Ahead of Google’s big hardware event next week, 9to5Google has gotten access to what it claims is a prototype of the company’s new Chromebook, the Pixelbook Go. 9to5Google previously revealed specs and other details on the device last mont…
Microsoft’s latest keyboards now include dedicated Office and emoji keys. The software giant was previously experimenting with an Office key on keyboards earlier this year, and now the company is launching a new Ergonomic and slim Blueto…
Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 update will be called the November 2019 Update, and the final build is available now to Windows Insiders in the Release Preview Ring. The company has previously said that it’s a small update which focuses on…
Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) unveiled a completely redesigned hydrogen-powered fuel cell sedan on Friday in its latest attempt to revive demand for the niche technology that it hopes will become mainstream.
Japan’s biggest automaker has b…
Google Maps can now help visually impaired people get to their walking destinations more easily — by continually reminding them that they’re on the right path, warning them when there’s a busy crosswalk ahead, telling them how far away t…
Twitter has returned to the Mac with the debut of a new Catalyst-powered app for mac OS Catalina, launched on Thursday. The company in June had been among the first to announce its plans to take advantage Mac Catalyst — Apple’s new toolset…
Amazon Music is now available on the Apple TV, including both the Apple TV 4K and the Apple TV HD running tvOS 12.0 or later, Amazon announced this morning. The launch is yet another example of the eased tensions between the two rivals, …
Geraint Harries, a technology specialist, for St John the Evangelist in Lancashire, admits that when his parish first started using social media, it didn't get it quite right.
"At first we didn't really know what social media meant for …
Google’s annual fall hardware showcase is happening on Tuesday, October 15th, and we expect it to be a big one. The star of the show will almost certainly be the Pixel 4, with its second back camera packed into an iPhone 11-like camera s…
A senior manager at Eurofins, the UK's biggest forensic services provider which was hit by a cyber-attack in June, has warned the country to "ready itself" for further attacks.
A ransomware virus infected the firm's computer systems, la…
Dyson, the technology company best known for its vacuum cleaners, has scrapped a project to build electric cars.
The firm, headed by British inventor Sir James Dyson, said its engineers had developed a "fantastic electric car" but that …
Tej Kohli Foundation advocates a scalable, accessible and affordable technology solution to end corneal blindness worldwide.
Says game-changing biotechnology solutions are needed to accelerate a global mission to eradicate ‘needless’ co…
WeWork’s India franchise has seen talks with existing backer ICICI Bank (ICBK.NS) on $100 million in new funding break down since The We Company’s botched stock market launch and is in discussions on raising $200 million from other investo…
The Nokia 7.2 is a midrange phone that, like the other Nokia-branded phones, nails the basics. It looks like a device that should cost at least $100 more than it actually does, it has a clean version of Android software with no bloatware, …
As Adobe expanded its product lineup and cloud-based services in recent years, its core Creative Cloud app, the desktop app you use to download the rest of the Creative Cloud apps, started to feel a bit limited. Today, the company is intro…
A tool Google offered in the US to help cities measure pollution and emissions levels is now available in Europe.
It compiles transport and building data from Google Maps with publicly available information about emissions
Google wil…
People in Liverpool have longer mobile phone calls than the residents of nine other major British cities, an Ofcom survey has suggested.
Liverpudlians spend six minutes and 51 seconds on a single call, on average.
That's more than 40…
Coding has become the universal language of the future and holds the key to unlocking a brighter future for millions of youth across Africa. In fact, it’s estimated that 80% of all jobs will relate to science, technology, engineering and m…
Using 4G network on SPARK 4, effectively reduce wait time when surfing the social media or watching video, touching more fun with less waiting
In the world of internet-of- everything, speed defines the winner. Talk about a device that c…
New report from the Alliance for Affordable Internet shows that as little as 1GB of mobile data is too expensive for billions
Internet affordability has barely improved over the past year as countries fail to prioritise needed ICT p…
Mobile and autonomous YuMi® laboratory robot will be designed to work alongside medical staff and lab workers
New robotics technologies will be developed in ABB's first global healthcare research hub at Texas Medical Center (TMC) Inno…
The “Sound Shirt”, created by London-based fashion company CuteCircuit, has 16 sensors embedded in its fabric, so wearers can feel violins on their arms, for example, while drums beat on their backs.
The Berhane twins, who lost their he…
Instagram has finally turned Throwback Thursday into an official feature. It’s part of the new Instagram “Create” mode that launches today in Stories, bringing the app beyond the camera. Create makes Instagram a more omni-purpose social…
Three scientists have been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the development of lithium-ion batteries.
John B Goodenough, M Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino share the prize for their work on these rechargeable devices, …
A foreign firm has launched electric motorbikes to operate as taxis in Rwanda.
Safi said its fully charged e-motors can run for 45 minutes and cover a distance of 90km (55 miles).
