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05/15/2024 10:30:52 pm

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Chengdu City

Chengdu City: A look at China’s Leading Technology Hub

The city's Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone is one of the major technology players in the country.

Fantasia Music Evolved artwork

Disney Fantasia: Music Evolved to be Launched Oct.21

The game apparently combines Walt Disney’s musical opus with Harmonix’s rhythm game style.

Legendary Jazz Musician John Coltrane

New Study Shows Jazz Music Helps Lower Heart Rate and Pain after Surgery

Jazz music is known for its emphasis on improvisation and musical expression. For decades, people from New Orleans claimed to have known about the good effects it has on their health.

Cinematic Reality

Google Invests US$500 Million in “Cinematic Reality” Technology

The new technology currently remains a secret.

BMW

BMW and Baidu to Test Self-Driving Cars in China

BMW aims to partner with Baidu in an effort to enable the company’s vehicles to download complete high resolution maps of a country while they are still moving on track.

Xiaomi iHealth

Xiaomi Launches iHealth, a Smartphone Blood Pressure Monitor

The device comes with a downloadable app customized for Xiaomi’s smartphones.

LeTV

China’s LeTV to Establish US$200 Million Film Production Fund in the U.S

LeTV continues to invest in its homeland and in the U.S in an effort to meet the country’s increasing demand for video entertainment.

3D Printed

Chinese Scientists Unveil New 3D Liquid Metal Printing Method

The new method makes metal printing processes faster, more affordable and energy efficient, by controlling the temperature of the medium used to deposit the metal ink.

Smart Cities Are Coming Latin America

Cisco Eyes Mexico for Next Smart City Initiative

Cisco aims to partner with the Guadalajara Ciudad Creativa Digital project (CCD) to position the country as a world leader in the Latin American market.

Gionee Elife S5.1

Gionee Elife S5.1: Now Holds Guinness World Record for Slimmest Smartphone

Gionee Elife S5.1 now holds the Guinness World Record for the slimmest smartphone at 5.1 mm which dethrones Gionee’s previous model, the Elife S5.5 that measures 5.5 mm.

Amazon Web Services

AT&T partners with Amazon on Cloud Solutions

The partnership between AT&T and Amazon will provide customers with new and secure on-demand connectivity to Amazon’s cloud platform.

Melanoma in skin biopsy with H&E stain

Researchers Develop Gigapixel Camera to Help Diagnose Skin Cancer

A new gigapixel camera aims to find lesions that indicate skin cancer at an earlier stage than the current examination techniques.

Interpol

Interpol Opens New Cyber Crime Center in Singapore

The new digital center will be equipped with the latest tools and techniques to support and defend member countries from cyberattacks.

Huawei France

Huawei to Invest in France for Smartphone Development

The Chinese company aims to increase its European-based suppliers.

HIV

HIV Likely to Have Originated in Congo According to New Study

Scientists recreated the genetic history of the HIV-1 group M that spread from Africa to the rest of the world.

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