tech without semiconductors
Feb 10, 2016 (SPX)
The road to more versatile wearable technology is dotted with iron. Specifically, quantum dots of iron arranged on boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs). The new mate...
Twitter lets hot tweets rise to top of timelines
Feb 10, 2016 (AFP)
Twitter revamped its timeline Wednesday, allowing the "best" tweets to rise to the top, despite warnings of a revolt from members loyal to the real-time flow of...
Japan camera makers battle smartphone onslaught
Feb 10, 2016 (AFP)
Highschooler Nao Noguchi is a perfect illustration of why Japanese camera sales have plunged the past few years -- she uses her smartphone for everything and ca...
Twitter looks to outside help in fighting abuse
Feb 09, 2016 (AFP)
Twitter on Tuesday announced that it is pulling together a council of outside experts and organizations to battle abusive behavior at the one-to-many messaging ...
Swedish telecom chief to steer web body ICANN to independence
Feb 08, 2016 (AFP)
Sweden's Goran Marby was Monday named head of the body that manages Internet addresses, pledging to uphold checks and balances as it steps out from under US gov...
Apple asks top US court to reject Samsung appeal
Feb 08, 2016 (AFP)
Apple has asked the US Supreme Court to dismiss Samsung's appeal in the blockbuster patent case between the two smartphone giants, saying the ruling followed "w...
Passenger Connectivity Services To Surpass $5 Billion By 2025
Feb 05, 2016 (SPX)
According to Euroconsult's newly released report, Prospects for In-Flight Entertainment and Connectivity, total revenues from passenger connectivity services ar...
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