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05/14/2024 10:53:56 pm

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Alibaba & Quixey

Alibaba Partners with Quixey to Improve YunOS App Search Technology

Quixey plans to help Alibaba’s YunOS users search apps and locate contents within them.

3D Printed Guns

Japanese Man Gets Two Years in Prison for 3D Printing Guns

Authorities intend to use the sentence as an example to avert others from printing their own weapons in their homes.

Xiaomi Redmi 1S

Xiaomi’s Smartphones Steal User Data, Asserts the Indian Air Force

The IAF said the Chinese company poses a cyber-security threat.

Vertu for Bentley

Vertu Develops US$17,215 Smartphone Only for Bentley Car Owners

Vertu developed the phone alongside British auto maker Bentley Motors Ltd as part of a five-year partnership.

The Elephone TV Box

Chinese Firm Unveils Motion Sensing Internet Camera

Users can also use the device to look after their babies while they prepare food or take care of the chores.

The Urban Warriors

Huawei Partners with Ajax Cape Town as Team’s Official Shirt Sponsor

Huawei and Ajax Cape Town agreed to a two-year sponsorship deal which gives the Chinese company the right to review the plan after the first year period.

The PonoPlayer

Neil Young Unveils PonoPlayer, a High-Tech Music Player & Download Service

Neil Young claims that the PonoPlayer provides music with a higher quality sound than the current sound of CDs and MP3 audio formats, using high-resolution 24-bit 192kHz and is based on the FLAC format.

Gamer

Psychologists Find Benefits to Playing Action Video Games

Scientists wanted to understand if chronic video game playing has an effect on sensorimotor control.

Alpine rescue robots

Scientists Building Flying Robots to Help Save Lives in the Alps

The Ground Rover carries a robotic arm capable of grasping an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle.

Machine Language

New Software Helps Users Program Computers Using Spoken Words

The new software aims to enable users with or without experience, to create their own computer applications using natural spoken words such as the English language.

The August Smart Lock

August Smart Lock: New Smart & Encrypted Door Lock Unveiled

The device has an auto-lock option that can detect a user approaching the door and will automatically unlock while the smartphone is still in the user’s pocket.

The Baidu Mumu BP 2

Baidu Launches Mumu BP2, a Smartphone to Blood Pressure Monitor

Baidu will begin shipping the devices on Nov.8 which is now available for pre-order in China and costs only US$65 (¥399).

Male Drosophila melanogaster

New Study Shows Fruit Flies Can Help Detect Drugs and Explosives

The new study shows that fruit flies have a strong sense of smell towards odors coming from drugs and substances used for explosives. Researchers aim to use the fly’s nose to develop a new technology.

Swedish Researchers Convert Seaweed into BioGas and Medicine

Researchers at the Institute see seaweed not as a threat to the environment anymore but as a source of nutrients and possibly a major cash crop in the future.

Even a cruising crocodile is difficult to locate

Study Shows How Crocodiles Work Together As a Team to Hunt Their Prey

Crocodiles and alligators are known as ambush predators that wait for their prey to come close and attack them by surprise. This very fact makes it difficult for researchers to study the entirety of their behaviors.

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