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The much touted Samsung Bixby smart assistant is exclusive to the latest Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ flagships, but it has already been unofficially ported to older handsets as well. Samsung introduced its new Bixby assistant last month, before the actual unveiling of the Galaxy S8 flagship series. The company promises a "fundamentally different" experience with Bixby as it's not just another assistant similar to Siri, Cortana or Google Assistant; it's a whole new experience that aims to transform the way we interact

Samsung's DeX is one of the best mobile PC solutions I have seen to date.

One can count on smart and witty astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson to throw someone a playful challenge every time. Take, for instance, his message for SpaceX founder Elon Musk during an “Ask Me Anything” session on Reddit Sunday. When asked about the recent Falcon 9 mission (its historic blastoff into space carrying a SES-9 satellite) and whether he would ever consider going to Mars via the Musk-owned company, Tyson answered in truly candid terms. deGrasse Tyson’s Take “I really like Earth,” he said. “So

Hackers have potentially made off with confidential information about athletes.

The Tasmanian tiger, a carnivorous marsupial that looks like a species of dog, is supposedly extinct. The last known member of this species was captured in 1933 and eventually died in a zoo. Benjamin The Last Captive Tasmanian Tiger The death of Benjamin, the last captive thylacine, in Tasmania's Hobart Zoo in 1936 has been thought to be the end of the species's lineage but not everyone is convinced. Although the creature was declared extinct in 1986, claims of people seeing members

As aged care service providers come to terms with legislative changes that provide consumers with greater choice, Thomas Holt is forging ahead with its digital transformation initiative to improve the quality of life for residents, drive

The recently unveiled Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus flagships will not be compatible with Google's Daydream VR headset. Both phones, sporting gorgeous, near bezel-less displays, is decidedly perfect for virtual reality experiences given the screen's vibrance and pixel density. A great display is one of the de facto requirements of smooth VR experiences, and it's a shame that the Galaxy S8's awe-striking display won't tandem Google's own VR platform. That's not to say that the phones won't enable VR experience entirely. Quite

The Australian Privacy Foundation (APF) has recommended that the Department of Human services (DHS) reform its automated debt recovery process and bring back the "human" involvement that was replaced with the new data-matching technology.In its submission

The dominance of GitHub in the project hosting and code sharing space has claimed another victim, with Microsoft announcing plans to shut down its CodePlex site following a period of decreasing use.According to the plan posted

A Nintendo Switch is reportedly starting to get warped after 40 to 50 hours of playing in dock mode. According to the owner, it becomes "very hot," speculating that it's likely because of how the console is outputting games to the TV. In this case, the title in question is The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Nintendo Switch Dock Mode Flaw? Posted by Redditor _NSR, the Switch can be seen slightly bent on the side where the vent is located, and it's

Image: KharnagyI've never seen a topic in IT become so popular, so fast, while so many people in the field still have only a vague idea of what it is and how it can help them.

Minnesota is reeling under the effects of one of the most dangerous strains of synthetic opioids — carfentanil, which is causing several overdose deaths in the state. Carfentanil, a deadly elephant tranquilizer, is used by doctors to immobilize large animals like elephants for surgery. This opioid has reared its ugly head in the state and has reportedly killed five people. The drug reportedly originates in China, and is 100 times stronger than fentanyl and a whopping 10,000 times more potent than morphine. How Did Carfentanil

Google has already rolled out the new look on Android, when users add accounts, and on the Google App on iOS.

The Project Zero Prize sought bugs that gave an remote code execution on multiple Android devices when only the phone number and email address of the target device were known.

