Tag: Technology
Why do we shout into our mobiles?
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We’ve all winced at least once at the deafening sound of a commuter loudly conversing with someone on a mobile phone. But why...
Benefits of technology, experiences can take Pak-Uzbek trade to $300m: PM
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Wednesday said Pakistan and Uzbekistan should benefit each other's technologies and experiences to take the bilateral trade to the volume...
Tractor beams of science fiction becoming a reality
The tractor beam, a staple of science fiction including "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" that is employed to grab spaceships and other things remotely,...
Facebook expands smartphone alerts to news, weather
Facebook, making a bigger push to deliver personalized information to its members, said Monday it was expanding its mobile alerts to include sports scores,...
Pakistani entrepreneurs launch Uber for rickshaws
A group of young Pakistani entrepreneurs have launched an Uber-like rickshaw app service that is quickly growing popular with commuters struggling to find transport...
Thought-controlled computer cursor takes a leap forward
Scientists working to perfect a thought-controlled computer cursor said Monday they have achieved their best results yet, and are moving closer to creating a...
Microsoft begins worldwide release of Office 2016
Microsoft Corp said it began the worldwide roll-out of Office 2016, the latest addition to its cloud-based subscription service Office 365, on Tuesday.
Microsoft said...
No phone signal in a disaster? Solar network ‘in a box’...
Pakistani researchers have developed a portable, solar-powered mobile phone network for use in disasters like floods and earthquakes when regular communications are often disrupted.
Researchers...
‘Seismic alert!’: Apps warn Mexicans of quakes
A powerful earthquake strikes off the Pacific coast of Mexico. Within seconds, radio transmissions, megaphones and smartphone apps blare warnings to the capital’s 20...
Next Google Maps adventure: Soaring through Amazon jungle
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For its next technological trick, Google will show you what it's like to zip through trees in the Amazon jungle.
The images...
Australia researchers create ‘world first’ 3D-printed jet engines
Australian researchers said Thursday they have created two jet engines using 3D printing in what is described as a world-first that has attracted the...
Japan’s Robear: Strength of a robot, face of a bear
Forget the frightening androids of dystopian sci-fi, the future of robots is cute polar bears that can lift elderly people into and out of...
Hack gave US, British spies access to billions of phones
US and British spies hacked into the world’s biggest maker of phone SIM cards, allowing them to potentially monitor the calls, texts and emails...
After Google Glass, Apple Watch, Japan offers wearable tomatoes
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As the world's electronic companies scramble to set the agenda for wearable devices, one Japanese vegetable juice maker went one better Thursday -- unveiling...
Davos elites warned about catastrophic cyberattacks
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Attacks on power plants, telecommunications and financial systems, even turning all of Los Angeles' traffic lights green: Davos elites were warned Saturday of the...
Tech giants battle to win over 15-year-old whizzkid behind new app
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Technology giants Facebook and Google are struggling to win over 15-year-old whizzkid from Sydney who developed an app which was downloaded 500,000 times,Sky News reported.
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Privacy is dead in modern age of technology: experts at Davos
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Imagine a world where mosquito-sized robots fly around stealing samples of your DNA. Or where a department store knows from your buying habits...