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High-tech tombstones let loved ones live on, virtually

Jun 26, 2013 (AFP)

Rick Miller kneels in front of a grave and uses his cell phone to scan a small barcode on a tombstone. Within seconds, he's looking at photos and videos of a lo...

In Asia, ancient writing collides with the digital age

Jun 25, 2013 (AFP)

As a schoolboy, Akihiro Matsumura spent hundreds of hours learning the intricate Chinese characters that make up a part of written Japanese. Now, the graduate s...

'Fast, cheap' Internet satellites launched

Jun 25, 2013 (AFP)

The first four of 12 satellites in a new constellation to provide affordable, high-speed Internet to people in nearly 180 "under-connected" countries were blast...

'Password fatigue' haunts Internet masses

Jun 25, 2013 (AFP)

Looking for a safe password? You can give HQbgbiZVu9AWcqoSZmChwgtMYTrM7HE3ObVWGepMeOsJf4iHMyNXMT1BrySA4d7 a try. Good luck memorizing it. Sixty-three random alp...

Sony joining the phablet wars with Xperia phone with 6.4-inch screen

Jun 25, 2013 (UPI)

As more and more smartphones seem to resemble tablets, Japan's Sony has joined in by announcing its supersized Xperia Z Ultra phone with a 6.4-inch screen. The ...

Help at hand for those wanting to detox from technology

Jun 25, 2013 (AFP)

Tired of checking your smartphone every few minutes for new emails, likes or retweets? Do you spend more time looking at your device than chatting to your date?...

Internet devices grow amid mobile shift: survey

Jun 24, 2013 (AFP)

Global sales of Internet devices including PCs, tablets and mobile phones is showing steady growth in 2013, amid a shift to more mobile gadgets, a survey showed...

Samsung unveils new line of Galaxy Tab tablets in three screen sizes

Jun 24, 2013 (UPI)

South Korean electronics giant Samsung says the newest versions of its tablet computer offering, the Galaxy Tab, will go on sale in July. The Galaxy Tab 3 will ...

Telefonica sells Irish branch to Hutchison Whampoa

Jun 24, 2013 (AFP)

Spanish telecom giant Telefonica said on Monday it will sell its Irish subsidiary to Hong Kong group Hutchison Whampoa for 850 million euros ($1.1 billion) in a...

SciTechTalk: Taking a stab at that perfect 'vanity' email address?

Jun 23, 2013 (UPI)

Yahoo's announcement last week it would begin resetting inactive email addresses and make them available again must gladden the hearts of people set on a "vanit...

'Phishing' scams explode worldwide: researchers

Jun 21, 2013 (AFP)

Those insidious email scams known as phishing, in which a hacker uses a disguised address to get an Internet user to install malware, rose 87 percent worldwide ...

Apple, US government spar in antitrust trial finale

Jun 20, 2013 (AFP)

Apple on Thursday dismissed allegations it conspired to raise the price of e-books and said the US government's antitrust case against it would deter new entran...

Denel Land Systems taps Sagem for imagers

Jun 19, 2013 (UPI)

South Africa's Denel Land Systems has contracted Sagem of France to provide thermal imagers for South Africa's Badger Infantry fighting vehicles. Sagem, in an a...

Database of private security cameras could help in crime investigation

Jun 19, 2013 (UPI)

The U.S. arm of a Russian software firm says it's created a database to help Baltimore police track down private surveillance video that may help solve crimes. ...

Intelligent glasses designed for professors

Jun 19, 2013 (SPX)

Scientists at la Universidad Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M) have developed a system based on augmented reality that, thanks to intelligent glasses, enables a profe...

Huawei vows to catch up with Samsung, Apple

Jun 19, 2013 (AFP)

Chinese telecom giant Huawei on Wednesday vowed to catch up with its more popular rivals Apple and Samsung after unveiling its newest phone for the first time i...

Study finds injuries to cellphone-using pedestrians rising

Jun 19, 2013 (UPI)

Injuries have soared for pedestrians walking while using cellphones, with most of them hurt while talking rather than texting, U.S. researchers say. A nationwid...

New array measures vibrations across skin may help engineers design tactile displays

Jun 19, 2013 (SPX)

In the near future, a buzz in your belt or a pulse from your jacket may give you instructions on how to navigate your surroundings. Think of it as tactile Morse...

Internet balloons to benefit small business: Google

Jun 19, 2013 (AFP)

Google's plans to beam the Internet from giant balloons sent to the stratosphere could boost small businesses in rural parts of Asia by connecting them online, ...

Tablets thrust Thai classrooms into digital era

Jun 18, 2013 (AFP)

In a rural classroom in the Thai highlands, hill tribe children energetically slide their fingertips over tablet computer screens practicing everything from Eng...