“We believe the training and collaboration with teachers around the world will be absolute key to increasing the adoption more rapidly, and could easily lead to millions of students using VR globally to learn science more effectively.” – M…
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The days when people camped outside stores to get their hands on the latest smartphone may well be numbered, if recent sales figures are anything to go by.
Despite a dazzling array of new devices on display at the recent Mobile World Co…
Earlier this month, Beats unveiled its long-awaited answer to AirPods. The Powerbeats Pro feature far longer battery life, better sound and an improved fit. The Apple subsidiary promised a May release, and now we’ve got something more conc…
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China’s massive fintech industry took a beating in recent months as the government continued to wind down online lending nationwide, rattling investor confidence.
Funding for fintech startups shrank 87.6 percent year-over-year to $192.1…
Alphabet’s Q1 earnings were a disappointment for Wall Street, courtesy primarily of ad revenue shortcomings. The hardware team met with some difficulties, as well, owing in part to a stagnating global smartphone market that has impacted vi…
Google has a simple, yet subtle, reason for its anticipated push into the midrange smartphone market: there’s too much competition in the high-end one.
Next month, on the first day of its I/O developer conference, Google is expected to …
The Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and the Chairman of Huawei’s Supervisory Board, Li Jie met at the Prime Minister's Office and conducted in-depth talks regarding new capital smart city construction related technologies and prac…
Nigeria based startup Tizeti, an internet service provider, today launched WifiCall.ng—an internet voice-calling platform for individuals and businesses.
WifiCall is a VoIP—or Voice over Internet Protocol—subscription service that allow…
Telecommunication company Orange has launched the “Orange Digital Centre” in Tunisia’s capital Tunis, a place built around a completely new concept and entirely dedicated to innovation.
The Orange Digital Centre has been set-up as a cen…
Samsung has unveiled a TV that switches from a horizontal, landscape-style orientation to vertical - so it can easily display smartphone content.
The 43in device is called Sero and comes with an integrated easel-like stand upon which th…
Every drone and model aircraft owner in the UK could be charged £16.50 a year under plans by the aviation regulator.
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is consulting on introducing a licence fee to cover the costs of operating the new d…
TalkTalk has failed to improve its standing on customer complaints in Ofcom's annual survey - the broadband provider has come bottom of the table for the third year running.
In 2017 it shared the honour with Virgin Media, but in 2018 an…
Canon Central and North Africa has announced the next generation of uniFLOW Online – 2019.1 - enabling partners of all sizes to meet the evolving cloud requirements of their customers.
Designed to address market demand for cloud-based …
Cisco Systems Inc said on Monday it is rolling out hardware for the next generation of Wi-Fi standards, giving a core part of its $28.2 billion infrastructure business a refresh and in the process aiming to garner more software revenue.
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The Audi RS 5 Sportback is an animal. Tamed, sure, but not domesticated. It’s important to remember as one day, maybe next week or next year or both, the RS 5 will revert to its natural state and become fervid, wild and unforgiving.
The…
Washington does not see any distinction between core and non-core parts of 5G networks and will reassess sharing information with any allies which use equipment made by China’s Huawei, a U.S. cybersecurity official said on Monday.
“It i…
The US financial markets regulator has resolved its row with Tesla chief executive Elon Musk over his use of Twitter.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accused Mr Musk of breaching a court order to not share information which…
Apple has defended its decision to remove a number of parental control apps from the App Store, citing security concerns.
Several app-makers complained to the New York Times that Apple had taken their products off sale when it launched …
The UK should make "independent" decisions about whether to let Huawei help build its 5G network, according to China's ambassador in London.
The US, Australia and New Zealand say the Chinese firm is a security risk because of its ties t…
Experts from around the world have been invited to judge this year’s competition
Canon (Canon-CNA.com), world-leader in imaging solutions, today announced that the company will begin accepting entries for its New Cosmos of Photography 2…
Canon helps partners deliver industry leading cloud solutions with the next generation of uniFLOW Online
uniFLOW Online 2019.1 offers partners the centralised management features to streamline integration, boost productivity and help bu…
Lime scooters in Brisbane have been making suggestive and offensive comments to riders after pranksters swapped audio files on some vehicles.
The scooters were hacked to make a variety of comments most of which were sexual in nature, lo…
The upcoming Google Pixel 3a will be available in a new purple color scheme, according to a leaked render shared by Evan Blass. This is expected to be one of three colors the phone will be available in, along with black, and a white varian…
The OnePlus 7 Pro will have three rear cameras, according to a recent tweet from the company. “Bells and whistles make noise,” OnePlus said in the tweet. “We make phones.” Okay then. The camera tease has the hashtag #OnePlus7Pro, so the th…
Snap will soon let game developers import your Bitmoji to use as 3D characters. TechCrunch reports that a new Bitmoji for Games SDK will support games built in Unity, the Unreal Engine, and Snap’s in-house PlayCanvas engine, and it will …
Uber drivers in seven US cities are planning protests to highlight what they claim are poor working conditions and low wages at the ride-hailing firm.
