We were already aware of the existence of illicit marketplaces teeming with tools for cybercriminals looking to subvert the security of online networks. But one of the latest revelations from the cache of documents stolen by NSA ...
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Will 2014 be remembered as the year wearable computing took off? Upstart entrepreneurs and major manufacturers such as Samsung, Qualcomm and Sony certainly hope so. Gadgets that you snap, buckle or fasten to your body are already ...
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Troubled smartphone maker BlackBerry Ltd. is accusing a company backed by "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest of being a rip-off artist. The allegations emerged in a patent infringement lawsuit filed Friday in a San Francisco federal court ...
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Have you ever called your cellphone carrier to report poor signal strength? Sure you have. And did that carrier do anything significant to fix the problem? Of course it didn't—unless you live in South Korea. "I guarantee ...
Tags: mobile traffic, 4G, LTE-Advanced technology, wireless networks
John Lewis publishes its five-week trading update, revealing that the retailer saw both bricks and clicks break records. For the five weeks to 28 December 2013, total sales were £734m, 7.2 per cent up compared with last year, 6.9 ...
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When consumers head out for their everyday shopping needs, are they navigating the store on auto-pilot or are they open to new products and experiences? According to market research organisation Nielsen, the answer is anything but ...
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The computing giant recently obtained a pair of new patents, one related to hover touch sensors and the other an integrated heart rate monitor that might be included in some of the company's 2014 product launches. The cardiac sensor can be ...
The trend towards miniaturisation is not restricted to process technology: The new web site presence for Achema fits comfortably on any smartphone. With eighteen months before the opening of Achema 2015, the global forum for the process ...
Retailer also reveals plans to have 65 operational stores by 2023 John Lewis recorded a 7.2 per cent sales jump to £734m during the Christmas trading period, reports Retail Week. In the five weeks to December 28th, like-for-likes ...
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Sapphire wafer maker Tera Xtal Technology expects global supply of sapphire wafers to be short beginning the first quarter of 2014 due to increasing use in smartphones and other mobile devices. The company currently has a monthly ...
Powerocks announced today Smart Power 5200mAh colorful, portable and light-weight power banks that charge smart phones, tablets, and other devices on the go. Smart Power includes an intelligent iOS and Android App that precisely analyzes a ...
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The Philippines' civil aviation authority said Tuesday it would allow passengers to use mobile phones and laptops to make calls and access the Internet during flights. Civil aviation director general William Hotchkiss said the order ...
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A team of researchers from the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Engineering has developed a new Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory (MRAM) technology that will boost ...
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Struggling US computer giant Hewlett-Packard plans to slash 5,000 more jobs than previously announced because of a difficult business environment, a regulatory filing shows. HP will eliminate 34,000 positions by the end of its fiscal year ...
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RAND Luxury will host The Luxury Technology Show on March 4 at The Metropolitan Pavilion in New York. Brand ambassadors from a wide variety of industries will be on hand to showcase their latest technology. Product categories include but ...
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