We are in the midst of a mobile tech revolution that promises to change the way we live, say industry experts at this week’s Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, where ‘Internet of Things’ and superfast 5G technologies are all the rage. But even the most basic mobile technology …
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, better known as drones, are increasingly being used in emergency situations. But safety concerns in a congested airspace prompted the Federal Aviation Administration, or FAA, to limit their use. Researchers from the University of Maryland hope the regulations will be eased for drones making emergency medical deliveries. …
Amazon.com has launched a new program to help students build capabilities into its voice-controlled assistant Alexa, the company told Reuters, the latest move by a technology firm to nurture ideas and talent in artificial intelligence research. The e-commerce company said it was paying for a yearlong doctoral fellowship at four …
Smartphones have replaced lots of other accessories — cameras, flashlights, calculators. But many people are still reluctant to swap the wallets in their pockets for their digital counterparts. A key reason consumers are hesitant to adopt mobile payment systems like Apple Pay and Android Pay, surveys say, is fear about …
Researchers at Egypt’s Nile University are developing a way to turn dried shrimp shells that would otherwise be thrown away into thin films of biodegradable plastic they hope will be used to make eco-friendly grocery bags and packaging. Six months into their two-year project, the research team has managed to …
A Californian musician and a Russian music fan decided to become business partners. They founded a company to manufacture high-end microphones from old machinery that once produced Kalashnikov rifles. VOA’s Faiza Elmasry has more. Faith Lapidus narrates. …
Yahoo will not pay CEO Marissa Mayer her scheduled 2016 bonus, worth as much as $2 million, because of the massive breach her company suffered in 2014. And Yahoo’s general counsel, Ronald Bell, resigned without severance pay for his department’s lackadaisical response to the security lapses. Although Yahoo’s security team …
In the shadow of New York City, a group of farmers is tending their crop and prepping it for shipment into the Big Apple on a same day basis. But there isn’t a whole lot of room for a farmer’s field in Kearny, New Jersey. That’s where some high-tech hydroponics …
Snap – owner of popular messaging app Snapchat – is going public on Thursday. And it expects anyone buying up to a quarter of its shares to agree not to sell them for a year. Applying lock-ups helps companies moderate stock volatility. A year-long lock-up period is atypically long, potentially …
Netflix employees were personally affected by U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempt to ban people entering from seven Muslim countries, its CEO said Tuesday. Reed Hastings has been an outspoken critic of the temporary travel ban, which Trump hopes to revive in a revised form this week, and told The Associated …
The last time the entire Sistine Chapel was photographed for posterity, digital photography was in its infancy and words like pixels were bandied about mostly by computer nerds and NASA scientists. Now, after decades of technological advances in art photography, digital darkrooms and printing techniques, a five-year project that will …
Many dog and cat owners think they know what how their animals are feeling. While that may be true, an animal collar or jacket, equipped with sensors, could give them even more information about the emotional state of their pet. The sensors provide data on things like body temperature and …
Unmanned aerial vehicles, better known as drones, have become a staple of everyday life. As more take to the air, the issue of how to avoid collisions between drones and aircraft, and other drones, is becoming a serious problem. As VOA’s George Putic reports, scientists are working on solutions. …
The original Oscar statue was hand carved by Los Angeles sculptor George Stanley. For decades the statuettes have been made by a Chicago trophy company and gold-plated. But last year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences decided they wanted to return to the original bronze figure made using …
Nearly 90 percent of Americans say they “constantly or often” check their email, texts and social media accounts leading to increased stress, according to a report from the American Psychological Association (APA). Those who said they checked constantly showed, on average, higher stress levels than those who checked less often. …
Alphabet Inc’s Google and subsidiary Jigsaw launched on Thursday a new technology to help news organizations and online platforms identify abusive comments on their websites. The technology, called Perspective, will review comments and score them based on how similar they are to comments people said were “toxic” or likely to …
When Apple Inc launches its much-anticipated 10th anniversary iPhone this fall, it will offer an unwitting lesson in how much the smartphone industry it pioneered has matured. The new iPhone is expected to include new features such as high-resolution displays, wireless charging and 3-D sensors. Rather than representing major breakthroughs, …
Производство новых смартфонов iPhone 6s стартовало, как и предполагалось ранее. Иначе сложно объяснить огромное количество утечек информации относительно этого гаджета. …
Facebook создала полноразмерный прототип беспилотника Aquila (лат. «орел»), при помощи которого планирует предоставлять доступ в интернет в труднодоступных районах. Об этом сообщается на сайте компании. …
Видный деятель команды разработчиков операционных систем Microsoft Джо Бельфиоре выложил в своем твиттере фотографию смартфона, на котором запущена функция Continuum. Эта функция позволяет подключать мобильное устройство к монитору и использовать его в качестве мини-компьютера. …
В июле котировки Samsung Electronics упали на 6,6% из-за слабых продаж смартфонов, в результате чего капитализация южнокорейской компании упала на величину, которая почти вдвое больше всей рыночной стоимости соотечественницы LG Electronics, передает Bloomberg. …
Исследователь безопасности Бенджамин Каудилл (Benjamin Caudill) разработал устройство ProxyHam, которое дает дополнительную гарантию анонимности в Сети и позволяет подключаться к общедоступным Wi-Fi точкам доступа с расстояния в почти 5 км. Разработка предназначена для тех же пользователей, которые работают в интернете через Tor или, к примеру, VPN, передает Motherboard. …
Услугу по переносу номера мобильного телефона (MNP) в Украине планируется внедрить только в 2016 году. …
Обзор состояния рынка труда в сфере информационной безопасности в 2014 – первой половине 2015 гг. обнаруживает интересные факты, сообщает компания Falcongaze. Согласно последнему отчету The Dice Report, наиболее высокооплачиваемые специалисты в этой профессиональной области – инженеры по информационной безопасности, годовой доход которых составляет более 230 тыс. долл. …
Каждый технологический гигант может похвастаться некоторыми уникальными особенностями своего подхода к работе. …
Все последние годы Apple уделяла очень много внимания вопросам безопасности пользовательских данных. Казалось бы, подобные действия должны заслуживать исключительно похвалу. Однако всегда найдётся кто-нибудь недовольный. В данном случае это правительство США. …