E Ink announces a color breakthrough, but it's only for signs

E Ink announces a color breakthrough, but it's only for signs:

There's a small glimmer of hope for the seemingly doomed dream of color electronic paper. E Ink, which helped pioneer ePaper by providing the technology for Amazon's Kindle, announced today that it's finally developed a display that can show up to 32...

ATM hacking spree nets thieves $12.7 million in two hours

ATM hacking spree nets thieves $12.7 million in two hours:

Normally when your data is part of a haul from some security breach your most immediate worry is about how it can be used to steal your identity online. Well, sometimes that information is instrumental in physical heists. On May 15th, a team of hacke...

New form of light could make fiber optics more secure

New form of light could make fiber optics more secure:

When light hits your eyeball, the spinning photons actually twist it (infinitesimally). The force of that spin, known as angular momentum, has always been thought to be a direct multiple of a quantum physics number called Planck's constant. However,...

Device that makes surfaces smart reaches funding in an hour

Device that makes surfaces smart reaches funding in an hour:

The Knocki team's Kickstarter campaign was a huge success: they managed to raise $35,000 in just over an hour. They've even reached $136,000 as of this writing. What enticed people to put their faith in Knocki's creator (Texas-based Swan Solutions) i...

Microsoft sells Nokia's feature phone business to Foxconn

Microsoft sells Nokia's feature phone business to Foxconn:

Microsoft has signed a deal with FIH Mobile, a subsidiary of Foxconn to sell what used to be Nokia's old feature phone business. The outfit, that still produces low-end handsets like the 222 and 230, has been sold to FIH Mobile for $350 million. It'l...

Chromebooks beat Mac sales in early 2016

Chromebooks beat Mac sales in early 2016:

According to research firm IDC, more Google Chromebooks were sold in the first quarter of 2016 than all of Apple's Mac line. The milestone marked the first time Google's Chrome OS moved more units than OS X in the United States.

Google aims to launch its consumer Project Ara phone in 2017

Google aims to launch its consumer Project Ara phone in 2017:

Despite some grim portents last year, Google's "Project Ara" modular smartphone is far from dead. For starters, it now has its own business unit within Google's mysterious Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP) group, and the nearly magical modular...

This self-healing material could solve many wearable woes

This self-healing material could solve many wearable woes:

The physical limitations of existing materials are one of main problems when it comes to flexible electronics, be it wearables, medical or sports tech. If a flexible material breaks, it either stays broken, or if it has some self-healing properties i...

Dell's 43-inch, 4K monitor supports four clients on one screen

Dell's 43-inch, 4K monitor supports four clients on one screen:

Dell's latest monitor is a doozy. The Dell 43 Multi-Client Monitor (P4317Q) is a 4K, 43-inch beast that acts as if it's four displays squished into one. When shown on a single screen, the displays are borderless, but users are able to swap any of the...

Scientists made see-through wood that's stronger than glass

Scientists made see-through wood that's stronger than glass:

Researchers at the University of Maryland were able pull away color and chemicals from a block of wood to leave it impressively see-through. The result is a material that is both stronger and more insulating than glass, with better biodegradability t...

Unified School District credits $42M iPad program with helping lift graduation rates from 65% to 82%

Unified School District credits $42M iPad program with helping lift graduation rates from 65% to 82%:

The best-known Unified School District program to provide an iPad to every student may have ended disastrously, but a similar program elsewhere appears to have been rather more successful.

In LA, Apple ended up repaying $4.2M to settle a claim by the LAUSD following a failed program that led to a federal review concluding it had been doomed from the start – and corruption investigations by both the FBI and SEC.

But a $42M program to supply iPads to all 20,000 students in Coachella Valley Unified School District has been declared a success …

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Almost entire Sharp board will be replaced as Foxconn vows to turn the company around

Almost entire Sharp board will be replaced as Foxconn vows to turn the company around:

Following the on-off-on-again acquisition of display-maker Sharp by Foxconn, the company has announced that 12 of the 13 board members – including CEO Kozo Takahashi – will step down once the takeover process is complete. The WSJ reports that the announcement follows deepening losses at the company.

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Data breaches and spying fears are keeping people offline

Data breaches and spying fears are keeping people offline:

Have countless data breaches and unfettered government surveillance left you nervous about doing things online? You're definitely not alone. The US National Telecommunications and Information Administration has conducted a survey revealing that nea...

Compal expects notebook shipments to drop 10% in 2016

Compal expects notebook shipments to drop 10% in 2016: Compal Electronics' notebook shipments in 2016 are expected to drop by 10% on year, as order visibility for the second half of the year remains unclear, according to company president Ray Chen.

China will account for 40% of VR headset shipments in 2016, says Canalys

China will account for 40% of VR headset shipments in 2016, says Canalys: Vendors will ship 6.3 million virtual reality (VR) headsets worldwide in 2016, of which 40% will be in China, according to Canalys.

There's Been Another Bank Breach Like the One Carried Out By the Typo Hackers

There's Been Another Bank Breach Like the One Carried Out By the Typo Hackers:

Earlier this year, a team of hackers tried to steal vast quantities of cash using vulnerabilities in the Swift international payment system. Now, another similar hack has occurred.

