Using a dock that sits on the desk could be a thing of the past before it has even begun, with Lenovo launching a wireless desktop connectivity bar for its new ThinkVision X24 Pro monitor. read more >>> Source : ZDNet.Com
A new app on show at the CES tech show 3D-scans rooms to help users decide how best to remodel their homes. read more >>> Source : BBC
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg plans to build artificial intelligence (AI) to help him around the house and with his work. read more >>> Source : BBC
Moving beyond just the Carbon laptop, the X1 device range now features a tablet with clip-on modules and the expansion of the line to desktop and convertible laptops. read more >>> Source : ZDNet.Com
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said it expects a difficult business environment in 2016 due to weak global economic conditions and heightened competition in key businesses including memory chips and smartphones. read more >>> Source : Reuters
Finnish mobile maker Jolla has a small batch of tablets ready to send to early backers, but said it does not have enough in production for everyone. read more >>> Source : ZDNet.Com
The Canadian phone maker has reneged on its decision to exit the Pakistani market following talks with the country’s government on the privacy of its customers. read more >>> Source : ZDNet.Com
Amaysim has acquired MVNO Vaya for AU$70 million in total, including a AU$50 million debt to Optus, due to be paid over the next two years. read more >>> Source : ZDNet.Com
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Improvements were uneven, however, and the US still trails other nations in average broadband speeds. read more >>> Source : PCAdvisor.Co.Uk
We already know hoverboards can catch fire. But this new video of an incident in Los Angeles brings it home. It was the first known hoverboard explosion in the city, the L.A. Fire Department told the Los Angeles Times, and it was a doozy. Delvon Simmons wrote on YouTube that after charging his board, it […]
A group that says it targets online activity linked to so-called Islamic State claims it was behind an attack on the BBC’s website. read more >>> Source : BBC
Cosmetics company Romy Paris develops a machine that can mix a custom-made moisturising cream to suit an individual’s needs. read more >>> Source : BBC
A preview of some of the new technologies that will be unveiled at next week’s giant CES tech show in Las Vegas. read more >>> Source : BBC
The Post-Industrial Economy I read an incredibly interesting article yesterday: The Freelancer Generation: Why Startups And Enterprises Need To Pay Attention which set my mind racing towards the trends, developments and possibilities which will shape the new year. Although I don’t agree with some of what is written, for the most part it is very […]
NEA partner Rick Yang on what to expect in 2016 read more >>> Source : CNBC.Com
The BBC’s Rory Cellan-Jones reports on the possibilities of virtual reality technology – from virtual mountain climbing to overcoming phobias. read more >>> Source : BBC
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Microsoft Corp experts concluded several years ago that Chinese authorities had hacked into more than a thousand Hotmail email accounts, targeting international leaders of China’s Tibetan and Uighur minorities in particular – but it decided not to tell the victims, allowing the hackers to continue their campaign, according to former employees […]
Though for many of us the year ahead may look pretty dismal, 2016 promises one great breakthrough – a major step toward ending Africa’s particular and hobbling form of the great Digital Divide. Poor connectivity has bedeviled much of the continent’s internet access (or often sheer lack of access) but now a huge improvement is […]