Google's Pixel 2: A phone built for artificial intelligence
What's most fascinating about Google's new Pixel 2 phone is what's to come.
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 17, 2017
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Amazon turns up the volume on rivals with Echo price cut (Update)
Amazon will head into the holiday shopping season with a simple wish list: It wants voice-controlled devices featuring its digital assistant Alexa to become as ubiquitous in people's homes as televisions.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 27, 2017
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Review: Glitzy iPhone X aside, the iPhone 8 is fine for most
The difference between Apple's new iPhone models is a bit like flying first class compared with coach. We envy first class, but coach gets us there without breaking the budget.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 19, 2017
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Apple unveils new smartwatch, says it is world's top watch
Apple unveiled an updated version of its smartwatch Monday, as it claimed the device had become the top-selling watch in the world ahead of rivals such as Rolex and Fossil.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 12, 2017
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Team produces unique simulation of magnetic reconnection
Jonathan Ng, a Princeton University graduate student at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), has for the first time applied a fluid simulation to the space plasma process behind ...
Plasma Physics
Sep 8, 2017
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New technology could revolutionise smartphone use
An innovative technology, created by researchers at the University of St Andrews, can allow your smartphone to carry out a range of tasks just by recognising the surface it is sitting on.
Engineering
Sep 4, 2017
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Are consumers ready to give augmented reality a try?
You might have gotten a taste of "augmented reality," the blending of the virtual and physical worlds, as you chased on-screen monsters at real-world landmarks in last year's gaming sensation, "Pokemon Go."
Consumer & Gadgets
Aug 29, 2017
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Recipe for safer batteries—just add diamonds
While lithium-ion batteries, widely used in mobile devices from cell phones to laptops, have one of the longest lifespans of commercial batteries today, they also have been behind a number of recent meltdowns and fires due ...
Nanomaterials
Aug 25, 2017
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Windows Phone 8 fades out as Microsoft mulls mobile strategy
Microsoft has ended support for its Windows 8 smartphones, as the US tech giant focuses on other segments, amid ongoing speculation about its strategy for mobile.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 13, 2017
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First battery-free cellphone makes calls by harvesting ambient power
University of Washington researchers have invented a cellphone that requires no batteries—a major leap forward in moving beyond chargers, cords and dying phones. Instead, the phone harvests the few microwatts of power it ...
Engineering
Jul 5, 2017
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