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What Apple's R&D Spending Could Tell Us About A Possible Apple Car

What Apple's R&D Spending Could Tell Us About A Possible Apple Car:

Fear of Apple’s perpetual growth plateauing has plagued the company in recent years, but a new analysis of Apple’s research and development spending suggests it is preparing to pivot towards an entirely new industry. Enter the Apple Car at last?

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I desperately want this laser-projected touchscreen Android tablet to work

I desperately want this laser-projected touchscreen Android tablet to work:

Android tablets have fallen so low in the standings that they're being given away for free with Vizio TVs. But this crowdfunding project, which promises to turn any flat surface into a touchscreen with lasers -- yep, freakin' lasers! -- will make tablets great again (if it works).



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Massive R&D spending hints big changes are coming at Apple

Massive R&D spending hints big changes are coming at Apple:

Apple has been significantly increasing its spending on research and development in recent years, and we can safely assume that all that money wasn't just going to the Apple Watch. Neil Cybart, one of the best Apple observers around, documents big increases in Apple's R&D expenditures and suggests that the company is planning its "largest pivot yet."



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Shape-shifting interface lets you touch computer simulations

Shape-shifting interface lets you touch computer simulations:

Researchers want us to better interact with machines via screens and VR, but let's face it, we humans like to touch real objects. MIT's Tangible Media Group has been playing with that idea for awhile now with projects like InForm, an uncanny telepres...

Did you know – in the dawn of high-end flagships, 'dumb' phone sales in America are growing

Did you know – in the dawn of high-end flagships, 'dumb' phone sales in America are growing:

Covering the latest smartphones is almost always about high-resolution screens, intense spec sheets, outrageous benchmark scores and cutting-edge connectivity standards. It's as if everyone looking up a new smartphone wants a Snapdragon 820 / 6GB RAM beast that's able to run 40 applications at once and winces at anything lesser. Handsets have never been so immensely popular, powerful and hotly debated, which is why the stats we're about to discuss caught us completely unsuspected!



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China white-box players leaving tablet market and pushing into new applications

China white-box players leaving tablet market and pushing into new applications: With the global tablet market becoming mature and related shipments gradually weakening, China's white-box players are leaving the market and turning to focus on new businesses such as 2-in-1 devices, robots and virtual reality.

The holographic smartphone is here and it's brimming with potential

The holographic smartphone is here and it's brimming with potential:

It's 2016, and we still don't have teleports, flying cars, or holograms – but we will get there. Check this out – researchers at Queen's University have created a holographic, flexible smartphone! Now, hold your horses, for the HoloFlex phone's display only shows a 160 x 104 resolution image, meaning the graphics are about as dazzling as those from old 3D postcards.

But still, the holographic part that lets you check out a 3D object from all angles by rotating the phone is totally there! The effect is accomplished by combining a flexible OLED touchscreen display with a microlens ...

Leaked iPhone 7 design could be a big disappointment to some

Leaked iPhone 7 design could be a big disappointment to some:

Any Phone fans who are waiting for a major redesign this year might be disappointed to learn that the iPhone 7 will be very similar to the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6. More and more leaks suggest the iPhone 7 series will have the same overall design lines, though certain details will differ. Now, according to new leaks, even the size of the iPhone 7 will be identical to the iPhone 6s.

A fresh design leak appears to reveal the rear metal shell of the handset, complete with measurements.



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Can Facebook Store Your Facial Biometrics? Lawsuit Says No

Can Facebook Store Your Facial Biometrics? Lawsuit Says No:

It’s well-known that Facebook uses an algorithm that can recognize a person based on information in photographs. It’s a little creepy, sure, but is it illegal?

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The HoloFlex is a flexible, glasses-free 3D display

The HoloFlex is a flexible, glasses-free 3D display:

Researchers at the Queen's University Human Media Lab in Ontario have developed what they claim is the "world's first holographic flexible smartphone" display. Dubbed the HoloFlex, the display uses an array of tiny lenses overlaid onto one flexible 1...

Galaxy S7 beats iPhone 6s: Samsung takes back the top spot in the U.S.

Galaxy S7 beats iPhone 6s: Samsung takes back the top spot in the U.S.:

For the first time since April last year, Samsung regained the No. 1 spot in the U.S. smartphone market, new research shows. According to a new report from Hong Kong-based Counterpoint Research seen by Business Korea, Samsung accounted for 28.8% of the U.S. market for the month of March – the Galaxy S7 was unveiled in late February at this year’s MWC 2016 mobile trade show.



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Immersion expands patent lawsuit against Apple over haptic feedback technology

Immersion expands patent lawsuit against Apple over haptic feedback technology:

Earlier this year Immersion Corporation, one of the leading companies in haptic feedback technology, filed a lawsuit against Apple over haptic technology used in the iPhone 6, iPhone 6s, and Apple Watch. Today, the company has filed a second lawsuit against Apple and AT&T in which it says the MacBook and MacBook Pro violate one patent relating to haptic feedback. Additionally, Immersion says the iPhone 6s infringes on three more of its patents not mentioned in the first lawsuit.

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