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Zephyr S drone may be satellite contender as Airbus sets endurance record

A drone has set an endurance record that has made headlines. Specifically, The Engineer and other sites reported it was in the air for 25 days, 23 hours and 57 minutes. The UK-built pilotless drone took off from Arizona ...

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Aug 12, 2018
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Alexa, be my friend: Children talk to technology, but how does it respond?

You ask Alexa to play a song, Siri for the weather or the Google Assistant to make a call. But what happens when your toddler asks a voice-activated device a question?

Consumer & Gadgets

Aug 06, 2018
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Insiders on a roll with the YourPhone app for Windows 10

Another day, another Insider Preview Build announcement? No, no yawns from takers; Windows Insiders in the Fast Ring are in for this; the latest announcement is all about the phone-PC sync treat coming their way and the rest ...

Consumer & Gadgets

Aug 03, 2018
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Samsung's new Galaxy Tab S4 hopes to take on the iPad Pro and Windows laptops

August was always expected to be a busy month for Samsung. And Samsung wasted little time in unpacking its latest updates.

Consumer & Gadgets

Aug 02, 2018
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Drops and poundings don't bother tough Samsung Display panel

Samsung Display would not be bothered if you pound away at this panel, and go ahead, drop it till the cows come home, because they are rather confident about their new claim. They have come up with an unbreakable panel for ...

Consumer & Gadgets

Jul 27, 2018
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Eggs, jokes, and weather report: Alexa's adventure in American Sign Language

Abhishek Singh asks a simple question: If voice is the future of computing what about those who cannot hear? Alexa is all ears for the deaf community thanks to an app prototype that will no doubt draw some interest and inspiration.

Consumer & Gadgets

Jul 25, 2018
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Gorilla Glass to have beefed-up protection for phones to survive oh-no drops

The world's most advanced glass available for smartphones and tablets: that is the way that Corning Gorilla Glass 6 was described by its makers at an event this week.

Consumer & Gadgets

Jul 20, 2018
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Segway-Ninebot will be rolling into skates territory

Ever wonder what it would be like to put on a pair of e-skates? Segway Europe posted a video late last month on a Coming Soon mission to tell the world of Segway Drift W1 e-Skates, from Segway-Ninebot.

Consumer & Gadgets

Jul 02, 2018
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Publication of Digital Key Release 1.0 specification is announced

O tempora o mores. Remember when a "phone" was perceived as a device for incoming and outgoing calls? Now the call function is so by-the-way.

Consumer & Gadgets

Jun 22, 2018
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Parents urged to think twice about buying Amazon Echo Dot for kids

Alexa, hold your horses.

Consumer & Gadgets

May 12, 2018
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Should you be worried that Google wants to do all your chores?

Google will one day be able to drive a car for you. It can help you compose your e-mails and finish your thoughts now, automatically. And now, in a spooky view of the future, it can even make phone calls on your behalf.

Consumer & Gadgets

May 12, 2018
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How silent signals from your phone could be recording and tracking you

My lounge room is bugged. My phone is broadcasting an ultrasonic signal to my blu-ray player via an acoustic side channel beyond human hearing.

Consumer & Gadgets Security

May 10, 2018
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Change blindness—mobile phone users miss vital information

Do you ever find it difficult to read what is on your phone? Do you bring the phone closer or move it away from face to help? New research by computer scientists at the University of St Andrews finds how mobile phone users ...

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Apr 25, 2018
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What you'll likely get with a Amazon Fire TV from Best Buy vs. other smart TV's

Pity the TV consumer who shops at Best Buy later this year and looks to make an informed choice about buying a flat-panel smart TV set.

Consumer & Gadgets

Apr 20, 2018
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Leap Motion taking headset journey called Project North Star

David Holz, co-founder and chief technology officer at Leap Motion, is staring down a big challenge in technology today. "We believe that the fundamental limit in technology is not its size or its cost or its speed, but ...

Consumer & Gadgets

Apr 11, 2018
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Apple unveils new $299 iPad for students—supports AR, Apple Pencil

Apple hasn't branded it an ePad.

Consumer & Gadgets

Mar 28, 2018
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Using AI to make push-notification apps smarter

A pair of researchers in Taiwan has developed an artificial intelligence system to filter smartphone push notifications, thus allowing only those the user wants. In a paper uploaded to the arXiv preprint server, TonTon Hsien-De ...

Consumer & Gadgets

Mar 21, 2018
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Think Facebook can manipulate you? Look out for virtual reality

As Facebook users around the world are coming to understand, some of their favorite technologies can be used against them. It's not just the scandal over psychological profiling firm Cambridge Analytica getting access to ...

Consumer & Gadgets

Mar 21, 2018
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Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ is latest member with same affordable price

Say hello to the new Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+. "Alongside a 200MHz increase in peak CPU clock frequency, we have roughly three times the wired and wireless network throughput, and the ability to sustain high performance for ...

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Mar 17, 2018
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How the Samsung Galaxy S9 stacks up to iPhone X, 8, Pixel

Next week, the iPhone X has a new competitor.

Consumer & Gadgets

Mar 09, 2018
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Gadgets: Smart safe secures valuables remotely

The new iKeyp Bolt smart home safe is the first of its kind to keep valuables locked up and controlled from anywhere.

Consumer & Gadgets

Feb 28, 2018
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Top gadgets at Mobile World Congress

From headsets that help you lose weight without dieting to a smart meat thermometer, here are five eye-catching devices on display at the Mobile World Congress, wireless industry's biggest conference which got underway Monday ...

Consumer & Gadgets

Feb 26, 2018
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Lighthouse: Home monitor is one smart sentry

A smart home device that serves as a security camera delivers service that goes beyond house sentry. What if you find a home device that not only acts as sentry but does double duty as private investigator/concierge/babysitter?

Consumer & Gadgets

Feb 24, 2018
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How you type with your smartphone can reveal your age – here's why it matters

When computers hit the mainstream, the older guy in the office would always be sniggered at when bashing away on his QWERTY keyboard, only using his two index fingers to type. To the amusement of his younger, tech-savvy colleagues, ...

Consumer & Gadgets

Feb 22, 2018
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Mozilla's Things Gateway to help bridge communication gap between home devices

Want to build your own smart home hub where gadgets actually talk to each other? Mozilla's Project Thing has a devoted group of people who want to help you do that.

Consumer & Gadgets

Feb 08, 2018
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