Category: Biz Tech

IT management and consultancy firm ASG Group expects to be wholly acquired by Japan's Nomura Research Institute (NRI) before the year is out, after the Federal Court of Australia gave the nod to the arrangement

Nvidia, a company known for its graphics cards and processors, has taken another step into the self-driving car industry. The company has received approval from California's Department of Motor Vehicles to test its self-driving technology in public roads, and it seems that Nvidia did not waste any time after being granted permission. Nvidia Receives California DMV Permit For Self-Driving Car Testing On the Testing of Autonomous Vehicles webpage of the official website of the California DMV, Nvidia is now listed under the companies

For the first time, a common bacterium present in improperly cooked chicken meat was shown to cause Guillain-Barre Syndrome. In a study published in the journal Autoimmunity, lead author Linda Mansfield and colleagues not only demonstrated that the food-borne bacterium Campylobacter jejuni leads to Guillain-Barre Syndrome but they also shed light on how treatment interventions can be carried out for more effective results. The study received funding support from the Enterics Research Investigational Network at the National Institutes of Health. Food-borne Bacterium Causing Disease Campylobacter

Mobile computing in 2016 was quite literally explosive, but when you look beyond the schadenfreude of watching Samsung mishandle its defining crisis of the year, the past 12 months have hardly set the world alight.

Apple's products are arguably very polarizing in terms of specs and value, with some opening that there's no shortage of cheaper and more powerful alternatives eclipsing the Cupertino company's products in the market. However, one thing people can all agree on, Apple or non-Apple fan, is that all its products are very fragile pieces of technology, often ending up looking like props from a Michael Bay film if not for the best iPad cases you can find out there. Apple's current

A new kind of ransomware comes with its own "referrals" program, one that you probably wouldn't want to join.The malware called dubbed "Popcorn Time" locks your Windows computer's files with strong AES-256 encryption, until you a

August remains undetected while stealing data.

An astounding 60 percent of employees have been given their walking papers at Yik Yak, a chat app particularly popular among college students. The massive layoff saw the 50-strong startup reduced to a motley crew of 20 on Dec. 8. Yik Yak Layoff The recent development has been surprising for tech industry observers because Yik Yak has managed to raise $73.5 million from investors since it began its meteoric rise three years ago. Its popularity was largely driven by the anonymity that the app

Data erosion - and death - is natural. Robin HarrisHow does RAID 5 reduce data loss? RAID 5 takes your data and adds some parity data that makes it possible to reconstruct the original data if

When there is news about banks having a security issue or a systems-related problem, the story often ends with customers having their sensitive information compromised and banks scrambling to chase after the hackers who breached their systems. Earlier in the year, hackers were found to have stolen $80 million from the Bank of Bangladesh due to its poor security system, and another report revealed that the central bank of the United States, the U.S. Federal Reserve, was the target of at least 50 attempted hacking

Uncover some of the cool new features hidden in iOS 10.Here is a quick rundown of some of the new features contained in the latest iOS 10 update that you might have missed.While most of these

Time to put Cortana on your iPhone or Android?

A team of researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, the ETH Zurich, have produced artificial beta cells for the treatment of diabetes. Artificial Beta Cell Production The artificial beta cells produced by ETH Zurich researchers are capable of performing all the functions of typical pancreatic cells. It is noted that the cells have the ability to measure the concentration of glucose in the bloodstream and produce insulin whenever required to balance the blood glucose levels. To design artificial beta cells, the investigators

The Moto Z Force Droid Edition, see my full review, was launched in August and it demonstrated that a functional modular design was possible. I then purchased my own GSM Moto Z, but returned it because

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched a spacecraft from the Tanegashima Space Center on Friday, Dec. 9 that carried a magnetic tether designed to move vast amounts of space junk from the Earth's orbit. Help From 106-Year-Old Fishing Net Maker The magnetic tether made of steel wire and aluminum strands was made with the help of a fishing net company based in Japan, the 106-year-old Nitto Seimo Co., which started to make minnow nets in 1910 and invented the knotless net machine

Alienware's Steam MachineValve rolled out the Steam Machine concept at CES 2014: Desktops that would be sized to compete with video game platforms in gamers' living rooms, and run the company's Linux-based SteamOS. Since then, the

Amazon has partnered with Irvine, California-based audio and voice solutions company Conexant Systems to accelerate the adoption of smart home appliances.

