Technology News

Moen's new smart shower adjusts temperature using Alexa and Siri

By commanding Alexa or Siri, the U by Moen smart shower can adjust its temperature according to the user's desire.

Jan 8, 2018

By Mario Manlupig, Jr

iDevices Instinct smart light switch makes your wall talk, thanks Alexa

The iDevice Instinct smart light switch allows users to control connected products, listen to music, find a new recipe or tune in to the news.

Jan 8, 2018

By Mario Manlupig, Jr

Meltdown and Spectre attacks: Early fix leads to slowdown, more problems

Early security patches released to counter the Meltdown and Spectre vulnerabilties have caused slowdown of devices and other problems.

Jan 8, 2018

By Mario Manlupig, Jr

Apple's legendary Lisa OS to be released for free

Lisa was one of the first personal computers to come equipped with a graphical user interface and a support for mouse, but ultimately only sold 10,000 units.

Jan 7, 2018

By IANS

Why online shopping sales are less on mobile apps

The share of e-commerce traffic from mobile devices increased to 46 per cent in 2016, however, only 27 per cent of purchases were finalised.

Jan 7, 2018

By IANS

GoPro employees and founder Nick Woodman

GoPro to shut down drone division for new products?

GoPro is currently downsizing its drone division, laying off around 200 to 300 employees.

Jan 7, 2018

By Mario Manlupig, Jr

Installer 5 beta finally arriving in the coming days

ModMy's Dennis Bednardz announces on Twitter that a "working UI prototype" of Installer 5 is up for release "in the coming days".

Jan 7, 2018

By Mario Manlupig, Jr

First Alexa-powered AR glasses is worth $1000: Is it worth buying?

Vuzix Corp chief executive Paul Travers hopes to make the smart glasses available for US$500 by 2019.

Jan 7, 2018

By Mario Manlupig, Jr

Pentagon introduces laser-powered bat drones, designed to navigate battlefield without humans

The Pentagon has come up with new laser-powered drones inspired by the flight technique of bats and insects.

Jan 6, 2018

By Sanchalita Mullick

Earthquake detector 'QuakeAlert' gives warning before tremor; can save millions of lives

Even though the app is not available for all but during its testing period, it gave an alert of the quake of San Francisco Bay Area which rattled almost 9.8 million people.

Jan 6, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Samsung files patent for smartphone with two displays wrapped around body

Even though the screen is wrapped throughout the body, the touchscreen in the rear will be limited to the upper part of the device and the grip area will be excluded.

Jan 6, 2018

By Nirmal Narayanan

Samsung

Icefin to hang out in Antarctica searching for aliens, ahead of ultimate Europa sojourn

The Georgia Tech researcher Britney Schmidt took the initiative to proceed the research to unveil the truth behind alien life purportedly dwarfed in Antarctica.

Jan 6, 2018

By Bhaswati Guha Majumder