Smart bracelet protects aid workers
A hi-tech bracelet could soon be helping civil rights and aid workers at risk of being kidnapped or killed. When triggered, the personal alarm uses...
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Mobile phone celebrates 40th anniversary
The first mobile phone call was made 40 years ago today, on 3 April 1973. Marty Cooper, a senior engineer at Motorola, called a rival...
‘China’s Google’ Baidu is making smart glasses
Baidu, China’s largest search engine, is working on its own smart glasses technology – similar to Google’s Glass project. A spokesman for the Chinese firm...
European data watchdogs target Google over privacy
Six European data protection agencies are contemplating legal action over Google’s privacy policy. The threat comes as a four-month deadline to change the policy expires...
SEC says companies may announce key data on social media
(Reuters) – Regulators said on Tuesday that companies can use Twitter, Facebook and other social media to make key announcements as long as they tell...
Apple denied iPad Mini US trademark
Apple has been denied a trademark for the popular iPad Mini by the US Patent and Trademark Office. The trademark application for the tablet was...
‘Petaflop’ supercomputer is decommissioned
A US supercomputer called Roadrunner has been switched off by the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. The machine was the first to operate...
Soyuz spacecraft docks at ISS after just six hours
A Soyuz space capsule has docked at the International Space Station (ISS) after a journey of less than six hours. The three-man crew is the...
Privacy ‘impossible’ with Google Glass warn campaigners
Google Glass and other augmented reality gadgets risk creating a world in which privacy is impossible, warn campaigners. The warning comes from a group called...
Report: Google Glass to Be Manufactured in the U.S.
Google Glass will be manufactured in Silicon Valley, the Financial Times reports citing people familiar with Google’s plans. The much-hyped gadget will be produced by Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry, also...