Motorbikes are a common means of transport in Rwandan…
Sony has announced that the PlayStation 5 is going to launch globally at the end of next year.
The games console will come with a new controller that uses enhanced vibration technology.
It will feature a solid-state drive that means …
CIS Region to Make Multi-Billion Investment in Next-Generation Mobile Networks; 5G Connections Expected to Reach 54 Million by 2025
Russia will lead the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)1 in the commercialisation of 5G services, …
Feedback from the Facebook community is one of many signals Facebook uses to raise potentially false stories to fact-checkers for review
Joining third-party fact-checking programmes in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Cameroon and Senegal,…
Finnfund’s USD 10 million investment makes telecommunications in Lebanon and Guinea more reliable and energy-efficient
IPT PowerTech Group is an energy solutions provider combining specialized energy-efficient solutions with innovative …
New research shows an alarming surge in the creation of so-called deepfake videos, with the number online almost doubling in the last nine months. There is also evidence that production of these videos is becoming a lucrative business.
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Strong sales of Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Note 10 smartphone series are limiting forecast profit falls at the South Korean tech giant, raising hopes it is getting back on a growth track after years of moribund sales.
Samsung, the worl…
On 9 January 2007, one of the most influential entrepreneurs on the planet announced something new - a product that was to become the most profitable in history.
It was, of course, the iPhone. There are many ways in which the iPhone has…
Access to Photoshop and other Adobe software has been cut off in Venezuela as the firm seeks to comply with US sanctions.
President Donald Trump banned virtually all trade with the country in August, a move aimed at increasing pressure …
The meteoric rise of the label "femtech" to describe technology products, apps and hardware addressing women's health and wellbeing issues divides opinion.
While some say it helps the sector secure vital funding from male-dominated vent…
Rwanda has opened Africa's first smartphone manufacturing plant in the capital, Kigali, in an event attended by President Paul Kagame.
Manufactured by technology company Mara Group - the Mara X and Mara Z smartphones - will use Google’s…
Lazy developers who copy solutions to tricky programming problems are creating apps that are vulnerable to attack, research suggests.
A team of computer scientists looked at more than 72,000 chunks of code found on the Stack Overflow we…
Payments firm PayPal has become the first company to pull out of an alliance that is trying to launch Facebook's digital currency Libra.
PayPal made the announcement in a statement on Friday, but did not specify what had prompted the de…
Several months back, we invited HTC cofounder and CEO Cher Wang to appear on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt. Sometimes, however, life happens. Two weeks ago, the company announced that Wang would be stepping down from the role, which would im…
Several months back, we invited HTC cofounder and CEO Cher Wang to appear on stage at TechCrunch Disrupt. Sometimes, however, life happens. Two weeks ago, the company announced that Wang would be stepping down from the role, which would im…
Today, Hulu announced that it’s adjusting the text opacity and backgrounds of its app to make everything easier to read and navigate. The company says these changes are part of its focus on accessibility, but the text legibility improvem…
“The operating system is no longer the most important layer for us,” was the message from Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella yesterday.
Microsoft had a big day for Surface, introducing new hardware for the holiday season and teasing dual-scree…
If you’re seriously considering buying a feature phone like the Nokia 2720 Flip in 2019 then I think you’re likely to be one of three kinds of people. Either you live or work in the developing world, where smartphones sometimes aren’t a pr…
The number of investigations into UK cryptocurrency businesses has surged over the past year as the regulator continues its crackdown on the controversial digital currencies.
According to new research, the Financial Conduct Authority (F…
One of the most senior officials tasked with protecting U.S. critical infrastructure says that the lack of security professionals in the U.S. is one of the leading threats to national cybersecurity.
Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt SF, …
The new OnePlus 7T isn’t even out yet in the US, but T-Mobile has confirmed it’s already pulling its more expensive predecessor, the OnePlus 7 Pro. That’s apparently because OnePlus “wants to focus on a single model” in the US, according t…
An Instagram-friendly museum is opening in Vienna, with interactive spaces for young people to create their own art.
Filled with brightly-coloured walls and giant objects, it has everything needed for the perfect selfie.
"The number …
Instagram today is introducing Threads, a messaging app designed to be used only by your closest friends. The app’s existence, which The Verge first uncovered in August, is a companion for Instagram that lets you quickly share text, photos…
When T4 co-founder and CEO Maks Khurgin was working at Bain and Company, he ran into a common problem for analysts looking for market data. He spent way too much time searching for it and felt there had to be a better way. He decided to bu…
Apple Inc (AAPL.O) has asked suppliers to increase production of its iPhone 11 models by up to 8 million units, or about 10%, Nikkei Asian Review reported, hinting that demand for the recently launched versions of its flagship phone was pi…
People can type almost as fast on a phone screen as they do on a computer keyboard, suggests a study.
Average typing speeds on mobiles are now 38 words per minute (wpm) compared to about 52 on a standard PC keyboard.
The gap was narr…