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Moscow says Twitter to store user data in Russia
Nov 08, 2017 (AFP)
The statement from Roskomnadzor came after pro-government newspaper Izvestia earlier Wednesday reported that Twitter had agreed to comply with Russian legislati...
China's answer to Kindle soars on Hong Kong market debut
Nov 08, 2017 (AFP)
Shares in China Literature, the country's biggest online publishing business and Tencent's answer to Amazon's Kindle Store, opened at HK$90 ($11.53), which is 6...
Thailand to require fingerprints, face scans for SIM cards
Nov 07, 2017 (AFP)
The new biometric system -- which follows similar requirements in Bangladesh, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan -- will begin on December 15, according to the telecoms ...
Surf's up for startups at Web Summit 2017
Nov 07, 2017 (AFP)
Web Summit, which likes to promote itself as "the Davos for geeks" and provides a platform for startups to hook up with venture capitalists and hear about new t...
Apple's $120 mn patent award from Samsung upheld by top US court
Nov 06, 2017 (AFP)
The US justices let stand without comment a 2016 appeals court verdict reinstating the award for Apple, which sued Samsung over patents for "slide to unlock" an...
Big tech tieup: Broadcom bids $130 bn for Qualcomm
Nov 06, 2017 (AFP)
The proposal by Singapore-based Broadcom, which has announced plans to return its domicile to the United States, would consolidate two major players in the semi...
Sprint, T-Mobile scrap merger talks
Nov 04, 2017 (AFP)
T-Mobile, an affiliate of Germany's Deutsche Telekom, and Sprint, a subsidiary of Japan's SoftBank, are the third and fourth largest US wireless operators, resp...
Penn researchers demonstrate how to control liquid crystal patterns
Nov 03, 2017 (SPX)
The sight was so beautiful that Tran, a graduate student in the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the University of Pennsylvania's School of Arts and Scien...
Long queues, protests as Apple's iPhone X hits stores
Nov 03, 2017 (AFP)
Apple enthusiasts around the globe were lining up to get their hands on the new device which features facial recognition, cordless charging and an edge-to-edge ...
Alibaba says profit up 132% in 'outstanding' quarter
Nov 02, 2017 (AFP)
China's biggest e-commerce company said net profit for the three months ending September 30 reached 17.67 billion yuan, ($2.67 billion), up from 7.62 billion yu...
Apple delivers higher profit as iPhone X launches
Nov 02, 2017 (AFP)
"The iPhone X orders are very strong; we couldn't be more excited to get underway," Apple chief executive Tim Cook said during a quarterly earnings call. "A few...
Fujitsu, Lenovo agree to PC merger
Nov 02, 2017 (AFP)
Tokyo-based Fujitsu said it had "decided to formally sign a deal" with Lenovo, the world's largest PC maker, and the government-backed Development Bank of Japan...
NASA, Boeing Testing Synthetic Vision Technologies
Nov 02, 2017 (SPX)
The research will test pilots' awareness and reactions to unplanned situations. NASA research technical lead Kyle Ellis says the agreement opens the door to exc...
Apple aims to work its magic with iPhone X
Nov 01, 2017 (AFP)
The flagship handset marking the 10th anniversary of the first iPhone release, is set to hit stores Friday, and with it the California tech giant is out to rev ...
China's answer to Kindle raises $1.1 bn for Hong Kong listing
Nov 01, 2017 (AFP)
China Literature, the country's biggest online publishing business and Tencent's answer to Amazon's Kindle Store, saw 151 million shares priced at the top end o...
China's Xi meets Zuckerberg, Cook in Beijing
Oct 31, 2017 (AFP)
The meeting came days after Xi secured his position as China's most powerful leader since Mao and as Facebook seeks to gain entry to the massive market. "As a b...
New iPhone brings face recognition (and fears) to the masses
Oct 29, 2017 (AFP)
Apple's newest device, set to go on sale November 3, is designed to be unlocked with a facial scan with a number of privacy safeguards -- as the data will only ...
Amazon shares soar as earnings top expectations
Oct 27, 2017 (AFP)
Profit for the third quarter was $256 million, up slightly from $252 million a year ago while revenue jumped 34 percent to $43.7 billion. The Seattle-based comp...
Models clarify physics at photocathode surfaces
Oct 26, 2017 (SPX)
Despite these advances, the surface roughness of the photocathode continues to limit beam properties. A research team created computer models to bridge the gap ...
Sussex physicists have breakthrough on brittle smart phone screens
Oct 26, 2017 (SPX)
Professor Alan Dalton and his team have developed a new way to make smart phone touch screens that are cheaper, less brittle, and more environmentally friendly....
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