The drivers say they are paid below minimum wage levels required by some states and b…
"The hardest choices require the strongest wills."
These words, spoken by antagonist Thanos in the film Avengers: Infinity War, may have been ringing in the ears of people on VKontakte - Russia's equivalent to Facebook - who signed up to …
Walmart this morning unveiled a new “store of the future” and test grounds for emerging technologies, including AI-enabled cameras and interactive displays. The store, a working concept called the Intelligent Retail Lab — or “IRL” for shor…
‘Z 7 voted as Best Full Frame Professional Camera, amongst the accolades received from the reputable international awards’
TIPA WORLD AWARDS recognise the best products in the photography and imaging industry, and Nikon Middle East FZE.…
Sony Corp warned of a sharper-than-expected drop in its annual profit and scrapped some longer-term targets, in a sign a slowdown in its gaming business as its PlayStation 4 console nears the end of its life was beginning to hurt.
The b…
Britain must get to the bottom of the leak of confidential discussions during a top-level security meeting about the role of China’s Huawei Technologies in 5G network supply chains, British finance minister Philip Hammond said on Friday.
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Japanese fashion retailer Zozo has reported a drop in profits following its failed experiment with a body-measuring suit and app.
It had hoped to sell custom-fit clothes using measurements from its tracking-dot covered Zozosuit body sto…
The owner of popular workplace instant messaging app Slack made public strong year-on-year growth numbers on Friday, and an annual loss of $140.7 million, as it filed formally for its long-awaited market debut.
The San Francisco-based c…
The 2019 State of Cybersecurity in Small and Medium Size Businesses study by the Ponemon [1] Institute revealed that most companies surveyed suffered severe financial consequences thanks to a cyber-attack. A study undertaken by Bromium [2]…
Apple has asked customers to stop using certain plug adapters because of a risk of electric shock.
It has issued a recall of two types of plug; the AC wall plug adapter shipped with Macs and some iOS devices between 2003 and 2010, and a…
The air we breathe is killing us.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says air pollution causes the death of seven million people a year and accounts for a third of fatalities from stroke, lung cancer and heart disease, with more than 9…
Neustar Security Operations Center (SOC) saw growth at both sides of the attack size spectrum with 77% of attacks using two or more vectors in Q1, 2019
Neustar, Inc., a trusted, neutral provider of real-time information services, today …
Cortex Logic Helps Build the African AI Ecosystem through Knowledge Exchange & Community Development.
Cortex Logic is an African Artificial Intelligence (AI) Software and Solutions company that helps businesses thrive in the Smart Techn…
Digital Oilfield project digitalizes Kazakhstan site to automate data management and reduce illegal oil turnover.
InfiNet Wireless, the global leader in fixed broadband wireless connectivity, has successfully delivered a wireless infras…
You might think it’s redundant with Instagram Stories, or just don’t want to see high school friends’ boring lives, but ephemeral Snapchat-style Stories now have 500 million daily users across Facebook and Messenger. WhatsApp’s Stories f…
Tesla is developing an insurance product, which could be launched in about a month, CEO Elon Musk said during a call with analysts Wednesday following its first-quarter earnings report.
“It will be much more compelling than anything …
Music streaming service Spotify Technology SA said it will remove all songs belonging to one of India’s oldest record labels from its app after they failed to agree on licensing terms, months after the Swedish company’s launch in the count…
Verizon Communications Inc started taking preorders for Samsung’s first 5G smartphone in the United States on Thursday, and said it would launch the high-speed wireless service in 20 more cities after Chicago and Minneapolis.
Verizon sa…
The government "cannot exclude" a criminal investigation into leaks from a National Security Council meeting.
Culture Secretary Jeremy Wright condemned leaks to the Daily Telegraph from the meeting about using Huawei technology for the …
The government has approved the supply of equipment by Chinese telecoms firm Huawei for the UK's new 5G data network despite warnings of a security risk.
There is no formal confirmation but the Daily Telegraph says Huawei will build "no…
Drone home delivery company Wing has been approved as an airline by the US Federal Aviation Authority.
It means the company will start delivering goods in rural Virginia within months.
Wing, owned by Google's parent company Alphabet,…
Fans of low-fidelity art app Microsoft Paint are rejoicing after it was confirmed it would remain a part of the Windows operation system "for now".
In 2017, Microsoft had said that Paint would be deprecated but it survived.
Confusion…
After months of uncertainty, the UK appears set to allow Huawei's telecoms equipment to be part of the country's 5G networks - with some limitations.
The move would put the UK at odds with the US, which has been pressing other nations t…