This combination of Associated Press file photos shows, left, a Cingular "Fast Forward" cradle and Motorola mobile phone in New York on Tuesday Nov. 4, 2003, and an Apple ultracompact USB Power Adapter, on Friday, Sept. 19, 2008, in New ...
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Two tech companies have launched rival ventures to build Android tablets in Haiti, a country with little recent experience in electronics manufacturing. Startups Surtab SA and Handxom SA began production last month and plan to sell the ...
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A German magazine lifted the lid on the operations of the National Security Agency's hacking unit Sunday, reporting that American spies intercept computer deliveries, exploit hardware vulnerabilities, and even hijack Microsoft's internal ...
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Organic, cage-free or home-grown? We think about our purchasing ethics in many areas of daily life, but not often about technology. As with any product, though, we should think about the effects of our actions on workers and the ...
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As the mobile phone industry undergoes sweeping changes, Professor Adrian Cheok, Professor of Pervasive Computing, discusses smart watches, haptics and mobile phones that send text messages and sweet fragrances. Smart watches and wearable ...
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Investments in ICT are expect to increase in 2014 in Africa as both public and private spending rises and local content businesses partner with larger operators and tech companies, according to IDC. Adoption of data analytics and cloud ...
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It's likely the world in the not-so-distant future will be increasingly populated by computerized people like Amal Graafstra. The 37-year-old doesn't need a key or password to get into his car, home or computer. He's programmed them to ...
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People are taking more photographs than ever before, nearly 400 billion this year, yet sales of cameras are shrinking. Overall, global shipments of digital cameras have fallen 30 percent this year, according to Christopher Chute, research ...
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The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority has announced that licensees Etisalat and du yesterday launched the Mobile Number Portability Service in the United Arab Emirates through opening the central system for the MNP service. The TRA ...
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Europe inched a step closer towards enforcing a single, universal mobile phone charger yesterday when a provisional deal was made between members of the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union. The details of the deal ...
Engineers at Imec and IBM have independently developed new manufacturing processes for making the next decade's leading chips, they revealed late last year. These efforts will allow the marriage of silicon wafers and certain exotic ...
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There were 1.104 billion subscribers to mobile communication services in China as of the end of November 2012, growing by 0.80% on month and by 13.21% on year, and 220.49 million (19.97%) of them were 3G users, according to statistics ...
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Samsung has overtaken Apple to become the largest mobile phone company in the world, providing users with the leading smart phones priced over $900 to basic phones priced under $150. However, the demand for high-end smart phones is ...
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In 2013 the Chinese LED packaging market has grown far quicker than the global average, reckons TrendForce's Green Energy Division LEDinside. LED lighting is still the largest application sector, accounting for 42% of the 2013 Chinese LED ...
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Dutch designer Pauline Van Dogen, with help from solar energy expert Gert Jan Jongerden and Christian Holland from the HAN University of Applied Sciences, has created a new range of clothing that is embedded with photovoltaic technology, ...
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