How can you send documents, watch educational videos or work collaboratively in regions where there is no internet coverage or electricity? These were the challenging questions taken up by researchers at the University of ...
Hardware
Jun 12, 2019
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Texting under the table should be a thing of the past after French children returned to class Monday following a nationwide ban on mobile phones in schools.
Social Sciences
Sep 3, 2018
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Scientists have come up with a strange new method for detecting explosives: using spinach. The plants are impregnated with fluorescent "bionic" nanotubes that emit infrared light. In the presence of specific chemicals, the ...
Biotechnology
Dec 7, 2016
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In another move to break from YouTube, music video brand Vevo has cut a deal to license videos from Warner Music, repairing a rift between major labels that began with the launch of the service seven years ago.
Internet
Aug 2, 2016
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New research from Northeastern University shows that what T-Mobile promises regarding its Binge On service is not what subscribers, or content providers, may actually get. In many cases, subscribers were left with lower quality ...
Telecom
Jun 17, 2016
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The danger of acquiring a computer virus or spyware used to come with the risk of visiting the dark, sketchy corners of the Internet. But now trusted and harmless smartphone apps like MyFitnessPal and Candy Crush carry their ...
Software
Feb 23, 2016
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Finnish telecoms equipment maker Nokia unveiled Wednesday its new virtual-reality camera for professional filmmakers and content creators.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jul 29, 2015
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The head of the Federal Communications Commission is taking the defense of new Internet regulations on the road.
Telecom
Mar 3, 2015
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A new arrival into an extremely competitive market, the first Ubuntu-powered phone has finally gone on sale in Europe – two years after a failed attempt to generate crowdfunding nevertheless raised US$12m. A sleek, polished ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 17, 2015
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They are free to download, fun to play, and fiendishly addictive: mobile games like Candy Crush Saga, Angry Birds and Clash of Clans want to get you hooked, then get your money.
Software
Feb 25, 2014
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