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The wireless headphone company Bragi on Tuesday, May 16, announced a product lineup update to its Dash wireless in-ears called the Dash Pro, a version of which is being marketed as “the world’s first custom-made wireless ear computer.” The company outed two versions of this new headphone model, both improving upon the last model with a trove of features, alongside a crucial element that fixes a longtime woe with […]

AMD is plotting a June launch for its EPYC server processor, formerly code-named Naples, as it aims to become a data center leader to go along with its desktop and graphics chips. For AMD, the data center is it’s most promising–and tough to crack–market. Intel dominates the data center, but AMD is betting its architecture and a move to software defined approaches can give it momentum. Now […]

The timing, intensity and public announcement of the accusations suggested that the Trump administration was signaling a tougher political line on Syria, as well as seeking to embarrass Russia and Iran, all in an effort to put pressure on Damascus at the Geneva talks. Continue reading the main story Five previous rounds of negotiations in Geneva have yielded little progress. The war is now in its seventh […]

By Ami Miyazaki and Taiga Uranaka | TOKYO TOKYO Japan’s government said on Tuesday it wanted Toshiba Corp (6502.T) and partner Western Digital Corp (WDC.O) to cooperate, expressing concern about an escalating dispute between the two that threatens to upend the sale of Toshiba’s chip unit. Western Digital sought international arbitration this week to stop Toshiba from selling the unit without its consent, arguing that the Japanese […]

The recent norovirus outbreak in Yolo County schools has totaled more than 950 confirmed cases so far, health officials reported on Friday, May 12. The outbreak affected students as well as school teachers and staff alike, says the report, which states all of them exhibited norovirus signs and symptoms, such as stomach cramps, vomiting and diarrhea. Specimen testing carried out in six school districts revealed the California county […]

Chinese networking giant Huawei has announced that it will be leading the “digital transformation” of Hamad International Airport in Qatar in an effort to improve security, customer experience, and efficiency. Huawei, which announced entering a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Doha-based airport this week, said it will work on creating prototypes and solutions for Internet of Things (IoT) and autonomous machines throughout the airport. “The objective […]

There is much going against South Korea right now, including an anaemic economy, a series of failures in the country’s shipbuilding sector, Chinese boycotts and North Korean belligerence.  And yet the country’s stock market keeps hitting records. The Kospi, the Korea’s main equities benchmark, set a record high last week and is up 13 per cent in the year to date, making it one of Asia’s best-performing major markets of 2017.  […]

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A new level of optical isolation necessary to advance on-chip optical signal processing has now been demonstrated by researchers. The technique involving light-sound interaction can be implemented in nearly any photonic foundry process and can significantly impact optical computing and communication systems. (via WSJ)

The Samsung Galaxy J3 is a decent budget phone, complete with a 5-inch HD Super AMOLED display, a decent Exynos 3475 chip, and 1.5 GB of RAM. Its slightly better successor, the 2017 edition of the J3, is now up for sale via AT&T, launching quietly without much fanfare. The Galaxy J3 (2017) now sells for a no-contract price of $179.99, but if you’d rather opt for […]

TOKYO Western Digital Corp (WDC.O) has sought international arbitration to stop partner Toshiba Corp (6502.T) from selling its chips arm without its consent, potentially derailing a much-needed capital injection for the Japanese conglomerate. California-based Western Digital is a long-standing joint venture partner and runs Toshiba’s main semiconductor plant in Japan. It has sought to bid for the Toshiba chips business, but is not seen as the front-runner, […]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on May 13 that Green Chile Food Company is voluntarily recalling several of its frozen meat and poultry burrito products due to possible listeria contamination. The product recall comes after a Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) inspector did a routine testing on a Beef and Potato Burrito and found evidence of Listeria monocytogenes in the items. More than 252,000 […]

Researchers have successfully modeled a human heart on an engineered chip and measured the effects of chemical exposure on functions of heart tissue using microelectrodes, a development scientists hope will decrease the time needed for new prescription drug trials and ensure potentially lifesaving drugs are safe and effective, while at the same time reducing the need for human and animal testing. (via WSJ)

