Nokia's new Lumia Icon smartphone offers a lot of compelling features. But they don't make up for the fact that the device runs Windows Phone software, which has proved unpopular with both consumers and developers. The Icon is Nokia's new ...
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Moving towards being the largest show on Air Conditioning, Refrigeration and Building Services, ACREX India 2014 ended on a high-note with around 50,000 visitors from all across the country. Organized by the Indian Society for Heating, ...
Tags: largest show, green development, conserve the environment
Acer is expanding its product line-up with the launch of two new devices that will bring a dual proposition of expanded feature sets and competitive pricing to retail stores. The new additions include the Acer C720P Chromebook, which ...
Tags: expanding product line-up, Acer, education environment, twin speakers
Smartphone-based health-monitoring devices are a quickly growing segment, as evidenced by a novel device that converts a mobile device or laptop into a medical-grade pulse oximeter. The device, which was covered by Qmed's sister publication ...
Tags: health-monitoring devices, Health, Medicine
In a rare public speech, Google Inc. CEO Larry Page once suggested the tech industry needs "safe places where we can try out new things" without rules or interference. Some people thought he was describing a futuristic fantasy, perhaps a ...
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Crowdfunding campaign kicks off to develop plush birds that control the Flappy Bird app game. Flappy Bird might have flown the coop earlier this year when the game's creator retired from the world of app-fame, but the game remains, with ...
Tags: Flappy Bird, Toys, Games
Cargill has unveiled ViaTech, a new stevia-based sweeteners line, designed for food and beverage manufacturers. The new sweeteners are claimed to allow F&B producers to achieve optimal sweetness and significant sugar reduction. They ...
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It's a common enough scenario in Nigeria and across Africa: how to get rid of pesky mosquitoes whose buzzing disturbs sleep and whose bites can carry malaria and other diseases. Two Nigerian start-ups have tapped this—and other ...
The Tor Foundation which has made it possible for privacy-bent Tor users to anonymously browse the web is now turning to enabling people to autonomously do instant messaging with a Tor-enabled service, dubbed Tor Instant Messaging Bundle ...
Google has posted a blog entry detailing what will be coming with the next update (over the next several weeks) of its Google Chrome web browser—one the main highlights is the implementation of voice activated, hands-free searching. ...
Smart Glass - technology globally popular enough. Such glasses have a number of advantages over conventional windows. "Smart" glass does not transmit infrared radiation, it will delay the heat in the room in winter and not let the hot ...
IBM today launched the IBM Watson Mobile Developer Challenge(www.ibmwatson.com),a first of its kind,global competition to encourage developers to create mobile consumer and business apps powered by Watson.IBM announced the challenge at ...
The Future Materials (FM) Awards will co-locate with the 8th Aachen-Dresden International Textile Conference in Dresden, Germany, in November 2014. The glittering gala dinner to reward innovation in the technical textiles industry will ...
A tiny personal computer that is worn on the ear and can be controlled with the blink of an eye or the click of a tongue is being tested in Japan. The 17-gram (0.59-ounce) wireless device has bluetooth capability and is equipped with a ...
Tags: Ear Computer, Computer, Consumer Electronics
As Fashion Week closes in Manhattan, New York's outer boroughs are offering a glimpse of what the best-dressed techies will be wearing this Valentines Day: electronic-embedded costumes for a video game that demands hand-holding. There's ...
Tags: Video Game, Game Innovation