Adobe bidding Flash farewell in 2020
Adobe on Tuesday said its Flash software that served up video and online games for decades will be killed off over the next three years.
Internet
Jul 25, 2017
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News tagged with mobile devices
New screen coating makes reading in sunlight a lot easier—the secret? Moth eyes
Screens on even the newest phones and tablets can be hard to read outside in bright sunlight. Inspired by the nanostructures found on moth eyes, researchers have developed a new antireflection film that could keep people ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 22, 2017
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Apple's new mobile AI chip could create a new level of intelligence
Apple is reportedly working on a chip called the Apple Neural Engine, which would be dedicated to carrying out artificial intelligence (AI) processing on its mobile devices.
Consumer & Gadgets
May 30, 2017
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Researchers working toward indoor location detection
Rice University computer scientists are mapping a new solution for interior navigational location detection by linking it to existing sensors in mobile devices. Their results were presented in a paper at last month's 2017 ...
Engineering
Apr 17, 2017
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Japan researchers warn of fingerprint theft from 'peace' sign
Could flashing the "peace" sign in photos lead to fingerprint data being stolen?
Security
Jan 11, 2017
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Android malware steals million Google accounts: researchers
Malicious software designed to attack Android smartphones has breached the accounts of more than a million Google users, security researchers said Wednesday.
Security
Nov 30, 2016
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Researchers bring eyewear-free 3D capabilities to small screen
Convertible video displays that offer both 2D and 3D imaging without the need of any eyewear offer greater convenience to users who would otherwise have to keep track of yet another accessory. Such autostereoscopic displays ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 31, 2016
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Bringing graphene speakers to the mobile market
Graphene has been hailed as a wonder material since it was first made more than a decade ago. It's showing up in an increasing number of products, including coatings, sports equipment and even light bulbs. Now scientists ...
Nanomaterials
Sep 7, 2016
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Interscatter enables first implanted devices, contact lenses, credit cards to 'talk' WiFi
We might be one step closer to the vision of Internet-connected wireless implanted devices.
Engineering
Aug 17, 2016
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Flexible wearable electronic skin patch offers new way to monitor alcohol levels
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a flexible wearable sensor that can accurately measure a person's blood alcohol level from sweat and transmit the data wirelessly to a laptop, smartphone ...
Engineering
Aug 2, 2016
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