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Apple event expected to focus on iPhones, TV

Sep 06, 2015 (AFP)

Apple is expected to unveil updated iPhones Wednesday along with an Apple TV revamp that may signal a push into online television streaming dominated by Netflix...

'Safe' screens touted for those who just can't look away

Sep 06, 2015 (AFP)

As it gets harder to tear our eyes away from smartphones, televisions, tablets or computers, concerns are growing over a blue light emitted by their screens, bl...

Smartwatches, intelligent homes shine at Berlin mega gadget show

Sep 04, 2015 (AFP)

Smartwatches, intelligent homes and drones that follow users wherever they go are on show at Berlin's mega consumer electronics fair, which opened its doors to ...

Magnetic fields provide a new way to communicate wirelessly

Sep 03, 2015 (SPX)

Electrical engineers at the University of California, San Diego demonstrated a new wireless communication technique that works by sending magnetic signals throu...

Microsoft to buy startup focused on worker efficiency

Sep 03, 2015 (AFP)

Microsoft on Thursday said it was buying a startup that specializes in analyzing email, meeting schedules and other work data to increase people's efficiency on...

Sleeker smartwatches to shine at Berlin mega gadget fair

Sep 02, 2015 (AFP)

Sleeker and sexier smartwatches are expected to premiere this week in Berlin at one of the world's biggest consumer electronics shows, with both phone manufactu...

World's most powerful digital camera sees construction green light

Sep 01, 2015 (SPX)

The Department of Energy has approved the start of construction for a 3.2-gigapixel digital camera - the world's largest - at the heart of the Large Synoptic Su...

Android smart watches get in time with iPhone

Aug 31, 2015 (AFP)

Google on Monday broke down the wall between Android smart watches and iPhones, taking on Apple Watch on its home turf. A version of Android Wear smart watch so...

Turbulent time for Swiss watchmakers in China

Aug 26, 2015 (AFP)

Swiss watchmakers are facing turbulent times in one of their top markets, as the already shrinking luxury sales in China are compounded by the recent devaluatio...

Smartphone growth creating etiquette challenges

Aug 26, 2015 (AFP)

It's OK to use your smartphone walking down the street or on public transportation. But not at a family dinner. And definitely not in church. Users of mobile de...

Chinese smartphone market expected to cool this year: report

Aug 25, 2015 (AFP)

The once-hot smartphone market in China is expected to cool this year, growing a meager 1.2 percent, according to a report released Tuesday. The China smartphon...

Ringing in the changes at China's telcos

Aug 24, 2015 (AFP)

China will swap the heads of the country's top three telecom companies in a high stakes round of musical chairs as speculation mounts over a possible merger of ...

Smartphone makers challenged by China 'saturation'

Aug 20, 2015 (AFP)

A cooling of smartphone sales in China suggests the world's biggest market for the devices has reached a saturation point, posing challenges for manufacturers, ...

Twitter shares tumble back to IPO price

Aug 20, 2015 (AFP)

Twitter shares sank to an all-time low Thursday before closing at their initial public offering price from 2013, as growth concerns intensified over the one-to-...

New start-ups want to become the 'African Netflix'

Aug 19, 2015 (AFP)

A crop of new tech entrepreneurs from Africa and its diaspora are hoping to bridge the continent's growing middle class and booming film industry in a quest to ...

Intel, 'Survivor' producers plan show on wearables

Aug 19, 2015 (AFP)

US technology firm Intel, best known for its semiconductor chips, is jumping into reality TV with a competition pitting makers of wearables and smart connected ...

US to extend Internet oversight role

Aug 18, 2015 (AFP)

The US is extending its oversight of a body that controls part of the Internet's structure, the Department of Commerce said, postponing a possible handover of r...

China's Lenovo and Taiwan's HTC slash thousands of jobs

Aug 13, 2015 (AFP)

Chinese computer giant Lenovo said Thursday it would cut more than 3,000 jobs as net profit for its first quarter fell by more than 50 percent. The world's bigg...

Samsung ramps up Apple challenge with large handsets

Aug 13, 2015 (AFP)

Samsung staked its claim to the high end of the smartphone market Thursday, unveiling two large-screen handsets and its new mobile payment system as part of its...

Google turns a page with Alphabet

Aug 11, 2015 (AFP)

Google's reshaping under newly formed parent Alphabet gives the tech giant more ability to focus on its core business, while offering startup-like flexibility t...