It was previously reported that Samsung could be releasing an update that will permanently disable the remaining units of the recalled Galaxy Note 7 that are still out in the wild on Dec. 15. Samsung has confirmed that such an update is on its way to stubborn users in the United States who are still holding on to the device despite the risk of its battery exploding and catching fire. Samsung Galaxy Note 7 To Turn Into Bricks The update that Samsung will be

Patience and preparation are the key to a great deal.Buying a new PC or Mac is a major purchase, potentially costing $1500 or more. Top-of-the-line new designs like the Microsoft Surface Book and Apple's MacBook Pro

Apart from the LG G6, poised as the upcoming G-series flagship, LG is also working on a new, midrange V-series phone, a less pricey option between its other V-series flagships, the V10 and V20. The aforementioned phone in the works is reportedly called the LG V5, and OnLeaks has now published product renders of the forthcoming smartphone. Awaiting a fresh new flagship leak, this is roughly what the upcoming #LG LV5 (moniker TBC) looks like

Data -- or lack of the right data -- may be the Achilles Heel of the digital movement. Successfully making the move to digital nirvana requires data -- lots of it, and in the right

Felix Kjellberg, YouTube's top star who is more popularly known as PewDiePie, swore that he was going to delete his channel once it reaches 50 million subscribers, a feat that he recently achieved. PewDiePie fans, who simply could not accept the possibility that their favorite content creator could soon be quitting, can now rest easy, as Kjellberg revealed that the threat of deleting his channel was just a joke. PewDiePie Deletes Alternate Channel After reaching 50 million subscribers on his PewDiePie channel, the YouTube

On December 19, Samsung will release a software update to all remaining Note 7 devices in the US that will stop the devices from working. According to the update posted December 9 on

When it comes to tablets, the two that I hear the most about from consumers are Apple's iPad and Amazon's Fire range. It's pretty much like everyone else has given up on tablets and left the

The shortage in supply of the NES Classic Edition has frustrated customers who have been looking forward to reliving the games of the past. However, Nintendo has promised that gamers will be able to buy the retro console before Christmas. If this is true, it would be a great holiday gift to fans of the old NES titles. NES Classic Edition Supply Shortage The supply shortage for the NES Classic Edition has pushed the secondary market price of the $60 retro console to hundreds

Screens from the Starbucks mobile app.At its annual meeting with investors on December 7, Starbucks executives outlined a bevy of initiatives involving new store formats, expanded food offerings, and new premium coffee beverages -- but the

Sony reportedly wants to be the first smartphone maker beside Google to push Android 7.1.1 Nougat to its smartphones. In fact, releasing the latest Android 7.1.1 Nougat build is apparently the "number one priority" for Sony's developer team, according to a new report. "If you spot any other vendor (excluding Google) releasing this faster than us, prepare your rotten tomatoes," Sony's developer team told the Xperia Blog. Android 7.1.1 is the most recent version of Android and Google itself just released it to its Pixel

Two leading Netgear routers are vulnerable to a severe security flaw.(Image: Netgear)An advisory posted on Friday in Carnegie Mellon University's public vulnerability database (CERT) said that Netgear's R7000

At a recent media roundtable discussion about the future for wearables, hosted by Vivalnk, I was sitting next to two doctors who have been working in this field as advisers. They told me

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a non-profit organization supported by auto insurers, has just released the list of the safest cars, SUVs, and trucks for 2017. If you are wondering, which brand topped the ranking, that would be Toyota, which went home with nine citations. The automaker is trailed by Honda with five listed vehicles. Safest Car Pick The Top Safety Pick is an annual ranking of the safest vehicles based on actual tests that determine crashworthiness. This dominant criteria involves the manner by

From spray-on skin for burns victims, the electronic pacemaker, the Gardasil and Cervarix cancer vaccines, or finding the medical application of penicillin, Australia has a reputation of birthing a number of medical innovations that have changed

Google has updated Chrome web browser for Android on Dec. 6, and version 55 is now rolling out across the Play Store. The update to the Google Chrome browser for Android increases its functionalities comprehensively. The updated Chrome 55 (55.0.2883.84) also brings stability and performance fixes and new features galore. We check out the new features and functionalities that version 55 of Chrome for Android brings users' way. Reduces Memory Usage Courtesy of the update, users who run the Chrome web browser on Android devices that offer

(Image: file photo)The good news is developers are looking very closely at Linux's core code for possible security holes. The bad news is they're finding them. At least the best news is that they're fixing them