Microsoft’s just-unveiled Surface Laptop is its own approach to take down Chromebooks, but that much remains to be seen. Like Chromebooks, the Surface Laptop features a lightweight operating system. Windows calls it Windows 10 S, similar in aesthetics to the standard Windows 10, but significantly less able. For one, it can’t run desktop apps: only those downloaded from the Windows Store will work, in addition to apps ported […]

The life of an Android release, before Project Treble. Via Google. Google has unveiled a new system that aims to streamline vendor Android updates. It’s called Project Treble, and Google says it’s the “biggest change yet to low-level system architecture.” Treble is technically a vendor interface that sits between the Android OS framework and the device-specific, lower-level software written by chipmakers. It’s powered by the new Vendor […]

As computer chips become smaller, faster and more powerful, their insulating layers must also be much more robust — currently a limiting factor for semiconductor technology. A research team says this new phase of hafnia is an order of magnitude better at withstanding applied fields. (via WSJ)

Xped executive chairman Athan Lekkas (Image: Supplied) Australian Securities Exchange-listed Internet of Things (IoT) company Xped has announced that it is purchasing fellow Adelaide-based artificial intelligence (AI) company Jemsoft for AU$200,000 in cash and 50 million Xped shares. The total value of the deal comes to AU$900,000, with Xped shares priced at 14 cents per share. In addition to acquiring all of Jemsoft’s intellectual property — including […]

By Yashaswini Swamynathan U.S. stocks were slightly lower on Wednesday, dragged down by Walt Disney’s disappointing results, while investors turned cautious after President Donald Trump fired his FBI chief. Disney (DIS.N) fell 2.5 percent and was the top drag on the Dow and the S&P 500 after the media company reported quarterly revenue below analysts’ expectations. Trump said he fired FBI Director James Comey, who had been […]

The Indian government issued an ordinance at the end of last week laying out some new powers for the Reserve Bank of India, powers which are aimed at chipping away at the country’s mammoth and thoroughly discussed bad loan problem. Here’s CreditSights with a brief explanation: In essence, two additional sections ­35AA and 35AB ­ were introduced into the Banking Regulation Act. 35AA will allow the government […]

M/V Amazing Grace can ‘complement government forces in providing immediate relief assistance during emergency and crisis situations,’ says President Rodrigo Duterte By Voltaire Tupaz MANILA, Philippines – A day after it was named M/V Amazing Grace by the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), the country’s biggest humanitarian and disaster response ship was commissioned by President Rodrigo Duterte in Manila. “With the launching of this ship, we join the […]

Image: Shutterstock / Dan74 By Karissa Bell2017-05-09 00:14:26 UTC Last week, Intel revealed that a serious security flaw in some of its chips left potentially thousands of devices vulnerable to attackers. Then, security researchers revealed the problem was way worse than anyone initially thought as the vulnerability could allow attackers to remotely “hijack” affected machines. It’s still not clear just how many devices are impacted as Intel […]

The Middle East & Africa region is a strategically important growth market for Sony Mobile Xperia XZ Premium, winner of several top industry awards including ‘Best Smartphone at MWC 2017’, leads innovation push Dubai, 08 May 2017 Sony Mobile Communications has shown strong global financial performance by reporting a profit of 10.2 Billion Yen (US$ 91 Million) this year, as per financial results from the company. […]

Motorola is reportedly developing a new tablet, its first in over five years. That’s according to Android Police, which was able to obtain a photo of the tablet’s screen in question. The report estimates the tablet might be 9 to 10 inches in size, complete with a “premium look and feel.” Motorola’s Upcoming Tablet Borrows The Yoga Book’s Productivity Mode The photo tells very little other than it’ll […]

OnePlus has carved out a name for delivering excellent phones, like its recent 3T, at mid-range prices since its 2013 launch. Image: OnePlus Smartphone maker OnePlus says it will launch its next flagship, the OnePlus 5, this summer. The OnePlus 5 will succeed last year’s popular OnePlus 3 and the recently launched OnePlus 3T, which offered fans high-end specs well below the cost of flagships from Apple, […]

Emmanuel Macron has swept to emphatic victory in France’s presidential election, clinching 66 per cent of the vote to beat far-right candidate Marine Le Pen. The National Front candidate’s 34 per cent share fell well short of the most optimistic projections for Ms Le Pen, which had suggested she could win as much as 45 per cent of the vote in the second round. Mr Macron’s victory […]

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