An iPhone nearly killed a man who fell asleep while his phone was still charging. He was admitted to a hospital with second and third-degree burns to his neck and hands. Wiley Day, from Alabama, was almost killed by electrocution on March 23. He said that his metal dog tags slipped between the charger and the extension cord while he was asleep. Man Survives After Electrocution Day was hit with 110 volts and doctors said that he is lucky to be alive, as 100

Samsung Galaxy S8. Photo by Michael Krigsman.Samsung's Unpacked launch party this week for the long-awaited Galaxy S8 phone was a gadget lover's dream. From the bright screen to its waterproof body, the phone is exciting.Although

The long-awaited James Webb Space Telescope, or JWST, is getting ready for its 2018 launch. Engineers are readying the JWST so that it can be dispatched to Houston, Texas, for additional tests, before it embarks on its space odyssey. The JWST is the successor of the Hubble and will be placed inside a massive thermal vacuum chamber. This chamber has previously been used for testing the Apollo spaceships prior to their launch. If everything goes according to plan, the JWST will become the

One major feature of the Samsung Galaxy S line that we have seen in place since 2010 is the physical home button. On the Galaxy S8 and S8 Plus, that button has been removed and this

Twitter has always been known for limiting tweets to 140 characters since it was launched in 2006, but the messaging platform has also been trying to relax its restrictions since 2016. It eased the limit further when the company announced on March 30 that Twitter handles will no longer count against the limit. Tech Times has reported about the welcome change to Twitter's platform and how it works, but it seems some people have already thought of ways to abuse the new update, riling

The Orange Pi 2G-IoT goes up against the recently released Raspberry Pi Zero W.

Microsoft announced yesterday that it will be opening its third IoT & AI (Internet of Things and artificial intelligence) Insiders Lab. The new lab, located in Munich, Germany is set to open in April and

Based on lab tests conducted in Switzerland, Black Insomnia could be the strongest coffee in the world. It contains 702 milligrams of caffeine per 12-ounce cup, which is far higher when compared to the same amount of Starbucks' dark roast coffee, which contains only 195 milligrams of coffee . Mary Sweeney, from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, who conducts study on the effects of caffeine, said that Black Insomnia gives double the amount of caffeine for the same amount of coffee, which

Samsung Galaxy S8. Photo by Michael Krigsman.Is it a "work of art" as Samsung described it? Of course not. The Galaxy S8 is no Michelangelo. Samsung is also saying it's the best design in consumer electronics,

World Health Day is on April 7, and the World Health Organization has released a new statement on a slow and silent killer around the world that many are struggling to deal with- Depression. Between the stigma and the prejudice surrounding the disorder, and the lack of funding for the treatment and recovery of patients, depression has turned into a silent killer that tops the list of the world's causes of serious illnesses. Depression As of February this year, over 300 million people

A teardown shows the new iPad looks a lot like the original iPad Air.

Chinese firm Lenovo has announced the appointment a new president for its operations in Brazil this week.Ricardo Bloj has taken over the role of president at the company, 14 months after joining Lenovo as chief operations

Mars used to be wetter and warmer back in the past, and maybe a good candidate for life the way we know it. The scientific explanation is that it lost its atmosphere because of solar wind. In 2013, NASA launched a robotic probe, called MAVEN or Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution, in an attempt to address this mystery of the red planet. The spacecraft arrived in the planet's orbit in 2014 and it has since made more than 4,000 elliptical orbits, analyzing

I headed out to New York City for the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event last week and describe my day on MobileTechRoundup show #394. Kevin and I had plenty of other mobile tech to discuss too.

It's no secret that vending machine offerings are not always the healthiest options for snacks and drinks. As one of the most convenient means to get a quick fix, vending machines are often the sources of high calorie snacks when you're on the go. According to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health, the simple act of making people wait for your snack in the vending machine can encourage them to make healthier snack choices. DISC System Removing unhealthy snacks

Your smartphone is a very versatile tool that contains a huge amount of computational power. By using the right apps and augmenting the smartphone with other hardware you can make it do some very unusual things.Turn

The latest Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer brings in some much needed good news because results show a downward trend in the overall cancer death rates in the United States between the years of 2010 and 2014. However, researchers find limitations in certain cancer types, and see the need for discovering new strategies for prevention, early detection, and screening. Men And Women The report states that in the years between 2010 and 2014, the death rates decreased by 1.8 percent

Chat is nothing new in business (or even new to Microsoft), but it's heading out of the technical department and the personal chat clients, and into the wider workforce. Microsoft Teams has some obvious similarities to Slack and HipChat and the other business chat services, but it has a different focus. This is chat for teams of people in your business who already use Office 365 tools