Touchscreens and digital graphics are everywhere, but for people who are visually impaired, they can be a major hurdle to using modern technology. But this is set to change, thanks to tactile technology that automatically ...
Software
Nov 20, 2018
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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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How do we present ourselves on our dating profiles? When we select our photos, what do our selections say about us? What do they say about the app or service we are using?
Social Sciences
Jun 19, 2018
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A new study by Murtuza Jadliwala, assistant professor of computer science at The University of Texas at San Antonio, examines wearable technology and whether it affects drivers' concentration. Jadliwala and his collaborators ...
Other
Apr 23, 2018
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Whatever you might have heard, Facebook doesn't listen in on everything you do through the microphone on your phone, mining the information for clues on what ads to send you.
Internet
Apr 12, 2018
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Uber will start doing annual criminal background checks on U.S. drivers and hire a company that constantly monitors criminal arrests as it tries to do a better job of keeping riders safe.
Business
Apr 12, 2018
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One of the biggest trends of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas this year was companies taking digital smart assistants – think Apple's Siri, Google's Assistant and Amazon's Alexa – and incorporating them ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 25, 2018
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Instruments in smart phones such as the accelerometer, gyroscope and proximity sensors represent a potential security vulnerability, according to researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), ...
Security
Dec 27, 2017
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Germany's new parliamentary speaker is meeting resistance to his suggestion that lawmakers refrain from tweeting or snapping photos during sessions.
Internet
Nov 23, 2017
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Smart phones and water just don't mix, as thousands of people in Texas are learning to their distress during the flooding there.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 1, 2017
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